May 17, 2012

Puppy In Training Blog Carnival Postponed

Unfortunately the first edition of the Puppy In Training Blog Carnival had to be postponed. Our official first carnival will be held next Tuesday November 18th 2008. What Is A Blog Carnival? The Puppy In Training Blog Carnival is a weekly (this may change to monthly) published blog post that contains links to other blogs [...]

The Latest News On “The Pink Puppy”

Pink Poking His Nose

Does everyone remember Pink the piglet and his dachshund mother Tink? If you haven’t heard it’s the true story of a little piglet named Pink who is adopted by Tink and her litter of Dachshund puppies. You can find all the details about this amazing true story in Johanna Kerby’s book, The Pink Puppy. We [...]

Children’s Book About Piglet With Dachshund Mother

The Pink Puppy

It’s been a few months since the story broke about Pink the Piglet and Tink his Dachshund mother. Earlier today we heard from Pink and Tink’s caretaker and that she has written a children’s book called The Pink Puppy. The book chronicles the true story about a miniature dachshund fostering a little piglet. Pink And [...]

Dog And Human Or Cat And Human?

It must be video week for us here at Puppy In Training. I came across another great video I want to share with you guys. It’s actually very old footage from the late 60′s early 70′s, but I guess it’s been circulating around Youtube for a while now, so many of you may have already [...]

Duckling Thinks Puppy Is His Mother

sally

Here we are again looking at pictures and videos of dogs and puppies hanging out with other animals. Today’s subjects: “DUCKLING AND PUPPY” While stumbling through websites I came across this adorable video of a duckling following a puppy around the streets of China. I’m pretty sure the duckling thinks the little puppy is his [...]

How To Train A Shy Timid Dog

Linus The Aussie Mix

Last week we talked about Linus A Shy Timid Dog and his training. This week we’re going to continue updating you with the things we worked on in training class to help make Linus a more confident dog. Hopefully this will help anyone else out there who’d like to work with their shy, timid, or [...]

Are Dogs One Of The 10 Smartest Animals?

dog-watching-tv

Of course they are otherwise why would I write this article on a blog about dogs? While surfing the internet today I came across the MSN article The 10 Smartest Animals and just like any other list (Top 10 lists are supposed to be one of the most popular article titles on the internet) it [...]

Cats and Dogs: Living Together as Brothers and Sisters

Is it possible that instead of fighting like cats and dogs, that cats and dogs could live together in peace or even as friends? The answer is yes, with proper training from the owners. So, if you are an animal lover and wish to have both cats and dogs in your home you should be [...]

Finnegan The Squirrel Adopted By Dogs

Squirrel and Dog

I just got this story by email showing Finnegan a squirrel adopted by a dog and her litter of puppies. When I saw the email it reminded me of Pink and Tink the Piglet and Dachshund Mother. I did a little research to check the validity of the story and found it on Snopes.com. This [...]

What’s The Life Expectancy Of Your Pet?

Koi Fish

After writing about the average life expectancy of your dog I got to thinking: “I wish I had a pet that lived longer then 10-15 years.” That spawned today’s article on the life expectancy of your pet. I’ve heard many stories about pets that have lived a long time and others about a pet who [...]