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 Show your support with a magnetic ribbon. Recent Pet News, Tips & Info...The Aryan MolossusOnce a Warrior, Today a Loyal Companion and a Family-Protector Should you ever decide that you need a big dog, with an imposing posture, which can look threatening and majestic at the same time, the Aryan Molossus is definitely one breed that you must take into consideration. The Armant The Egyptian Dog with a Lot of Love to Give To some of you, the Armant is better known as the “Egyptian Sheepdog” and, just as the name suggests it, it was bred to be a herding dog. However, in ancient times, it was used mostly as a guard dog. This breed is originally from Egypt and named after the town of Armant. Its loyalty and agility are the two main characteristics which make this dog special. The Atlas Terrier The Small Dog With a Massive Dose of Energy At a glimpse, the Atlas Terrier can be easily mistaken with the Jack Russell Terrier. However, there are some differences that may help you tell these two cousins apart. Before deciding to buy or adopt a dog of this breed, there are some things that you have to take into consideration. Unfortunately, this is quite a rare breed of dogs in our days. Anglos-Francaises de Petite Venerie It Is Impossible Not to Love Them Anglos-Francaises de Petite Venerie are the smallest dogs in the Anglos-Francais category. However, the name „Petite”, meaning „small”, is not at all referring to the size of the dogs, but to the game they are after. Even if they've been around since the 16th century, today, these dogs are not easy to find. So if you have decided to adopt one, you can be sure that you will have a unique pet. |
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Teaching your dog to stay on the agility start lineAre you one of the many new comers to dog agility training, does your Agility Dog stay with every command except when on the starting line? My "over the edge Dalmatian", started breaking his start line stays after about six months of trialing. At that point I knew I had to go back and examine the cause of this problem and what lead to the deterioration of his start line stay.As I pulled pieces of the past, I soon realized that in the beginning I asked my dog, Bo, to Sit and stay at the start line. But he soon began to lean and scoot, so I changed to a Down and stay command. He did this for a while until he began to slowly crawl and creep. I would then walk away for a lead out, but I would still face her, by being face to face, that would help him to hold his position, at least for a little while. Before I knew it I started getting breakaways, he was no longer interested in waiting at the starting line, the second I started to step away from his side, he would be off. That's when I decided to pull him from trialing. The question I had to ask myself was why did her behavior get worse at the start line? The answer is that I started to negotiate with my dog, way back when she first moved from the Sit-stay, I should have done was to make it clear that the Sit -stay was the one and only behavior that would bring the reward of running his agility course. What I mistook as, "I'm asking too much for my edgy dog to Sit-Stay on the line." he took as, "Dad, doesn't really mean what he says when we're in this fenced ring with lots of people watching." So, he began to test each and every behavior I asked for on the line. What you have to remember it that dogs will do what we allow. If your dog ever begins to break its start-line stay, whether that is a stand, sit, or down, STOP training immediately. Don't run your run. I know you've already paid your entry fees, but you will be spending much more time and money fixing the problem when it gets worse, and it eventually will. For some dogs, taking them off the course is deterrent enough to get back on track. Other dogs may be more difficult and may require you to "train" your stay in the ring. Share this article on Teaching your dog to stay on the agility start line with friends. 
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