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Dog Training Kit contains one 805 canvas dummy 3 in x 12 in, one black whistle with black nylon lanyard, informative booklet How to Train Your Dog, and one 1.25 oz. bottle of Rabbit training scent. Pictured with Duck sent.

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How To Pick The Right Pet Bunny Rabbit For YOU!

Aside from appearance, there are a number of considerations that you will have to make when it comes time to pick out your fuzzy friend at a pet store or other venue. This is important both to ensure that you select a healthy pet, and to make sure that you and he are compatible! Now I'll explain what you'll need to think about prior to heading out to buy your pet rabbit, and what to look for when you're actually selecting an animal from a breeder, adoption center or pet store. Remember, while size, breed, fur type and color are mostly a matter of personal preference (as I've explained in the previous chapter), the considerations here are essential to bringing home and raising a healthy pet. There are a few general points to think about when deciding whether a rabbit is the right type of pet for you and for the rest of your family, too. Allergies Many people in this country have pet allergies, often to dogs or cats. It is worth remembering that if you are allergic to cats, chances are you might well be allergic to rabbits. Of course, this is not always the case, and you may wish get an allergy test from your doctor before deciding to bring home a new pet. If you don't want to go to a doctor for a test, you may want to visit a pet store or breeder and see how you feel after handling the animals. Also keep in mind that it is not just the pet itself that you may be allergic to. Rabbits often consume hay, which could be problematic in households where a family member has hay allergies. Children in the House Do you have young children? If so, a rabbit may not be an ideal pet. For the most part, this has nothing to do with rabbits being a danger to the child. On the contrary, since young rabbits are delicate and relatively tiny, a child may very well do unintentional damage to the pet! For this reason, older children, who have a better sense of their own strength and understand how to treat animals nicely, may be better suited to a pet rabbit. In any event, if you do choose to bring a pet rabbit into a home with young kids, always try to supervise interactions between your child and your pet to ensure that both remain safe and healthy. Children must be taught how to handle rabbits, and only if they are mature and responsible enough to be trusted with the fuzzy creature. Money Even if you adopt a rabbit for free rather than buying one, you should prepare for certain expenses. A good-sized cage will cost you at least $30 USD or $40 USD, and this is an absolute essential. You can also expect to pay for other accessories, such as toys. Feeding is another considerable expense. At minimum you will need to buy food pellets, hay and vegetables for your rabbit to consume. You may also need to supplement with vitamins. Then there is also the matter of the litter box and fresh litter, which can add up over time. Moreover, you will need to take care of medical issues such as spaying (starting at $35) or neutering (a bit cheaper, starting at $25), as well as medical bills for checkups and any illnesses that arise. Of course, it is also possible in some cases to purchase or adopt pet rabbits that have already been spayed or neutered, but even then it is going to be essential to pay for various medical expenditures over the course of your pet's lifetime. Before bringing home a rabbit, make sure that you can commit to giving him the quality of lifestyle he deserves throughout his lifetime (5-15 years, depending on the rabbit's breed and age and health at the time of purchase). by Andrea Austin, http://www.rabbits-n-bunnies.com

Rubbing Their Nose In It

Housetraining your dog can be very frustrating for any dog owner. Coming home from work or walking into a room and finding a mess on the floor might tempt you to show your dog â€" up close and personal â€" that what he did was wrong. However, there are several reasons why you should never, ever do this!

Your Dog Won't Understand What He Did Wrong

We as human beings enjoy a very advanced ability to reason and put complex concepts together. Dogs don't have this ability, however. A dog lives his whole life in the present moment. When your dog has eliminated on the carpet and you find it an hour later (or even a few minutes later), it is already too late for punishment. You see, dogs connect punishment and reward with whatever they are doing in that very moment. Punishing your dog after the fact will be very confusing to him, because he won't understand what he was doing that very moment that caused you to punish him. Consider your dog thinking the following thought:

“I have just been punished for having a bowel movement on the living room rug, therefore it stands to reason that I should have eliminated outside on the grass instead. I accept that punishment and will endeavor to eliminate in the proper location next time.�

Seems pretty silly to believe your dog has that much ability to reason, doesn't it? Yet that's exactly what you expect your dog to think when you punish him after the fact for something you never properly trained him to do in the first place!

Remember: Dogs don't associate "right now" with 5 minutes / 30 minutes / 2 hours ago.

You'll Send Your Dog the Wrong Message

Since having one's nose shoved into a pile of smelly feces or urine is incredibly unpleasant, your dog will come to believe that the very presence of the excrement is the problem, and will find ways to avoid having it discovered. This means either developing a habit of eating the feces (known as coprophagia), or eliminating in hidden places such as under the bed, in the closet, or in rooms you aren't likely to visit as often. Hardly the result you were hoping for.

It's Disgusting, Unsanitary, and Cruel

While dogs don't have the acute deductive powers of humans, they aren't stupid, either. Dogs are highly intelligent, sensitive creatures â€" they just learn and associate differently from humans. You, at one time, had to be taught (through no small amount of patience and consistency) the appropriate place to relieve yourself. You also had to learn the self-control to hold it when necessary. Your parents didn't shove your face into your dirty diapers as a way of teaching you to use the toilet â€" so why would you subject your canine companion to such a thing?

Also, keep in mind that urine and feces are waste products full of bacteria and potentially harmful substances, and your dog's nose is a highly sensitive organ, consisting of delicate tissues and membranes. You could be inviting all manners of infection and discomfort by rubbing your dog's nose in his own waste.

In summary, this type of punishment will NEVER work better than consistent, proper methods of housetraining â€" and in most cases it will just make things much, much worse. Your dog loves you and trusts you â€" don't abuse that trust and subject him to such unnecessary cruelty.

Daniel Collinsworth More dog training articles can be found here: Dog Training Basics

Pet Rabbit Teeth

Ideally, the top front teeth of a rabbit will lap over the front bottom teeth. Since rabbit teeth grow, this positioning allows natural wearing to occur as the rabbit eats his food and hay. Occasionally, the front teeth will butt. If the teeth are wearing normally (you don't see any really long teeth), I would judge those teeth acceptable for a pet rabbit. Butting teeth is a showing disqualification, so if you are willing to accept a rabbit with non-problematic butting teeth, you may be able to adopt a gorgeous [otherwise] show-quality rabbit. Sometimes the teeth will butt or overlap the wrong way and not wear normally. In this case, the teeth can be clipped. It only takes a few seconds and is easy to learn how to do; your vet or a breeder can teach you. My vet charges less to clip a rabbit's teeth than to clip a dog's nails. The frequency of the clipping would vary with the severity of the malocclusion. If the teeth need clipping but are not clipped, the rabbit could lose his ability to eat and literally starve to death. Wolf teeth are misaligned teeth that grow in all types of directions. Simple clipping may not be enough to all rabbits with this sort of teeth problem to live a normal life. In many cases, rabbits with severe teeth problems may require euthanasia. Checking the teeth is only one part of the pre-purchase evaluation you should perform before you decide to purchase a pet rabbit. Visit Precious Pet Rabbits (http://www.pet-rabbit-care-information.com/) for more information on buying pet rabbits.