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Do you just grab a bag of dog food from the supermarket when you’re doing your grocery shopping? After all, you probably get good people food at that store or you wouldn’t use it. They probably have quite a few shelves of dog food, all proclaiming how healthy they are. But are they?

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There’s a lot of interest in feeding our dogs a better quality diet. I’ve written about it some on this dog training website, since what you feed your dog can affect his behavior. Many people have become more aware of what ingredients are in the dog kibble they buy, while others are feeding a totally homemade and often raw diet. Read the rest of this entry

Do you have a copy of Dr. Pitcairn’s Complete Guide to Natural Health for Dogs and Cats? Do you pull it out when one of your dogs or cats shows a worrisome symptom? Do you read the reference sections for fun? Do you cook from its recipe section? Do you refuse to lend it out because you might need it all of a sudden?

If you say yes, then you and I are on the same page.

If you don’t have it, I’d like to suggest that it is a very worthwhile book for your collection. Admittedly, I am a book lover, but this is the most essential of my whole collection of dog books… Read the rest of this entry

One of the enjoyable tidbits I picked up from watching the Train Your Dog DVD: The Positive, Gentle Method by Nicole Wilde and Laura Bourhenne was the notion of feeding my dogs a little differently. Instead of always just having the food in the same bowl in the same place, they mentioned that dogs enjoy a little variety, some mental stimulation. Read the rest of this entry