November 11th, 2011 by Michael
Paper training is a great way to potty train your dog when you live in a high-rise apartment or in a place where you are unable to let your dog do his elimination ritual outside. This can be very convenient for individuals who have mobility problems, and to those who have to leave their dogs alone for a long time. Do not consider paper training if you plan to housebreak your dog, this will delay house training. Your dog will get confused on the proper way to answer the call of nature, making house breaking more difficult. Only choose one form of potty training to help eliminate confusion.
October 3rd, 2011 by Michael
A dog’s sense of smell is awesome. Based on studies and research, a dog’s sense of smell appears to be about 1,000 to 10,000,000 times more sensitive than a human. The wide disparity is due to the dog’s breed. When a dog smells something, they are absorbing information about the owner of the smell. They can smell pheromone which is found in urine, fecal, skin and fur. Pheromone is a secreted chemical factor that causes a reaction in members of the same species. There are different kinds of pheromones, such as food trail pheromones, sex pheromones, and many others that help identify certain aspects of the individual. From this, dogs are able to discern if the individual is another dog or human being, their gender, what they ate, where they have been, what they touched, and other types of information. Some tests show that certain breeds of dogs can even identify the specific different ingredients that went into a food. When you feed a dog, they sniff the food first. They are checking if the food is palatable and acceptable to them. If you are new to them, they will most probably sniff your hand and other parts of your body too.
