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1547
Dogs
CARING FOR DOGS
Figure on 1 pound of dry food for every 30 pounds of dogs.
Captain Haggerty, animal trainer, actor, author, and philosopher, New York, New York
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Dogs
WINNING AT TUG-OF-WAR
When playing tug-of-war with a dog, let the rope go slack. The dog will always open his mouth to try and tighten his grip and then you can snatch the item away.
Nancy, Lake Stevens, WA
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1811
Dogs
USING DOGS TO CARRY PACKS
A dog can comfortably carry half his weight in a backpack. Working dogs can carry up to twice their body weight for short periods.
Alwyn T. Perrin, editor, Explorers Ltd. Source Book
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Dogs
CARING FOR DOGS
In a suburb of medium density, a dog's bark can be heard in 200 surrounding houses--or by about 800 people.
Scott Parker, data specialist, Beaumont, Texas
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Dogs
CHOOSING A GOOD RETRIEVER PUPPY
With retriever litters, pups seen carrying objects around fairly regularly are best bets.
Larry Mueller, Hunting Dogs Editor, Outdoor Life Magazine, USA
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1835
Dogs
HITCHING YOUR DOG TO A SLED
One medium-sized dog in good condition, but a bit out of shape (like most pets), can easily pull a fair-sized child on a sled; two dogs can pull a child and an adult.
Alwyn T. Perrin, editor, Explorers Ltd. Source Book
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Dogs
DEALING WITH DOGS
Anything over 45 minutes seems like forever to your dog. You will be greeted as enthusiastically coming back from a two-hour shopping trip as you will coming back from a two-day vacation.
Andrea Frankel, computer scientist, engineer, holistic health practitioner,, San Diego, California
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Dogs
COST OF OWNING A DOG
If a dog’s average lifespan is twelve years, buying a puppy and caring for him throughout his
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will cost $4,620 to $32,990
Scott Parker
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Dogs
WEANING A PUPPY
The best time for taking a puppy from its litter--psychologically and physically--is when it is 49 days old.
Steven M. Keisman, New York City high school resource coordinator
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Dogs
DEALING WITH FRIGHTENED DOGS
A stray dog who is afraid of people will trust the people associated with the dogs it plays with.
Andrea Frankel, computer scientist, engineer, holistic health practitioner,, San Diego, California
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Dogs
WINNING THE IDITAROD
The first musher to reach the town of Iditarod - the halfway point - in the Alaska Iditarod sled dog race will not win the race.
Russ Wilmot, Iditarod race volunteer, Eagle River, Alaska
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