Using a dog litter box system to teach dogs to eliminate indoors.

Training your dog; what fun this can be. Have you ever watch a person try to train their dog? It is quite comical I assure.

Dear Mr. Katz: I have a 6 month old German Shepherd named Thor. Having read your book, I applied your techniques to him and he responded very quickly, to my surprise! He is quite good at a sit-stay and down-stay now, which is very, very useful. I do have one problem that I couldn't fix with him though. Here are the circumstances and the problem: Thor lives outside in a dog kennel/pen thing, I walk him every day and play ball with him and always make sure he has fo...

First step, get a crate. It should never be a prison, but if it is the correct size, it will aid the house breaking process immensely. Be gentle and kind, yet firm, and be consistent with your command words. Your puppy does not know English until you teach him. Once he knows what you want of him, he will be very happy obey. Dogs live to see our happy faces, and there is little they won't do to make us happy.

When properly trained, dogs make excellent family members who enrich our lives, while offering love, loyalty, companionship and protection. Unfortunately, behavior problems can develop that can hinder our appreciation or cause frustration. This 3-part article highlights 3 top behavior problems; excessive barking, biting, and jumping up on people and goes on to explain how to effectively correct each.

It?s a night for scary surprises, lots of free candy for kiddies and the chance to dress up in Halloween costumes. And, even though he cannot eat chocolate, Fido may enjoy getting all dolled up for a night of fun. In recent years, designers have begun manufacturing Halloween costumes for pets. In creations ranging from super heros to villains, pet costumes are gaining in popularity both locally and through online merchants. With the internet being the largest shopping mall...

Before setting the bird into its ? lodging ? you should do something else.Never the less that the bird cage is new , and the perches are ecologically clean , they should be disinfected carefully . I call this operation ?carbonation ?, because as a ?disinfectant? gas for burning is used , and gas for cigarette lighters can be used but it can be quite expensive .

There are nearly 44 million U.S. households that own approximately 74 million dogs. Although many of these owners treat their dog more like a family member and less like an animal, most are unaware of one of the biggest health risks for their dog.

Cats are notoriously independent and have a mind of their own. Can you really teach a cat new tricks?

Hepatitis, a disease of the liver that is seen in several animals, including humans, is caused by a viral infection. Canine hepatitis is caused by the virus designated CAV-1 which is seen only in dogs. Humans and other animals are not at risk to contract hepatitis from the CAV-1 virus. Like many viruses, CAV-1 first localizes and replicates in the lymph nodes and spreads into the bloodstream from there. Once in the blood, CAV-1 attacks several organs, most notably the live...