Pets and Animals
Understanding What A Paint Horse Is, And How To Identify One
Paint horses did not get their name because their riders and owners tend to be creative types who stabled them in their private studio. Paints did not get their name because they possess some unique creative gift of their own.
Instead, paint horses got their name for a far more obvious reason: in every case, whether […]
How Judges Score Dressage Horses In Competition
While most dressage (a French term meaning “training”) horses are warm bloods - Holsteiners, Trahkeners, Dutch Warmbloods, and Oldenburgs - some American Quarter Horses have also been very successful in dressage competitions. Whether the intent is to participate in basic dressage competitions with your horse or you have goals of reaching international competitions or even […]
Horses In California Are Quite Common, Even Outside Of Hollywood
Mention horses in California and some people will give you a bit of a strange look. Those who are unfamiliar with California with the exception of wine country in the Napa Valley and major cities like San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego, for example, might wonder exactly where people in California would keep their […]
Stopping the Neighbor’s Barking Dog
Your neighbor’s new dog is barking like crazy and is therefore driving you crazy…so how do you stop it?
Self Help
- Earplugs: Need I say more?
- Noise-Canceling Earphones: I have found these to be good for the deeper bigger dog barks but somehow the shriller barking gets through a little. Having said that it lowers […]
Stop Dog from Barking - How to Leave and Greet
Dogs are simple experiential creatures. They react directly to the world around them and importantly input from us and they do this with no filter. If you notice they tend to react pretty much the same way to similar stimulus. Often the way we leave or say goodbye can stress a dog […]
Stop Dog from Barking — Collars
Ultrasonic collars can be used to stop barking dogs. There is some debate about whether ultrasonic collars are humane. The trouble is we humans can’t hear ultrasonic sound so it’s hard to make a call on whether this is too loud or even painful for a dog. However, they all work on the idea […]
Dog Advice for Dog Owners
There are a large number of different breeds of dogs in the world today and often some breeds are better than others. It is advised that when you are considering getting a dog that you do you research on each type of dog. Advice can be found in form of books and magazines, it is […]
Stop Dog from Barking - Breed Influence
The choice will and should be determined by your lifestyle and how you live.
If you live in a city, you probably need a small unobtrusive dog or “porta-dog” as one of my friends said once. If you live on a ranch, you may want a big dog that can hold its own in […]