If you read reviews on a dog camp review website, you are going to find very helpful and in depth reviews. First, you will find tips and tricks as to why the dog owners took their dog to dog camps. After each review, you will find the pros and cons of taking your dog to these camps.

This is the first in a Series of Dog Camp Review articles that will continue throughout the summer of Blogging on Dog Food, 34 Tips, 10 Campicles and 2 Campuses!

Have you ever visit a dog camp? Maybe you have but do not know what they are? Have you ever visit a dog training camp? How do you think the dog owners feel about the dog being at camp?

Typically the dog owners feel that their dog is being treated like a human in a “camp” instead of a dog. Of course a dog is still a dog and does not understand the verbal and visual commands that a human being can understand and instill into the dog so they respond to our commands.

The dog camp review is one of the best ways to judge whether a dog camp is good or isn’t. At the same time, you can also learn from the dog camp review some of the things that you can do to improve how your dog responds to commands. Using the time at the dog camp to do these will help you move towards bettering your dog’s training.

There are a few things that you can add to help make the time at the camp enjoyable. Try adding fun activities that you and the dog can do together. You can make it a fun time for the dog by including age appropriate activities such as flyball, agility, or play. If you’re feeling energetic you could even go to the camp in a circle, or in random repetition. This actually challenges the dog and they learn in a fun way as well.

Adding these activities show the dog that, yes, they will be rewarded for their efforts. You need not only be at the dog camps with the dog all the time, but also include the dog in your life on a regular basis.

Campus Visit

Even if you’re able to only make day trips to the dog camp, you’re still going to want to make a stop in the nearby town. This is where the dog can meet up with the rest of the dog campers. The dogs will probably be in a larger group than what you will be doing, so include them on your errands trip. You will want to go further into the town and find a abandoned or cured dog. These are the dogs that deserve a second chance. You cannot assume that the dog you see is going to be the same as the dogs that are behind the Clinic window.

Be prepared for illness

Some dog breeds are especially prone to sickness and possibly death including the following breeds: Irish Wolfhound, Scottish Deerhound, Pointer, Cramp, plague, andwhippet.

If you’re dog is pregnant

If you’re dog is pregnant and things don’t look right, visit the dog clinic sooner rather than later. Pregnant dogs shouldn’t be taken to dog training camps until they are about ten weeks of age at the minimum.

Pregnant or nursing dogs shouldn’t participate in agility training until about sixteen weeks of age.

At least once during the first year,that you own the dog, integrate the dog into the family. This will be a much easier task with a one year old adopted puppy, as opposed to a pregnant dog. Think about this: would you want to teach your child that everyone in the family must cooperate with the dog on feeding him or even walk him? Why would you want to do this with your dog?

Make sure to prevent your dog from eating their own feces

A common practice with some people is to scoop up their dogs’ poop and sell it. Disgusting. And unnecessary! If you’re going to sell your dogs’ poop, at least flash the poop on the side of the street to make sure it gets there before anyone can get to it. If unpleasant odors bother you, rub some bitter apple, or cayenne pepper on the poop in order to make it unappetizing.

You can also plant some useful items such as eggs, grass, or other plants (your dog finds these attractive) to attract your dog to them.

If you’re going to use food as a deterrent, keep in mind that you’re going to have to make sure your dog has a nutritious diet. A large dog will need a high quality diet. Cut out all people food and even sugar or salt in small quantities. You can always add some of your own food to the food they get, just be sure that they don’t eat all of it.

You can always teach your dog to eat their own, or just tolerate it, but this isn’t really a healthy option.