Dogs

PetSafe Invisible Fences: In-Ground & Wireless Systems

PetSafe products are but one small portion of a large family of pet containment products made by the Radio Systems Corporation. Other brand names that fall under the same company are:

• Guardian
• PetSafe Pro
• Innotek
• SportDog
• StayWell
• Invisible Fence

In general, invisible fences are designed to keep your dog restricted to a designated area without the need for physical fence barriers or other types of mechanical barriers that may be less than pleasing to the eye.

There are 2 different styles of invisible fences, and PetSafe manufactures both types:

• In-ground invisible fence systems
• Wireless invisible fence systems

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Puppy Obedience Training - How To Train A Dog At Home

Puppies enjoy learning new things.  Teaching your pupppy som basic obedience can be fun for the both of you. The only bad thing about trying to teach a puppy is their attention span is short.

A few basic commands you should teach your puppy right away are:

• Sit
• Down
• Heel
• Stand

Once you feel your puppy has mastered those basic commands, then try some unique dog tricks. 

Before You Travel With Your Dog...

Looking to take a vacation soon?  Your dog would probably enjoy going on vacation with you.  Taking your dog on vacation will give you a chance to bond with your dog.

Here are a few things you should do before you depart with your dog:

• Make a trip to the vet
• Perfect your dog's behavior
• Buckle up your dog
• Check airlines

Take these extra precautions before you travel, in case your dog gets separated from you.

Do You Know Dog CPR? 3 Simple Steps For Performing Pet CPR On Your Dog

Just like humans, our dogs can unexpectedly become injured or sick -- causing them to stop breathing or go into complete cardiac arrest. Dog CPR could mean the difference between life and death for your dog.

I have been certified in CPR (Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation) for many years. The same general principles used to rescue a person will work effectively on your dog as well.

While researching this topic, I was very surprised to find writers for a number of legitimate websites have apparently never taken a CPR course before. Their information was sadly incomplete and sometimes dangerously inaccurate as to the proper sequence required to perform CPR on an animal, or a human for that matter.

If you're a dog owner, I would encourage you to learn how to perform dog CPR, so you will be prepared in the event of an emergency.

Here's how to do pet CPR in an attempt to save your dog's life...

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Deducting Your Dog On Your Taxes

Every year, dog owners try to find new ways that they can deduct their dog on their taxes.

U.S. Rep Thaddeus McCotter from Michigan is trying to make that happen.  If the Happy Act (Humanity and Pets Partnered Through the Years Act) is passed, it would help with some of the costs incurred by pet owners.

Here are some legitimate dog-related tax deductions you can actually take right now.

Dog Safety: Does Your Fire Department Have Pet Oxygen Masks?

October is National Fire Safety Month. Did you know that over the course of one year, there are over 40,000 pets lost due to smoke asphyxiation? 

Bark 10-4 is helping fire departments nationwide obtain pet oxygen masks for their fire trucks.  According to Christina Selter with BarkBuckleUp.com, in the first 2 weeks more than 1,000 fire trucks where equipped with pet oxygen masks!

Do you know what to do to save your dog's life in the event of an emergency? 

Do You Have Dog Halloween Treats Ready For 4-Legged Trick-or-Treaters?

This Halloween you may find a few furry friends on your doorstep, along with the children.  More and more people are taking dogs trick-or-treating with them.

If you want to do something special for the dogs that visit your home this Halloween, have a separate bowl of dog biscuits at the door next to the bowl of candy. 

Want to do something extra special?  Then make some homemade Halloween dog biscuits and give those out.

Here are the top 10 homemade dog treat recipes.

Are You Prepared To Save Your Dog's Life In The Event Of An Emergency?

What would you do if your dog was involved in an accident or became incapacitated due to some other type of health problem or sudden emergency?

Are you prepared to save your dog's life?

Who knows what type of emergency could arise. Some of the most common situations that could result in you having to perform CPR on your dog are: 

• You might have to evacuate (with your dog) due to fire, flood, or other natural disaster
• Your dog could be hit by a car
• A fire could break out, causing smoke inhalation
• Your dog could become strangled (it happens more often than you might think!)
• Your dog could accidentally drown in a pool, or some other body of water
• Your dog could stop breathing due to a fall
• Your dog could start choking on anything from a toy, to chicken bones, to rocks to rawhide bones
• Your dog could get electrocuted after chewing an electrical cord, or walking on a downed electrical wire
• Your dog could have a heart problem

Or, your dog's heart could stop beating for some other reason.

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