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Dog Vocabulary        A)  Abandoned, Ability, Activity, Adoption, Affect, Affection, Affectionate, Aggressive, Agility, AKC (American Kennel Club), Allergy, Alpha, Approach, Assistance, Attack, Average, Awareness B)  Balance, Bay, Behavior, Biscuit, Blissful, Bluff, Bone, Brand, Breed, Breeder C)  Calm claw, Canine, Care, Castration, Caution, Cautious, Characteristics, Checkup, Chewing, Chow, Claws, Clipping, Coat, Coloring, Command, Communication, Companionship, Compassion, Competition, Confinement, Connection, Consume, Continuing care, Control, Cropping, Crossbred, Croup, Cruelty D)  Dam, Dangerous, Defense, Dependable, Destructive, Detection, Devotion, Dewclaw, Diet, Disciplined, Disease, Distemper, Docile, Dock, Dog lover, Dominant, Down E)  Effective, Endurance, Energetic, Entertainment, Environment, Euthanasia, Exasperating, Exercise, Expense, Experience, Exuberance F)  Fang, Feature, Fetch, Fidelity, Fido, Finicky, Fitness, Fleas,...

  Hypertrophic Osteodystrophy (HOD) or a Blood Infection (Septicemia) by: Hazel Gregory   My first experience with HOD, 'Hypertophic Osteodystrophy' was back in 1962 with a Great Dane litter. The best thing I can say about that long, sad and frustrating ordeal is that the learning experience for myself as well as for my vet (Dr. D. Burke, Ft. Worth, retired), has been undeniably valuable down through the following years. The hopelessness of that situation led me to believe that as a serious dog breeder the need for a better understanding of the nutritional needs, and the chemistry of a dog's make-up as well as genetics was of utmost impedance. Thus a long and diligent study of animal and human nutritional needs Is to this day a constant searching; a study of both medical and Mother Nature's facts and theories. I do believe it was this serious study of large, fast growing dogs' nutritional needs as compared to the commercial dog foods available, over the years, has p...

Teaching A Puppy The Fundamentals Of Obedience By: Lyn Richards Pawlowski   Obedience training starts in the whelping box. You have to depend upon the breeder from which you purchase your puppy to provide these basics. If you are well acquainted with the breeder, you are more likely to be able to positively affect the early training of your puppy. You will also be better able to make an educated choice of puppy, based on your knowledge of each individual pup in that litter. Since this particular article was written for a Great Dane publication, I will be referring to some specifics that may apply to the breed,  but really, puppies are just puppies.   Up to three weeks (21 days) of age, studies have shown that puppies are able to absorb very little in the way of education, they are unaware of much except mom, food and sleep. Elimination is done by reflex at this point. This changes between 21 and 28 days of life. Puppies begin to leave the blankets and look for a corn...