Archive for September, 2007

Housebreaking Your Pit Bull Terrier: Puppy Dog Training

Friday, September 28th, 2007
Housebreaking Your Pit Bull Terrier: Puppy Dog Training

Housebreaking any new pet can often be a daunting challenge, and housebreaking your Pit Bull puppy will be no exception. It is a necessary step that you as a dog owner must take if you intend your Pit Bull to be an indoor pet, but one that many owners dread. The earlier you start training your dog the better, and many veterinarians recommend starting housebreaking at around eight weeks old.

Pit Bulls tend to learn well by repetition, so (more…)

Dogs: the Bull(y) and Strong Dog – Staffordshire Terrier

Thursday, September 13th, 2007
Dogs: the Bull(y) and Strong Dog - Staffordshire Terrier

The following are some of the basic facts breeders would really love to know about Staffies:

Category: Terrier

Living Environment: either indoors or outdoors

Coat: smooth (or silky like most terriers), dense, and short

Colors: black, brindle, red, blue, fawn; or any of these colors mixed with white

Height: between 14 and 16 inches

Weight: between 24 and 38 pounds

Color (more…)

Hog Hunting With Dogs – Thrilling Experience

Thursday, September 6th, 2007
Hog Hunting With Dogs - Thrilling Experience

Early settlers in America kept domestic pigs as pets, but provided no pens to house them in. As a result, with a free run of the land, the animals began to scatter and got more and more habituated to following their own instincts. They not only began damaging fences and crops, but also managed to kill livestock. And thus, the wild boar or wild hog was born! Hog hunting with dogs is therefore seen to be the only way to keep their growing popul (more…)