Dog Ownership 101 - May/June 2016
Dog Ownership 101 teaches dog owners how to properly groom and provide for their pets. Learn the tricks the best dog owners already know!
Dog Ownership 101 teaches dog owners how to properly groom and provide for their pets. Learn the tricks the best dog owners already know!
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If you have a dog that you wish to potty train, good news awaits you on page 24! It is possible to potty<br />
train any dog as long as you’re willing to invest time into the process.<br />
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of room to run. Known for their white coats<br />
with black spots, these dogs, which can live<br />
to 14 years, are good pets but they can be<br />
somewhat shy around strangers and may be<br />
a little aggressive with other dogs.<br />
THE FINNISH SPITZ<br />
3 The Finnish Spitz, originally called the<br />
Finnish Barking Bird <strong>Dog</strong> or Finnish<br />
Cock-eared, were prized hunters for small<br />
game and birds. Their vocal nature made<br />
them useful for alerting hunters of nearby<br />
prey. Cross-breeding almost ended this breed,<br />
but it was ultimately saved by sportsmen in<br />
Finland who still use it for hunting, compared<br />
to its companion status in the United States.<br />
The Finnish Spitz looks similar to a fox with its<br />
upright ears and plumed tail.<br />
FINNISH SPITZ TRAITS<br />
4 An average sized breed is the Finnish<br />
Spitz. Females are a little under<br />
twenty inches and weigh about twenty pounds.<br />
Their male counterparts weigh in at almost<br />
thirty pounds and are almost twenty inches.<br />
They are strawberry-blonde in coloring. This<br />
breed is excited, vivacious and social. While<br />
generally forming a strong bond to a sole<br />
individual, the Finnish Spitz is also great with<br />
kids. Finnish Spitz can snarl at other dogs<br />
and are uninterested in unidentified people.<br />
They have an average level of activity. Finnish<br />
Spitz dogs need socializing, proper grooming,<br />
a leash, a contained yard, rewards, walks<br />
every day and an owner who is okay with their<br />
occasional barking.<br />
FRENCH BULLDOGS<br />
5 French Bulldogs are good-looking like<br />
their English Bulldog ancestors. The<br />
lacemakers in the latter country wanted toy<br />
versions when they left for France. In the late<br />
1800’s they became popular in that country<br />
and their name was changed. The breed is<br />
fun, affectionate and even tempered. French<br />
Bulldogs only grow to perhaps 14 inches<br />
and 28 pounds and they have brindled, pied,<br />
cream, or black-masked coats. They have<br />
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