North County Dog Training

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Have a warm and wonderful Thanksgiving!

North County Dog Training will starting new Star Puppy and Canine Good Citizen classes on January 25th. If you would like a class that is unregimented enough that we can address more than just basic training, give Dogtopia a call and join our classes. They are fun, informative and as one on one as you can get while still in a group setting.

Just a little warning regarding the Xmas treat many stores are now starting to stock for dogs at xmas. Many of these so called treats end up with the dog "enjoy...ing" some time in a veterinary surgery over Christmas. The vast majority of these rawhide products and treats come from China. The chews are made from cattle or horse hides and their journey starts with the hides being soaked in a toxic sodium sulphide to remove the hair and fat. More chemicals are used in order to split the hide into layers which is then washed with hydrogen peroxide to give the white "pure" look and remove the rancid smell. Now comes the pretty festive colours and the glue to form cute shapes. On testing, these chews have shown traces of arsenic, mercury, chromium and formaldehyde. If that wasn't bad enough, they regularly cause intestinal blockages, poisoning from chemical residue and choking. The chews go slippery when wet and are near impossible to get hold of to save a choking dog. Leave them in the shop where they belong or if some well meaning person buys them for your dog put them safely away for later, then dispatch in the bin! Please be safe with your dogs!

This is a grand lady I'm working with through The Puppy Training Academy. She and her mom will soon be a therapy dog team

Shadow, in my puppy class.

https://www.lifewithdogs.tv//blue-green-algae-causing-hu/

I have zero medical background. I'm sharing this article because it was posted by a vet group. I generally take "science" articles written by journalists with... a grain of salt, because while scientific papers might be peer-reviewed, journalism articles aren't and can easily over-simplify things. I don't know if the research papers mentioned in the article are peer reviewed or not. If you already own a dog and are debating neutering, please read the research papers, not just the article and of course talk to your vet. See more

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article

This is Kiko, one of my newest puppy clients. He likes to watch dogs on the computer!

I see a lot of trainers calling positive reinforcement trainers 'treat trainers' (like that is bad). If punitive training methods are so successful, I would love to see one of these trainers try it on this animal! lol

Anyone missing a perty kitty lol

Ok everyone, this is incredibly important. Please share far and wide for the health and longevity of our furry family members.. https://news.vin.com/VINNews.aspx?articleId=53973