I just recently recently blogged about losing weight with your dog, when I got an email from Matt Beswick, creator of this “infographic” on pet obesity, offering it for use on the site here. Hope you enjoy it! Read the rest of this entry

Losing weight with your dog can be a lot of fun, and very worthwhile for both of you. I recently started a website on weight loss, because I need to lose  more weight… have already lost some. When I am interested in a topic, I tend to start a website about it! Anyway, recently I did a blog post on that site that I figured would interest readers here too. It’s titled Lose Weight with Your Dog and it quotes studies, links to articles, and mentions a book. I won’t duplicate the articles here, but I will  list here  some good books about exercising with dogs.

Also, if your dog needs to lose weight, see an article I did for this blog a while back, called Is Your Dog Fat?

Click on the images to read more about the books at Amazon:

I’m pleased that this is available for Kindle as well as in paperback… Here’s the blurb about Fitness Unleashed: Research shows that trim pets live up to two years longer than overweight ones—making for a more healthy, vibrant life for your dog.

In a groundbreaking study, top obesity expert Dr. Robert Kushner found that exercising with your dog not only benefits your furry friend, it also gives you more confidence and motivation to exercise, leading to more weight-loss success. Dr. Kushner and prominent veterinarian Dr. Marty Becker have teamed up to present a simple, comprehensive walking program—beginning with just three 15-minute walks per week—that is as good for you as it is for your dog!

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My Flea Trap is an interesting and different way of dealing with fleas. Even one flea can cause a dog a lot of suffering, and my dogs have certainly had their share of hard times with fleas over the years. So when the makers of My Flea Trap offered to send me a review copy, I was pleased and thought I would review the product as soon as possible.It is a non-chemical device which works with 4 AA batteries or with an optional power supply. Neither are included, though. Read the rest of this entry

Dog toenail trimming can be agony or it can go quite smoothly. I’ve experienced it both ways, and I much prefer the smoother approach. In this short audio (under 4 minutes), I talk about how using a Dremel tool has worked out the best for me.

If you would rather read than listen — or want to do both — this audio is based loosely on this page of my website:  Dog Toenail Trimming with a Dremel Tool.

… but I did add more content to the audio file when I was recording it.

And if you would like to download this audio to listen to on an mp3 player, for example, here is the direct link to it. Just right-click or the Mac equivalent to save it to your computer.

http://www.training-dogs.com/sound-files/toenails.mp3

Here is the cordless Dremel tool for pets; click on the image to go to Amazon. I find that the little sandpapery things last a good long time, and it’s easy to find replacements.