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Puppymills: Avoid at all costs!

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What is a puppymill? A puppymill is exactly what it sounds like. A mill (or any facility) that is responsible for churning out puppies. Usually this is done for a huge profit and at the expense of the breeding dogs health and wellbeing. Unscrupulous people who care more for the green in their pocket than [...]

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Dying for Dollars (Puppymills)

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Photo by me’nthedogs Fighting for dogs everywhere who deserve a much better life and who are “Dying for Love”. You’re in the mall, and you just have to stop and look at those cute little doggies playing in the window of the pet shop. You go in, almost in spite of yourself, and before you [...]

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Eliminating Urine Smells

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If you’ve just gotten a new collie puppy, you will need to know how to get rid of dog urine smells. Dog urine odors will often be found in unusual places where you might not think to look. Sometimes that new puppy can get sneaky! By the time you’ve found the problem, the urine has [...]

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5 Steps To Potty Training Success

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by: Michael Lewis Potty training your collie is one of the most frustrating things you will have to do. Take heart in the fact that once your collie gets the potty training, you won’t have to teach it again. In many ways, potty training can be rewarding too. Not only can you help your pets [...]

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The Littlest Puppy

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He wasn’t the biggest collie pup in the litter. Two others were bigger than him, and both had drifted into a sleep from which there would be no awakening. As gentle hands lifted him out of the whelping box and offered a bottle, he nuzzled into the tips of each finger, searching for his mother. [...]

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Potty Training Your Collie Fast and Easily

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Potty training is one of the most important things your collie must learn. Common sense should tell you why it is the most vital part of raising a puppy and has to be done consistently to be effective. Apart from the maintenance of your household hygiene, trained collies are happy collies. There are numerous ways [...]

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A Collie is for Life, not Just for Christmas

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Photo by Tsuacctnt As the holiday season approaches, sales of collie puppies will undoubtedly rise.  Please remember that a dog’s life is NOT a Christmas toy to be unwrapped and tossed to the side, forgotten, 3 weeks later.  They are a “forever” choice, requiring food, shelter, water and – most importantly – love.  Have a safe [...]

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Pick Me! Why A Shelter Dog Is Your Best Choice

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by: Emma Snow Disney left a life-long impression on me when, as a youngster, I viewed the dog pound scene in Lady and the Tramp. Mournful mutts howled out a pitiful rendition of “Home Sweet Home,” which nobody but the most callous could sit through dry-eyed. The pound was portrayed as a cruel place manned [...]

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