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NATURAL PET NEWS
January 6, 2004 Edition

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A NOTE FROM RANDAL
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Hello Everyone,

Hope you all had a nice holiday! We did, we went to visit my family and our son in Oklahoma City. After coming back home, we changed our website to a new hosting company. This was a major change and we are still working out all the changes.

We actually changed from a UNIX environment to a Windows server environment. This has been a big learning curve for us and many of our programs that ran on UNIX won't work so we are in the process of finding new ones or converting them.

Needless to say, we have been busy and that is why Healthy Pet Corner has not been able to accept orders via the shopping cart. We expect everything to be smoothed out this week, though.

As always, thanks for the sharing of our ezines and websites.

Until next time,


Randal

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PETS IN THE NEWS
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RESEARCHERS STUDY IF DOGS CAN DETECT WEED
By BECKY BOHRER, Associated Press Writer

BILLINGS, Mont. - Someday soon, man's best friend could also be one of his biggest allies in the fight against noxious weeds.

That's the hope of researchers like Kim Goodwin, who are studying whether dogs can be trained to detect the prolific ˜ and problematic ˜ spotted knapweed the same way they can be trained to sniff out drugs and bombs.

Goodwin, a weed prevention coordinator at Montana State University at Bozeman, said she got the idea for putting dogs to work by seeing how dogs have been used at airports, mail facilities and ports of entry to search for everything from illegal drugs and bombs to prohibited agricultural products.

"I thought maybe dogs could do the same thing across landscapes because we have a problem with invasive plants spreading," she said. "To be most effective with weeds spreading, we have to detect them early."

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DOG TRAINING/BEHAVIORAL HELP
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POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT:
TRAINING YOUR DOG WITH TREATS AND PRAISE

We all like to be praised rather than punished. The same is true for your dog, and that's the theory behind positive reinforcement. Positive reinforcement means giving your pet something pleasant or rewarding immediately after she does something you want her to do. Because your praise or reward makes her more likely to repeat that behavior in the future, it is one of your most powerful tools for shaping or changing your dog's behavior.

Correct timing is essential when using positive reinforcement. The reward must occur immediately˜within seconds˜or your pet may not associate it with the proper action. For example, if you have your dog "sit" but reward her after she's already stood back up, she'll think she's being rewarded for standing up.

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CAT TRAINING/BEHAVIORAL HELP
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CAT URINATING OUTSIDE OF LITTER BOX
(And Other Unacceptable Behaviors)

Cats are not spiteful creatures˜that's one of their most admirable qualities. Contrary to popular assumption, a cat who has a lapse in remembering ground rules or stops using the litter box is not trying to get even with or punish her owner. Your cat may be feeling out of balance, and these signs should alert you that your cat may be unwell or that something else is amiss. There probably is a good reason for this behavior, and it's up to you to figure out what it is.

A cat who stops using the litter box, for example, may be getting a bladder infection. Cats will associate the litter pan with the pain they feel upon urinating and avoid using the litter, or the cat may not like the brand of litter you've started using, or the cat may not feel comfortable using the box where it is kept.

Other things that may disturb your cat may have to do with your behavior: Have you changed your routine or are you under stress or feeling sad? Cats' behavior may alter with any alteration in their routine or environment, such as a new cat or a new home. If abnormal behavior persists, have your veterinarian check your cat for any medical problems. If no medical problems exist, your veterinarian may suggest an animal behavior specialist.

Excerpt from "Communicating with Your Cat"


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COPING WITH THE DEATH OF YOUR PET

When a person you love dies, it's natural to feel sorrow, express grief, and expect friends and family to provide understanding and comfort. Unfortunately, the same doesn't always hold true if the one who died was your companion animal. Many consider grieving inappropriate for someone who has lost "just a pet." When your pet dies, it's normal to feel overwhelmed by sorrow.

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GOOD NEWS PET STORY
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PUPPY BORN WITHOUT FRONT LEGS

This puppy, now named Handy, was born with only a partial left front leg and no right front leg. His owners turned him in to the animal shelter. The same day Steve Foss read about Handy's plight in the St. Petersburg Times. He rushed to the shelter and filled out an application to adopt the dog, worried that no one would come forward because he is part pit bull terrier.

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