Highland Canine Training, LLC started 2009 will a successful round of group classes in January and February held in Mooresville. Because of the request for more classes, we have schedule more group training.

Advanced Obedience Class is for the person who would like to have their dog trained off leash and under voice control. Your dog must know sit, down, come and heel on leash before beginning this course. We will teach how to gain your dogs focus so that your dog will successfully obey the above commands off leash.
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I am writing the aritcle I found in the Dog Fancy Magazine that goes into a little more detail about our STAR puppy class.

The American Kennel Club has added the STAR Puppy level to its canine Good Citizen program. This rewards owners whose puppies have completed at least a six-week basic training class. STAR stands for socialization, training, activity, and a responsible owner. Practically everything a puppy and their woners need. The program is open to purebred and mixed breed dogs up to 1 year.

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Highland Canine Training, LLC is proud to announce that we will now be offering training and classes for the American Kennel Club S.T.A.R. Puppy program. This course is designed to develop well-trained, well-rounded puppies and adult dogs. The course promotes socialization and responsible dog ownership. We have a S.T.A.R. Puppy course beginning January 10th, 2009 in Mooresville, NC. We will also be offering these classes at later dates at our Matthews, NC and Harmony, NC locations.

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Natural Dog Food Recipes

Your dog?s behavior, health, happiness, well being and longetivity totally depend on what you feed your dog. Although there are a variety of dog foods available in the market, natural dog foods are considered to be the best for a dog?s health. Dogs require specific nutritional that are necessary to maintain the health of your dog. The food that your dog eats should contain all the necessary nutrients as they play an important role in proper functioning of your dog?s body. These

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A wonderful day at Isaac’s Dog Run in Riverview where Corona was met by Jemma, the other Dogo of the province, and the Bull Terrier known as Hugo!

Often finding new water intimidating (and it’s always new to Corona after 6 months of being dry), our Dogo Argentino wasn’t more excited than the moment she realized she could swim again. And then when Jemma jumped right in and went after a ball Corona was all flippers.

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Lori Lebda and Tami Bergeson have hit the nail on the head (in my case anyways) with What Dog Are You? Discovering Your Inner Pooch. This book, fresh from the printing press, lets the reader explore his/her traits, abilities and personality and associate them with a breed of dog.

Based on three quizzes, the “Pooch-onality,” Dapper Dogs,” and “Biscuits or Bones,” a number value is assigned to you. Each quiz results in a specific breed type and those three are your “puppy genetic makeup.”

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Recently, I have receive a lot of phone calls and emails about using detection dogs at checkpoints. The handlers that I have been speaking with have wondered what the “rules” are when using drug dogs at checkpoints. The “rules” are simply this:

1. Drug checkpoints clearly violate the Fourth Amendment.
2. Checkpoints can be established to detect drunk drivers, illegal immigrants and to verify license and registration.
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We as trainers find ourselves discussing this topic quite frequently with pet owners. But we find that many pet owners get confused on the actual diagnosis of the anxiety. For instance, from time to time, in the kennel we see those certain dogs that are escape artist, or drool and maybe not eat well the first few days of their stay in a new place. This does not necessarily mean that your dog suffers from separation anxiety, some dogs are just not use to the kennel environment and do not do well around all of the other dogs, new noises, and new smells.

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So you want to go on vacation but don’t want to leave poor Fido in doggie-daycare and poor Fluffy at the kitty-inn… And who could blame you? Pets are part of the family so why shouldn’t they get to come on vacation, too?Whether you’re looking to take your pet on “vacay” or you’re moving and need to travel with pets, there are plenty of options out there for pet-friendly travel, transportation and pet-friendly hotels.

** First and foremost, before you leave make sure your pet is healthy enough to travel. Sometimes your vet may recommend he/she is not fit for travel based on age, temperament, health conditions, etc. Also be sure your pet has been properly vaccinated and is up-to-date on all other shots.**

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