Walking Your Dog in 2009 If you are going to walk your dog, why not do it in a beautiful place? Why not change your routine and try different routes? Remember, it's not only you that will be bored if the walk is always the same! Check out the locations below to upgrade your walks in 2009! Trail Walking: The Lowcountry has many walking trails available to you and your dog. Charleston County Park and Recreation Commission offers you several options where trails through the woods are well marked, and welcome to the canine members of our community. Many of these trails are even paved! Your dog will enjoy the experience of the new smells and sounds, the new animals, and new sites just as much as you! Would you like an added challenge? Stop every so often and have your dog do an autosit. See how long you can sit still and just enjoy your moment. When the trail is wide, let your dog have some extra leash and go with a control walk. Where they narrow, call them in for a heel! By the end, you'll both be more relaxed and ready to go home for a quiet evening. Beach Walking: Many of our beaches allow dogs to be walked on leash. Some of them even have off leash hours! Why not take your dog to enjoy the coastline with you? Work on your control walk in the dunes to allow your dog to enjoy the feel of the loose sand between their toes. Work on heel in the packed sand. How close were you really keeping your dog? Turn around. Your footprints will tell you. Try to keep your dog within the width of a hand. Each time you try, remember to praise your dog when they do a good job! City Walking: Why not take your dog on a walk in the city? Each of the local towns and cities offer their own charm. You can explore their downtown areas with your four-legged friend. Try working on your autosit at street corners, and down stays while pausing on park benches. Downtown Charleston itself offers Battery Park with its views of both Rainbow Row and the harbor! Waterfront Park offers a seaside pier with swings to sit on to rest. Hampton Park has beautiful gazebos, shaded areas, and the paddock for the city police. Many local restaurants offer canine friendly eating, and many neighborhood parks offer proper canine clean up materials! If you would like to try something new, why not let your dog carry your water bottle, a ball, and other necessary goodies in a canine backpack? This adds to the physical and mental challenge to your dog while freeing your hands for easier leash work!
Military Dogs
Ever since men have gone to war, dogs have been by their side, risking their own lives to save their human comrades. That tradition continues and more dogs are being specially trained to sniff out bombs, IEDs and other dangers in places like
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Advocates lobby for military dogs
They have four legs, cold wet noses and tails that often wag furiously. Yet the Defense Department classifies its working dogs as equipment. Advocates for the four-footed troops want this to change. “When you lose a military working dog, you
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Cancer kills military dog who had survived five tours of duty
Soldiers of the 92nd Security Forces Squadron at Fairchild Air Force Base paid their respects Thursday to one of their own. Lucky, a military working dog, survived five tours of duty in Iraq, Afghanistan and Kyrgyzstan. He succumbed to cancer
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The dog of war: Sgt. 1st Class Zeke helps Fairbanks-based soldiers deal with stress
They want to pet Sgt. Zeke. Zeke is a black Labrador and therapy dog, part of the 113th Medical Detachment Combat Stress Control, an Army Reserve unit mobilized to support the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division’s “Arctic Wolves”
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Dogs graduate to become military veterans' best friends and helpers
EVESHAM — Not only can dog be man’s best friend, he can also be his best helper. For a soldier coming home from war, transitioning back to everyday life can be a challenge — a challenge made easier by the help of a loyal friend. Semper
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When a dog isn't a dog
They depended on each other" Lex, a German shepherd, served in the Marines as a military working dog. There are about 2,700 dogs serving worldwide, according to the Defense Department. Roughly 600 of these dogs are deployed in designated war
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Dogs trained by inmates show their stuff
Army Lt. Col. Bernd Zoller was in the parking lot of a Gainesville pet store Saturday bonding with a potential new dog -- much like other would-be adopters. But Nike, the black shepherd/lab mix that Zoller may take home, has a special tie to him.
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Fatal Croydon attack dog's owner avoids jail
A former Army paratrooper whose dog fatally mauled a woman at her home in south London has avoided jail. Alex Blackburn-Smith, 35, from Croydon, had pleaded guilty to failing to ensure a dog's welfare. At a previous court hearing he was told he could face
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Kit Up Zombie Ops: Dogs vs. Zombies
Offering far more than mere companionship, well-trained dogs can be fast-moving, hard-hitting extensions of your will.� Here are some of the pros and cons of dog ownership in a world infested with undead: 1)�� Immunity – In most of the zombie canon
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