Potty training Yorkshire Terriers is easy if you use the schedule-based method! Just be careful to manage your expectations since Yorkie housetraining will take from several weeks to a few months of consistent effort on your part until the training has "sunk in."

The dog was not greatly appreciated in Palestine, and in both the Old and New Testaments it is commonly spoken of with scorn and contempt as an "unclean beast." Even the familiar reference to the Sheepdog in the Book of Job "But now they that are younger than I have me in derision, whose fathers I would have disdained to set with the dogs of my flock" is not without a suggestion of contempt, and it is significant that the only biblical allusion to the dog as a recognized companion of man occurs in the apocryphal Book of Tobit (v. 16), "So they went forth both, and the young man's dog with them."

We all know that one of the most cutest and friendliest faces on earth is the face of a new puppy. You bring one home and the whole family is overjoyed - until he or she soils that beautiful new carpet that your mother-in-law gave as a gift when you moved in to your new home! And oh, there are also odd marks on that luxurious, Italian leather sofa...It seems that those so cute furry things need some effort on your part to care and train!

An article recently posted on the Consumerist website provides pet owners with a very good lesson. The article explains the story of a pet owner whose little Yorkie became ill from eating expired pet food - 3 years expired - all recently purchased - unknowingly - from PetCo.

It is said that a dog is a man's best friend. And today, with the implementation of animal assisted therapy in hospitals, there is no better example for this saying. Therapists, doctors and mental health professionals are making use of dogs to help in the recovery of patients in one way or another.

When you have gotten the feeling of excitement after adopting a new pup, it's probably time to teach a couple of basic dog training lessons for them. The most basic things with training your pup are the basic commands. These are commands that make your dog obey their owner (you).

It is well established that a dog is a pack animal that likes to live in a group. It not only enjoys the advantages that a pack has over an individual but it also needs to live in a group to express it's social instincts. When a dog or puppy comes into your home it is essentially joining a pack where you or the leader of the family is the pack leader. The dog looks for guidance on how to act from the pack leader. It is the responsibility of the pack leader to teach the dog how to behave and to enforce these rules once they have been taught. This is where obedience training comes into the equation. Obedience training is not cruel or a subversion of a dogs true instincts. A dog wants to conform and wants to learn what you teach it.

Cats have been our human companions for many years -- more than 6,000. Cats may disagree, but they can be happily kept inside all the time, and an indoor cat is much healthier and safer than an unprotected outdoor cat. But cats must at least be able to see what's going on outside.

When getting a new pet many people are wary or shy away from looking in the dog shelter. They feel that dogs that have ended up in the dog shelter must have behavioral problems or that there is something not right about them. This is generally untrue.

In the final week of your cat's pregnancy, you will be able to see her displaying an important behavior - nesting behavior. Although she may be the most pampered cat ever, she will still think that she is living in the wild and will feel compelled to search out a birthing place that is safe,warm and secure.