http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Brigitte+Smith Pets Brigitte Smith Mon, 19 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=61376&ca=Pets Did you know that most food that is fed to dogs today has extremely low nutritional content? If you feed your dog commercial dog food, you may be slowly killing your dog. Perhaps you think this is a little dramatic? Think again. If humans are fed a diet of unhealthy foods, they probably won't show a... Wellness, Fitness and Diet Brigitte Smith Sat, 11 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=39364&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet No one ideal piece of exercise equipment and no one ideal exercise club or fitness facility exists. These days you can research, and buy fitness equipment, treadmills, exercise equipment, home gym equipment, elliptical trainers online, usually at prices which are better than you'll find in fitness e... Pets Brigitte Smith Thu, 10 Nov 2005 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=17300&ca=Pets Finding the style of that works best for you is important for establishing the boundaries between dog and owner, and for training your dog to be an obedient, loyal and faithful member of your family. All dog training methods work to reinforce the relationship between you and your dog, and the founda... Pets Brigitte Smith Thu, 10 Nov 2005 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=17301&ca=Pets Reward training is commonly thought of as a modern method of training a dog, but reward training is actually much older than you probably think, when compared to other methods of dog training. Many principles of modern reward training date back many decades. It is possible that reward training for d... Pets Brigitte Smith Thu, 10 Nov 2005 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=17303&ca=Pets Puppy training is often considerably easier than training an adult or adolescent dog. One reason is that the puppy is essentially a “blank slate”, untroubled by past training techniques and other issues. Another more indirect reason is that you are probably more likely to spend more time and have gr... Pets Brigitte Smith Thu, 10 Nov 2005 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=17330&ca=Pets Head collars have become an increasingly popular dog training tool in the past few years. Two of the most well known brands of head collar on the market are the Gentle Leader and the Halti, but there are many other brands that incorporate the basic head collar concept. Although a very helpful tool,... Pets Brigitte Smith Thu, 10 Nov 2005 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=17332&ca=Pets Choke collar training collars are among the most popular and most commonly used tools by both professional dog trainers and people like you and me. These collars are commonly known as a choke collar, choke chain, training collar, correction collar and slip collar. As with any dog training tool it mu... Pets Brigitte Smith Thu, 10 Nov 2005 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=18381&ca=Pets Visiting an animal shelter can be an emotional experience for an animal lover. It’s difficult to see all the animals in their pens and not want to take them all home. Such feelings are understandable and commendable; however, just be sure that prior to adoption you consider all of the ramifications.... Pets Brigitte Smith Wed, 09 Nov 2005 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=17298&ca=Pets A calm, obedient and faithful dog – it’s what we all want, right? To begin with, obedient and trained dogs are happier dogs, less likely to get into tussles with people or with other dogs. Another reason is that many communities require that the dogs living in their neighborhoods be well trained. Th... Pets Brigitte Smith Wed, 09 Nov 2005 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=17302&ca=Pets Understanding the manner in which dogs evolved, and how dogs interact with each other, is very important to understanding how to properly train your dog to be a devoted, loyal companion. Originally, dogs were probably orphaned wolf pups adopted by early humans. These wild dogs probably learned to pe...