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The Night It Had To Come T...
It was a Sunday night, usually a quiet night in the week. I was working a 4-12 shift after working all weekend. It was a 4am finish on Saturday morning then another 4am finish on Sunday morning then get some sleep in until you finish the weekend for a midnight finish. You always hope for a quiet Sunday night without even after running around after drunken idiots, fights and domestics. Dam alcohol. ...
The Different Types Of Dog...
Dogs are certainly man’s best friends and for this reason most dog owners treat their pets with the proper attention and dedication. As much as you love your dog and even if you consider him a dear member of your family, sometimes his barking becomes a problem both for your family and for neighbours.
Dogs bark for several reasons and it is in their nature to bark whenever they sense an intruder...
Basic Dog Training...
If you have a new dog or puppy, you may be interested in getting some basic dog training. Dog training can be taught by an obedience instructor, or you can do the dog training yourself.
Dog training with an obedience instructor can vary in price and it usually takes place in a class. If you do the dog training yourself, it is usually free and you can do it from your own home. If you do choose to do...
Positive Dog Training Tech...
There are many different dog training techniques that are out there today. Many people often don’t realize that dog training courses often utilize different dog training techniques.
Some of these dog training techniques work better than others.
Whether you are going to a dog training course or if you are doing the dog training yourself… wouldn’t you rather know which dog...
Aggression In Dogs...
Aggression and Attacking
Just about all dogs display some form of aggression at one stage and all have the capacity to bite. Aggression can be displayed for all types of reasons. In the wild, the wolf pack has an alpha pack leader and the rest of the pack sort out the rest of the pecking order. Sometimes, acts of aggression will be displayed by each of the members of the pack to assert their...
Why Does My Dog? Because I...
To understand the reasons why dogs exhibit undesireable behaviour, we ask the question to, “Why does my dog <insert behaviour>?” The answer invariabley is because, it is a dog. Much of what we regard as problem behaviour is usually the dog exhibiting its natural instincts in the wrong place or the wrong time.
Behaviours like:
Biting people or other dogs - biting is a natural instinct...
How It All Started...
A Most Unlikely Candidate
I was a young police officer in the Queensland Police Service performing general duties. Just doing a bit of this and that. I was currently in the police inquiries office executing warrants on people that had outstanding unpaid fines and delivering summons’s and what have you. At that stage, I had 4 years experience as a police officer and was 21.
The dog squad...