On a near-daily basis on my Twitter account, I tweet numerous doggy links. Each week(ish) I compile them to share. This week, there is a new feature: I jumped into Instragram and you can find me at MacDogald. Would love to have some new followers!
Training
Roger Abrantes describes life with Petrine, his dog trained by modern methods in the time of Barbara Woodhouse: A Dog’s Self Respect.
How do I train my dog to stop chasing the chickens, cat, rat… and our other pets?
Does Dr Dunbar hate adult dogs?
A great post by Crystal at Reactive Champion: Reactivity is a Spectrum.
Dog bites and biting dogs
The Parents Against Dog Chaining: Fighting against chaining of dogs that is known to increase aggression.
A story that shows that dog bites happen to the best of us: Dog training and dinner disasters.
A loving tribute to “Busta” the golden retriever from K9 Pro. Busta drew much media attention after mauling his family in March 2011.
Why does Doggone Safe teach that panting dogs are safe?
Another seminar I wish I was in the USA to attend: National Dog Bite Investigation, Treatment and Prevention Conference.
Health
New dog breeding restrictions could decrease genetic diversity and result in the health problems we’re concerned about! Time4Dogs blogs about Genetic Diversity.
Able Mable: A unexaggerated, purebred bulldog, featured on the Pedigree Dogs Exposed blog. (Also from PDE blog: Truffle hound helps root out childhood epilepsy gene and The eye specialists – their view on ectropion and entropion.)
A number of environmental factors can affect the incidence of hip dyplasia in dogs.
So you think your dog has allergies? Part I and Part II from Reactive Champion.
In the News
Benefits of taking your dog to work may not be far-fetched.
Government to take more control over farm inspections, taking over from the RSPCA. This is great news. I have huge concerns that the RSPCA, a charity, is repsonsible for upholding legislation. I hope that one day they will only be responsible for running shelters (and doing so well!) instead of being a ‘jack of all trades’.
In Israel, a battle to save the ancient Canaan dog.
Choking dog saves its own life.
Rescue pets and the gay community: A natural match?
$10,000 reward for Millaa Milla dog murderers.
Rescue
Animal control or animal welfare: Are we doing it right?
Lovely photos of Pommie from Ruthless Photos, a dog available for adoption in Sydney through Fetching Dogs.
The Power to Kill: A sad story about a cat called Funny Face.
Professional portraits reveal shelter animals’ true selves
Thoughts on a sign on a shelter wall.
Fill in the blanks at YesBiscuit: How does a good shelter act?
Multimedia
Might your dog like to play ‘belly ball’?
I enjoyed this video on teaching puppies not to resource guard: Give and Take.
Cool dog trick: Back flip!
Other Dog Stuff
Have you heard of a telomian?
South Aussies: Please download and distribute this petition from CAWS Inc. seeking to ban the sale of dogs and cats in pet shops.
Cute blog featuring a dog breed illustration daily: Daily Dog Breed.
Does your dog park need a ‘let’s talk dog’ awareness sign?
Our Pets: Property or Family Members?
From my Instagram (Username: MacDogald)
Clover at the Adelaide Animal Expo, at the weekend.
Jake, our new foster greyhound, on his first night here.
Myrtle in between shows over the Easter break.
Animal Stuff
A mind-bogglingly cute pygmy hippo as appeared on the Featured Creature.
Banker rescues duckling in the most heartwarming way.
Why research mice being ‘nestless’ may be a bad thing for science (and for mice).
I love this type of compilation. It allows me to see many articles that I otherwise may have missed. Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it, ANPC.
Great idea to do a tweet roundup!
I think so, too!