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Entries for March, 2009

Dog Bites A Particular Threat To Young Children-Especially During Summer

Young children are especially vulnerable to severe dog bites in the head and neck areas, and there is a correlation between cases of dog bites and rising temperatures, according to new research published in the March 2009 issue of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.
In an evaluation of 84 cases of dog bites in children over an [...]

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Obama’s pick for First Dog thrills Portugal

News that a Portuguese Water Dog will become the First Canine of the United States is thrilling lovers of the breed in its native land, who say Barack Obama’s family couldn’t have picked better.
“It’s been more than 500 years that these dogs have played a part in great moments of humanity,” raved Hugo Oliveira of [...]

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Behaviour Problems -Part 4

This is the final part of a 4 part series that highlights and explains the way dogs behave.
URINE MARKING
Dogs have a way to declare ownership in a territory and one way is to mark the area with urine. By nature, a male dog especially will sniff out where other dogs have been and place their [...]

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Behaviour Problems -Part 3

POSSESSIVENESS
Your dog may get very possessive when he gets a new toy or bone. He will react by guarding it closely by holding it tight in his front paws, licking and chewing on it or even retreating to a corner to protect it.
Dogs need to be taught early in their life to share so that [...]

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