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We love dogs and respect their nature.
To us, a dog is far more than "just a pet".
It is a member of our family!

But it is not a four-legged human, and it is not a toy....



Contents of this site:

Training your dog - why you should do it and how you get the knowledge you need to do it well


Feeding your dog - and how you know that you do it right, without succumbing to the pet food industry's lies and misinformation


Responsible health care for your dog - and how you know that you make the right choices, regardless the biased information you might get from your vet...


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Training tips
Leadership advice
Behavior problems
Natural feeding
Consumer advice
Health care
Dog fun!

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Today's nugget:

Is your dog a "people dog" or a "doggy dog"?

Most people take for granted that dogs like people. It is no inborn thing. It is founded on the process called Imprinting.

Imprinting is a process that takes place from a puppy is about 3 weeks old till it is about 7-8 weeks old. During this process, it will carefully notice what kinds of individuals are interacting with it in a social way. Individuals who do that abundantly and repeatedly become role models for life!

All dogs will use these early experiences to manage their relationships with other pack members and possible pack members. If they had a lot of contact with people in that critical period, they will love to make connections with people. If they didn't, they won't.

Imprinting is irreversible. Once finished, you can never change it...



As you know, smart dogs love it when you demonstrate to them how superior you are as pack leader! It gives comfort and security to be a valued member of a pack with a strong and powerful leader.

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and respect their nature! A good pack leader knows how to take care of all members of the family, including four-legged, furry ones! With all due respect for their nature, of course.... Communication must be in the dog's own language, but YOU are the leader that sets the rules and provides education, guidance, control, excitement, food, and love!

We trust you will find a lot of valuable support for that philosophy on this site - and some great information and products to back it up!

We want your dog to be happy for being your dog - and we know this will only happen when you become the great pack leader you are destined to be - at least in your dog's eyes. But isn't that what counts the most?


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We want to help you on your way to have a great relationship with your dog. Become the pack leader your dog needs you to be. Enjoy seeing your dog happy and healthy. Have great fun together!

The dog is supposed to be "man's best friend" - and it will be, if you know what it takes to develop it! The bad news is that it does not come "automatically". The good news is that we can help you with what it takes...

It starts with knowledge!



Do you speak Dog Language?

Can your dog understand you?

Are you communicating effectively with your dog?

Do you know what your dog would answer?

Do you have problems with your dog? Or does your dog have problems with you?

Maybe those problems are connected?

Get started with "The ABCs of Dog Language"!



Do you know why some dogs like to chase balls, but sometimes, they don't?

Do you know what the most important factor is for choosing a puppy?

Do you know why dogs that are under-stimulated and bored often become very aggressive?

Do you know how to play fighting-games with your dog without risking that it slips out of your control? Or do you just deprive your dog from that kind of important play?

Do you know what your dog judges your leadership qualifications on?

Get started with "The Dog's Social Behavior"!



Did you know that boredom is the main reason behind at least 90% of all behavioral problems?

Did you know that most dogs require a minimum of 4-6 hours of daily meaningful activity? But you can reduce that dramatically if you include nosework in that activity!

Do you know how to train nosework?

Are your training methods compatible with the dog's fundamental instincts - or is your training just trying to restrict the dog's behaviors?

Are you training obedience, flyball, agility, or confirmation - or do you arrange training for your dog so it is constantly challenging and mentally stimulating?

Get started with "BrainWork for Smart Dogs"!



Do you know why dogs can eat carrion (decomposing food) without getting sick? And what kinds of food they do get sick from eating?

Do you know what important differences exist between the gastrointestinal system of a dog and a wolf?

Do you know which food source can supply the dog with all its known needs for animal protein?

Do you know how much Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid) a dog's body produces per day?

Do you know what "a balanced diet" means for a carnivore like your dog?

Get started with Our theme page on feeding a healthy diet!



Do you accept responsibility for your dog's health?

Do you have a plan in place for how you keep your vet bills at a minimum?

Do you know when to vaccinate and when not to do it?

Did you know that veterinarians do not have the right to free speech, if they want to retain their license to practice veterinary medicine?

Can you deal with all the commercial scaremonger that has no other aim than making you spend money of buying their "health care" products that more often than not cause your dog's health to deteriorate, not improve?

Get started with "Our theme page on health care"!





Are you planning on getting a puppy? Or maybe you already got one? In either case, check our information, so you don't make any bad choices you later will regret - there are enough dogs in the shelters... And the scary news is that a lot of very important things take place in the puppy's brains before it is 16 weeks old - processes that are irreversible, yet crucial for what kind of companion you get.

Maybe you are getting a "rescue dog"? If so, you do take over a lot of "history" that sometimes carry a lot of liability... In such case, you want to make sure that you do not make things worse, but seriously get them turned around, so you can provide a meaningful future for this dog....

You get all this powerful information from The Dog's Social Behavior - which really should be a must for all dog owners, at least as far as we can tell from the consistent feedback we have got on it for many years now!

Behavior problems? Well, the best thing is to prevent them - but if you came too late for that, then it should comfort you to know that 99% of them are exclusively rooted in the owner's lack of knowledge about what to do to keep the dog in good mental balance... Unfortunately, most trainers' approach the problems by focusing on the observable symptoms (= the unwanted behavior) - and do nothing to deal with the true reason.... the result of that will often be of very temporary nature indeed!

If you are brave, you will dare to get an opinion and some serious advice from your dog's most prominent advocate, Mogens Eliasen! If you dog has a serious problem with you, he will be happy to explain it to you, so you can re-establish harmony in the pack. Here is how you get started on preparing such a consultation.

Maybe your dog has a communication issue with you? Are you sure you interpret correctly what it tries to tell you with its body language? What about the way you respond in Dog Language? Are you conveying the right messages - or are you, like most people, messing up the relationship with your dog because of miscommunication? Dog Language is not that difficult to learn - but it does not come "naturally" for a human, unless you spend some time studying the "grammar"!

Of course, you do understand that the vast majority of dog behavior is controlled by the dog's natural instincts, don't you? The thing is that, when you work with those instincts, you can easily control the dog's behavior. But if you work against them, you are taking on an impossible task, because there is no way of changing them....

And feeding.... do you seriously believe what the pet food manufacturers' claims? Even your vet may not be a reliable source of information! In fact, most vets are not - they are completely controlled by commercial interests... It doesn't have to be difficult - but if you have no knowledge about it, you should spend some time educating yourself. Most people get quite shocked when they realize the truth! If you are strong enough, then you can find all the food answers here!

Health care for dogs - do you know enough to make sure you keep your vet bills where they should be? Or do you make too many assumptions, based on what it good for a human, without knowing that this very often is very far from being a good choice for your dog? Well, you cannot answer that question - but you can check some of our information here to make sure that you at least know a little more about this vast field that quickly can turn expensive, both financially and emotionally, if you do not know enough about it to protect your dog, your wallet, and your emotions.

Maybe you are looking for some support? For yourself or for others? We have quite an arsenal of Mogens Eliasen's free articles available. They come in a format that is simple to print out, and you are welcome to do that, even with the purpose of distributing them to others! As long as you do not charge money for them... They are organized in four groups (food/feeding, healthcare, training, and other issues) - check them out and use them!

Enough said - please check out all the links below - many of them lead to pages with many links to more information, so you might want to bookmark this page. We hope you enjoy your visit. If you miss out information on something you think we should have available, please send us a message about it.




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