Communication between dog and handler is important Our dogs are communicating with us every single day, but are we listening? We’re talking to our dogs every day, but are they listening? Through my years of working one on one with…
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Just like humans, herding dogs need to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Coincidentally, how you maintain your livestock affects your herding dog’s health. A horse infected with parasites is likely to spread the bloodsuckers to your dog, or a healthy sheep…
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Corgis might be small, but their instinct to herd is mighty. “Though they be but little, they are fierce” … ok, so Shakespeare didn’t write those words specifically, but his point is well made in this very entertaining video about…
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Candy corn and skulls. Pumpkins and ghosts. Goblins, ghouls, and witches. Fall is in the air and that also means Halloween is getting closer (next week, in fact!). With Halloween just around the corner, it means that many pet parents…
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This breed looks very similar to a German Shepherd, but there are many differences. Watch this video for more on the beautiful Belgian Malinois:
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Little Dog, Big Job: Corgis as Service Dogs I am a volunteer for an organization called Canine Companions for Independence. I love volunteering for this organization because I truly believe in their mission. Founded in 1975, Canine Companions for Independence…
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Who do you spend more time with – your dog or your spouse? Many dog owners would say their dog, which can sometimes create a problem. It’s more common than you might think to have a spouse become slightly jealous…
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Check out this great video from Animal Planet – all about Border Collies. Great insight to their hard working, yet playful style.
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Serious lameness – that is, lameness attributed directly to doing herding work – is uncommon in most herding dogs. However, sometimes a dog will come off the herding field lame. While a trip to the veterinarian may be required, there…
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Treibball or Drive Ball is one of the newest sports in the dog world. Instead of dogs using their natural skills to herd sheep, they push around large exercise balls. The goal of Treibball is to herd inflated exercise balls…
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