Articles by Eoin McDonnell
Common Cat Health Questions – The More You Know The Less You Worry -
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Eoin McDonnell
With the most common cat health questions , it is usually possible to answer some of them yourself if you gain a basic knowledge of their symptoms and learn to recognise them in your cat or kitten. This can also serve to reduce your stress...
Tips For Caring For A Sick Cat – Make Sure You Are Well Informed -
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Eoin McDonnell
If you are caring for a sick cat it is important that you understand your cats illness so that you are fully equipped to give your cat the help he or she needs. Obviously if your cat is ill it is always a good idea...
Recognise Common Health Problems In Cats - Cat Health Issues -
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Eoin McDonnell
As your cat is unable to communicate with you, it is important that you learn to read his or her signals and demeanour so you can recognise if your cat has any ailments or injuries. Some common health problems in cats are pretty obvious but...
Get The Right Cat Care Guide - Answer All Your Cat Health Questions -
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Eoin McDonnell
You can save yourself a lot of heartache and worry if you learn to answer some of your cat health questions and deal with cat health issues as they arise rather than racing to the vet every time you think there is something wrong with...
Know The Answers To Your Cat Health Questions, Before It's Too Late -
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Eoin McDonnell
The best way to know the answers to most of your cat health problems before it is too late is to get a good cat health care guide and familiarise yourself with it. This way, if your cat or kitten has the misfortune of being...
Recommended Dog Training Books Using Positive Reinforcement -
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Eoin McDonnell
From reading a selection of recommended dog training books , in my experience, the best ones focus on using positive reinforcement, which seem to get the most positive response from the dogs or puppies being trained, as opposed to using more negative methods such as...
Best Puppy House Training Manuals - How To Potty Train A Young Puppy -
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Eoin McDonnell
If you search online you will find good puppy house training manuals which will show you how to potty train a young puppy in several different ways and you can choose for yourself which method suits you and your puppy best. There are many ways...
Best Dog Grooming Instructions – Why Go To Dog Grooming School? -
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Eoin McDonnell
With proper dog grooming instructions you can learn to groom your own dog whether he or she is long haired, short haired, low maintenance or high maintenance. Once you know the proper techniques and you learn how to handle your dog properly it can be...
Obedience Training A Puppy? Instructions Make It Simple -
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Eoin McDonnell
If you are obedience training a puppy, instructions do make life an awful lot simpler. A good dog training manual can make all the difference if you want to avoid taking your pup to a professional dog trainer and train him or her yourself. If...
How To Stop Your Dog From Eating Dirt - Dog Behavioral Problems -
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Eoin McDonnell
Trying to work out how to stop your dog from eating dirt is one of many dog behavioral problems that are more common than you would think. Tying down the reason your dog does it is the hard part. Once you do it is fairly...
Learn To Stop Puppy Biting The Easy Way – Tips When Breaking A Puppy Of Biting -
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Eoin McDonnell
To learn to stop your puppy biting the easy way you should understand the reasons puppies bite and nip in the first place. When puppies are young, playing with their litter mates and their mother, they communicate with each other with little bites and nips....
How To Train A Puppy To Stay In A Crate - Puppy Crate Training Schedule -
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Eoin McDonnell
It is important to know how best to train a puppy to stay in a crate to minimise the possibility of him or her getting anxious or scared when he or she is left alone. The more comfortable you can make your puppy when crate...
Training Border Collies Can Be A Rewarding Experience, Eventually -
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Eoin McDonnell
Training Border Collies is a very enjoyable experience because they are so intelligent and can take in so many different commands, once you've got the basic obedience training such as sit, stay, heel and come up to scratch there are many more tricks and advanced...
Stop A Dog From Chasing Cat Using Training Aids -
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Eoin McDonnell
You can stop a dog from chasing cat using training aids such as a head collar in the house but it takes time and patience and it is important that your dogs obedience training is up to scratch, particularly commands like, sit, come and leave...
Understanding Dog Interactive Behaviour - Why Do Dogs Behave The Way They Do? -
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Eoin McDonnell
Understanding dog interactive behaviour and how they behave together will give you a better insight into how your dog's mind works and help you to train them more easily based on these behaviours and their natural instincts. Dogs are pack animals and regardless whether they...
Most Popular Method Of Housebreaking A Dog And Potty Training Your Puppy -
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Eoin McDonnell
Housebreaking a dog is one of the first things to do when you bring him or her home unless you want to spend all your time following her around with a plastic bag. Your dog will not know she shouldn't go to the toilet in...
Dog Behavioral Problems - How To Train A Puppy Not To Bite -
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Eoin McDonnell
Learning how to train a puppy not to bite or nip is an important exercise to master early on In your puppies development. Every puppy likes to nip or bite or mouth when he or she is playing with you and there is absolutely no...
Benefits Of Backpacks For Dogs As Training Tool -
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Eoin McDonnell
Backpacks for dogs as training tools can be very beneficial if your dog has high level energy and you find that his or her daily exercise is not doing enough to drain him of this energy sufficiently. The idea of the backpack is to drain...
Tips For Leash Training An Australian Shepherd -
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Eoin McDonnell
Leash training an Australian Shepherd can be quite a straight forward task if you follow the correct tips and guidelines. Australian Shepherds are a herding dog and like most herding dogs they are very intelligent and very athletic. They need plenty of exercise and stimulation...
Avoid Common Mistakes Of Training Border Collies -
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Eoin McDonnell
While they are rightly regarded as one of the most intelligent breeds of dog, training Border Collies can be quite a frustrating task if you do not understand their particular traits and idiosyncrasies. It is often commented about the breed that you should never teach...
