Sentences with phrase «than a program dog»

In some cases, owner trained dogs can come out just as or better trained than a program dog.

Not exact matches

By the same token, Krueger rejects the notion that policymakers should focus new investments in education on a particular age group, such as the very young: «Old dogs can learn new tricks,» he says, and the benefits of programs for teenagers and adults are apparent more quickly than those for young children.

More than 6,000 cats and dogs were spayed or neutered in 2014 through the program.

Sharp's goal for the shelter training program is to show people how to communicate clearly with their dogs in a manner that focuses on positive motivation rather than correction - based training that might include yanking on the leash, yelling at the dog, or using prong collars and choke chain collars.

To that end, the Humane Society of Tulsa and the Washington County SPCA are among 60 animal shelters across the country that participate every month in PetSmart Charities ® Rescue Waggin» ® program — a national transport program that has saved more than 52,000 dogs and puppies since 2004.

Study: Save 5 times more dogs, cut costs and improve health in your animal shelter Short of finding a magic wand, there's really nothing better than foster care programs for boosting lifesaving, cutting costs and improving health in animal shelters.

The Cane Corso we have now is a product of a breeding program that used other types of dogs, and the resulting breed is quite a bit different than the old type.

To help you objectively assess your dog's situation, a helpful tool is the veterinarian Alice Villalobos's «Pawspice» program, which directs pet owners to assess their pet on a 1 - to - 10 scale on seven measures — hurt, hunger, hydration, hygiene, happiness, mobility and «more good days than bad» — with the lowest number being the worst.

Breeding programs focused on those dogs that were larger of bone and more powerful than traditional GSDs.

Down - Lying down on command is more than just a cute trick; it is a key component of any successful dog training program.

Dogs that are participating in our daycare program must be free of parasites, well - socialized, and spayed / neutered if older than 6 months.

But our vast knowledge of not only canine training techniques but also canine psychology and history gives us the unique benefit of being able to tailor training programs to fit the dog rather than just implement cookie cutter solutions to cookie cutter problems.

Since the program began in 2010, more than 900 dogs and cats have found homes.

Since 1997, Milk - Bone has helped place more than 700 police and service dogs through its Canine Heroes Program and organizations such as Arnold's all over the country.

Look no further than a guide dog foundation, pet therapy program, a neighbor down the street or perhaps in your own family — the Labrador ranks high in the AKC's annual registry of top ten breeds.

The purpose - bred fighting breed cluster pit bulls represent, genetically programmed for impulsive aggression, can not be trained into reliable sociability, any more than greyhounds can be trained to adopt the running gait of a sled dog.

During the nine - month pilot program between February and October 2012, we worked with more than 170 dogs, utilizing 18 volunteers who served more than 1,300 hours.

The HALT program is celebrating their 25th anniversary this year which means that they have successfully worked with more than 1300 adolescents and placed 324 dogs in new homes!

They try to solve this problem by encouraging or requiring people to spay or neuter their pets (to reduce the number of cats and dogs who need homes), 57 encouraging people to adopt animals from shelters rather than purchasing them from pet stores or breeders (to increase the number of people looking to provide homes to animals in shelters), 58 and donating money to shelters and foster programs that care for cats and dogs waiting to be adopted (so they can house animals for longer).59 Collectively, these solutions have greatly reduced the number of cats and dogs euthanized in shelters.60 The problem is well understood, although making further progress in solving it may be expensive in areas where all these solutions have already been implemented.

These suggestions and meals, while all perfectly safe and healthy for your dog, are not 100 % nutritionally complete and should not be fed for longer than 5 - 7 days — which should be enough time to get your dog back to their regularly scheduled feeding program.

More than 100 dogs have tested the program, with additional games in the works to cater to different breeds, attitudes, and ages.

It also explores why breed - specific community programs — which are designed to reach owners of «at risk» dogs — are often less effective than programs open to all dog owners.

As both an older dog and a very large breed, Lily more than qualified in the Pets for Patriots program, which advocates for the adoption of the most overlooked shelter animals.

In addition to educational programs within the community, Love - A-Bull also believes that dangerous dog laws should be focused on the actions or inaction of the owner, rather than on the breed of the dog.

Through the generous support of the American Kennel Club, Nestlé Purina PetCare, Pfizer Animal Health, dog clubs and dog owners worldwide, CHF has dedicated more than $ 34 million to canine health research projects and education programs.

Rambo is the 2015 Military Dog Representative Having served more than 600 missions as an explosives detection military working dog with the Marine Corps Community Services (MCCS) at the Corps» air station in Cherry Point, N.C., Rambo, a German Shepherd Dog, represented the Military Dog category sponsored by the Zoetis RIMADYL K - 9 Courage ProgrDog Representative Having served more than 600 missions as an explosives detection military working dog with the Marine Corps Community Services (MCCS) at the Corps» air station in Cherry Point, N.C., Rambo, a German Shepherd Dog, represented the Military Dog category sponsored by the Zoetis RIMADYL K - 9 Courage Progrdog with the Marine Corps Community Services (MCCS) at the Corps» air station in Cherry Point, N.C., Rambo, a German Shepherd Dog, represented the Military Dog category sponsored by the Zoetis RIMADYL K - 9 Courage ProgrDog, represented the Military Dog category sponsored by the Zoetis RIMADYL K - 9 Courage ProgrDog category sponsored by the Zoetis RIMADYL K - 9 Courage Program.

In 2012, the new grant program will help 65 non-profit spay / neuter clinics around the nation provide high - quality, affordable spay / neuter surgeries for more than 23,000 cats and pit bull terriers during February and August — ultimately reducing the homeless pet population by tens of thousands of at - risk cats and dogs that would otherwise wind up in shelters because of unplanned litters, said Susana Della Maddalena, executive director of

Free and low - cost outreach programs serve more than 10,000 community dogs and cats with spay / neuter surgeries and vaccinate 15,000 against rabies.

Adoption Program: Our family - friendly adoption program and one - on - one matchmaking process allowed us to find more than 34,000 cats and dogs their foreverProgram: Our family - friendly adoption program and one - on - one matchmaking process allowed us to find more than 34,000 cats and dogs their foreverprogram and one - on - one matchmaking process allowed us to find more than 34,000 cats and dogs their forever homes.

A no - kill community is one that acts on the belief that every healthy, adoptable dog and healthy cat should be saved, and that its focus should be on saving as many lives as possible through pet adoption, spay / neuter, trap - neuter - return and other community support programs rather than achieving a specific numerical outcome.

More than 400,000 dogs and cats find homes each year through adoption programs in all PetSmart stores and signature adoption events.

These trends suggest that fundamental differences between the species and their role in our society may lead traditional sheltering programs to be less successful when applied to cats than to dogs.

Transfer Program: Through our 46 partners shelters across Washington state and beyond, more than 34,000 dogs and cats were given the second chance they deserve by being transferred to our facility for adoption.

For every bag of cat or dog food purchased March 1 — Dec. 31, 2017, PetSmart donated a meal to pets in need and beat its goal of 60 million meals with more than 63 million meals generated through this leading philanthropic program.

GRRR routinely has many more potential adopters than dogs ready for placement, so this program appears to be a win - win for the Denver rescue community.

In March 2017, PetSmart launched its Buy a Bag, Give a Meal ™ program — for every bag of cat or dog food purchased March 1 — Dec. 31, 2017, PetSmart will donate a meal to pets in need and expects to donate more than 3.6 million meals in Canada in 2017.

Mass vaccination programs for dogs in underdeveloped countries are much more affordable than human vaccination and have become an important method of controlling rabies.

PAWS of Dale Hollow has helped more than 3,000 homeless dogs (and, from time to time, cats) find their way to safety since its inception and has facilitated the spay / neuter of countless others through their low - cost public outreach program.

Though the training of Autism Assistance Dogs and Multipurpose Service Dogs (dogs trained in more than one area of service dog work or for more than one child within the same family) are the programs outside agencies inquire about the most, 4 Paws offers internships to any agencies outside the United States who wish to learn more about any of our work with children of all ages and a wide variety of disabilitDogs and Multipurpose Service Dogs (dogs trained in more than one area of service dog work or for more than one child within the same family) are the programs outside agencies inquire about the most, 4 Paws offers internships to any agencies outside the United States who wish to learn more about any of our work with children of all ages and a wide variety of disabilitDogs (dogs trained in more than one area of service dog work or for more than one child within the same family) are the programs outside agencies inquire about the most, 4 Paws offers internships to any agencies outside the United States who wish to learn more about any of our work with children of all ages and a wide variety of disabilitdogs trained in more than one area of service dog work or for more than one child within the same family) are the programs outside agencies inquire about the most, 4 Paws offers internships to any agencies outside the United States who wish to learn more about any of our work with children of all ages and a wide variety of disabilities.

That's what many of us work toward... smart solutions to loose aggressive dogs that produce sustainable programs that get results rather than emotionally - based public policy that is very costly, ineffective and cruel.

Shelters and foster - based rescue groups who observe a greater - than - normal number of coughing dogs in their care can consult this document for more information, including how to contact the Maddie's Shelter Medicine Program at UF and other experts for assistance and advice.

Her experience is varied and includes developing and implementing training programs for dog owners and veterinary professionals; working as a research assistant on several canine behavioral genetics projects at the Center for Neurobiology and Behavior, at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry; serving as editor for a scientific working group tasked with establishing consensus - based best practices for the use of canine / handler detection teams and setting standards for their certification; serving as the first editorial assistant for the Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research; co-authoring more than 10 peer - reviewed publications and owning and operating a home - based editing business.

Canine Companions for Independence (CCI) provides a two year training program that places service dogs with people with disabilities (other than blindness) free of charge.

Space — Implementing a foster program helps more than the individual dog — it can do great things for your shelter.

Since the launch of this program, more than 4,300 dogs have been rescued in across Missouri in 2009, resulting in an ever - decreasing number of commercial breeders in our state.

However, depending on a variety of factors, it may actually cost much more over time to train your own service dog than it costs to get a trained dog from a service dog program.

The worst outbreak in memory of a fatal dog disease has forced the Orange County animal - control department to euthanize more than two dozen dogs and halt a busy adoption program.

We say elite for a good reason: less than 5 % of all dogs in our country can be considered truly off - leash trained, so this program will put you and your dog in a class of its own.

I hear from many people that they have decided to train their own service dog (SD) because they think it will be less expensive than getting a trained dog from a program.

Last year the Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals saved more than 800 cats and dogs through our Picasso Veterinary Fund and other medical programs.