Dog Adoption Tips

Using a Dog Crate for Your Older Dog

October 11, 2010

Can your older dog adjust to a dog crate? A dog crate is essentially a man-made burrow, which speaks to the dog’s own instinctual need for a small enclosed space in which to sleep and feel safe. Puppies that are raised with a crate seem to enjoy having a space that is theirs alone. Their [...]

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Bringing Your New Humane Society Dog Home

October 11, 2010

When you bring your new humane society dog home, is everything going to be perfect? One can hope, but it isn’t likely. During your first few days with your new dog, there will be some adjustments, for both of you. You’ll have more chores to do, another mouth to feed, walks to schedule in your [...]

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Adopting a Dog – Shelter, Breed Rescue, Newspaper Ads…

October 11, 2010

There are a number of places where you can adopt a good older dog. Free dogs from friends and family The easy way (but not always the best way) to get a good older dog is to receive a dog as a gift – or to take a friend’s dog when they can’t keep it [...]

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Barking Dogs – Do Bark Collars Work?

October 10, 2010

Barking is a perfectly “normal” behavior in dogs. They communicate with each other, and with us, by barking, howling, grunting, whining, and many noisy combinations of those sounds. Some dogs are more prone to excessive barking than other breeds, and some dogs have been inadvertently trained to bark. Other dogs are left alone in boring [...]

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Training your Humane Society Dog

October 10, 2010

Training an older dog can be a challenge, especially if you find him at the local shelter – but training can also be fun for both of you. You may be thinking that adopting an older dog will be taking on someone else’s problems – and if you aren’t careful, that can obviously be true. [...]

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Dog Behavior – Where Do You Draw the Line?

October 10, 2010

Dog Behavior – Once you fully understand why you need a dog, and have assessed the space where your dog will be living, it’s time to consider the doggy traits and behaviors that you absolutely can’t live with. It’s important to know this before you ever get a dog. Take out a second piece of [...]

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Dog Adoption Mistakes – Choosing the Wrong Dog for Your Family

October 10, 2010

Why some dog adoptions don’t work out. If all dog adoptions worked out well, there would be very few dogs at the local shelter. Unfortunately, there are times when the dog you bring home turns out to be the wrong dog for your family. This could be caused by choosing a dog breed with the [...]

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Dog Breed Characteristics and Temperament

October 10, 2010

Why your new dog’s breed characteristics and temperament are so important. There are two basic factors in a dog’s behavior. He will have breed characteristics – an instinctive urge to do a particular job well (or poorly, depending on his makeup) and he will have a temperament. Both his working characteristics, or “talent” if you [...]

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Dog Adoption – Bring Home Some Love

October 10, 2010

If you’re thinking of adopting a dog, please consider an older dog from your local animal shelter. There are hundreds of reasons why you might want a dog for your household, and there are many reasons why that dog should come to you full-grown. Puppies are a lot of work If you are older, the [...]

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Choosing the Perfect Pound Dog

October 8, 2010

I recently visited the local Humane Society, and it reminded me of the most difficult problem you experience when choosing a “used” dog. It’s a canine version of “false advertising.” The quietest dog in the kennel could turn into the most exuberant barker in your neighborhood, once it settles in. The friendliest dog may just [...]

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