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COMPARING A DOG'S AGE TO A HUMAN'S AGE
The old rule--multiplying a dog's age by 7 to find the equivalent human age--is fallacious. A dog is able to reproduce at 1 year and has reached full growth by 2 years. To calculate a dog's age in human terms, count the first year as 15, the second year as 10, and each year after that as 5.
Pierce Butler, Natchez, Mississippi
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SHOWING A DOG
The more nervous you are while showing your dog, the more nervous your dog will be.
Kari Casher, breeder of Australian terriers, Oakland, California
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CHOOSING A PUPPY
If a dog tolerates gentle handling between its toes, it probably is suited for children.
The Pets Are Wonderful Council
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WATCHING A DOG FIGHT
If two dogs are headed for a fight and they appear about evenly matched, the dog on his home turf will win easily.
Walter Pitkin, literary agent, Weston, Connecticut
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MAKING FRIENDS WITH A DOG
If you want to be friends with somebody else's dog, let the dog make the first move, and don't be too quick to respond.
Walter Pitkin, literary agent, Weston, Connecticut
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Current Rating: 5.6 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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KEEPING A SLED DOG
It costs $3.00 a day to feed and care for a sled dog.
Robert Lieberman, novelist and filmmaker, Ithaca, New York
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Current Rating: 5.0 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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BUILDING A DOG KENNEL
A kennel should be two times the length of the dog you are building it for. Measure the dog from its nose to the tip of its tail.
Charles Stoehr, robotics technician, Cincinnati, Ohio
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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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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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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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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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