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Dog Bite Prevention Q&A With Darlene Arden
This week is National Dog Bite Prevention Week! Needless to say, we at PawNation love dogs, but we also acknowledge that they can be dangerous in certain circumstances. Dogs bite nearly five million Americans every year, and there are many different reasons why bites can happen. We talked with animal behavior…
Meet Jack the Stacking Dog
Most dogs are not born with the gift of balance and paw-eye coordination (see: Pacino the pup), but Jack the adorable Australian Cattle Dog seems to be the exception. Sure, there are dogs who stand on things (see: Maddie), but Jack is a balancing beast of a different kind. With great ease and poise, he can level pretty much…
This week, I saw a post on Facebook that bugged me. The person posted, "Train the owner, not the dog." This is a commonly used phrase in dog training circles. While I agree that this can be the case with dogs who are unruly – that the owner is a lot of the problem – it most often is NOT the case with puppies and dogs who have serious behavior problems. In my experience, where serious behavior problems are involved, it is the dog who has the problem, not the owner. Think about it. Most people who come to see me have had dogs before, some all of their adult lives. Yet, their dog is aggressive or has separation anxiety. They haven't raised this dog any differently than they have ...
Chihuahuas 101
Feliz Cinco de Mayo! Here at la Nación de la Pata, we’re celebrating the holiday by putting a spotlight on the most iconic dog breed to emerge from the great country of Mexico: the Chihuahua. According to the American Kennel Club’s registration statistics, Chihuahuas rank among the 20 most popular dog…
Most dogs hold zero remorse for their actions, but Bandit the pug really takes this scolding to heart. When his owner sits him down to tell him what he's done wrong, Bandit just feels awful about himself. The precious pug pup can't even look his owner straight in the eyes. He sulks around and pouts on the couch as his owner gives him a talking-to. Does Bandit's owner ever let up and give Bandit something to feel good about? Watch the video to see for yourself. ...
Could you outrun a trained military dog that is trying with all its power to catch you and take you down? Unless your name is Usain Bolt, we're going to tell you right now that the answer is no. But just to show you how much the answer is no, a "60 Minutes" producer put on a padded suit and tried to escape a growling, snarling, military-trained Belgian Malinois. Sure, the pads maybe slowed the producer down, but how much farther do you think he would've gotten even without them? And even with all that safety between him and the dog's powerful jaws, there's still plenty of pain. ...
