Woody’s Way: Teaching A Labrador Retriever Puppy
Woody’s Way Teaching All right sports fans, this is where you make a commitment to do it right. There’s not a good dog trainer I know who doesn’t understand that you can’t train unless you first- teach. We’re going to peek back over our shoulder to the early nurturing period. That’s where we begin our […]
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Woody’s Way: Let’s Get Started
There are six key principles when it comes to selecting and training a Labrador Retriever puppy that I have learned over the years: Select Nurture Teach Train Test Evaluate Selection Everything that you hope to accomplish as a trainer will either be reasonably easy or almost impossible depending on how well you do at […]
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“HOT” Dogs: Heat Exhaustion Dangers For Labrador Retrievers
In case you haven’t noticed, summer is seriously here. Not everywhere is as hot as we are here, but it’s hot almost everywhere. You and I, like most humans, have a normal body temperature of 98.6 degrees. Our dog’s normal body temperature is between 101 – 102 degrees (essentially 3 degrees hotter) Retrievers are […]
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In review, having a pet brings out the natural ability to nurture and love. Senior citizens get a lot of satisfaction and joy from caring for a pet and receive unconditionally love and acceptance in return. This love and acceptance can give the elderly a great sense of self-esteem and responsibility, which keeps them interested […]
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Healthy Body and Mind A dog will not only make a good companion for sitting around the house. It can be a great encouragement to get outside and exercise as well. Senior citizens who have pets have been found to be much more active and healthy than those who do not. Having a dog helps […]
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Dogs encourage their owners to go outdoors and get involved in more physical activity. Dogs enjoy getting their senior owners to go outside, take a walk and remain physically more active. This helps to improve the physical health of senior citizens. A dog as sedentary as a lap dog can also help to greatly help […]
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Direct Benefits that Dogs can Bring Seniors Dogs have always been regarded as best friends to man. Their loyalty and a number of other character traits render them to be of innumerable use to human beings. From being used as guard-dogs at home to helping the visually challenged, they always manage to be of some […]
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A study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society in May, 1999 demonstrated that independently living seniors that have pets tend to have better physical health and mental well being than those who don’t. They’re more active, cope better with stress, and have better overall health. A 1997 study showed that elderly dog […]
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Americans are used to learning new terms and definitions which have become popular throughout our history. From the days of the Roman Empire, veni, vidi,vici (I came, I saw, I conquered) has carried its own distinctive meaning. Give me liberty or give me death; The buck stops here; Yada, yada, yada; The Graying of America. […]
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OWNING A DOG PRODUCES HAPPIER, HEALTHIER, MORE WELL-ADJUSTED CHILDREN. REASON NUMBER TEN: Dogs boost children’s confidence and self-esteem. First and foremost to benefit children’s self-esteem is the experience of being loved unconditionally. As your children get older and are capable of delivering commands to the dog, they will quickly learn to be strong and […]
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Ten Reasons for Children Owning a Dog-Part 6
OWNING A DOG PRODUCES HAPPIER, HEALTHIER, MORE WELL-ADJUSTED CHILDREN. REASON NUMBER NINE: Having a dog helps teach responsibility to children. Whether they’re helping to bathe, feed, or exercise the family dog, children will learn the value of responsibility. Caring for the dog will teach children that their pet is dependent on them for food and […]
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Ten Reasons for Children Owning a Dog-Part 5
OWNING A DOG PRODUCES HAPPIER, HEALTHIER, MORE WELL-ADJUSTED CHILDREN. REASON NUMBER SEVEN: Dogs are great stress relievers for children. According to a study from SUNY Buffalo (2010), married couples subjected to various types of stressful tasks who were allowed to see their dogs before or after the task, had the lowest responses to stress […]
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Ten Reasons for Children Owning a Dog-Part 4
OWNING A DOG PRODUCES HAPPIER, HEALTHIER, MORE WELL-ADJUSTED CHILDREN. REASON NUMBER FIVE: Dogs are a mood booster. Very few of us, if any, have not heard that a “dog is a man’s best friend.” They can also be a woman’s or a child’s best friend, as well. Historically, dogs have been great companions. […]
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Ten Reasons for Children Owning a Dog-Part 3
OWNING A DOG PRODUCES HAPPIER, HEALTHIER, MORE WELL-ADJUSTED CHILDREN. REASON NUMBER THREE: Regular dog-walking increases social interaction for children–especially those who have just moved to a neighborhood and are feeling homesick for their former home. A child who might not want to go out into the neighborhood alone, feels that he or she has […]
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OWNING A DOG PRODUCES HAPPIER, HEALTHIER, MORE WELL-ADJUSTED CHILDREN. REASON NUMBER TWO: Dogs help children to be more physically fit. All dogs, regardless of breed, need to be walked. Children who take their dogs for regularly scheduled walks tend to exercise more than those who have no reason to get up off the couch […]
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Ten Reasons for Children Owning a Dog
OWNING A DOG PRODUCES HAPPIER, HEALTHIER, MORE WELL-ADJUSTED CHILDREN. Having been a counselor for over thirty years, there are several questions that I get asked over and over again. One of those questions is, “What can I do to produce an environment that will assist my child (children) in being well-adjusted human beings?” Of […]
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