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Reasons Dogs Bark So Much

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A dog barking is so common that, for many of us, it's just background noise. However, to a dog owner, they might be nervous about what people think. They don't want to get a reputation for owning a wild dog. For many dog owners, their dog barks at a fence or at a window when someone passes by. To our human reason, that doesn’t make a lot of sense. The person or vehicle on the other side doesn’t care about the dog barking. To a dog, their barking is what makes the person or vehicle go away. The chain of events in a dog’s brain is: They arrived, I barked, they left. This makes a dog feel powerful and confident as they make all sorts of things go away. Some dogs will tuck their tails and bark at things because they are nervous and frightened. This can also be a state where dog owners get bit. A frightened dog will whimper and bark to show their nerves. Many owners will try to soothe a dog in this state. However, this rewards the brain and can make a dog less willing to be brave.

Hunting Dog Breeds

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Dogs have probably been hunting alongside humans since before they should have rightly been referred to as dogs. They lend us their keen noses, incredible endurance and courage, and in return we share the spoils of the hunt with them. While many breeds and combinations thereof can perform admirably in hunting contexts, a few breeds clearly rise to the top. Today we’re discussing what makes a great hunting dog and highlighting a few of the best breeds to serve as hunting companions! While herding breeds, such as Border Collies, Belgian Malinois and Shelties, as well as working breeds like German Shepherds, Dobermans and Rottweilers, usually get all the accolades for being clever, many hunting dogs are pretty sharp crayons themselves.  Poodles, for example, are crazy smart retrievers, and Labradors as well as Golden Retrievers are also regarded as some of the smartest breeds around. While just about any dog can exhibit a strong prey drive, there’s something special about the way a lab lo

Russian Dog Breed

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Russia is the largest country in the world, covering 11 different time zones. This gives plenty of space for different dog breeds to develop and there are certainly plenty. Each breed was uniquely created to survive in the harsh Russian climate and they all serve various purposes. The Black Russian Terrier was developed in the 1940s in the then USSR. It was used mainly as a military working dog and was created by breeding a multitude of imported breeds from occupied countries, such as Giant Schnauzers and Rottweilers. Until 1957, Black Russian Terriers only came out of Moscow’s Red Star Kennel. The Bolonka is a Russian dog of Bichon type and covers two breeds, the Franzuskaya Bolonka and the Bolonka Zwetnaya. The ancestor of the breeds was a French dog brought to czarist Russia in the 18th and 19th centuries and were bred mostly as fashionable companions for wealthy women. The Borzoi, or Russian Wolfhound, is a sighthound bred for hunting wolves that dates back to the 9th and 10th cen

Hygienic Home And Pet

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Pets and cleaning household never go hand in hand most of the times. Pet owners already know what we are talking about. It is difficult to keep everything tidy, with your furry friend such as footprints, toys, and hair and hair everywhere, and the list goes on. Hence, we wish to save your day with these home cleaning hacks which would help you easily clean up after your dog. The vacuum is the need of an hour with your pet, though shredding or non-shedding. Dog hair, debris, dirt, etc all find their way into your house making it extremely difficult for you to keep things tidy. This is why you need to buy a vacuum cleaner.  You may choose from a wide range of vacuum cleaners which are handheld, canister, upright, stick, autonomous/robot. The choice must be as a result of the type of floor you have. The best vacuum for pet hair is the robot vacuum. You need to keep taking care of your pets by giving it necessary nail trims and cuts. This is in order to prevent unsightly nail damage. Witho

Best Home Alone Dogs Breeds

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Doing some homework well in advance will help ensure a happy relationship between you and your new pup and can smooth out the bumps in the road that invariably come with strengthening the dog-human bond. While it’s never a good idea to leave a dog alone for long periods of time, the fact that most of us have jobs means that we must either find a way to make it work or give up having a dog. Leaving your furbaby home alone can cause quite a few problems because many dogs suffer separation anxiety. They may act out when left alone, soiling the house, chewing things up, digging, and barking. One way to avoid these problems is to choose a breed that is less likely to suffer from distress. One of the few terrier breeds that do not suffer from separation anxiety, the Boston Terrier (actually part of the “Non-Sporting” group in AKC) with its distinctive “tuxedo” markings are intelligent and independent dogs that are no longer used for their fighting origins. Although they can be stubborn and s