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What I have learn from my dogs? (Tips-Part One)

Loyalty, and unconditional love.

This time around, I would like to share with you the many wonderful moments I had enjoy and learn, some of life's greatest gifts from my four legged pals.I must confess, that I have not been a fair dog owner, because my favorite dog happens to be Sparky, and I have created only one blog solely on him, but have left my other two loyal companion out. I guess my conscience got the better of me after the conversation with my sister, two days ago, when she asked me why I hadn't put the other two photos up? I have decided to introduce the other two lovelies into this blog as guest stars. Ok ok - that ain't fair either, but what can I do at this point, since I have already started the blog? Anyway, I promise for the next posting, their appearance will take center blog. Meantime, bear with me for another week.
Today's sharing will be on loyalty, and unconditional love. Sometimes, I wonder whether I can give it so easily, without even a second thought when the time calls for? Just the other day, I came across this great story from our daily newspaper on how a courages "Jack Russel", gave up it's life to save two young toddlers from being tear to pieces by a "Rottweiller". This little fella in order to defend it's owner, threw itself to the Rotweiller to prevent him from attacking the todds. Knowing that he will be tear to pieces by the gigantic opponent, he stood fearlessly and courageously in between, sacrificing itself for something we call "LOYALTY", and "UNCONDITIONAL LOVE". This, my friend, is the first of the many lessons, I have learn from my canine buddy.

The minute I get home from work I can also feel love all around me. Everywhere I turn,and wherever I may go around the house, or away even for just five minutes, but when I get back they will be waiting and jumping like they haven't seen me for a year. I try this on my family members, and so far it is working out very well. By now, if you are still contemplating, on getting an additional companion to play with, I think you may want to seriously consider one.

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Tips on how to understand your canine friend and enjoy a happier journey together.

Tips on Dogs Intelligence

Today I would like to share with you what you can expect from your dog on the subject of intelligence, because by knowing more about this topic, it will definitely put you in a better relationship with your pal. Dogs on the whole are really very sociable animals. However their personality and behavior vary with breed as well as how they are treated by their owners and others who come in contact with them. Dogs do attack humans and other animals, usually because of lack of care or improper upbringing by his owner.

Most dogs can be trained to be skillful in performing tasks not natural to their behavior.

Dogs are valued for their intelligence. This intelligence is expressed differently with different breeds and individuals, however. Being highly adaptable animals themselves, dogs have learned to do many jobs as required by humans over the generations. Dogs are employed in various roles across the globe, proving invaluable assets in areas such as search-and-rescue; law enforcement (including attack dogs, sniffer dogs and tracking dogs); guards for livestock, people or property; herding; Arctic exploration sled-pullers; guiding the blind and acting as a pair of ears for the deaf; assisting with hunting, and a great many other roles which they may be trained to assume. Most dogs rarely have to deal with complex tasks and are unlikely to learn relatively complicated activities (such as opening doors) unaided. Some dogs (such as guide dogs for the visually impaired) are specially trained to recognize and avoid dangerous situations.

Evaluation of a dog's intelligence

The meaning of "intelligence" in general, not only in reference to dogs, is hard to define. Some tests measure problem-solving abilities and others test the ability to learn in comparison to others of the same age. Defining it for dogs is just as difficult. It is likely that dogs do not have the ability to premeditate an action to solve a problem.

For example, the ability to learn quickly could be a sign of intelligence. Conversely it could be interpreted as a sign of a desire to please. In contrast, some dogs who do not learn very quickly may have other talents. An example is breeds that are not particularly interested in pleasing their owners, such as Siberian Huskies. Huskies are often fascinated with the myriad of possibilities for escaping from yards, catching small animals, and often figuring out on their own numerous inventive ways of doing both.

Assistance dogs are also required to be obedient at all times. This means they must learn a tremendous number of commands, understand how to act in a large variety of situations, and recognize threats to their human companion, some of which they might never before have encountered.

Many owners of livestock guardian breeds believe that breeds like the Great Pyrenees or the Kuvasz are not easily trained because their stubborn nature prevents them from seeing the point of such commands as “sit” or “down”. Hounds may also suffer from this type of ranking. These dogs are bred to have more of a "pack" mentality with other dogs and less reliance on a master's direct commands. While they may not have the same kind of intelligence as a Border Collie, they were not bred to learn and obey commands quickly, but to think for themselves while trailing game.

Human relationships

Dogs are highly social animals sometimes regarded as the most social animals on earth. This can account for their trainability, playfulness, and ability to fit into human households and social situations. This similarity has earned dogs a unique position in the realm of interspecies relationships despite being one of the most effective and potentially dangerous predators. Dogs and humans at times co-operate in some of the most effective hunting in the animal world; in that context, dogs are superpredators.

The loyalty and devotion that dogs demonstrate as part of their natural instincts as pack animals closely mimics the human idea of love and friendship, leading many dog owners to view their pets as full-fledged family members. Conversely, dogs seem to view their human companions as members of their pack, and make few, if any, distinctions between their owners and fellow dogs. Dogs fill a variety of roles in human society and are often trained as working dogs. For dogs that do not have traditional jobs, a wide range of dog sports provide the opportunity to exhibit their natural skills. In many countries, the most common and perhaps most important role of dogs is as companions.

Dogs have lived and worked with humans in so many roles that their loyalty has earned them the unique sobriquet "man's best friend" However, some cultures consider dogs to be unclean. In some parts of the world, dogs are raised as livestock to produce dog meat for human consumption. In many places, consumption of dog meat is discouraged by social convention or cultural taboo.

Laughter in dogs

Laughter might not be confined or unique to humans, despite Aristotle's observation that "only the human animal laughs". The differences between chimpanzee and human laughter may be the result of adaptations that have evolved to enable human speech. However, some behavioral psychologists argue that self-awareness of one's situation, or the ability to identify with somebody else's predicament, are prerequisites for laughter, so animals are not really laughing in the same way that humans do. The dog-laugh sounds similar to a normal pant. However by analyzing the pant using a spectrograph, this pant varies with bursts of frequencies, resulting in a laugh. When this recorded dog-laugh vocalization is played to dogs in a shelter setting, it can initiate play, promote pro-social behavior, and decrease stress levels. In a study by Simonet, Versteeg, and Storie, one hundred and twenty subject dogs residing in a mid-size county animal shelter were observed. Dogs ranging from 4 months to 10 years of age were compared with and without exposure to a dog-laugh recording. The stress behaviors measured included panting, growling, salivating, pacing, barking, cowering, lunging, play-bows, sitting, orienting and lying down. The study resulted in positive findings. Exposure to the dog laughing recording resulted in the following: significantly reduced stress behaviors, increased tail wagging and the display of a play-face when playing was initiated, and more frequent pro-social behavior such as approaching and lip licking. This research suggests exposure to dog-laugh vocalizations can calm and possibly increase shelter adoptions.

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Tips on how to choose a Silky pup?

You need firstly to evaluate your pup for general overall health, and breed characteristics.

Take a look at the environment, where the puppy was raised. The kennel should be clean and disease free (parasites). Do not choose a puppy if you suspect the litter is not healthy. Learn up the breed standard of a Silky, and use it as a guideline. Take a look at the puppy parents, to get an idea of the size and type from which your pup comes from. If the female appears run down due to the whelping and caring for a litter. Maybe you can ask for pictures of the mother before pregnancy.

Most of the time the pups will be given out for sale when there are about 8 weeks old. During this time the dog have not grow and develop proper, and is apt to appear a bit out of balance. So at this point look for cleanliness, not too fat, or it may indicate worm infestation. The eyes should have no discharge, with inside of ear being pinkish. At this time you will not be able to judge the puppy color as it has not mature. The puppy should not be shy, but be active. Try picking up the puppy and see whether it is still wagging it's tail and in a playful mode, because most Silky are not timid.

After selecting your puppy, he is ready to socialize with you. The socializing period will go on for about 3 months, which is an excellent time you and your pup to get well acquainted. In some instance you may want to ask the breeder to give you an agreement, for a certain time period, so that you can take your pup to your vet for examination, failing which will allow you to return the pup back to the breeder. Finally, work out with the breeder the registration application for your new pet from The American Kennel Club.


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