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Welcome, Dogster! Welcome back, and an especial welcome to our new subscribers! Really appreciate you taking the time to read Dog Potentials. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Article: A Canadian Reseach facility has apparently located a gene that causes epilepsy in dogs. It should be noted that this is only ONE gene that causes epilepsy, where there are many that probably can. In humans and mice (which have been found to be VERY close to humans in physiology), there are over 30 mutations that cause epilepsy. Seizures in dogs are caused by many things. Genetics, congenital hypoglycemia (low blood sugar), hypothyroidism (low thyroid function), infections causing brain damage (such as canine distemper, cryptococcosis), ingestion of toxins (such as lead paint chips, insecticides), brain tumors, portosystemic shunts (improperly routed intestinal blood vessels bypass the liver - one of the body's important waste-product detoxifiers), and vaccinations. The entire article is at http://dogpotentials.blogspot.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There are two new show postings on the forums. *** I've added DP to a webring about dogs and training. The link is at the bottom of the pages. *** I have been thinking about offering the tricks books in both regular print size and large print size. I've also been thinking of doing the books in audio format. Would appreciate some input from you all on that. Just hop over to the ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Training Tip: "Out for a Walk. Goal: Handler takes dog for a short walk including right turn, left turn, about turn and stop." Sounds easy, doesn't it? While they're not looking for perfect heeling here, they do expect you to be able to walk with your dog and make the moves the Evaluator tells you without getting tangled up. Making the right turn is relatively easy, as you make the turn before the dog does. But the left turn can be a little trickier. One way to handle it is to draw back on the lead to stop the dog's forward motion and then make the turn in front of him and let him come alongside you after you've turned. By stopping the dog this way, you can make the turn without him walking into your legs and tripping you. The about turn is usually done to the right and is a 180 degree turn about. The dog is expected to keep up with you in a reasonable manner, so when teaching this, you'll want to encourage him to hustle a bit to stay with you. You're really getting there. For complete articles/information, wag yourself over to http://dogpotentials.blogspot.com *** That's it for now. Be sure to visit Dog Potentials, where you'll find lots of good information and articles, and please visit our sponsors there. They help make all this possible. See ya at the shows, Chris www.dogpotentials.com *** Legal stuff: I am not a professional dog trainer, but have spent time training dogs in conjunction with 4-H and as an instructor at PetsMart. Information in the blog and at Dog Potentials is from my own experiences and research. I cannot be responsible for what you do with the information provided, nor how you interpret that information. If you use tips provided in my blog, on the site, or in my articles, you do so at your own risk. |
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