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I think everyone gets nervous when they hear the word “test”, but the AKC’s Canine Good Citizen test is really not so hard once you and your dog have Basic Obedience skills.
Basic CGC Skills
These basic skills include sit, down, heel, here/come, and stay. The dog will also need to be friendly to strangers and other dogs, and will need to be familiar with grooming, such as allowing his/her ears to be checked, allow brushing, and allow the friendly stranger to handle both front feet.
If you want a well behaved dog, you must be consistent when training your dog! When you give your dog a command, you must follow through. Sit means sit now. Not “Maybe you’ll sit for me later”. Sit Now.
Some Sad Truth
There are many dogs in shelters because of their bad manners. Owners may have used inconsistent training methods, or had good intentions but never got around to training their puppy. Many wonder why their puppy grew up to be such an out of control dog. Other dogs like theirs are so well mannered.
Being health conscious, I don’t like to use any un-necessary chemicals or medications on my animals. To hear I could use something non-toxic and actually good for you was absolutely the best news in ages!
I have found it to be tried-and-true, and the only side effect to olive oil is that your dog is a little oily around the edges. That, and if your dog is like mine, you’ll have a heck of a time fending them off the bottle… and your hands!
If your dog comes up missing, it can be very scary, even if s/he hasn’t been stolen! Here’s a short list of people you may want to contact to help search for your lost dog.
Friends and Neighbors
1. Neighbors may have seen your dog running loose, or may have seen suspicious activity. Be sure to keep your dog on-leash/contained so when s/he is running loose, your neighbors will know to contact you!
2. Facebook is a great place to alert entire areas of people that a dog is missing. Post a current picture…
Dogs that don’t know their place in the human pack can be a real problem. Following these suggestions can relieve dominance issues and will make a big difference rather quickly. Bring peace and a sense of well-being back into your household!
No Dogs In Bed. Dogs may be domesticated, but they still maintain a pack mentality. Dominant dogs, or the pack leaders, get to sleep in the best spot. Letting your dog sleep with you can signal an equality amongst peers.
Not only should you consider putting together a disaster kit for yourself and your human family, you should prepare a disaster kit for your pets as well.
A storage tub can keep everything together in one place. Be sure to choose an out-of-the-way, yet convenient-in-emergency place to keep your disaster kit. A floor-level closet is a good choice, space providing.
Things you need to consider for this kit include:
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