DOGGIE DOG BLOG

Written By:  Cindy Jacobs (Cyd)
I had heard that coated German Shepherds were going to be accepted by Germany and they thought they would have their own show classes and breed books on them starting January of 2010.  This date is not to far off.  I found it interesting as my little Annie just might be […]

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Written By:  Amy Epperson
German Shepherd: Jax von Prufenpuden
Jax is listed on ARTC’s web site with german shepherd studs available for breeding http://www.animalresortstc.com/male-german-shepherds.html
We took Jax for a herding instinct test.  When we arrived at the farm we were told to tie Jax to the fence where he could watch the sheep and other dogs and get […]

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Posted & Written by: David Harris
I have answered the why crate train in this previous article: http://doggiedogblog.com/puppy-crate-training/#more-329 and discussed some of the pro’s and the con’s of crating.  This article is more of an attempt to explain HOW to get your puppy to go into the crate willingly.
There are three stages involved in going from using […]

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Written & Reported by: Amy Epperson
Corydon, Indiana Obedience Trial
 
We had five teams that showed this past weekend in Corydon – two Novice A teams, one Open A team, and two Rally Novice B teams.
 
The Novice A class is for dogs that have never been shown and for handlers that have not earned a title with any […]

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Posted by: David Harris
 Here is a light hearted video produced by one of my canine friends addressing the ever pervasive problem of CURAP.  What is CURAP?  Watch the video, learn and enjoy.
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dV6PWoRCkUk
Perhaps a trip to ARTC’s doggie daycare could help you avoid this syndrome with your dog or maybe they could break out of their […]

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