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Welcome TrainPetDog.com Newletter Subscribers!?

I just wanted to thank you for visiting our site and hopefully convince you to vote for Puppy In Training as your favorite blog in the TrainPetDog.com Dog Blog Award contest.
I also wanted to give you a quick tour of the website and let you know what’s coming up.
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PuppyInTraining.com Voted A Finalist For The 2010 Dog Blog Award

Our website, Puppy In Training was voted as a finalist for the 2010 Dog Blog Award.  Out of 142 blog entrants our blog was voted as one of the 20 finalists.  Thank you to all of our readers, friends, and family for voting for us over the past month.
So now I bet you’re wondering what [...]

Vote PuppyInTraining.com For The 2010 Dog Blog Award

We recently received notification that we had been invited to participate in the TrainPetDog.com 2010 Dog Blog Award – the first contest of its kind on the internet designed to identify the 20 best dog-related blogs on the web.
I was quite interested in this competition for several reasons.

First, I had already started a post on [...]

How To Choose A Puppy

“How to choose a puppy” was the first question I asked when I decided I finally had the time, maturity, and was responsible enough to raise a puppy on my own.  Throughout my life we’ve had family dogs and puppies.  My roomates and girlfriends also brought home puppies during my college years.  However, I always [...]

IAMS Home 4 The Holidays Aims To Place 1.5 Millions Pets

Last weekend we attended the Home for the Holidays Pet Adoption at the Irvine Animal Shelter.  It was great to see all the wonderful volunteers working to get animals placed before the holidays.  While dogs seem to dominate the pet adoption there were also cats, birds, bunnies, and even a pig.
We do our best here [...]

Christmas Puppy – Are They A Good Gift?

You’ve seen it before maybe in a commercial or in a clever magazine advertisement with the image of a Christmas puppy in the stocking. It’s irresistible! How can anyone pass up the chance to purchase a Christmas Puppy for their loved one on the twenty-fifth of December?  The holidays just wouldn’t be right [...]

Dog Bowl Reviews

Some people are looking for a beautiful custom made ceramic dog bowl that matches the interior of their house like any other piece of art. Others however look for a functional dog bowl, one that gets a specific job done. A dog bowl for most people provides your dog’s meal and a place [...]

OCTA Offers Service Animal Training

Last year the Orange County Transportation Authority provided public transit orientation training to service animals and their handlers / trainers.  Myself and Derby were lucky enough to take part in this free program.  We shuttled around in the bus starting at the Fullerton Park and Ride and ended at Knott’s Berry Farm for lunch with [...]

Drug Sniffing Dogs And…DVD Sniffing Dogs?

I’ve heard of drug sniffing dogs and I’ve actually been thinking about enrolling Stetson, my black lab, in a Scent Tracking – Nose Works dog training class. Afterall, we like to call Stetson Mr. Sniffers as he seems to be tracking all the dogs in the neighborhood.
I started to do my normal research and came [...]

What Happens To A Retired Guide Dog?

I’ve been asked many questions since I began raising guide dog puppies including “What Happens To A Retired Guide Dog?” and “What about Guide Dog Rejects?” What’s the difference between “retired” and “rejected”? A retired Guide Dog would be one who has served as a Guide Dog while a rejected (career change) guide dog [...]

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