That Will Make You A Better Human

SHEPHERD TRAINING

Behavior & Training Shepherds are highly intelligent animals. Their ability to master difficult tasks is testament to their comprehension, trainability and ability, indeed desire, to work as team players. However, that same brilliance can create a challenge for the s hepherd owner. Your German Shepherd will need a solid education in obedience and leadership (yours) if he is to understand and obey the rules of his new human world. Although GSDs are quick learners with a strong desire to please, they also can be possessive and protective of their families and property. Obedience training is the only way to develop a trustworthy canine family member, and this begins on the day that your Shepherd puppy comes home with you. All dogs are natural pack animals and, as such, they need a leader. Your Shepherd’s first boss was his mother, and all of his li

FAMOUS DOGS IN HISTORY

Smart, loyal, and loving Many of them are White House dogs, made famous by their politically powerful owners. Some are movie and television stars. But some are famous in their own right for acts of heroism, faithfulness, and devotion. BO OBAMA : Bo, the Portuguese water dog owned by the Obama family, is perhaps most famous for being mentioned in President Barack Obama’s 2008 acceptance speech. “Sasha and Malia … I love you both more than you can imagine,” Mr. Obama said . “And you have earned the new puppy that’s coming with us … to the White House.” The Obamas took into consideration daughter Malia’s allergies when selecting the Portuguese Water Dog — it is considered a hypoallergenic breed. PAL, THE ORIGINAL LASSIE : Though Lassie is really a fictional character, she’s arguably the most famous dog ever. The original Lassie character was played by a Rough Collie named Pal. 10 generations of Pal’s direct descendants have portrayed Lassie in film

Best Cat Paintings

Susan Herbert. Photo: courtesy of the artist/ Thames & Hudson “The smallest feline is a masterpiece,” wrote Leonardo da Vinci, whose drawing Study of Cat Movements and Positions testifies to his admiration for the animal’s flexibility; Thomas Gainsborough‘s and Paul Gauguin‘s cat studies were very similar to da Vinci’s. Cats have proliferated in art over the centuries. They became particularly popular as the cuddly familiars of females in paintings by Victorian artists and French Impressionists. The cat painted by Edouard Manet in the lap of his eight-year-old niece Julie (the daughter of Berthe Morisot, herself a future artist) in 1887 may be the most content in art history. Less reassuring is the black cat—symbol of prostitution—perched on the end of the naked woman’s bed in Manet’s Olympia , which scandalized Paris when it was shown at the 1865 Salon. As the art and literature scholar Bram Dijkstra has observed, cats and female sexuality became sinisterly symbiotic

pet world family

Search This Blog