Car Sick Dogs

Many dogs and puppies get car sick. Some so much they start drooling as soon as they get in the car, or even refuse to get in. Most car sickness is physiological and it is not hard to see why.

The first few times a dog rides in a car are usually negative experiences. They are taken to the vet for a needle, being taken away from mother and litter maters, back to the vet, more needles and so on. Easy to see why they could learn not to like, even fear riding in a car. A negative pattern has been learned. The best way to break this pattern is with fun rides in the car, Short little rides to a park or a quick drive around the block before dinner or a walk. Even just getting in the car, starting it then getting out, show the dog there is nothing to fear, it is normal and you are in control.

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Training Dogs Is As Educating Children

We should think about training our dogs along the same lines as we think of educating our children. All dogs need training and are happy being trained. When well trained they know exactly what is expected of them and fit into their pack, your family. They need training to keep them mentally stimulated and to teach basic words and commands. Many people start saying “NO” to their puppy right from day one, most learn what “NO” means but it is not automatic it is learned, trained. The better we train the better they understand.

We would not think of letting our children grow up without learning to read and count. It should be the same with training our dogs to stay and come, words that every dog should respect. The better you train your dog the more respect it will have for you as the pack leader and the happier it will be. As I always say a well trained dog is a happy dog. 

Dogs have three eyelids

Dogs have three eyelids. The third lid, called a nictitating membrane or “haw,” keeps the eye lubricated and protected.

Puppies are born blind, deaf, and toothless.

Dog nose prints are as unique as human finger prints and can be used to identify them.

An adult dog has 42 teeth.

All dogs, regardless of breed, are direct descendants of wolves and technically of the same species.

Ever wondered why dogs turn around several times before they lie down?

Ever wondered why dogs turn around several times before they lie down? It's all down to genetic memory, and stems from the days when their wild ancestors would trample down grass and foliage making a bed for the night.

OLD DOGS CAN LEARN NEW TRICKS. With patience and understanding you can teach an old dog new tricks depending on what you are trying to teach the dog – or unteach the dog, which is usually more difficult. Like humans, dogs can learn at any age – it’s just old habits that are hard to break!

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Some Useful Information.

• The phrase “raining cats and dogs” originated in seventeenth-century England. During heavy rainstorms, many homeless animals would drown and float down the streets, giving the appearance that it had actually rained cats and dogs.

• French poodles did not originate in France but in Germany (“poodle” comes from the German pudel or pudelhund, meaning “splashing dog”). Some scholars speculate the poodle’s puffs of hair evolved when hunters shaved the poodle for more efficient swimming, while leaving the pom-poms around the major joints to keep them warm.

• Dogs can smell about 1,000 times better than humans. While humans have 5 million smell-detecting cells, dogs have more than 220 million. The part of the brain that interprets smell is also four times larger in dogs than in humans.

  

• OLD DOGS CAN LEARN NEW TRICKS. With patience and understanding you can teach an old dog new tricks depending on what you are trying to teach the dog – or unteach the dog, which is usually more difficult. Like humans, dogs can learn at any age – it’s just old habits that are hard to break!

• Ever wondered why dogs turn around several times before they lie down? It's all down to genetic memory, and stems from the days when their wild ancestors would trample down grass and foliage to make a bed for the night