You don't want your guests to say your dog is obnoxious, but nobody likes being jumped on by somebody else's dog. If your company gets assaulted by your dog, they won't want to come back to see you again. Plus they'll think you're not a very good host.
Dogs who Jump Up to Greet Company
Theories of Canine Domestication Can Inspire our Training
I am a fan of Ray Coppinger's theory of domestication that names flight distance as the determining factor of natural selection for the dog. Briefly, Coppinger says that when humans began to live in group settlements (anthropologists disagree on whether this was 15 or 30 thousand years ago--that is not my subject here), they began to generate group trash piles. Food scraps and other types of waste drew the attention of local wolves.
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Dog Owners: Diatomaceous Earth Controls Fleas and Ticks
We are all concerned about the rise of tickborne illnesses in both people and dogs. I want to make sure you know of a very effective and inexpensive addition to your pest control plans.
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