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You don’t have to look at the categories and pages along the right for very long to realize that we like providing answers to dog health questions.
But we aren’t the only blog that likes to help answer your questions about dogs. We have a friend who keeps another blog called “Ask About Dogs” that you’re going to want to take a look at.
The site provides you with dog health and dog care advice of all kinds.
One of my neighbors has a Chow-Chow, a beautiful fluffy dog that you want to run to and pet because it looks so soft and love-able. However, when my owner attempted to do so, she was warned by the owner that her Chow-Chow was very protective and would attack if we were to get near, so, we have had to enjoy the only Chow-Chow we know from a distance.
This doesn’t mean that all Chow-Chows have bad temperaments, in fact, if we search for information on the temperament of a Chow-Chow, we find results that span from saying they are wonderful with children, to being aggressive, especially when protecting their home and family. I will leave it to the reader to do further research on that, and choose their pet wisely.
We tend to think, and hope that it is true, that a pet will be only as good as the owner that raised it…if you are kind and gentle yet disciplined in raising your dog from a puppy, then your dog will grow up to be the same. If you do not raise your dog from a puppy, but acquire it from a shelter, then you should go to a shelter where they take time to learn the personality of the dog before placing it in a home, or bring it into your home only if there is no risk of harming home or members of the family. These are things that seem obvious, but sometimes one is taken in by the cuteness (just look at the puppy below…so cute!) of the beautiful Chow Chow dog or puppy, and they don’t think about how the dogs personality and habits might affect the home.
If you would like further, more detailed information about this breed, be sure to take a look at wiki Chow-Chow information. To view the Chow Chow breed standards set by the American Kennel Club, visit this link.
Photo Credit: Used under creative commons license, photo by pwcorgigirl.
I’ve been busy writing about the Scottish Deerhound named Hickory, the dog that won “Best in Show” at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show this year, and a couple of other dogs in the show, and have missed posting to my readers here.
My owner is Scottish, so liked the idea that a dog that had it’s origins in Scotland won the show. Some who don’t understand how dogs are judged may think that a Scottish Deerhound, part of the Hound group, isn’t the most beautiful dog, but I’ve heard that they are a sight to see running across a field. Here is a picture of a Scottish Deerhound…it isn’t the coloring that we are accustomed to now, they are bred to look more gray now:
If you’d like to read more about the breed, click “Scottish Deerhound” and learn more about the dog that won the 2011 135th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.
The Westminster Kennel Club Dog show starts tonight on Valentines Day! We are excited and recording the event. It’s a little tricky this year, because they are showing the first hour of opening night on CNBC network (8-9 pm EST), then the rest of the show on USA Network (9-11 pm EST). The next morning from 9 am to noon they will replay the whole show on USA.
Tomorrow night (2/15), when the “Best in Show” is announced, the whole show will be on USA Network, and played again the next morning from 9-11 am EST.
For a lot more information, visit our Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show site on Squidoo.
Do you see this little Dachshund? (We did a page about Dachshunds if you’re interested…click here or look in the pages list.) I did last night…for the first time. One of the people who used to live here, and went away and got married, came to visit. I was really excited because I miss Heather, but guess what, when she and her husband walked in the door, they were holding this. The little puppy in the picture.
First, this is my “turf” so I wasn’t all excited about having another little dog come and visit, second, Heather now has another dog in her life…first a man comes along and marries her so she doesn’t live here anymore, then they decide to get this little dog. Yes, I’m jealous.
I heard Heather trying to figure out how I was related to the dog…she said that I was her sister. I can’t understand that one since I’m a dog and she’s a human, but I guess it’s because I’m like one of the owner’s children. (Humans really do think strangely). So she figures that I’m her dogs Aunt.
I don’t know whether I’m an Aunt or not, but do know that I have a LOT of adjusting to do.
P.S. If you want to know where they got this puppy, I can ask, the breeders have a nice website.
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