Weareprofessionallytrainedtohelpyouenjoypeaceofmindwhileyourdogenjoyshiswalks.Yes,evenwhilewestoptopickuphispoop.

cheerfuldogschroniclesAWorldofDogs:KnowingYourDogInsideOut

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Manymuttownershaveplayedtheguessinggameatonetimeoranother.Wheredid

thatshort,curled-uptailonanotherwiseshepherd-likedogcomefrom?Thosegangly

legsonaBeaglecross?Thewidebully-breedsmileonawirehairedTerrier?Or

featheringonaBoxer?Well,foradecadenow,atoolhasclaimedthatit’spossibleto

gettheanswer.DNAteststodeterminecaninegenealogyarenowavailable.They’re

not100%scientificallyaccurate,soyouwon’tbeabletoproveyourdog’sancestryina

courtoflaw.

Earlytestingcoveredanywherefrom39to68breeds,buttodaythatnumberhas

expandedtomorethan350.Andwherebeforeabloodsamplehadtobecollected

byaveterinarian,allthat’srequirednowisamouthswab—aprocessyoucancarry

outathome.Theswabisplacedinacollectionbagwhichissealedandmailedoff,

alongwithpayment,toalaboratory.Twotothreeweekslater,alinkto

yourdog’sancestryreportarrivesinyourinbox.Asidefromrevealingthe

originofphysicaltraits,somepeoplebelievethatsuchareportmightoffer

usefulcluesaboutbehaviourslikedigging,barking,andherding.Ifthey

discovertheirdoghashoundparentage,forexample,engagingintracking,

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LivingwithDogs:AWalkInThePark:StrollingWithDog&Baby

Walkingwithyourdogandyourbabycanbearelaxingexperience— ifyouarewell

prepared. Toensurethesafetyofyourbaby,yourself,yourdog,andanyonecoming

intocontactwithyourdogduringastrollerwalk,askyourselfthefollowing:

How is your dogwith strangers? The only thing that attractsmore adoration than

dogsorbabiesisadogandababy,sofriendlystrangersarelikelytoapproach.Ifyourdogreactstopeopleinanykindofthreateningway,assesswhetherit’sworththerisk.

Isyouronlyoptioninahigh-trafficarea?Saveyourwalksforwhenyouandyourdog

cangosolo;thatwayyoucanfocuscompletelyonyourdog.

Doesyour dog react tobikers, scooters, andkidsplaying? Somedogs like to chase

movingobjectsorpeople. Ifthis isyourdog,managingastrollercanbechallenging.

Thesamegoesifyourdogisreactiveonleash,i.e.lungesandbarksatotherdogs.In

bothcases,considertakingthestressoutofyourwalksbyworkingwithadogtrainer

ontheseproblems.

Whatwillyoudoifyourbabycriesduringyourwalk?Anunhappybabydoesn’tmakeforanenjoyablewalkandyoumayneedtopickupyourbabyandsoothe

her. Butyouonlyhavetwohands. Oneoptionistobringababycarrieralong,

useahands-freewaist-wornleash,andpushthestroller.Thiswillonlyworkif

yourdogisawell-manneredwalkeranddoesn’tpull,though,sospendsome

timerefreshingyourdog’sloose-leashwalkingskills.

Abigno-no:Nevertieyourdogtothestroller—itsimplyisn’tsafe.

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