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Do you know anything about this topic? Share your expertise with our thousands of visitors each day by submitting your quality, informative 'Activities Dogs' article, and if you become a member we will pay you for your unique and original work (note that all submissions are reviewed by our editors). Your Activities Dogs Guide is Michael Russell. Recent articles submitted to your independent guide to Activities Dogs 1. Training For Your Golden Retriever - By: Michael Russell With the term training in mind, there are several different meanings involved. When you are looking to train your Golden Retriever, you have a few options available to you. Below, we will take a look at the many types of training for your Golden, and help you decide when type of training is best f... Featured ArticleGreat Activities To Enjoy With Your Dog Enjoyable Activities with Your DogA dog is more than just a pet. It is a friend one can alwayscount on when things go wrong and no one seems to care. Having adog for a pet is not just about feeding it and giving it a goodhome. It also takes maintenance to keep that dog strong and fit. Spending time with man's best friend further deepens therelationship one has with a pet. It tells the dog that the ownerloves being with it and by either playing or working together;it strengthens the communicatio ...
Read full story 2. Dog Training Aids To The Rescue - By: Michael Russell You can go through your dog training activities in a breeze if you are equipped with all the right stuff. Among the basic items that you will need in training your dog are a 6-foot leather leash, a slip or choke collar, a 15-foot line, cotton rope or webbing, bait pouches, a crate or exercise pen, ... 3. Selecting A Dog Trainer - By: Michael Russell Make your life and that of your dog a more pleasant journey together by taking time to train them to be good citizens in their environment. You don’t feel up to the task or don’t have time for trial and error? You are not alone. But you want a good mannered dog, so the next step is to find help in t... 4. The Golden Retriever - By: Michael Russell In a dogs world, Golden Retrievers are simply the fatal attraction. They are a preferred dog breed, making great pets, hunting dogs, obedience competitors, show dogs, and even a combination of all these traits. No matter what your intent may be to own a Golden Retriever, youll have an excellent dog... 5. Effective Dog Training Tactics That Really Work! - By: Michael Russell Can you make your dog obey your commands each and every time you issue them? Can you make your dog come, stay, fetch or heel when you want him (or her) to? Or are you one of the frustrated dog owners who cannot budge their dogs to obey anything they say? Well, if you belong to the latter group, y... 6. Dog Training Tips That Work Best For Smart Dogs - By: Michael Russell Just because some dogs are hard to train doesn't mean that there is something wrong with them. Contrary to what most people believe, these dogs are not in any way stupid. In fact, these dogs might even possess quite a high level of intelligence - high enough to let them get what they want when the... 7. Hip Dysplasia And Golden Retrievers - By: Michael Russell Hip dysplasia is a poor formation of the hip joints, which is a common growing disease with younger dogs of virtually every breed. With larger breeds, unsteady hip joints are common, although hip dysplasia can be a serious problem that will limit the physical activity of your Golden. Although many... 8. Design Education- Community Outreach - By: Robin Vande Zande Design Education as Community Outreach and Interdisciplinary Study Design surrounds you. It is what attracts you to the clothes you buy and the way you combine them for a certain “look”, it is what interests you in the house in which you reside and the interior environment you create ... 9. The Volunteer Handbook For Visiting Seniors - By: Ruth Bird This is an introduction to both the resident's rights, and to some terms you may hear while visiting with patients. Even though the dog therapy visitor is not involved in health care, it is always a good idea to be informed of the "world" you will enter. A Resident's Right - ... 10. Dog Digging In Your Yard - By: Michael Russell If you care about your grass and the flowers in your yard, you certainly would not want your dog to dig everywhere. Dogs dig holes to find gopher, bury treasure, keep cool, exercise and if they are just bored. Some dogs will only dig a hole when they are alone outdoors and others will di... 11. Country Pastimes 2: Bale Surfing - By: Simon Mitchell Since the demise of foxhunting and 'hunting with dogs' in the countryside, there are thousands of dispossessed toffs wandering around with nothing to do. To compensate we offer here the new shape of extreme and dangerous landsports. 2. Bale surfing The new shape of hay bales has cr... 12. Toy Dog Breeds: The Top Ten Dogs Of This Group - By: Mike Mathews The Toy Group includes most of the very small and miniature lap dogs and apartment-sized companion dog breeds. Toy dogs play a critical role in the lives of people that live alone and their presence can have beneficial effects on the health of the sick, the elderly and the housebound. To... 13. Flyball: Is Your Dog A Candidate? - By: Michael Russell There are several considerations if you are thinking about joining a flyball team. One of them is the quality of the response you get from your dog when he plays fetch. Is he turned on by tennis balls? A dog that goes nuts when he sees a tennis ball may be an excellent candidate fo... 14. Golden Gate Park Offers More Than Just A Play Date - By: Michael Russell With its moderate temperatures year round, San Francisco is one of the best cities in the world in which to go outside and play. No matter what time of year it is, there is probably something you can find to do outside that is a lot of fun. Even if it is just "Singing in the Rain". Beyond singing of... 15. Characteristics Of The Golden Retriever - By: Michael Russell Almost all breeds of dogs are group oriented, as they need to interact with other species of their group to remain secure. Golden Retrievers, in particular, have been bred over the years to be geared more towards people. They make great guide dogs for the blind, friends for younger children, and e... 16. Dog Parasite: Helping Your Dog Prevent Heartworms - By: Michael Russell Summertime is the best time of the year for everyone. It is the season where you and your dog can spend most of the days outdoors and do various types of summer activities. But while you and your dog are enjoying the barbecue and the warm weather that the season brings, so too are the mosquitoes a... 17. Your Introduction To Palm Springs, California - By: Michael Russell Palm Springs, California is a two-hour drive approximately 100 miles east of the city of Los Angeles in beautiful Riverside County. First inhabited by the Cahill Indians, the name Palm Springs comes from the Indian phrase meaning "The Palm Of God's Hand". By 1950, Palm Springs became a getaway r... 18. What On Earth Is A Duck Toller? - By: Michael Russell The Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever is a unique breed originating in Nova Scotia. It's major characteristic is the reason it is called a "Duck Toller". It is a breed that has a strong sense of play and will prance about endlessly throwing sticks or toys in the air and playing by itsel... 19. Train Your Dog To Refuse Food. - By: (see Article) This may sound like an odd thing to train your dog but, inactuality it is an essential training perquisite. This trainingmethod will help you train a dog to take food only on command.The reasons for this discipline are intended to protect the dogand those around him by preventing a dog from ... 20. Physical Therapy - Stretching And Injury Prevention - By: Michael Russell A person once said “we get old too soon, and smart too late.” This quote has great significance in regards to injury prevention and more importantly stretching. By engaging in regular stretching routines, one can avoid injuries during strenuous physical activity. Stretching can even help you in day ... 21. Bedding For Your Golden - By: Michael Russell Bedding for your Golden Retriever is very important, as this is where he will be spending quite a bit of time - especially at night. The ideal bedding for your Golden should be a natural fiber, such as wool, as wool absorbs most moisture and will keep your companion warm. When you get your blanket... 22. Choosing The Right Dog Food - By: (see Article) When choosing the type of dog food to feed your dog, you need to consider his age, breed, your dogs activity level and also his health condition. For instance, puppies and older dogs will have different types of nutritional needs and you need to ensure your dog or puppy has sufficient co... 23. Nylon Dog Collars - By: Michael Russell My husband trains hunting dogs as a side business. He started by training our dogs. He found when he went hunting with friends; they were impressed with how well our dogs handled during the hunting trips. Friends began asking him to train their dogs and this has expanded into a part time business. H... 24. Dog Birthday - By: Michael Russell Birthday parties are fun. It's the day your coming into the world is celebrated. The birthday celebration includes special foods, songs, a cake and attractively wrapped gifts. When we think of friends and family, we think of people. What if your loved one is a dog? A dog is a member of the family to... 25. Leather Dog Collars - By: Michael Russell Leather dog collars are a great choice when it comes to picking a collar for your pet. They are sturdy enough to last for the lifetime of your dog and can be purchased in several different sizes. When you first browse through the selection of leather dog collars at your local pet store yo... Please feel free to submit your quality, informative article for our readers. |
| Excel Chunks Dry Dog Food (35-lb Bag) Adult dogs with normal activity levels need a complete and balanced diet to stay healthy. That's exactly what Excel Chunks provides, and in an exceptionally palatable, highly digestible formula dogs love. Excel Chunks helps provide a balanced diet for your dog by providing optimum levels of protein, fat, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals - and without chemical preservatives. That gives your ... |
| Excel Minichunks Dry Dog Food (35-lb Bag) Adult dogs with normal activity levels need a complete and balanced diet to stay healthy. That's exactly what Excel MiniChunks provides, and in an exceptionally palatable, highly digestible formula dogs love. Excel MiniChunks helps provide a balanced diet for your dog by providing optimum levels of protein, fat, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals - and without chemical preservatives. That giv... |
| Bosch Adult - 2 X 15 Kg Bosch Adult is a well-balanced complete food for adult dogs with normal activity levels. For example, for dogs that accompany their owners daily on a walk, or for dogs that are not required to exert high levels of activity. Experience shows us that dogs with low to normal activity levels can collect too much (caloric) energy, resulting in health risks. Bosch Adult dry dog food is developed to... |
| Bosch Adult - 15 Kg Bosch Adult is a well-balanced complete food for adult dogs with normal activity levels. For example, for dogs that accompany their owners daily on a walk, or for dogs that are not required to exert high levels of activity. Experience shows us that dogs with low to normal activity levels can collect too much (caloric) energy, resulting in health risks. Bosch Adult dry dog food is developed to... |
| Bosch Adult - 3 Kg Bosch Adult is a well-balanced complete food for adult dogs with normal activity levels. For example, for dogs that accompany their owners daily on a walk, or for dogs that are not required to exert high levels of activity. Experience shows us that dogs with low to normal activity levels can collect too much (caloric) energy, resulting in health risks. Bosch Adult dry dog food is developed to... |