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Wow!  This is going to be a massive Dog Carnival.  I”m going to do my best to try and categorize each article I have this month.  Thanks to everyone for submitting your articles.  If you have any questions please leave me a note in the comments section below.

One Massive Dog Carnival!

Lots to review…Lots to review…A few hints about this months dog carnival.  Just scroll down to a category you want to read about and check out the articles.  This month it looks like there’s a bit of a movement towards the eco-friendly dog.  Great ideas and ways to reduce your puppies carbon pawprint!

Dog Training

MMdogtraining101 presents Walking Your Dog the Proper Way posted at Free Dog Training Tutorials and How To Train Your Dog.  Some great information on walking your dog.  I agree that many people are not in control of their dog on walks.  One reason I don’t like the flexi-leash for walks is exactly for this reason…it’s difficult to control your dog

Kittie Austin presents How To Stop Dog From Barking posted at The Dog Training Manual, saying, “Information that you need to know to minimize your dog barking.”  This is a very short post, but one that I agree with: “You need to identify why your dog is barking”  Take a look at this blog for more on Puppies Barking.

Positively Present presents positively present: it’s a bella life posted at positively present.  I agree with the author on this one…if your not a dog person you might think she’s crazy.  However, I am a dog person and I love Bella’s lessons on life.

Jake presents How to Use a Leash for Dog Training posted at Dog Training Pet.  I agree that a leash is important in dog training.  However, one point mentioned in this article I do not agree with.  Maybe I just misread, but it reads: “…you should try to keep the leash tight…”  I’ve always been taught to keep a loose leash when walking your dog.  However, perhaps the writer means that you should keep a tight grip on the leash.

Cheryl Shine presents I Want A Dog, Now What? posted at TheDoggieBlog.  Yes!  Some great questions you should ask yourself before getting a dog.  One of those questions “Can You Afford A Dog” leads us directly to our next article:

Darwin presents how much is that puppy? The most detailed dog cost analysis you’ve ever seen posted at Darwin’s Finance, saying, “Would you be surprised if I told you that puppy will cost you close to $100,000 over its lifetime? Well, don’t be. This detailed analysis evaluates both the lifetime cost and Net Present Cost of that puppy – too many people naively buy a puppy without truly understanding the costs involved.”  Yikes a puppy can definitely cost you a pretty penny and this is a detailed analysis of expenses you might incur.  Keep in mind these costs before you decide to get a puppy.

Surviving Dog Ownership posted at Be A Survivor.  This month sure seems like it’s all about whether or not one should get a dog and Surviving Dog ownership starts off with questioning if you should even get a dog.

Jorge Guzman presents How to not feel bad about once being a bad dog owner posted at packs and paws.  It sounds like the dog owner in this article has learned a lot since getting his first dog.  It’s definitely a good idea to learn as much about dogs and training before you pick up your first dog.  The blogs in this article are a great place to start.

Dog Grooming

ynohtna presents How to Groom a Dog | eHow.com posted at How to Groom a Dog.  Learning to groom your own dog will definitely save you money in this slow economy.  If you have two large dogs like me it can definitely take you some time to give them a bath.

How to Express Your Dog’s Anal Gland from the Outside | eHow.com posted at FaithAllen, saying, “This sounds like a weird topic, but it is so important for dog owners to understand this for the health of their pet. Just how how to express your dog’s anal gland from outside.”  This one was very interesting.  I always wanted to know how to express the anal gland.  However, lucky for me I haven’t had any issues with my dogs and their anal glands.

Dog Products

Condo Blues presents Condo Blues: Stylish DIY Dog Toy Storage posted at Condo Blues, saying, “A dog needs easy access to their toys and mine is no exception. But strewing them all over the living room was not a good solution for me so I came up with something both of us can live with.”  Yep, it’s always a good idea to have something to corral those toys and Goodwill is just as a good place as any to find the perfect, inexpensive dog toy storage bin.

John presents Dog Glucosamine – FREE Trial posted at Dog Glucosamine – FREE Trial.  My brother and sister and law use dog glucosamine for their dog.  However, I’m not so sure about this free offer.  If someone tries it please let me know if it’s legit.

Eco Dog

Amir Marzouq presents How Eco-friendly is Your Dog? | Guffly posted at Guffly, saying, “Guffly is a one product per day online store and community featuring eco friendly products and fair trade lifestyle goods like home, pet, clothing, office and personal accessories. We know that people aren’t interested in ugly stuff, so you can bet Guffly’s green products are stylish, fun and attractive – eco stylish if you will. Shop the Daily Guff at http://www.guffly.com”  A list of several eco-friendly products that will help reduce your pups carbon footprint.

marjorie presents Stewart the dog posted at Green Thinking Blog, saying, “Introducing my best friend, Stewart to his first eco-friendly, organic dog bone (complete with squeakers). It’s never too early to teach your pet a thing or two about preserving our precious ecosystem.”

Dog Breeds

John Phillips presents Uno, Westminster Kennel Club, and Animal Employment Protection Act posted at The Word, saying, “Are you aware of the Animal Employment Protection Act?”

Marina presents Loving Standard Poodles posted at Dogs Info Planet.  I’ve seen some standard poodles as guide dogs.  They are very intelligent.

J.W. presents White House Pets: a Cow For Every President and Some Cake For Every Dog posted at The Collective Picture, saying, “Photographs of various White House pets.”  These are some great images of animals in the white house.

Dogs and The Vet

Katelyn Thomas presents Lyme Disease in Maryland posted at Baltimore Dogs Examiner.  I use frontline to keep fleas and ticks at bay and lucky for us we don’t much of a tick problem in our area.

Jeffrey F presents Pet Insurance – Do I need it? | Who Moved My Bone? posted at Who Moved My Bone.com.  I’m on the verge of getting pet insurance for my dogs and I’m contemplating downloading the e-book on this site for $9.95.

Miscellaneous Dog

Joe Tichio presents Inspirational Dog Quotes posted at Inspirational Quotes Blog, saying, “A collection of inspirational quotes about dogs.”  These are some great dog quotes and I’ve already bookmarked the page for future reference.

Reba Haas presents The 1st Off-leash Dog Park in Renton is Ready! posted at Team Reba Real Estate, saying, “A great new 5-acre offleash dog park is now located in Renton, WA!”  If you live in Renton, WA go to this page for a detailed map to the dog park.

Patti Lecron presents ONOMATOPOEIA FOR DOGGIE by P.B. Lecron posted at A French Education.  Hmmm…I didn’t know dogs commonly entered restaurants in France.  I thought that priveledge was reserved for assistance/service/guide dogs.

Here Endeth The Lesson…

That’s 22 blog posts in this months blog carnival!  I think we set a Pet Carnivals record!  I’ve been trying to keep these a bit smaller, but I started to get very backed up on the Dog Carnival posts.  I hope you enjoyed this edition of the dog carnival.

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