Written by Samary Birkline, © 2020 When it comes to potty training, all dogs are not created equal. Potty training can be a challenge, or it can be a breeze, depending largely on the dog’s personality and its early puppy-hood experiences. Strategies will vary based on the environment the pup was raised in. Whether aContinue reading “How to Use a Dog’s Instincts to Make Potty Training A Snap!”
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5 Great Reasons COVID-19 Quarantine is the Perfect Time for a New Puppy
Written by Samary Birkline, © 2020 If COVID-19 has taught us one thing, it is that chemistry is no respecter of age, citizenship, gender, or ethnicity and that it has the power to force society to grind to a recess. Thus, many of us who aren’t so accustomed to being at home with our entireContinue reading “5 Great Reasons COVID-19 Quarantine is the Perfect Time for a New Puppy”
How to Be the Alpha Dog in Your Pack
Written by Samary Birkline, © 2020 Being a dog owner can be great! But it can also be a miserable experience, depending largely on the kind of dog you have and the relationship you have with that dog. There are a variety of factors that go into what makes a dog’s brain work the wayContinue reading “How to Be the Alpha Dog in Your Pack”
Infancy to Acquisition: A Day in the Life of a Birkline Doberman Puppy
Written by Samary Birkline, © 2020 After whelping, the pups need warmth and nourishment, as provided by the dam. They are kept indoors, inside the whelping box with the dam twenty-four hours a day; seven days a week. The dam is, of course, encouraged to leave the box several times each day for food, water,Continue reading “Infancy to Acquisition: A Day in the Life of a Birkline Doberman Puppy”
Puppy’s Critical Stages of Learning
**an excerpt from A Novice Looks at Puppy Aptitude Testing, By Melissa Bartlett, originally published in Pure Bred Dogs, American Kennel Gazette, March 1979 1-3 weeks (1-20 days). The puppy needs warmth, food, sleep, and his mother. Neurologically very primitive, the puppy responds by reflex and essentially it is unable to learn. 4th week (21-28 days).Continue reading “Puppy’s Critical Stages of Learning”
A Novice Looks at Puppy Aptitude Testing
By Melissa Bartlett, originally published in Pure Bred Dogs, American Kennel Gazette, March 1979. (Photos and format altered; some grammatical and spelling changes have also been made.) I learned my first lesson in puppy testing at the tender age of eleven. After noticing an ad in the Sunday newspaper for Belgian Sheepdog puppies, I pleadedContinue reading “A Novice Looks at Puppy Aptitude Testing”