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How to Make a Cat's Foraging Toy

How to Make a Cat's Foraging Toy

Instructions Things You’ll Need: Sturdy plastic container with a lid Sharp knife Step 1: Find a sturdy plastic container with a lid. Small soda bottles and yogurt containers work great because they are big enough to hold quite a few kibbles of food...

What to Do When Your Older Dog Loses Its Appetite

What to Do When Your Older Dog Loses Its Appetite

One of the things that might affect your dog as they get older is that they might lose their appetite. It's clearly very important to maintain a good nutritional balance in your dog's food, but sometimes as they get older they do lose their appetite. So...

How to Feed a Puppy

How to Feed a Puppy

Instructions Step 1: Wean your puppy to solid food at 6 weeks old. A puppy's small stomach can't tolerate large amounts of food, so pups from 6 weeks to 3 or 4 months old need to eat 3 or 4 times a day. Smaller breeds mature quicker and will be ready for...

How to Feed Puppy Dogs

How to Feed Puppy Dogs

Hi! This is Elise McMahon for Expert Village.com and in this video series, we are talking about puppy care. If you would like to find out more about my services, you can visit my website at www.canineheadstart.com.com. So in this video clip, we are going...

Dog Tricks: Baiting to Catch a Treat

Dog Tricks: Baiting to Catch a Treat

Baiting your dog is important with any dog trick just to assure attention. My goal with all of my training is just to start with food and end with physical touch and verbal praise. The command now is catch a treat so I want to bait the dogs so they know...

How to Perk Up Your Dog's Dinner

How to Perk Up Your Dog's Dinner

Instructions Things You’ll Need: Kibble Food storage container Spoon Fork Miscellaneous ingredients Step 1: Reduce the amount of kibble slightly to make up for extra topper calories. Before dinner, offer healthy snacks such as carrot chips and...

How to Feed a Dog Raw Food

How to Feed a Dog Raw Food

Instructions Step 1: Research the various raw diets that individuals use for their dogs. The two most common methods used are the BARF (or Bones and Raw Food) and a whole prey model. Typically, BARF diets include raw meat, vegetables and supplements. The...

Baiting for the Off Command in Dog Training

Baiting for the Off Command in Dog Training

Bait the dog- we have talked about this command in the previous sit and leave it, but it will hold true to the off command as well. If I surprise my dog on the bed or the couch, I want to get their attention through the tin man or a grunt. After I have...

Baiting to Train a Dog to Sit

Baiting to Train a Dog to Sit

Bait the dog, I'm sure many of you have watched dog shows and agility championships where you'll see a handler take a treat, place it to the nose of the dog to get the attention. The purpose of baiting the dog is just that. I want the dog to know that I...

How to Stuff Dog Toys

How to Stuff Dog Toys

Hi, this is Elise McMahon with Expert Village.com and in this video series we are talking about dog toys. If you would like to find out more about my services, you can visit my website at www.canineheadstart.com. We are talking about different types of...

How to Take Care of Ostriches

How to Take Care of Ostriches

Instructions Step 1: Feed ostriches a balanced diet. There are kibbles made specifically for ostriches. Set the food container by the edge of the pen and leave your ostrich alone to eat. Step 2: Provide shelter for your ostriches, especially for young...

Use Food Rewards when Teaching Your Dog to Stay

Use Food Rewards when Teaching Your Dog to Stay

Hi! This is Elise McMahon for Expert Village and today we are talking about how to teach your dog a reliable stay. If you would like to find out more about my services you can visit my website at canineheadstart.com. So we are going to be talking now...

How to Feed a Dog or Puppy

How to Feed a Dog or Puppy

Feeding your dog should be a routine repetition activity every day. They say that puppies grow faster and require more protein, nutrition than adult dogs, so should be fed more often. My recommendation for puppies, under the age of four months, is to...

Cost & Time Commitment of Dog Trick Training

Cost & Time Commitment of Dog Trick Training

The cost and time commitment for training your dog with various tricks is really not that much. I always say you get out what you put in. So if you look at your daily walks as an opportunity to work on tricks, you're really not going to be spending a lot...

Dog Tricks: Catching a Treat Theory

Dog Tricks: Catching a Treat Theory

Hello, my name is Mark Siebel, owner and lead trainer of DOGGIE STEPS Dog Training in Phoenix, Arizona. In this segment we're going to be talking about the trick, how to catch a treat. In the scale of level of difficulty, this isn't the hardest trick...

How to Make Vegan Cat Food

How to Make Vegan Cat Food

Instructions Step 1: Find out about your cat's taste. Letting your cat sample various vegan foods and taking note of his tastes will help you customize vegan cat food to make something he will enjoy. Many cats enjoy the taste of kelp or other seaweeds...

The Drawbacks of Sugar Glider Ownership

The Drawbacks of Sugar Glider Ownership

Hi, my name is Elizabeth and I'm representing Expert Village. I will be talking about the reasons that you will not want to own a Sugar Glider. Number one, they are very difficult to take care of. They can bite, they not necessarily friendly to children...

How to Care for Pets During a Power Outage

How to Care for Pets During a Power Outage

Instructions Step 1: Store flashlights, candles, batteries and matches in a place that's easy to get to. There's nothing worse than losing power and not being able to remember or find your supplies. Step 2: Have extra bottled water on hand if you have a...

How to Teach Dog Agility Training

How to Teach Dog Agility Training

Instructions Step 1: Find agility training clubs that are located near you. They may offer classes in agility training, which you can attend before offering to teach your own classes. Step 2: Tell participants that their dogs should also already posses...

How to Feed Your Large Breed Puppy

How to Feed Your Large Breed Puppy

Instructions Things You’ll Need: Large stainless steel bowl Puppy kibble Step 1: Your large breed puppy will need to eat three times a day until he is at least three months old. Although some breeds can already appear large by eight weeks, their...

How to Care for Toy Breed Dogs

How to Care for Toy Breed Dogs

Instructions Step 1: Toy breed dogs need proper socialization to prevent behavioral issues caused by fear and aggression. Socialize your small dog slowly and with consideration to his small size, but do not coddle him. He has legs; allow him to walk...

How to Reduce the Risk of Bloat in Dogs

How to Reduce the Risk of Bloat in Dogs

There is a condition called bloat or torsion; gastric torsion which is common in some breeds of dogs. More common in some than others but certainly almost any breed dog is susceptible to it and what happens is the stomach fills up with gas and it bloats...

How to Tame a Pet Dingo

How to Tame a Pet Dingo

Instructions Learn How to Tame a Pet Dingo Step 1: Plan to purchase or adopt your pet dingo from a reputable breeder when it is around the age of 6 weeks. After 10 weeks, it becomes much more daunting to tame this wild dog to overcome its natural...

Dog Chew Toys for Healthy Teeth

Dog Chew Toys for Healthy Teeth

Hi this is Elise McMahon with ExpertVillage.com and in this video series we are going to be talking about canine dental health care. If you would like to find out more about my services you can visit my website at www.canineheadstart.com. So we are going...

Fun Puppy Dog Toys

Fun Puppy Dog Toys

Hi! This is Elise McMahon for Expert Village.com and in this video series we are talking about puppy care. If you would like to find out more about my services, you can visit my website at canineheadstart.com. We are going to talk about puppy toys in...

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