Kathy's K9 Walking

12/28/2022

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Remember back in high school when you'd have a few drinks at a party, arrive...

05/10/2022

May 10 is German Shepherd day!

Today we honor this wonderfully intelligent, courageous, loyal, and protective breed! ❤️❤️❤️

02/20/2022

As history dictates, a movie comes out the audiences fall in love with the breed and suddenly everyone wants that dog, breeders make money and within a year most are surrendered to a shelter. DOGS IN MOVIES ARE HIGHLY TRAINED! Your dog, without years of work, will not be the same as any movie dog. Please, please do your due diligence and research and know what YOU and your family can handle before you get any type of dog. Along with learning about a type of breed, visit a local shelter or rescue to meet the breed you are interested in, spend some time, and feel it out.

The Belgian Malinois is a very smart and obedient dog. He has strong protective and territorial instincts. This breed needs extensive socialization from an early age, and firm, but not harsh/cruel, training. Belgians are instinctively protective so they must be TRAINED AND SOCIALIZED VERY WELL from an early age. Malinois instinctively display herding behavior such as chasing and circling, moving effortlessly for hours and nipping at people's heels. The dog is good for working and competitive obedience, but NOT FOR TODDLERS who run and scream. A Belgian Malinois will constantly be trying to keep the toddler in one spot!

The Belgian Malinois can live in an apartment ONLY IF it is sufficiently EXERCISED MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME. A Belgian Malinois should live to be 12 to 15 years and does well in cooler, not hot or cold, climates.

01/10/2022

good info for the weather this week!!

When is it too cold to walk your dog? Keep your dog safe and learn more here.

10/06/2021

How do dogs age?
You may have heard that if a dog is one year old, she’s actually seven in human years. Wrong! While canines definitely age faster than humans, this simple calculation is misleading. According to the American Veterinary Medical Association, dogs actually hit infancy, childhood and adolescence all in their first year. That’s a lot of rapid growth (and part of the reason large breeds like Great Danes could get injured if over-exercised as puppies, because their joints aren’t fully equipped to handle all of their body weight). Most breeds reach adulthood between one and three years old. Dogs ages six through ten are considered senior citizens. When a dog turns seven, they’ve effectively entered the geriatric phase of their life.

09/11/2021