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Why your dog's food needs more antioxidants

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Fighting Free Radicals With Diet Teddy Brigham Conventional medicine considers disease and a decline in health as a natural process of aging. Advocates of natural health care view this decline over time as the accumulation of toxins and chronic disease, not as an accepted byproduct of aging itself.  Oxidation As oxygen interacts with the body’s cells, oxidation occurs. While this is a natural process and the body metabolizes oxygen well, 1% to 2% of its cells will become damaged by that oxygen and become free radicals. Free radicals are damaged cells. They are missing a critical molecule and they then seek out to replace that molecule from other cells very aggressively. When free radicals rob other cells of their molecules, they damage the DNA in that cell and this creates the basis for disease. When a cell’s DNA is changed, the cell becomes mutated: it grows and reproduces abnormally and quickly. Generally, the body has a good defense against free radicals and they are controlled ...

How to groom your Goldens ears

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Professional groomers on Golden Retriever ears Reuben Have you ever wanted to have your Goldens ears look more neat and trim? Professional groomers give you the inside scoop on getting a Golden Retriever ear looking good CLICK HERE  to see video tutorial

How to get your dog to come to you every time you call!

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Tips for teaching the "come" command  Billy “Come” is the most important word that you will  teach your dog , and if it is trained using positive reinforcement and play, you are more likely to have a successful, reliable recall. Maintaining a solid recall is a lifelong training effort that includes enthusiasm, consistency, and most importantly, rewards – lots and lots of rewards!  Before You Begin: Never use your recall cue to call your dog to you for something negative, such as a reprimand, isolation, to get their nails clipped, or anything else your dog finds to be negative. Always make sure it is fun and positive every time they run to you. If you have inadvertently already been calling your dog for things that he or she considers unpleasant, then just change your command and start training all over so your dog learns that coming to you is the best thing in the world!  So, if you need to get your dog for something he considers unpleasant (such as a bath or nail tr...