http://www.tmwrightonline.net Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:32:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I want to get a dog soon, but I don't know how to train them. I had a dog when I was small, but he wasn't very well trained. He jumped up on people, barked at every random noise he heard, and always jumped onto the furniture. That's why I ... http://www.tmwrightonline.net/dog-training/where-can-i-find-good-methods-for-dog-training My one year old maltese needs some training in some areas, and I wanted to try to train him myself instead of behavior classes because they are SO expensive. What are some good books that helped you or that you know of? Also, what is a good way to socialize ... http://www.tmwrightonline.net/dog-training/what-ate-some-good-dog-training-books-out-there I want to pet a dog from a pet store but its kind of hyper when I was playing with it. I was told they act get a lot more hyper when you bring them home. Is this true? In some cases yes. I can only give you my own ... http://www.tmwrightonline.net/pet-dogs/do-dogs-act-differently-after-you-take-them-home-from-a-pet-store I have recently moved to Malta from the UK and am looking for working. I'm considering starting my own dog walking/pet sitting business with the only employee being myself. A form of self employment surely. Do I need a work permit (or anything else) to take people's money for walking ... http://www.tmwrightonline.net/pet-dogs/do-i-need-a-work-permit-to-walk-dogspet-sit-for-payment-in-malta I have a pomergranate tree in my backyard, and am looking to plant a few more. I want to know if they pose any hazard to my dogs? No only the fruit but the leaves as well. (sometime they nibble on grasses and plants) I have checked the aspca site ... http://www.tmwrightonline.net/pet-dogs/is-a-pomegranate-tree-dangerous-to-pet-dogs I am writing a comic book about streetfighting cats and dogs. Some of them have watchdogs they keep as pets. I am wondering is it weird to give them pet cats? In some of the old Disney caroons Goofy had Pluto as a pet. In Goof Troop the Goofs had ... http://www.tmwrightonline.net/pet-dogs/is-it-weird-to-give-anthropomorphic-cats-and-dogs-pet-cats-and-dogs-in-a-cartoon Many people have pet dogs but they know that they can kill with their bites. Millions of people die each year due to dog bites, usually the owner but sometimes innocent people such as kids. Dogs are clearly wild animals, let them be wild, they are unsafe. Oh and it isn't ... http://www.tmwrightonline.net/pet-dogs/why-do-people-still-have-pet-dogs-when-they-know-they-kill Canine parvovirus is the most common serious infectious disease of dogs in the United States. Canine parvovirus causes ulcerative enteritis and diarrhea in susceptible dogs. This diarrhea can be bloody and life threatening. The parvovirus has mutated several times since 1980. The most common strain today is CPV-2B. The high ... http://www.tmwrightonline.net/dogs-health/how-does-parvo-affect-a-dogs-health-and-consequence My mom said that a dog thinks that our family is a "pack", and that he's "one of us". Do dogs really think that way? Or does the dog understand we are an independant family and that he's just a pet? What!!?!?!?! A dog should KNOW that it IS a part ... http://www.tmwrightonline.net/pet-dogs/do-pet-dogs-think-they-are-part-of-the-family Just wondering. Also, do you think that for some breeds, the country they originated from try and stay more true to the breed than other countries that sell/breed the same breed? If you could purchase any dog breed from another country-what breed would it be? Also I apologize if some wording for ... http://www.tmwrightonline.net/dog-breeds/what-are-some-dog-breeds-that-you-believe-are-best-to-purchase-from-the-country-they-originated-from