Do You Want to Start Your Own Pet Sitting and/or Dog Walking Business?

Are you thinking of starting your own pet sitting or dog walking business? Here is a great starting point: Step by step instructions to getting set up for success! Decide what sort of services you would like to offer. Many will start out offering pet sitting and dog walking then will branch out as suggestions from current clients roll in. Once you are secure with the pet sitting and dog walking end...

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Crate Training Tips

I, like many people, use crate training as an effective means of housebreaking puppies. There are, however, misunderstandings of the proper methods of crate training. Many well-meaning people with the intended goal of housebreaking puppies end up putting their pet in dangerous and unhealthy situations. The first step in crate training is to get a cage big enough for your dog. If you are housebreaking...

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4 Ways In Which You Can Spoil Your Dog Rotten

4 Ways In Which You Can Spoil Your Dog Rotten by Mark Eckenrode You spoil your pooch as close to rotten as you can get, don’t you? Hey, who doesn’t? It’s almost impossible not to, with those adorable, big, beautiful eyes, the little lashes, the soft fur just behind the ears… they almost beg to be spoiled. But what can you really do? There are all of those new doggie day spas, doggie day cares, and other doggie luxury services, but how often can you really afford things like that? I mean, most people rarely have enough cash in the bank to get themselves a surprise manicure and pedicure, much less...

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Facts about Dog Agility and Equipment

Dog agility trials are becoming more and more popular the world over. They began in England, as so many good things, do, but agility fever quickly spread all over the globe. Now there are clubs and events everywhere that there are dogs. Some clubs include the Kennel Club (in the U. K. ), the United States Dog Agility Association (USDAA), the American Kennel Club (AKC) and the Agility Association of Canada (AAC). However, you need not be affiliated with or even live near a club or training facility to enjoy the sport of dog agility Dogs are intelligent creatures, and they love a challenge. As the...

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