National Dog Bite Prevention Week, May 16-22, 2010

Pet At Home Sitting Services supports National Dog Bite Prevention Week with a “Doggone Safe Be a Tree” children’s program on Tuesday, May 18.

West Palm Beach, FL (PRWEB) May 11, 2010 — During the third week in May, Doggone Safe Inc., Pet At Home Sitting Services, Inc., “Pet At Home,” and other organizations will be calling attention to one of the nation’s most commonly reported public health problems: dog bites. Half of all children will be bitten by a dog by age 12 and the majority of these bites are by the family dog or other dog known to the child. Read more

Dog Training and Your Relationship With Your Dog

By: Melissa Buhmeyer

My best friend is incredible! She’s one of those rare types who hangs on every word you say. She’s content to be quiet when I need stillness, even though she’s one of those high-drive types. All I have to do is call and she’s there in an instant, no matter what she was doing before. She puts me ahead of all her other friends, never fails to make me feel special, and is a redhead just like me. But she’s not a person, even though she’s sure she is. She is a butterfly dog; a Papillon. Read more

10 Commandments of Dog Ownership

On a daily basis, thou promises to:

1. Feed my dog

2. Clean up after my dog

3. Exercise my dog

4. Groom my dog

5. Play with my dog

6. Train my dog

7. Walk my dog

8. Love my dog

9. Not yell at my dog

10. Not hit my dog

Preparation Before Getting A Dog

So many people think it’s so easy to get a dog and do little reading on what type of breed is an appropriate match for their personality.  This can lead to issues later on for a dog owner and therefore it’s important for people to do some reading before getting themselves a dog.  A person will be able to avoid making a rash decision of getting a dog because it’s cute, but will be able to make an educated decision, because they already learned about the breed’s mannerism, how difficult or easy it will be to train a specific breed, and the responsibilities involved with caring for a breed.
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