Archive for October, 2007
October 30, 2007 at 7:08 pm · Filed under Dog Tips
Need a guard dog to protect you? Some of them look really scary….
Find out what are the most fierce dog in the world that will scare your enemy away, and if you have anyone of the breed of your own, feel free to share your thoughts about them.
1. Tibetan Mastiff
Country of Origin: Himalayan Mountains, Tibet and China (QingHai)
Coat: Long and thick coat, can stay in very cold environment and sleep soundly in snow land
Temperament: The native strain of dog, which still exists in Tibet, and the Westernized breed can vary in temperament. The native Tibetan breed can be ferocious and aggressive, unpredictable in their behavior, and very difficult to train. But the dogs bred by the English are obedient and attached to their masters. They are fearless, strong, powerful, defensive towards stranger and protective towards the owner, a fierce family protector
Brief History: This breed has the name for “Dog of God” or “Dog of Heaven”. The breed from western country is more used as a village guardian and protector of flocks, the Tibetan Mastiff was introduced in England in the mid-1800s, when one was sent to Queen Victoria. One hundred years later two of these dogs were sent to President Eisenhower. The breed was registered with the AKC in 2005.
2. Caucasian Mountain Dog
Country of Origin: Russia and Caucasus
Coat: Has a double coat consisting of longer, coarse outer guard hairs and dense undercoat made up of soft, fine hair
Temperament: Strong-minded, powerful and massive, this breed can prove to be a difficult breed for an inexperienced owner. It respects and obeys only those dominant members of the family that it deems superior to itself. The dog develops a strong bond with its owner but will rarely be completely submissive and blindly follow orders, for this is truly a thinking dog which relies primarily on its own instincts, sometimes even disregarding its master’s directions in certain situations. They are territorial and suspicious of strangers, and will protect their flock, family, and property from danger–real or perceived–with lightning-quick speed. The breed is said to have an uncanny ability to discriminate between true threat and benign interference. In other words, the Caucasian Mountain Dog is able to exercise good judgment provided he has been given the proper socialization, training, and experience on which to base this judgment.
Brief History: Living in herd for the past few decades in Caucasus. The breed has existed since ancient times. This large sheepdog is most likely one of the most direct descendants of the Tibetan Mastiff, which was introduced in Russia during the Asian invasions. Their job is to guard the flock and sheep from enemies and other animals.
3. Neopolitan Mastiff (Neo)
Country of Origin: Italy
Coat: Short, hard, shiny, usually not longer than 1 inch
Temperament: Steady, loyal, calm and watchful. This breed is definitely not for the first-time dog owner. Though the body can be quite big for an adult dog (can go from 2 pounds to to 150 pounds in 2 years!). However, they can move real fast and agility that anyone can hardly escape if he wanted to attack. Whereas another breed of dog might simply just bite the arm of a perceived intruder, the Neo might leave with the arm!
The Neo is a guard dog by breeding and is protective by nature. He is a working dog originally bred and utilized as a guardian and defender of the owner, family and property. Although originally bred as a protection dog he has a steady temperament and is loyal.
Brief History: One of the oldest dog breeds recorded in written history. Traced back to the end of the first century in Italy.
This breed has little changed in almost 2000 years, whereas other dog breeds have died out, or been cross bred to keep the breed alive, the Mastiff has undergone very little change other than coat color.
In ancient Roman times, Mastiffs were used as both guard dogs, and fighting gods. Although little documentation exists to support it, it is believed that the Mastiff was pitted against leopards, as a blood spectator sport. With their huge heads, strong necks and muscular bodies, the Mastiff often succeeded in destroying the leopard. First described by Columella as a guard dog with ‘amplissimus corporis’ which literally meant the dogs head was bigger than its body. In ancient times this large head signified that the Mastiff was an excellent guard dog and in fact they are still used for that purpose today.
4. Fila Brasilero or Brasilian Mastiff
Country of Origin: Brazil
Coat: Smooth and short coat
Temperament: Courageous, powerful, extremely loyal and protective to owner. Some can be quite dominant and have their independent mind. Same with above, they need a confident, experienced owner. They can show aggression to stranger.
Brief History: The Fila Brasileiro’s ancestors were brought into Brazil by the Portuguese conquistadores. The breed was created in the 19th century through existing mastiff and bullenbeisser stock, crossbred with Bloodhound. Reportedly, they are also excellent tracking dogs and were used to track Brazilian slaves and fugitives. When the Fila finds its quarry it does not attack, but rather holds it at bay until the hunter arrives.
5. Perro de Presa Canario
Country of Origin: Canary Islands, Gran Canaria
Coat: The ideal coat is medium length and “rustic,” that is, slightly coarse to the touch.
Temperament: They can be aggressive towards strangers and other animals. They have strong character and are dominant animals requiring early socialization and obedience training. Quite challenging to be trained and required firm and confident owner.
Brief History: There has been no clear history of the origin of the breed. However, it could have been crossed with the Mastiff and other English dogs brought to the Islands by visitors and colonists, creating the foundation for the modern Presa Canario.
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October 24, 2007 at 6:22 pm · Filed under Dog Breed, Dog Tips
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Cute Teacup Puppy In Japan
Have you heard of Teacup Puppy? A pet shop in Japan is breeding “teacup” size puppy to meet the popular demand from the market. The picture show a 3 week old cute litty puppy yawning. Current weight of the puppy is 150 gram and estimated to weight approximately 1.5kg for adult dog. Buyer are willing to pay up to as high as USD5473 for the small size puppy.
What is a Teacup Puppy?
Simply put, a Teacup is a weight category which means 4-pounds or less.
Are Teacup puppies common?
No, they are not. Research has showed that Teacup births are less than 1% of all dog births. In fact, the number is substantially less. Teacups, when compared to the general dog population, are very rare - and the demand far exceeds the supply.
Have Teacup puppies always existed?
Yes, it just seems like they are more prevalent today because of all the publicity they have gotten recently. Teacups have been highly publicized because of the exposure they’ve received as a result of their celebrity owners.
Why are Teacup puppies so expensive?
They are difficult to breed, and they require a lot of extra attention at birth. Since they are so fragile, often weighing 2-4 ounces at birth, they require a lot of care and 24-hour attention for 2 or 3 weeks. Secondly, since the demand is so high for Teacups, with demand far exceeding supply, the price is higher.
What are the benefits of owning a Teacup puppy?
Because of their small size, Teacups are extremely portable, making them a great traveling companion for everyday activities like going to the mall or dining out. Another thing to consider is that the airline companies allow Teacups to travel in the main passenger cabin as opposed to bigger dogs that are required to travel in the cargo area of the plane. Teacups are great for senior citizens who cannot lift heavy dogs, and they are great for apartment owners because they don’t need to go for walks - an apartment provides all the exercise space they need. They also can be trained to use disposable indoor wee-wee pads easily.
Lastly… maybe the biggest benefit is that everybody loves puppies, and many dog owners equate Teacup Poodles to having a dog that always remains puppy size.
What is the life expectancy of a Teacup Poodle?
Contrary to popular belief, a Teacup Poodle will often live 15-20 years, which in many cases is a better life expectancy than bigger dogs.
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October 24, 2007 at 5:59 pm · Filed under Dog Tips
Want to find out how old is your dog now in human years? Refer to below chart:
The chart below gives an approximate age of dogs compared to humans:
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October 22, 2007 at 9:51 pm · Filed under Dog News, Dog Tips
Having a dog or walking a dog as company is becoming a trend nowadays. Business people even think of it as a way to make money by the “Rent-A-Dog” business. The targeted customer are those who love dogs but are too busy to keep one. Man’s best friend can be rented for periods ranging from a day to a week, or adopted.
This business has started few years back but recently is becoming more and more popular especially in Japan. According to the ABCNews. In Japan, some are searching for companionship in their old age. For others, dogs are a substitute for children. Whatever the reason, the appeal of dogs has exploded in Japan. There are now more than 15 million pet dogs in the country — that’s more dogs than children under the age of 13.
Some people think that it’s a bad idea to Rent-A-Dog cause they don’t care for the dog’s feeling. But on the other hand, if someone really likes dogs but can’t commit, Rent-A-Dog could be a solution for them, far better than keeping a puppy and dump them few years later for whatever reasons. What do you think?
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October 22, 2007 at 9:16 pm · Filed under Puppy Wallace, Dog Videos
See how aggressive a 7 week old puppy can be……. scary ya…………….
Wallace is now quite strong in biting people. Whenever he is hungry or time for meals, he do not allow me to late serving his meal even 1 minute, he will bully me by biting my leg or my hand very hard. It’s time to discipline this naughty little baby I guess……
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October 22, 2007 at 9:10 pm · Filed under Puppy, Dog Tips
Before bringing home a puppy, it’s wise to learn at what age, you should get it from the breeder. Ideally, the age to bring home a puppy is between eight to twelve weeks old. This is considered the critical socialization period in a puppy’s life, the time when he learns the most about his environment and begins to adjust to his surroundings.
If a puppy is detached from his mother younger than six weeks, he may develop issues with separation anxiety and poor socialization habits. The anxiety and stress of missing his mother and litter mates, may cause health problem as well.
Puppies go through five critical periods…and it’s very important that they remain with their mother and littermates until 7 to 8 weeks of age.
1. During the first 3 weeks of life puppies have next to no mental capacity and their basic needs are provided by their mother. Little or no handling by humans is required (assuming all is well with mother and puppies). But handling at this time will go a long way in development of the pups.
2. About the 4th week puppies become aware of other living beings and have very slight trainability. This is an extremely critical period and puppies should not be removed from their mother or littermates. Introduction to humans should be started–but carefully controlled.
3. Weeks 5 through 7 they begin socialization within the litter and also with humans. At this point they are capable of responding to voices and to recognize people. Training by their mother is in progress and they are becoming aware of the differences between human and canine socialization.
4. During the 8th through 12 weeks puppies are removed from littermates and mother. They require human socialization, love and security. Play with children should be well supervised. They are capable of learning simple training such as Come-Sit-Stay-No. It is important that children or other animals not injuring the puppy, either accidentally or maliciously. Introduction to people is important but should be closely supervised. Gradually expose to loud noises such as autos, washing machine, vacuum, etc. Puppy Kindergarten classes during this time are very important.
5. At 13-16 weeks puppy’s mental capacity is fully developed and needs experience. During this time puppy needs love, attention, socialization, discipline and security. Puppy will also try to establish itself as the dominant one. Your puppy is now capable of undergoing formal obedience training — and can adopt a good or bad (positive or negative) attitude about training so please select your trainer with great care! Praise and reward for correct behavioral response will go a long way in training your puppy!
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October 22, 2007 at 6:19 pm · Filed under Puppy Wallace
Do you want to know why Wallace got this kind of boring look? Haha… it’s because he is scared of height. I put him on the mattress and he dare not stand or move too much, so end up like that.
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October 22, 2007 at 4:27 pm · Filed under Introduction
Have you ever, at any one time, had the feeling that life is bad, real bad, and you wish you were in another situation? You find life make things difficult for you, work sucks, life sucks, everything seems to go wrong …
Read the following story… it may change your views about life:
After a conversation with one of my friends, he told me despite taking 2jobs, he brings back barely above 1K per month, he is happy as he is.
I wonder how he can be as happy as he is considering he has to skimp his life with the low pay to support a pair of old parents, in-laws, a wife, 2daughters and the many bills of a household.
He explained that it was through one incident that he saw in India that happened a few years ago when he was really feeling low and touring India after a major setback.
He said that right in front of his very eyes he saw an Indian mother chop off her child’s right hand with a chopper. The helplessness in the mother’s eyes, the scream of pain from the innocent 4-year-old child haunted him until today.
You may ask why did the mother do so; had the child been naughty, had the child’s hand been infected?? No, it was done for two simple words- - -TO BEG!
The desperate mother deliberately caused the child to be handicapped so that the child could go out to the streets to beg.
Taken aback by the scene, he dropped a piece of bread he was eating half-way. And almost instantly, a flock 5 or 6 children swamped towards this small piece of bread which was covered with sand, robbing bits from one another. The natural reaction of hunger.
Stricken by the happenings, he instructed his guide to drive him to the nearest bakery. He arrived at two bakeries and bought every single loaf of bread he found in the bakeries. The owner was dumbfounded but willingly sold everything. He spent less than $100 to obtain about 400 loaves of bread (this is less than $0..25 per loaf) and spent another $100 to get daily necessities.
Off he went in the truck full of bread into the streets. As he distributed the bread and necessities to the children (mostly handicapped) and a few adults, he received cheers and bows from these unfortunate. For the first time in his life he wondered how people can give up their dignity for a loaf of bread which cost less than $0.25.
He began to tell himself how fortunate he is. How fortunate he is to be able to have a complete body, have a job! , have a family, have the chance to complain what food is nice and what isn’t nice, have the chance to be clothed, have the many things that these people in front of him are deprived of…
Now I begin to think and feel it, too! Was my life really that bad? Perhaps… no, I should not feel bad at all… What about you? Maybe the next time you think you are, think about the child who lost one hand to beg on the streets.
“Contentments not the fulfillment of what you want, it is the realization of how much you already have.”
When the door of happiness closes, another opens, but often times we look so long at the closed door that we don’t see the one which has been opened for us.
It’s true that we don’t know what we’ve got until we lose it, but it’s also true that! we don’t know what we’ve been missing until it arrives.
The happiest of people don’t necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way. The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past,you can’t go on well in life until you let go of your past failures and heartaches.
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October 22, 2007 at 1:19 pm · Filed under Dog News, Dog Care
Today I want to talk a little about dogs in shelter. In hope that more people like you and me, or people from the shelter can benefit from it, at the same time safe a dog’s life.
Do you know that, approximately every 9 second, a dog is killed? There has been too many abandoned dogs each day. Shelter has been set up to rescue those dogs, but the number has been increase each day, and there is not enough space to accommodate every dogs. We can do our part to either educate more people about the fate of an abandoned dog, make a donation, or help to adopt a dog from shelter instead of buying from a pet shop. If you are dog lover, forward this to other dog lovers who care and help more dogs in the shelter.
I came across this website DogsInDanger.com and learn that they are actually a nonprofit national shelter who are trying to help shelters save the lives of millions of innocent dogs.
How Does This Work?
Most shelters don’t have big advertising budgets to advertise their dogs. DogsInDanger is run by a group of dedicated animal loving folks who want to help do what they can to save urgent dogs in shelters by gaining them invaluable adoption exposure.
And, it is FREE. There is no charge for shelters to list their dogs with us, and no charge for adopters to search the site for dogs in need.
Why your shelter should join DogsInDanger
DogsInDanger can give you as much help as possible without creating more work for your already overburdened shelter staff. They have made everything easy, including the registration and update process. In fact, no special computer knowledge is needed - anyone on your staff can keep the list current.
After registering, your shelter will have access to an Internet page where you can list dogs in your shelter facing euthanasia. Keeping the page current is simple, when you save the list and upload photos, the changes take effect on their site immediately.
They also help do marketing campaign targeting potential adopters and driving traffic to the site to see your listed dogs.
Top 10 reasons dogs are dumped at shelters
- Moving
- Landlord not allowing pet
- Too many animals in household
- Cost of pet maintenance
- Owner having personal problems
- Inadequate facilities
- No homes available for litter mates
- Having no time for pet
- Pet illness
- Biting
Adopt a Dog If You Can
And tell your friends to adopt dogs instead of buying them. Adopting dogs rather than buying them will save thousands of dogs from being euthanized in shelters every day. A dog is killed approximately every 9 seconds.
Spay or Neuter Your Dog
Spaying your dog prevents more homeless dogs.
Teach Your Children to Value Dog’s Lives
Learning to value life begins at an early age. Studies have shown that teaching children how to stop the neglect and abuse of animals through early humane education stays with them into adulthood.
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