Monday, February 20, 2012

Readings and Signings: Following Atticus and more - Seacoastonline.com

Dog Training Gastonia,NC

Shon Mitchell
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MANAGING THE MUD So you are ready to go back inside, but you aren't ready to mop the floors? What do you do if your dog has managed to get covered in mud? Even if it is just the paws, tracking mud into the house can make for a major cleaning project. Here is how to manage the mud tracking: Get doormats for each doorway to the outside. Make sure they look similar to one another. These mats will serve as a visual barrier to entry for your dog that, with your help and training, can show the dog just where to wait before coming inside. Pair each doormat with a towel for wiping down paws. Practice makes perfect. Make sure to gear up your daily practice of obedience training so that you can train your dog to apply their knowledge to the new season's activities. Sit or Stand Stay is the perfect command to replace the wiggle worm behaviors commonly associated with paw cleaning. Remember, consistency and repetitions create habits in both humans and canines alike. Make your trips outside an adventure within limits that are clear to the dog. Show them what you do and do not want them to do over and over again before expecting them to understand and do it on their own. A few weeks of chaperoning may be a lot of work, but it will pay off in years of trustworthiness and positive behavior in your dog. While we cannot help you teach your dog to mop the floors themselves, we are here if you have any questions on how to curb spring fever.
Readings and Signings: Following Atticus and more - Seacoastonline.com

Readings and Signings: Following Atticus and more
Seacoastonline.com
25 at 6 pm: Reading and signing with Tom Ryan, author of "Following Atticus: Forty-Eight High Peaks, One Little Dog, and an Extraordinary Friendship." Water Street Bookstore, Exeter 125 Water St., Exeter. Water Street, 778-9731; Time of Wonder, ...

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Are fancy pet foods worth it? - Gadsden Times

Are fancy pet foods worth it?
Gadsden Times
Overnight, thousands of concerned pet owners shifted their allegiance to small companies with a brand identity built on using pure ingredients, often marketed as “human grade” and manufactured in plants that also produce canned food for humans.

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Q & A with Democrat Miro Weinberger - BurlingtonFreePress.com

Q & A with Democrat Miro Weinberger
BurlingtonFreePress.com
BFP: How about the “North 40/Urban Reserve” north of the Moran Plant? MW: I think it's time — really, for the first time — to start talking about what will go there. We've had this agreement to set it aside for future generations to address.

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Garden Planner for Feb. 18 - DesMoinesRegister.com

Garden Planner for Feb. 18
DesMoinesRegister.com
Or maybe you like to share your garden time with your dog? Make sure you're not planting anything that's toxic to your pet. Check out the website at www.ansci.cornell.edu/plants/dogs/index.html for a list of garden plants and houseplants that can be ...


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Yellow groove bamboo an annoyance to some Connecticut homeowners, questions on ... - New Haven Register

Yellow groove bamboo an annoyance to some Connecticut homeowners, questions on ...
New Haven Register
The fast-spreading Asian plant has been in this country about 100 years, but the question is: Should it be sold freely or labeled “potentially invasive” or “invasive”? If it's labeled, then it could be banned by state lawmakers for sale or use.


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Warmer weather brings skin problems for some pets - The Northwest Florida Daily News

Warmer weather brings skin problems for some pets
The Northwest Florida Daily News
Changes in temperature are tricking plants and molds to grow and spread their pollens and spores in the environment. The weather changes are also enhancing the life cycles of fleas and ticks. Because of the environmental upheaval, dogs and cats all ...


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Flowering plants need more fertilizer - Las Vegas Review-Journal

Flowering plants need more fertilizer
Las Vegas Review-Journal
A patch of dead grass in the middle of a dark green spot could be blamed on dogs. By BOB MORRIS My last pruning class of the season will begin at 9 am Saturday at the University of Nevada Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Orchard in North Las Vegas ...


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Spring Care and Safety Tips for Your Dog - TownSquareBuzz.com

Spring Care and Safety Tips for Your Dog
TownSquareBuzz.com
Follow these tips to help your pet enjoy a carefree springtime. Know what toxic plants may be growing in your yard, garden or windowsill, and keep your pets away from them or remove them altogether. Take care to store fertilizers, insecticides and ...


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Heart dogs: Nancy Bartley and Guess - The Seattle Times

Heart dogs: Nancy Bartley and Guess
The Seattle Times
I wasn't so sure about this lumbering youngster who buried my socks among the raspberry plants, presented visitors with offerings from my laundry basket and enthusiastically greeted everyone by putting her paws on their shoulders and licking their ...


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