Archive for month: December, 2011
28 December, 2011 (12:16) | Blogs To Help You Train Your Dog, The DogSmith Canine Rescue Resources Program | By: DogSmith
Written by Niki Tudge © We all know that many of us set New Year’s Resolutions and as the year progresses they begin to fade. This leaves us feeling frustrated, first we have not accomplished what we set out to do and then we feel like a ‘loser’ as we have failed our own expectations. [...]
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20 December, 2011 (09:20) | Blogs To Help You Train Your Dog | By: DogSmith
Written by Niki Tudge Copyright 2011 If putting a human, by nature a social being, in jail or solitary confinement is intended as punishment, then surely, isolating, chaining or tethering a dog will have the same effect on the canine soul. Dogs are domesticated, the most domesticated animal there is. Bred by humans to [...]
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18 December, 2011 (14:13) | The DogSmith Company News & Views | By: DogSmith
Written by Niki Tudge. Copyright 2011 Dip, ABT, Diploma. Animal Behavior Technology, Dip, CBST. Diploma Canine Behavior Science and Technology Certification Council for Pet Dog Trainers -CPDT-KA, APDT – Professional Member, NADOI-Certified,The Canine Behavior College. Certified Dog Behavior Consultant, Association of Animal Behavior Professionals – Professional Dog Trainer, American Kennel Club “Canine Good Citizen”™ Evaluator, [...]
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14 December, 2011 (09:50) | Pet Care Articles & Tips | By: DogSmith
I have personally witnessed through training client experiences over the last few years at least four serious accidents due to the use of retractable leashes. Broken noses to dislocated shoulders. Here at The DogSmth we just don’t use them, period. In a group training class environment they are dangerous as they get tangled around the [...]
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14 December, 2011 (08:59) | Blogs To Help You Train Your Dog | By: DogSmith
Finally a great article written by a scientist that confirms The DogSmith training methods are the way to go. Professor John Bradshaw is leading a revolution in the study of canine behaviour. ‘Dogs don’t want to control people, they want to control their own lives,’ he says. Professor John Bradshaw is holding out a clenched [...]
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12 December, 2011 (16:48) | Pet Care Articles & Tips | By: DogSmith
Three aflatoxin recalls in about a week – this is becoming very interesting. Aflatoxins in Corn, read this report. Advanced Animal Nutrition recalled several lots of its dry Dog Power Dog Food due to aflatoxin levels above the acceptable limit. In another recall of dry dog food for elevated levels of aflatoxin, Cargill Animal Nutrition [...]
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12 December, 2011 (13:26) | Pet Care Articles & Tips | By: DogSmith
Contact: Consumer 1-866-648-7646 Media Larry Hirsch 417-280-0061 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - December 8, 2011 – Advanced Animal Nutrition today announced a voluntary recall of its dry Dog Power Dog Food- due to aflatoxin levels that were detected above the acceptable limit. The affected products were manufactured between Jan. 4, 2011, and Nov. 18, 2011. No illnesses have been reported in association [...]
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9 December, 2011 (11:00) | A Blog for Dog Training Professionals | By: DogSmith
Copyright Niki Tudge, The DogSmith Founder. December 2011 All businesses whether large or small, private or public, profit or not for profit and whether they sell ideas, products or services need to promote their organization’s mission. It is important to acknowledge and understand the importance of developing and maintaining a visible and credible identity through [...]
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9 December, 2011 (10:57) | A Blog for Dog Training Professionals | By: DogSmith
Planning and Control Are Necessary Functions A Small Business Owner Must Master written by Niki Tudge Copyright 2011 In order to function successfully a business needs to plan and control its business activities. Planning is a series of activities with a start and a finish to accomplish a goal using the resources available [...]
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8 December, 2011 (20:03) | The DogSmith Company News & Views | By: DogSmith
We take our role in the life of you and your pet very seriously. We want to thank you for trusting us with all your pet care needs in 2011.
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