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		<title>Obedience Training Your Dog – the Importance of Rewards</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	Rewards just may be the single most important motivator in dog training.  Obedience training through the use of rewards and other positive reinforcements has long been recognized as the most effective method of reaching most dogs and getting the best possible results.
	
	Making obedience training fun, and even making it a bit of a game, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Lesson On Dog Skin</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	The skin is the largest organ of the dog&#8217;s body and a frequent source of problems. The job of the skin is to protect the inner organs and tissues from invasions by foreign substances, changing temperature and dehydration. The skin also works to synthesize essential vitamins for the rest of the body and performs the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A History Lesson: What Dogs Were Fed Before The Industrial Revolution</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	Before the industrial revolution, canine nutrition for working class dogs was much like the diet of their working-class owners - basic, simple, and sometimes not very good. Although they worked all day within a whisker of glistening sides of beef or lamb, dogs were lucky to get anything beyond a crust of bread or a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Great Way To Exercise Your Dog If You Live In The City</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	As someone who lives in the city, there are many ways to exercise a dog in your area. Why limit your dog&#8217;s exercise just with a walk in your neighborhood? There&#8217;s an attitude among some city dwellers that having a dog in the city isn&#8217;t fair to the dog. Somehow, there is this myth that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Game Your Dog Will Love: Retrieving-By-Memory</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	Even if they never go hunting, many dogs love to learn the tricks of hunting retrievers. A busy hunting retriever may have to remember where several birds fell and bring back every one. Hunters call this marking, but you don&#8217;t have to go hunting to enjoy this challenging game.

	Warm up with a few throws where [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Few Tips About Your Dog&#8217;s Dishes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	When it comes to buying dog dishes, you have a lot of options, from using an old pot to buying a hand-thrown ceramic bowl with your dog&#8217;s name painted on it. Dishes designed to store up to a couple of days&#8217; worth of food or water are available, as are paper bowls good for one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Few Reasons Why Your Dog Is Jumping Out Of Windows</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	The most common cause for dogs jumping through windows is social isolation. Most cases generally involve dogs that do not accept being left alone in the house and escape to seek some social contact in the neighborhood. Some escape and remain on the front porch to await the return of their owners. 
	
	Most of these [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Dog&#8217;s Understanding Of Words, Or Lack Thereof</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	Trained dogs can easily distinguish dozens of different words of human speech. It is always a temptation to believe that they actually understand what these words mean, yet given the nature of their own communication system, the odds seem strongly against it. 
	
	Dogs have come to associate certain sounds with certain actions, but those associations [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Dog&#8217;s Favorite Place: The Park (Part 2)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	City parks have some wonderful challenges for training if you use your imagination.
	
	For example, look and find an empty trash bin in the park, tip it over on its side and teach your pup to jump over it. Start a few feet from the trash bin and run toward it while holding the motivator close [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Dog&#8217;s Favorite Place: The Park (Part 1)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	Parks are the most popular spots in the city for owners to take their dogs. It&#8217;s the one place where owners can let their dogs run loose and play with other dogs. Many dog owners like going to the parks because it gives them a chance to meet and chat with other dog owners. Most [...]]]></description>
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