The 7th National Dog Blog Carnival!

dog-blog-carnival-badgeWelcome to the 7th National Dog Blog Carnival. It’s a privilege to be a host.

The dog blog carnival is organized by Way Cool Dogs and it’s well, a way cool way to discover new dog blogs and learn a lot about our wonderful pets.

Let’s dive in!

Here is some very valuable information and a sad story from Pet Chatter about toxins and vaccinosis. I’ve never personally dealt with vaccinosis, but after talking to a lot of people in the dog training community I started titering as much as I can with my three dogs.

Plus, Pet Chatter has another question: Is My Pet Psychic?

Edie Jarolim, author of one of my favorite books, has some great information about what
dog training really is. “Communication, leadership — and fun.” – a great way to describe it!

Next are some puppy limericks from Mad Kane’s Humor Blog Add your own in the comments, but before you try, we’ve already heard about the puppy from Nantucket! Keep it clean folks.

From my archives here’s a Dog Star Daily post I wrote about extinction. We try to use extinction when we ignore behaviors that we want to go away. There’s some rules and some pitfalls to this technique that I explain in this post.
 

 

Vegetarian Star has some great news about Aaron Curry’s help in making chaining dogs a thing of the past. I’ve seen the result of chaining and this is one area where I agree with the HSUS:


“In many cases, the necks of chained dogs become raw and covered with sores, the result of improperly fitted collars and the dogs’ constant yanking and straining to escape confinement. Dogs have even been found with collars embedded in their necks, the result of years of neglect at the end of a chain. In one case, a veterinarian had to euthanize a dog whose collar, an electrical cord, was so embedded in the animal’s neck that it was difficult to see the plug.”

Pet Prattle and Products has some information on a sometimes controversial topic: pet food.A few years ago we learned the hard way that dog food is not as safe as we would like to think it is, and most of the food you can buy at a supermarket or big box store isn’t as healthy as the advertising would leave you to believe.

Also, Pet Prattle has another contribution, with some helpful information about choosing a bed for your dog.
 

Flea Control Secrets has some great information on how to avoid buying counterfeit flea control products. The temptation to buy less expensive pet products online is very real. However, many of those products are countefeit or expired. Do your homework! Caveat Emptor.
 

Nancy at Way Cool Dogs, the blog carnival’s founder and organizer, has another great posting about Flea and Tick Products, with some great information about natural alternative to pesticides.
 

 

 


The Pet Gazette has some great information about getting great information! First, here’s a listing of 50 Top Blogs for Animal Lovers. The list is categorized by general animal blogs, animal advocacy, animal law, farm animals and more. All of the blogs listed have been updated within the past thirty days, so it’s a relevant list!

But all work and no play makes Jack a dull pet owner! Get your LOLCat fix here!

For Paws Hospice has an inspirational post on how Life…is a series of dogs. This is a very touching article about how much our life is filled and shaped by the different dogs we encounter.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Dog Training Pet closes out a busy month with Five Tips for Increasing Obedience in Your Dog This post has some great training advice, including one that needs to be said a bit more often: increasing discipline in your dog requires showing some discipline of your own,