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Dog Training Online: How Good Are Home Dog Training Courses?

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Author: Beverley Brooke Dog Training From Home Dog training with an obedience instructor can vary in price and it usually takes place in a class. If you do the dog training yourself it is usually free and you can do it from your own home. You will soon see for yourself how effective a crate [...]

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How to Support Your Local Animal Shelter

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Photo by Kimbospacenut Tis the season when we bundle up in our big coats and hurry from store to store in search of gifts for our friends and family. Many of us will remember to toss coins into the red kettle as we dash past the bell ringers. While we are sharing the joy of [...]

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How to Help Your Collie Lose Weight

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by: Emma Snow Obesity is on the rise for canines. The reasons for this influx are similar to those that humans experience, too much food and too little exercise. The results of obesity are similar for your canine friends too. Studies reveal that 25% of overweight dogs experience severe joint problems. This effects there daily [...]

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Is a collie a good family pet?

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Most definitely!  The collie is prized as being one of the friendliest, most adaptable, and most caring dog breeds.  Their gentle nature, sweet spirit, and drive to please humans make them wonderful family dogs. Collies (Barron’s Complete Pet Owner’s Manuals)This popular working dog also makes a fine pet. In addition to pet-care information, this manual [...]

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Understanding Collies: Classification (Genus through Kingdom)

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In our previous article, we took the collie “up the ladder” through classifications of individual collie, breed, group, subspecies and species.  Today we will look at the higher classifications of the collie’s genus, family, class, phyum, and – the highest of all – kingdom. Scientific Collie Classification Breakdown Review: Individual Collie >  Your Pet Breed > [...]

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How Long Do Dogs Live

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by: David Beart From the time we bring them home as wriggling bundles of joy, we all want our puppies to live forever. As they bond with us and grow into full fledged family members, we tend not to think about the end of their life or how many precious years we have with our [...]

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Fun Facts about Collies

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There is no such thing as a Miniature Collie. The small dog that resembles a Collie is a Shetland Sheepdog (Sheltie), a completely different breed. Purebred adult Collies stand 22 to 26 inches tall at the shoulder and weigh 45 to 90 pounds. However, the first Collies were small, between 25 and 40 pounds, and [...]

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