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Tuesday, 2 February 2010
(843) 884-4494 and 884-4921 Our Mount Pleasant Animal Hospital and Shuler Veterinary Clinic website is about 100% complete. It is at: http://shulervetclinic.com We will be adding news, videos and articles in the future, but the base site is where we want it to be. Please visit our site and comment on the Contact Page!
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Updated: Saturday, 6 April 2013 9:05 AM EDT Friday, 8 January 2010
Vets in Mt Pleasant SC 29464 provide the following little tip for training your dog to sit up. Many dogs that come to our Mt Pleasant SC vet clinics show their talent.
The trick of “sitting up” is easily taught to small dogs, but should not be included in a big dog’s education, as it is difficult for them to preserve their balance.
The training of sitting up is one of the first tricks to teach and forms the groundwork for many other dog tricks. To train a dog to sit up, prepare some treats as a reward, and set your dog on his haunches in a corner, so that he cannot fall either backward or sideways and has very little or no space to lose balance.
Keep him from pitching forward by holding one hand under his chin and with the other hand, hold the treat above his nose and keep repeating distinctly and deliberately say, “sit up.” Do not make him sit up too long at any one time, but repeat the lesson frequently and reward him often with plentiful of praise and treats.
During his first lesson he will require considerable assistance from your hand to prevent him from pitching forward, but as he gets control of the balancing muscles and understands what you want, he will depend less and less upon your hand to keep him in position and you can gradually render him less assistance until you will only have to keep one hand in position two or three inches from his neck or chin, so as to be ready to prevent him pitching forward. Later on you can withdraw your hand entirely and simply hold the treat just above the level of his head.
By constant practice he will sit up well after you set him up; then he should be set up against the wall, so as to afford him a support for his back only. After he has been well schooled at this and can keep his position easily, practice him against chair legs, cushions or other objects that afford him less and less assistance, until finally he learns to preserve his balance and sits up without anything to lean against.
During all these lessons the words “sit up” have been impressed upon his mind by frequent repetition, and now comes the final lesson to teach him to sit up as soon as he hears the words, and the chances are, if he has been diligently drilled, it will be necessary only to call him out in the room, show him a treat, hold it up a suitable distance from the floor, say “sit up” and he will do so, when he should be given the treat while still in position.
The only necessity to perfection is to practice him several times a day until he will sit up at the word and without being shown a reward; that can be given him after he has obeyed.
You have now a foundation for many other tricks. He can be taught to beg by moving your hand up and down just in front of his paws, which he will move in unison with yours. He can also be taught to salute by bringing one paw up to the side of his head, or to hold a wooden pipe in his mouth, or to wear a cap on his head or other articles of wearing apparel.
In teaching a dog to submit to being dressed up, do not attempt to get him to wear too many things at once; try him at first with a cap and after he becomes accustomed to that you can put on a coat and gradually accustom him to the other clothing articles.
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Updated: Wednesday, 23 April 2014 4:57 PM EDT Tuesday, 5 January 2010
At Mt Pleasant Veterinary Clinics, we find that there are as many ways to raise a puppy as there are to raising a child. (In fact, one way per family in general.) When it comes to children, certain things are universal and undisputed. Here are three things that a lot of people just do not think of when it comes to raising their dogs. How many times have we heard, "My dog just won't listen to me", or "He just won't behave!" 1. Dogs do not understand English until we teach them. The thing we all love about puppies the most is the way they live for us, the way they focus all they have on us, and the way our lives become theirs. In the beginning, they study us to learn our body language, our facial expressions and our language. Until we teach them the English language, it's all they have. If we say, "Wanna go out?" one day, "Have to go potty?" the next day, and, "Hafta pee?" the third day, if they DO figure out what we want, it is because we have picked up the leash and moved toward the door with a happy face! If you want to speed up his training by three-fold, teach him YOUR language. Pick a command for EACH behavior and stick with it. Tell all in your family to use the same words and commands, and your puppy will amaze you at how much faster he learns. 2. A young puppy's metabolism is racing along faster than we think. Take if from your Mt Pleasant SC Vet. The younger your puppy is, the faster he is growing, the more food and water he needs to fuel his metabolism, and the more often he has to go potty. Do not punish your puppy when he makes a house-breaking mistake. These are YOUR fault. Your puppy's age in weeks and his breed size determine how often he must go out. Once an hour is not too often for a large 6-week old puppy, especially if it is summertime. Dogs love the exciting smells outdoors, so there is no excuse to not have him housebroken by 7-8 weeks of age. Right after a nap, after he eats and after grooming are the key times, and he will signal you. If he is happily chewing a toy and gets up suddenly with his nose to the floor, move quickly! And every time he goes potty outside, praise him to high heaven! "What a good BOY!", "GOOD go potty!" and the like. Dogs love our happy faces, and they will do anything to get it. 3. Dogs live for our facial expressions and body language. Because of this, the worst punishment you ever need to give your dog is a scowl and to turn away from him. You can see his tail fall down and his face get so sad. He will learn the lesson. But his attention span is only 3-5 minutes, so do not scorn him any longer. Love him up and give him your happy face again. Physical punishment is never necessary. Use consistent commands and loving praise and he will know what you want of him before you know. He will become a master of your body language and facial expressions in no time at all. Naturally there are many aspects of training your puppy well. Loving kindness works just as well for puppies as it does with children, creating a happy, well-adjusted and obedient dog for life. These three important tips, used consistently with confidence, will start him well on his way. Ask us at Mt Pleasant Animal Hospital or Shuler Vet Clinic.
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Updated: Saturday, 6 April 2013 9:06 AM EDT Sunday, 13 December 2009
Mount Pleasant SC 29464 Vets remember Slim, a long time friend and customer.
Friday, 11 December 2009
What makes a good veterinarian?What makes a good veterinarian? Coming from the mouths of customers instead of professionals, here are some great comments on what makes a good Mt Pleasant SC veterinary clinic and veterinarian. Below you will see that the advice of friends and family is commonly recommended. You will also see that the caring disposition of the veterinarian is very important. Call your local veterinary clinics. Ask for information on fees, hours and policies. Consider requesting a tour of the practice. Ask any local friends and family members that have experience with local vets. My vet came through a recommendation from a friend.
Some people like the option of being in the same room as their pet during treatments. See if your selection of veterinarian feels that this is a good idea. The personality of your veterinarian is important. You need to trust them with your pet. Go to the vet clinics and talk to some of the people you find there, including the receptionist and any people in the waiting room. Education may not be all that important. Compassion and a love for animals are important. Find a Mt Pleasant SC Veterinarian through word of mouth. Check the prospective vet’s interaction with your pet. Ask for an on the spot tour of the veterinary clinic. You will get a good indication of how things are run by looking at the general condition and upkeep. |
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