Anyway. Elka was very good in the time I was sick. I'm thankful time and again that I taught her hand signals in addition to her verbal cues! When your voice goes, you still want your dog to be able to listen.
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Friday, March 21, 2014
Dogs (and other animals) know when we're sick
Well, I'm recovering from my once-a-year bout with the flu. The problem with doctors is once you feel ill enough to go see one, you don't want to go see one. You don't want to go anywhere. What happened to house calls?
Anyway. Elka was very good in the time I was sick. I'm thankful time and again that I taught her hand signals in addition to her verbal cues! When your voice goes, you still want your dog to be able to listen.
Anyway. Elka was very good in the time I was sick. I'm thankful time and again that I taught her hand signals in addition to her verbal cues! When your voice goes, you still want your dog to be able to listen.
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Military Working Dogs
I've mentioned before, I think, that I'm a nerd for working dogs.
I'm fascinated by dogs performing work duties, be it something they were bred for (Border Collies herding sheep), or something they were taught to do (Dobermans as Service Dogs). A dog performing work that he or she loves is a beautiful thing to watch, and a good dog-human partnership is a well-oiled machine.
Military Working Dogs fall into this category, of course. In fact, there are around 2, 300 dogs currently deployed by the U.S. Military to perform a number of tasks with our troops.
I'm fascinated by dogs performing work duties, be it something they were bred for (Border Collies herding sheep), or something they were taught to do (Dobermans as Service Dogs). A dog performing work that he or she loves is a beautiful thing to watch, and a good dog-human partnership is a well-oiled machine.
Military Working Dogs fall into this category, of course. In fact, there are around 2, 300 dogs currently deployed by the U.S. Military to perform a number of tasks with our troops.
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