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» Dog Food ~ Decoding Fact from Fiction

By Laura Presley | Published 07/4/2006 | Food & Diets , Pet Nutrition | Rating:

The great dog food debate- the good the bad and the ugly. How does one choose? If you follow your television you may believe that the companies that advertise on there have foods full of tasty meat and chock full of great vitamins and minerals, but is it true? Not so much. In the world of dog food it is buyers beware, yet the average person picking up a supermarket brand of dog food is unaware of the hazard. This does not make them bad owners they are simply uninformed owners. Who knew you needed to research dog food more diligently than your own food?

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» Clicker Training Basics

By Melissa Smith | Published 07/2/2006 | Animal Behavior | Rating:

Karen Pryor's force-free animal training techniques have continued to thrive since her pioneering work with dolphins in the 1960s. Her book "Don't Shoot the Dog!: The New Art of Teaching and Training" has been declared the most comprehensive book on positive reinforcement. Clicker training is so effective that many shelters are implementing a clicker program to make dogs more adoptable.Not only are they training basic behaviours, they are giving these lonely dogs confidence. By easing the transition to shelter life and teaching them desirable behaviours like sitting instead of jumping in the kennel, these dogs are more adoptable!

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» Fourth of July Safety Tips by the ASPCA

By Christina H | Published 06/30/2006 | Pet Health | Rating:

For many people, nothing beats lounging in the backyard on the Fourth of July with good friends and family including the four-legged members of the household. While it may seem like a great idea to reward Rover with scraps from the grill and bring him along to watch fireworks, in reality some festive foods and products can be potentially hazardous to your pets. The ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center offers the following tips:

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» Cat bird flu risks 'overlooked'

By Christina H | Published 06/22/2006 | Pet Health | Unrated

It is vital to restrict the spread of bird flu in cats in order to protect human health, scientists warn.

Writing in Nature, scientists from Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, say the risk is being overlooked. They say cats can contract the virus by eating infected chicken or through close contact with other cats - both new ways of mammals becoming infected. However, animal health experts said there was a "limited risk" to humans from infected mammals with H5N1 flu.

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» Why is my pet tearing up my house?

By Christina H | Published 06/22/2006 | Animal Behavior | Rating:

1) What is Separation Anxiety (SA)?

Perfect pets, like perfect people are hard to find. Separation anxiety (SA) is a pets exaggerated fear over separation from its owners. It is a modern, industrial age, disease. I see it most often in dogs, parrots mice and cats. Simply said, they are afraid of being left alone.

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