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Posts in category "A better life for dogs"

"Dogs Who Listen To Children Reading" It can happen

This is a story that’s quickly making the rounds because it’s got almost everything almost everybody likes: dogs and kids. It’s a story about the newest value our dogs bring to us. They’ve been trained to be Reading Education Assistance Dogs AKA “listening dogs.” The story goes on to say that greyhounds are often used... Read more »
By vishnel,
March 3, 2011 at 8:31 am
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Today's Lessons: Do You Know Where Your Dog Is?

Hey Humans, So today was my day off.  I’ve been working a lot lately and am getting a little burned out. Recent advice from friends points to this: Do not do anything work related.  No dogs, no training and no writing about either.   That lasted about 10 minutes into my coffee completing its brew... Read more »
By CDignan,
August 25, 2010 at 10:47 pm
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The Duty of Responsible Dog Breeders

Hey humans, My last post expressing my dismay for people who breed dogs with the sole intention of making a profit started a great conversation and brought up some interesting points.  You can check out the conversation on Steve Dale’s blog here as well as right here on my post that began the discussion. I... Read more »
By CDignan,
August 11, 2010 at 6:59 am
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The Value of a Dog's Life

The Value of a Dog's Life
Hi humans, A fellow “dog lover”  whom I folllow on twitter sent this out the other day.  It’s taken me a while to process, but I do have some comments.  Check out the link below. Guide to Dog Breeding Business ebook:  http://bit.ly/csP3YG There are many factors that contribute to the pet overpopulation problem in our... Read more »
By CDignan,
August 9, 2010 at 1:11 pm
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The Transformative Power of Positive Training

I’ve trained a lot of cool critters over the years but by far the most rewarding professional experience of my life has been training shelter dogs to be in a stage show.  We did this a few years ago with “Pet Training the Shedd Way” at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago.  Check it out. This... Read more »
By CDignan,
June 15, 2010 at 9:44 am
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