Dog Daycare
Congratulations. You've chosen to add a needy, vulnerable, opposable thumb-less member to your family. Of course, you intend to give her the best life possible, and this means plenty of mental and physical exercise as well as lots of opportunities to play, sniff, and explore.
After all, dogs are sentient, thinking beings--pack animals who don't do well left alone all day. But the fact is, your own life doesn't stop when Buffy arrives; you've still got to go to work and bring home the bacon (or at least the bacon flavored treats).
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- Dog daycare vs. walker or sitter
Daily dog walker or doggie daycare? Yep. It's about keeping your pup from getting lonely or bored.
Dog Daycare Experts Questions and Answers
QUESTION: My dog seems to enjoy having "tasks" to complete--is there a way to keep smart dogs entertained?
QUESTION: How do I choose a dog walker?
 | I believe that dog walkers offer many benefits that dog day care centers cannot. You can read my thoughts on the advantages of dog walkers over doggie day care centers here: 9 months ago by Tanner |
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The Biter
My Maltese is a cute lil fella! He's completely adorbs, but whenever I'm about to stand or leave he just starts snapping at me, and when I say stop or pretends to raise my hand he gets even more Hyper.
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Separation anxiety
Our boxer is 6 months old and has only been away from her siblings for a month now. She has always been in a crate with no problems until now. Now she is able to knock open the crate and get loose in the house while doing so has messed up the front door and blinds trying to get out and find us. She will not go outside without someone going with her. She thinks she has to sleep with us and be by our side while we are home. Not sure what to do. Again she wasn't this way before.
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Dog Sharing ?
I have recently found out about dog sharing, where people who can't cope through illness or infirmity or because they are suddenly working away or for whatever reason are finding it hard not to neglect their dog and wonder what to do about it. So dog sharing is where you share the care of your dog with someone else in the local community. It could be anything from occassional walks to a second home and anything in between. I found a website that facilitates it at http://dog.findashare.com but I am getting second thoughts now. Is it good for the dog as well as the owner, and if not, what are the alternatives if you just can't cope full time like you used to? I am having a real dilema about what's best and if this is a good or a bad thing. My trouble is I can see both sides of the coin equally!
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Dog Won't Play Anymore
My six year old Peke used to play tug of war or chase stuffed toys. In the past seven months, we moved from China back to the USA, stayed 3 weeks in Nebraska, then four months in St. Augustine, FL before finally finding a place to stay for this year in Lakaland..I'm renting a room there. I can't get Angel, my Peke to play anymore -- not anything at all -- hide & seek, tug of war, chase a toy, nothing ..am a bit worried about him. Any ideas as to what is wrong and what I should or shouldn't do to get him back to his "old" self?
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