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Miami Herald - Lockhart first adopted Squiggly, a certified service dog, and used the golden retriever-Labrador mix with the victims she worked with in Pasco County. ‘’I knew it was going to help,'’ she said. “I had no idea how much it was really going to help.'’

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Palo Alto Online - Pit Bulls have a higher success rate in passing temperament tests than “family friendly” breeds, such as the Golden and Labrador Retriever. dog attacks INCREASED in Great Britain following the ban on pit bulls. This has happened in several areas where

What To do If Your Golden Retriever Vomits

A Golden Retriever vomits with ease, seemingly at will, and often without apparent cause. One thing that almost never causes a dog to vomit is eating too fast. Bolting food is the natural way for a dog. Eating too much, however, is another matter. The capacity of a pup’s stomach to hold food is phenomenal. Life Magazine once ran a story about a five-pound puppy that ate a five-pound ham, all but the bone! Such examples, of course, are the ultra-extreme. Adult Golden Retrievers, on the other hand, can hold only about one and one-half ounces of liquid for each pound the dog weighs. Some dogs may even hold as much as two ounces per pound of body weight, but any quantities above this almost always produce vomiting. Vomiting, like diarrhea, is often seen in puppies. dogs at this age have the exasperating habit of eating such things as dirt, stones, sand, bedding, toys, foil, paper, socks or almost anything else they can get into their mouths. Vomiting also occurs in adults from eating bones, sour food, garbage, carrion or feces. In these cases, vomiting is a sign of gastritis, which is an inflammation of the stomach. Gastritis is rapidly produced by such things as garbage, carrion or caustic chemicals. Most older dogs eventually learn that the foreign materials will make them sick, and stop eating them. The same dogs never seem to realize that garbage, buried bones or sour food may do the same thing - and neither do many owners! One of the most serious consequences of vomiting is that, once begun, vomiting can persist, even though the cause no longer exists. The usual course in such cases, if uncorrected, follows a characteristic pattern. Your dog has a more or less violent seizure of vomiting that ordinarily eliminates the causative substance or object. The vomiting continues, but in a somewhat less violent nature, giving the appearance that the dog is improving. The loss of fluids and electrolytes in the vomiting causes an imbalance and a noticeable thirst develops. Mild depression develops as well as anorexia, and the vomiting begins to become more severe. Thirst is exaggerated, loss of fluids and electrolytes is accelerated and depression becomes marked. The vomiting becomes more and more violent and the continued loss of fluids and electrolytes creates a critical imbalance. If the situation is allowed to continue uninterrupted, the dog eventually dies from electrolyte imbalance and dehydration. To help with your Golden Retriever’s vomiting problem, liquid foods should be fed first. Such things as beef and chicken broth not only supply a few calories, but are excellent tor establishing many of the electrolyte balances that have been disturbed by vomiting. Within 48 hours it is usually possible to finely chop a little hard-boiled egg into the broth. If this does not cause a return of the vomiting, then a little cottage cheese, some vanilla ice cream or a little toast and milk can be offered. Resumption of the regular diet can commence as soon as the bland foods are tolerated for at least 24 hours.

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An Important Command Every Golden Retriever Should Know

“Come” is a command every golden retriever puppy needs respect. Here again, control is essential. When you say “Come,” the puppy must have no alternative. Consistency in your conditioning is imperative, for once the puppy realizes he does not have to come, your troubles begin! The come is taught using a puppy collar and a twenty-five-foot line. 1. When you first put your golden retriever puppy out in the yard on his line, the very first time, allow him to explore until he seems to be getting tired. 2. At that point, kneel and say “Come” and give the line a small, sharp tug. The tug will turn the puppy toward you. He may then: a) Come - If he does this, really love, cuddle and praise him. Pick him up and carry him into the house and give him a tiny tidbit. B) Turn and sit - If he does this, continue to give gentle little tugs, along with lots of verbal encouragement, until he gets to you. Then praise as if he had come on his own. b) Buck and holler at the end of the line - If he does this, sit quietly until he quits (sometimes it takes a while). Then give another “Come” and tug the line again. Repeat - even if it takes fifty waits, fifty “comes,” and fifty tugs. When he reaches you, love him and praise him as if he had come on the first call, on his own. c) Sulk, roll over on his back, wrap his feet around the line and say, “No way, Jose!” - If he does this, stay calm, wait until he freezes in some position, then repeat “come,” and give a tug on the line. If he repeats his previous actions, repeat yours. When he finally comes to you, reward him and praise him as if he had come the first time. As you pick your puppy up and carry him into the house, you may tell him anything as long as your voice is happy - you have won - no matter how long it has taken you! Always remember, the only way you can lose a come battle is to lose your temper. Once you do that the puppy has won because you have given him something to react to. He will know he has upset you and that little piece of information will get stored in his memory bank. So, stay cool! 3. Take your puppy on a twenty-minute walk. Let him go to the end of the line and sniff and snuffle to his heart’s content. 4. Four times during that walk - when he is on the end of the line - say “Come” and snap the line toward you and run away from your puppy. When he “catches” up with you, get down to his level and love him, praise him and reward him! 6. Try to take another walk, later on in the day, in a different area and repeat the four calls.If you use these exercises on the come daily, both at home and on walks, golden retriever puppy will grow up knowing that “come” means a problem for him when he remains where he is and does not come, and that safety and praise are his when he does come. Later on, when he is truly free to choose, if you have been consistent, he will choose you.

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Nashville Tennessean - Happy dogs Lord Sebastian is a golden retriever who is blind in one eye and only has three legs, but that dog is happy ’cause he has a great home and dad with Joe Waddell, in Leiper’s Fork. Also in the Waddell family are Sarge, a sweet dog if ever there Go

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Enter any pet store that sells puppies and it’s hard not to fall in love. But according to the Humane Society of the United States most are from puppy mills — factory-like facilities that churn out purebred puppies in large numbers. More…

The railroad crossing and a mile of road will be closed on North Dakota Highway 32 in Finley, N.D., Tuesday through Thursday. Road closed signs will be placed on the highway, and traffic will be directed to alternative routes. Burlington Northern Santa Fe will be installing new railroad crossing equipment. More…