Monday, November 30, 2009

Golf, and the Game of Dog Training

I haven’t played golf in years. Don’t have the time; but I do remember what it was like to walk the course with my buddies. Ladies, I don’t know much about what goes on when women get together to play golf, but here is how the guys do it: When a foursome of buddies get together [...]

Golf, and the Game of Dog Training
Saturday, November 28, 2009

A Small Dog Teething People

I have an ongoing survey tied to AsmallDog.com, which you can find at this link. I’ve gotten some very interesting responses from the survey so far. Although people say they are having a variety of problems with their small dogs, there are three items that show up strongest: Non-stop barking, occasional biting, and failure [...]

A Small Dog Teething People
Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Rubbing A Dog’s Nose in His Own Stool

I can’t believe it. There are still people out there that believe rubbing a dog’s nose in its own stool will teach the dog not to eliminate in the house. Can you believe it? Here’s proof: Kayla, a member of the AsmallDog.com community has been having trouble house training her Chihuahua. Here is an excerpt of [...]

Rubbing A Dog’s Nose in His Own Stool
Sunday, November 22, 2009

Paper Training Small Dogs, Good Intentions, Bad Results

Reader Carole wrote to me that she has three small dogs that urinate wherever they feel like it inside her home. She said she paper trained her dogs. In her email to me, she wrote: “They are 90 percent  paper trained but will do it [urinate] other places [in the house] too.” Here’s the problem with paper [...]

Paper Training Small Dogs, Good Intentions, Bad Results
Thursday, November 12, 2009

Help! My Small Dog is Out of Control and My Boyfriend is Not Helping

The following was sent in from a reader in response to my article on Small Dog Syndrome. You can find the full comment at the bottom of the article. Here’s a link to the original article. “MY DOG KNOWS I DONT LIKE HIM ON THE BED, BUT HE ALSO KNOWS THAT MY BF [boyfriend] THINKS THAT [...]

Help! My Small Dog is Out of Control and My Boyfriend is Not Helping
Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Small Dog Buddies

If you own two small dogs, do they like to hang out with each other? Even if you only have one small dog, does he have a dog buddy in the neighborhood? Here’s why I ask. We dog behaviorists love to talk about pack theory. We seem to think everything a dog does can be tied [...]

Small Dog Buddies
I Want My Dog to Look Just Like J.R.
Posted on Nov 10
by Jeff K. in Small Dog Grooming
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I Want My Dog to Look Just Like J.R.

The other day a woman walked into our grooming shop with her dog and said “You know that cute little dog that won Westminster a few years ago—the one that waved his paws in victory? I want my dog to look just like him.” Related posts No related...

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A Small Dog
Posted on Oct 18
by Jeff K. in Define Your Terms
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A Small Dog

Do you own a small dog? Do you want a small dog but do not know what kind to get? Do you have problems with your small dog? Do you want to brag about, learn more about, scream and cry about your small dog? This is the place. The Eagle has landed. “X” marks...

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What the Heck is a Small Dog?
Posted on Oct 17
by Jeff K. in Define Your Terms
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What the Heck is a Small Dog?

What the heck is a small dog? The nickel answer is: “It depends on who you ask.” I know, I know, that’s a painfully cheap answer. A nickel does not buy much anymore. The truth is, if you limit the discussion to pure bred dogs, the American Kennel Club has...

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Golly Mrs. Cleaver, Which Dog is Right for Me?
Posted on Oct 16
by Jeff K. in Types of Small Dogs
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Golly Mrs. Cleaver, Which Dog is Right for Me?

ol {list-style:decimal} ul {list-style:disc} There are a lot of books on the shelves and quite a few websites that profess great knowledge about the differences between various dog breeds. These sources also believe you can find your ideal dog mate by cross-referencing such categories as “trainability,” “ease of care,” “need for exercise,”...

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Tell Me What I Need to Know About Small Dogs by Breed
Posted on Oct 15
by Jeff K. in Generally Speaking, Types of Small Dogs
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Tell Me What I Need to Know About Small Dogs by Breed

“This is the internet, darn it! Tell me what I need to know about the different breeds of small dogs or I’ll move on to the next website that does.” Okay, okay, I’m with you. Here it comes. I am going to send you to another website to do this, because...

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Buy Your Clothes, Not Your Dogs, from the Mall
Posted on Oct 14
by Jeff K. in Where to Get a Small Dog
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Buy Your Clothes, Not Your Dogs, from the Mall

Warning: The following article contains a graphic description of animal abuse. The passage is written in orange. Sensitive readers should skip the orange text. “Let’s go to the mall, Simone.” “You going for some reason?” “Do I ever need a reason to crawl the mall? Actually, I want to pick up a few...

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