The Whole Dog Journal (tm) (WDJ) and the Kerry Blue Terrier Foundation (sm) (KBTF) have teamed up to provide the Kerry community with a special service. Periodically the Foundation will publish articles that appeared in The Whole Dog Journal. These articles are available on the The Whole Dog Journal web site for a fee of $7 to $10 each. However, they will appear on the Kerry Blue Terrier Foundation web site free of charge. Only a small portion of the many excellent articles appear here. We encourage you to brows the WDJ web site, and read the excepts of the many articles on training and health.

The articles made available at the Foundation web site will be selected for their applicability to the Kerry Blue Terrier.

Articles Reprinted with Permission from
The Whole Dog Journal

Training Articles

• Demanding Times, by Pat Miller
  How to eliminate your dog's "demand behaviors" (such as begging, whining, jumping up, or nose-nudging).
• Tethered to Success, by Pat Miller.
  The purpose and many uses of tie-downs.
• Fighting Fire Without Fire, by Beverly Herbert
  Aggresive dogs are most effectively trained without aversive techniques
• Reform School, by Pat Miller
  The latest developments in remedial classes for reactive dogs.
  • "Difficult Dog" Classes Around North America
• Thanks for Sharing, by Pat Miller
  Stop your dog's "resource guarding"
  • Give-and-Take: A Good Game for ALL Dogs to Learn
  • Food Bowl Desensitization
• Once Bitten, by Pat Miller
  It's not the end of the world if your dog bites - but you MUST take action
  • Classification of Bites
  • Training Resources
• Simply Shocking, by Pat Miller
  Electronic containment systems (aka fenceless fences) may be convenient for dog owners, but they are not safe for dogs.
• Greetings and Salutations, by Pat Miller
  The process of teaching your dog to greet people calmly starts at home.
• Oh, Baby!, by Pat Miller
  Expecting a child? Don't wait until she arrives to work with your dog.
• A New Look, by Mardi Richmond
  How to teach your dog to look to you (literally!) for direction.
• New Dog, Now What? by Pat Miller
  Ten tips for starting a good Life with your new dog.
• Great Introductions, by Pat Miller
  How to take the tension out of dog-to-dog greetings, or peacefully incorporate a new dog into your pack.
• Dogs Just Wanna Have Fun, by Pat Miller
  Engaging in activities you both enjoy will improve your bond.
• Canine Mythbusting, by Pat Miller
  How to analyze (and discard!) persistent myths about dog behavior.
• Keeping Four on the Floor, by Pat Miller (URL)
  Teach your dog to greet everyone calmly and politely.
• Someone Old, Someone New, by Mardi Richmond (URL)
  How to keep your mixed-age dog pack safe and happy.
• Uncommonly Calm, by Pat Miller (URL)
  Some dogs are born calm, but a calm dog can also be made!
• Door Darting, by Pat Miller
  Five things to do when your dogs...dashes out the door!

Nutrition

• Diet and the Older Dog, by Mary Straus
  New Research is changing the way the senior dog should be fed.
• Cold Standard, by Nancy Kerns (URL to .pdf)
  Commercial frozen diets have proliferated but range in quality.
• Tales of the Lost Appetite, by Mary Straus
  What to do when your dog refuses to eat.
• Recommended Dry Foods, by The Whole Dog Journal
• Recommended Canned Foods, by The Whole Dog Journal
• Going Against Grain, by Nancy Kerns
  Grain-free kibble represents an increasingly popular choice of foods.
• Choosing Good Foods, by Nancy Kerns (URL)
  How to select superior dry foods.
• 2009 Approved Dry Dog Foods (URL)

Consumer Alert

• Why Vinyl Stinks, by Susan Weinstein (URL)
  If that vinyl toy smells bad, chances are it contains toxic checmicals

Recreation

• Running With Your Dog, by Susan Saburin (URL)
  A perfect way to improve the fitness and helath of you and your dog

WDJ's Mission Statement

WDJ's mission is to provide [dog owners] with in-depth information on effective holistic healthcare methods and successful nonviolent training. The methods we discuss will endeavor to do no harm to dogs; we do not advocate perpetrating even minor transgressions in the name of "greater good." We intend our articles to enable readers to immediately apply training and healthcare techniques to their own dogs with visible and enjoyable success. All topics should contribute to improving the dog's health and vitality, and deepening the canine/human bond. Above all, we wish to contribute information that will enable consumers to make kind, healthy, and informed decisisions about caring for their own dogs.

Disclaimer

While the WDJ does not endorse the KBTF and the KBTF does not endorse the WDJ, we believe the WDJ has published many articles of deep importance to Kerry owners.

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