A Great Tribute To a Much Loved Dog

Posted on 09/23/10

I came across this last night when I couldn’t sleep. Although I did not know Jeep personally I knew of him and the great team he made with his owner Katie. I knew Katie’s mother but only recently met Katie as she attended a workshop up here at Say Yes.

How sad to lose a dog at only 10 years old but this is just a wonderful tribute Katie has put together for her dog Jeep — it never ceases to amaze me how dogs inspire the people who love them.

It is worth your time, I particularly love the first quote;

“It came to me that every time I lose a dog they take a piece of my heart with them. And every new dog who comes into my life, gifts me with a piece of their heart. If I live long enough, all the components of my heart will be dog, and I will become as generous and loving as they are.”

~Unknown

Take a moment to watch Katie’s video tribute, it is worth your time.

How much do you love your dog? from Katie Trachte on Vimeo.

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Looking For A Great Collar? Try A Tri-tronics Sport Electronic Dog Training Collar

For owners of working dogs, a training collar that works as hard as your dog is a necessary tool. The Tri-Tronics Sport series are the most durable training collars on today’s market, being one hundred percent waterproof and designed to take the abuse given them by an active working dog. For example, hunting dogs will thrash through underbrush to grab game, dive into water, crawl into tiny spaces that are far too small, and do other things that average family pets don’t do. For this reason, you will require a very durable collar that will stand through the toughest abuse.

Once you’ve made the decision to use a electronic dog collar you’re making an investment into training equipment that you’ll want to make sure works for you. As an industry leader, Tri-Tronics will guarantee its products’ durability, and this is what keeps them at the top of the market.

Tri-Tronics understands that you want a convenient and lightweight system and they’ve taken advantage of state of the art technology to provide compact and durable receivers and transmitters that are of the highest quality. One of the advantages of their systems is that they are designed to work well whether it’s in warm weather and bare hands or in the coldest weather with gloved hands.

In addition to their compact size and their durability, you can even use the Tri-Tronic sports series to train up to three dogs at one time. Multiple dogs can easily be confused if you’re using systems that are not set up to deal with them properly. Tri-Tronics sports series are specially designed with numerous (20) levels of stimulation in both continuous and intermittent settings. One of the most significant advantages to this number of settings is that some behaviors may be easily corrected with one level of stimulation but others may require more or less correction. Tri-Tronics has taken all of this into consideration in developing their sports series.

Tri-Tronics has also taken into consideration that your working dog isn’t always going to be close by and allows you to control up to three dogs that are as much as one half mile away from you making it easy to keep track of what’s happening with each of them.

If you’re interested in not only electronic stimulation but also sound correction, you will still find what you need with the Tri-Tronics sports series since they also have a beeper option. Remember that when you are attempting training, not only is electronic and sound correction helpful, but praise is also another helpful (and often more effective) method of training – using all of the tools available to you when training your dog makes training much easier and much more lasting. The Tritronics system provides a full range of tools to help you train a happy, healthy, and obedient working dog.

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Great dog tricks at a low price

Minneapolis loves K-9s and if you’re one of its residents, you probably are one of the thousands who have a dog at home. After getting your first dog ever, one of the things you need to do is to teach your dog basic tricks. While you may want your dog to play dead or jump in hoops, you must remember that everything starts with simple things like sit, stay and fetch. For a few individuals, dog training is part of a born skill. For some others, the task is better left to Minnesota dog training professionals.

New dog owners usually find themselves bewildered with what to teach their dogs and how to do it. While everyone loves his or her dog very much, some owners don’t have a clue on proper dog training. So, the best thing to do really is to call a pro.

What can a Minneapolis dog training professional do? There are different kinds of services offered by the pros. One of the most exciting services is the in-house training. With this program, you leave your little friends to the trainers and they teach your dog basic obedience. Your dogs will learn how to sit, stay, walk on a leash, and fetch. When your dogs are already equipped with basic house manners, you, as the dog owner, will be taught how to manage these new skills that your dog has acquired.

You may also opt for group classes. In this program, both the owner and the dog attend classes. Simultaneously, the owner-handler learns the tricks in dog training and the dog learns new skills. This gives the advantage of better bonding between the owner and the dog during the course. Aside from that, since dogs are unique and have special traits, the owner can personalize his teaching methods and lessons while still following the rules of proper dog training. Effective group sessions should be limited to 5animals per batch to ensure that every handler-dog pair is given the right amount of attention by trainers.

Another option would be the private sessions. This is definitely more personal than the other programs as Minnesota dog training professionals are able to give undivided attention to you and your dog. The needs, skills and potential of your dog are given focus, which often leads to faster learning progress. As expected, this will cost more than the other programs.

Some Minneapolis dog training professionals also offer training services even before you purchase your dog. You just inform them of your preferences in terms of breed, color, age and other factors you want to specify, and they will find the dog for you. Before they send the dog to you, they train it and make sure that it is already equipped with basic obedience so you don’t need to worry about anything anymore.

When you search for a Minnesota dog training company to provide you with your dog’s training needs, make sure that you get people who have been in the business for some time and who have trained dogs based on positive discipline.

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