Archive for July, 2007

Basic dog care advice

Dogs need their own bed and blanket in a quiet corner of a room where they are able to see what’s going on. It’s best to put your dog’s bed in a draught-free corner of the kitchen as it should be warm and have a washable floor. Your dog will need a food and water bowl and bedding which should be warm, dry and comfortable. It will need a well-fenced garden where it can exercise and play.

Teach your dog to ‘stay’

After sit and lie-down the next everyday command is stay which essentially means sit and stay there ’til I tell you otherwise. It is a more rigid command than the temporary wait.

Introducing a new dog to my home

So, first things first, what are you going to name your new arrival? Not Kevin or Susan please!

Dog names are what you really want to choose, and many dogs end up with many names. So for example, if you call a dog Fanny, she becomes Fanny Bananny. However, it is a good idea, if you can, to choose a name that’s maybe one or two syllables. So, Fanny, Ava, Ruby, Laudie, Hedda, as these are names that I choose, and I like old fashioned names.