I tried to take a nap on the couch this afternoon, and found myself nearly on the floor as all of the dogs tried to crowd onto the couch with me. Are your dogs allowed on the furniture?
Continue reading Saturday Survey: Are Your Dogs Allowed on the Furniture?
The Associated Press and WABC in New York are reporting on a 4-year old boy from Brooklyn who was fatally mauled last Sunday by a Cane Corso Mastiff which had been trained to attack by the boy’s mother’s boyfriend.
Continue reading Brooklyn dog mauls four-year old
Thanks to the Maddow Blog for sharing this video of Military Working Dogs in Times Square as part of Fleet Week in NYC.
Untitled from The Rachel Maddow Show on Vimeo.
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Until next time,
Good day, and good dog!
I posted a video last Wednesday showing Jesse, who does some pretty amazing tricks. Can your dog do any of the things Jesse does?
I don’t know whether or not this dog was specifically trained as an assistance dog, but he’s pretty amazing either way. Here’s what videographer JustJesse 197 has to say about the work.
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Last week, we covered the breeds that are easiest to train. This week, the dogs who are hardest to train. Again, this says nothing about the intelligence of the dog. Trainability is not the same as intelligence. In my opinion, it speaks more to the stubbornness of the breeds, as well as to their native character traits. For example, the Beagle is simply a nose with feet. Dogs of this breed are much more interested in following scent trails than commands.
I have included a link for each breed back to our breed guides where you can find information on the history, temperament, and health of each one. (Or check out our complete list of dog breeds.)
Continue reading Tuesday Top Ten: Hardest Dogs to Obedience Train
If you’re thinking about bringing a new dog into your home, one of your considerations may be how easy it will be to obedience train the newest member of your family. I polled several dog sites and compared their lists to my personal experience to come up with the list below of the dogs who are easiest to obedience train. This isn’t to say these dogs are necessarily the smartest, only that they will readily learn and respond to commands.
For each breed, I’ve provided a link back to our breed guides where you can learn more about each breed’s temperament, history, health, and other important traits. (Or check out our complete list of dog breeds.)
Continue reading Tuesday Top Ten: Easiest Dogs to Obedience Train
Isn’t this a great picture? It is from the Canton Repository, accompanying a story about a fox hunt in Central Ohio, where the goal is only to chase the foxes, not to kill them. As one of the girls involved in the hunt stated, “We want them there for the next week!”
I thought the story was interesting and it tells you a little bit about how hounds are trained for the hunt.
Until next time,
Good day, and good dog!
This weekend is Bark in the Park at Clay’s Park near Canton, Ohio. The event started this afternoon, but I couldn’t get off work, so we didn’t get there until about 6:30 this evening, and it was all over but the crying.
Gotta love it – dogs on surfboards! Pictured here is Abbie Girl, winner of this year’s small dog competition.
Continue reading Fifth Annual Loews Coronado Bay Resort Surf Dog Competition