Border Collie

　　Border Collie​ is one of the herding breeds which were used as the herding dog at the
England Scottish Borders. These were usually used for the sheep herding. It is also the most popular and famous collie breed. This is the most intelligent dog of the world, as they have a lot of intelligence, extreme energy and athletic characteristics as well. When we talk about the intelligence Border Collie is at the first number. 　　Border Collie History:
Border Collie belongs to the Herding Breed. This was used by the Scottish people of the England Borders which used these dogs as the herding of the sheep. So first part of the name of this dog Border is taken from the region of England Scottish Borders and collie is taken from the old Scots language. It was brought to the united kingdom in the start of the 30th century and was registered by the International Sheep Dog Society first time in the history. Furthermore other clubs also registered this breed lately.
Border Collie Appearance:
This breed is one of the most intelligent and energetic with the medium size and extreme energy for work. Its body is longer as compare to its height. It has good body length and has good muzzles. Its skull is near about flat and the head is little bit rectangular. Its eyes are oval shaped and have often brown color. Other colors can also be seen in this breed but it just depends upon the variety of this dog. It has wide space between his eyes. It has back nose and wide nostrils which helps it to breathe fast.
It has medium sized ear which are at their regular places. It has medium sized hair coat on its body. Usually the color of this dog is black and white pattern so the coat can be black or the white patterned. This coat allows it to be saved from the severe weather conditions and the cold air in winter. Coat colors can be varied in different varieties as you can see tri color, red and brown and other colors and patterns in this dog. Tail is also of medium sized and has the same coat hair just like its body coat. It height can be between the 20-23 inches and weight normally lies between 32-44pounds. There can be weight variation between the female and the male dog as well as this variation can be found in height.
Border Collie Characteristics:
This breed is the good energetic and intelligent which can do several works as it
has the athletic characteristics as well. IT is also easy to train due to its intelligence and picking power. It can be trained in a good manner. You can get your favorite characteristics by training it with a proper way or you can take the breeder help to train your dog. This dog can also do several tasks on the citation of the human words. One of these types of dog has learned more than thousands of words on those words citations it can do the different tasks. They can easily show their abilities in the different dog shows athletic games and other excellent skills. 　　This breed is very sensitive so you should take care about the breeding of this breed as you negligence can be result the several problems in this breeds e.g. shyness. They can be a good partner of the human and you can use it as the walk dog as well. This breed needs daily exercise and the mind creativity games to maintain their health and intelligence level. If you don’t do this you can spoil it as it can be dangerous for the normal behavior and it can be changed due to these matters.
This pet is lovely and affectionate. You can also use it as the home pet but you should train it to have the better pet as compare to other pets which are not trained in a better way. It can be easily maintained in the small apartments also. It is also good with the children and the family members.
Border Collie Health:
Border Collie has not any genetic health issue if it belongs to a good breed. Other problems just like eye issues and allergies can be happen as like the other dogs in this breed. But still you have to take care about its health because it is the main thing to maintain its fitness and activity. You should provide it hygienic environment to avoid the health issues.
Border Collie Feed:
Border Collie don’t require any special type of feed but you should always try to provide the good feed to it. The nutrition level of the feed should be checked before providing it. It will also maintain your dog fitness and activity. Overfeed should be avoided to keep its activity normal.
Border Collie Care:
Border Collie need a lot of attention, you cannot leave it alone for a long time as it will cause the behavior problems. You should also take care about its fitness and the health. Daily exercise, Coat Brushing and also you should give it a bath after the specific intervals of time.
Border Collie Expenditures:
　　Border Collie purebred pet can cost you up to 700$ this breed will be save from any specific health issues. Also it can be a puppy of registered parents. This is a good thing if it has the good background. It will also help you to train it easily. Border Collie young dog can cost you near about 2200$ It all depends upon the characteristics and the breed as well.
Border Collie is a good pet with the best characteristics and a lot of intelligence which can also help you in your daily life. With little bit care you can make it sociable and can have many other benefits as well.

Siberian Husky

　　Siberian Husky​ is a medium sized dog which belongs to the Spitz family as we match the genetic family of this dog. It has dense coat and known for due to
this quality and some other qualities just like the sickle tail and triangular Ears. Basically this breed is active and energetic and has enough strength to come over the difficult situations. It is also known for its distinctive markings. 　　Siberian Husky History:
This and some other breeds for example Samoyed are linked with the Sled Dog Breed. The DNA Analysis told that it is one of the oldest breeds which are alive from several past decades. It is also linked with the Siberian Cold Areas. The people of those areas are called as Eskimo and that’s why these dogs were called Eskimo Dog. The dense coat of the dog saves it from the severe weather of these areas.
It was also used in the several races in the snowfall areas. The popularity of this breed was increased in the start of the 20th century when people started to own the pets from the farther areas. This was also found in the Antarctica areas which are also famous due to its cold weather.
Siberian Husky Appearance:
It is a strong and the working dog which is used in the cold areas e.g. snow fall areas. It has
medium size head which make its look better as well as its body structure support its head as well. Its nose is round and often has color of the coat. Eyes have oval shaped which looks good at its round head. Many of the varieties have two eye colors like half brown and half white which gives good look of eyes. There is a large variety of colors in the Siberian Husky even you can find the every general existing color if dogs. 　　Many of the color patterns are available in the different varieties of this dog. You can get your own choice color. Teeth are very sharp to bite. So you should take care about it. Over all body structure is good. It’s coat save it from the severe weather. Hairs are normal on the coat which can also be found on the tail. It’s tail has normal length.
Siberian Husky Characteristics:
This breed is good, loving and caring pet. This pet is one of the playful pet in the dog breed. You can train you dog in any way with the little bit effort. This can also give you its desired type either it is social dog or the playful dog. It is also good for the homes and for the small areas. It can be a good social dog as it has good behavior with the children as well as the strangers. You should treat it with good use of mind as they obey only if they found the owner strong minded than their self.
Its training takes some time and consistency but it will give you your desired result. This breed is also needs exercise with a companion. It can be a good companion of you if you go for a walk daily. It has friendly behavior with the children and a playful dog for them. They are also good with the other pets. This dog can be very careful about the owner and always take care of him.
Siberian Husky Care:
　　This breed needs your time and also needs a companion for him. It requires daily exercise with the companion. You should also take care about its food as well as about its health. You should give him a bath after the regular interval of time to prevent from the several common diseases of dogs which are found in general.
Siberian Husky Feed:
This dog doesn’t need any special type of food. You just have to provide the general food of dogs with the good nutrition level. This will keep you dog healthy and active and allow him to perform the all tasks you want to assign him.
Siberian Husky Expenditures:
Siberian Husky can cost you near about 900$ and the Full Young and intelligent one can cost you up to 1700$. It all depends upon the characteristics and the type or variety of the dog. You can get a normal pet in the above range. You must make sure before buying that pet is safe from all the diseases as well as from any genetic issue. For this you can visit a good pet shop or can take along with you a good pet doctor.
Siberian Husky is a good family dog which can be kept in the small house, farms as well as small flats. You just have to take care about its requirements. This dog is one of the friendly dogs. It is nice to have an experience of the ownership of the Siberian Husky. You must think about it if you are looking for a dog for the home or for the farm.

Dog's Dance

I was reading a blog recently written by a woman who confessed that though she had not always been a dog lover, she now had to greet every dog she saw. If that is truly the case I hope we never cross paths. My dogs don’t necessarily want to greet every human they meet. Even my fabulously social and cuter-than-buttons cocker spaniels began to hide under my chair when sitting at an outside cafe in Provincetown and they couldn’t take one more person cooing over them. I understand that people’s behavior is coming from a place that is essentially good, but it’s also often only essentially good for them.
At a large pet event I watched as a dog trainer, who seemed like a lovely, kind person, took the leash from a woman who had brought along a young dog she was fostering. Walking away with the dog the trainer began to gently manipulate the dog into heeling position and a sit. This was occurring in a function room with high ceilings, hundreds of people, tables, chairs and even ferrets. I watched as this sweet, stressed dog complied with the requests being made of her. Even if the trainer and dog had met before it could only have been the equivalent of a first date and here the trainer was asking the dog to hop into bed with them. The dog to her credit did the best she could. I was desperately trying to figure out the point of the exercise.
Was the trainer trying to impart some skills to the foster care giver? To the dog? It sure wasn’t a teachable moment as far as I could tell. Was the trainer trying to show off their skills? Even if only gently pushing down on a dog’s hind end and lifting up their tail to get it to sit works, I was far more impressed with the dog than the trainer. It was loud enough in the room that I had to lean closer to people speaking to me and crowded enough that people brushed by as they maneuvered past. I can’t imagine what the dog, with senses more sensitive than my own, was experiencing. But I tried. I tried to imagine the world at that moment from the dog’s perspective. A dog who had not only never been in a place like this before, was a dog in transition.
The experience likely did not cause any damage to this resilient and tolerant dog but I continued to wonder why two people who were obviously caring, kind, gentle dog lovers, would take the risk of putting a dog into a situation in which she might be continuously pushed toward being overwhelmed. The only conclusion I could come to was that they were unaware of what the dog was trying to say. I’d like to think they’d care, if they had taken a moment to pay attention to what the dog was asking for with her slight resistance, look-aways, attempts at avoidance, or in one case flopping to the ground.
Fortunately most dogs are resilient and adaptable. They manage to learn and cope despite how we handle them, not because of how we handle them. Some of that handling may even contribute to their ability to cope with extremes, but some dogs may not benefit and become anxious or negatively reactive. If we really and truly love and care about dogs why don’t more of us inquire as to whether a dog would like to add us to their dance card or sit this one out before we drag them onto the dance floor?

Helping fearful dogs

During a seminar I suggested that people with fearful dogs reward their dogs for moving away from what scares them. Did I mean reward them for trying to flee? For many this flies in the face of what their goal for the dog is. Don’t we want to get dogs closer to what scares them? Well, yes, and no.
Working with any dog is a process and throughout that process the dog’s behavior changes, at least that’s what we’re hoping for. But sometimes the changes are not necessarily what we’d like. As a fearful dog gains confidence we may see happy, eager to engage behavior toward a trigger. Or we may see a dog who with some confidence discovers that they are more willing to be assertive and express what they truly feel, which for some dogs is, GET AWAY FROM ME! It’s that ‘get away from me’ behavior that can become dangerous for a dog and whatever they are concerned about.
Unless you know with surety that a fearful dog is going to end up loving a trigger, you take a risk whenever you encourage them to get closer to it. Early on with Sunny I used to take him for off leash walks on a wooded trail near town. When people appeared he would run off into the woods, sometimes barking. As time went on he became bolder and I remember thinking how much progress he was making when he no longer chose to run off into the woods, but instead followed after people for a bit. But I also remember having a flash of doubt at what was really going on. Was he truly just investigating them? Was that head lift toward the jacket tied around their waist a sniff or had he tried to get his mouth on it? Because he had never shown any aggressive behavior toward me or my husband, nor had any of the people who had handled him previously mentioned aggression, it was not a consideration I kept in the front of my mind. I do now.
I am not suggesting that we never work with our dogs to increase their comfort level when in closer proximity to their triggers. It’s how we go about it that matters. Suzanne Clothier’s treat/retreat technique provides dogs with the opportunity to practice moving closer to a trigger while never removing the option to move away from it. When we take the option to move away from something scary, a dog may hunker down and suck it up, hating every second of it, some may be ok with it and figure out that it’s not as horrible as they expected it would be, but there will be some who will respond aggressively in order to make the exposure end. Don’t ever eliminate ‘move away’ from a dog’s repertoire of behavior choices.
Ultimately our dogs need to learn skills for dealing with what scares them, if only peripherally. But how we get them there matters. The ability to decrease proximity between themselves and a trigger is not necessarily proof of success. You may be willing to go into work and pick up your paycheck and still hate your boss. Or the work you do. People are not the only animals that can go ‘postal‘.