With all the different kinds of specialized dog grooming tools available, you may be wondering which dog brush or comb will work the best for your dog’s hair length and texture. Each tool has a purpose depending on the results you want to achieve, similar to when people need one type of hair brush for blow drying their hair, and a different one for brushing dry hair.
You and your neighbors do not want to hear your dog barking when your dog should not be barking. Sure, if your dog is excited, or it is late at night and there is someone near your house, then barking is acceptable. But having to hear your dog constantly barking for hours on end can be very annoying to anyone within earshot. If you have chosen the responsibility of owning a dog, then you need to teach your dog that you are the boss and that he needs to obey you.
Does your dog’s energy outlast your arm and shoulder when you are playing fetch? And as a result, are you not throwing the ball as far as possible for him to get some good exercise? I know I’ve exhausted my arm playing fetch and even put my joints at risk by throwing the ball repeatedly for an extended period of time. As I got more tired, my throws would get sloppier and sometimes I almost overextended my elbow or my shoulder. I love golf, and I didn’t want to risk any injuries that would prevent me from playing every weekend.
Who doesn’t want to just “baby” their cute little puppy when they bring it home for the first time? As tempting as it is, do your best to resist as this will result in an untrained and spoiled dog. And over the long run, your dog can end up developing many different behavioral problems that will be hard for you to retrain once it is older and the patterns are ingrained.
