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Purebred Breeders | The benefits of reading to a dog

Published on February 2, 2012 by in Health, Reading

Purebred Breeders dog reading

For young children when they are learning to read, one of the most embarrassing things for them is making mistakes when they’re reading aloud. Reading to a dog lessens that anxiety and allows the children to practice their reading without feeling embarrassed by other peers or older siblings.

A study at the University of California confirms that children who read to dogs do benefit from improved reading skills by 12 percent, while those that did not showed no improvement over the 10-week program.

Reading to a dog allows children who are may be choppy and halting when reading aloud to practice their fluency.

“Our kids have responded really well, and some of them have shown great improvement in their reading — and in their motivation to read,” said Rickard, a school librarian.

Dogs provide elementary children the opportunity to read to someone who is listening rather than looking for mistakes. Purebred Breeders wants to know if you have any elementary aged children if they read to your dog, and whether you think it’s helped.

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Purebred Breeders reviews | Why does my dog eat snow?

Purebred Breeders reviews this question: Eating a significant amount of snow cause your dog to vomit so why do they do it?

Purebred Breeders reviews Dog Snow

Dogs may actually do this to purpose induce vomiting, if their stomach is upset or if they are suffering from gastritis they purposefully do this to make themselves feel better.

The above is the most common reason for why they eat snow but there are other possible explanations to this behavior. Thyroid problems and kidney disease can drive a dog to become incredibly thirsty and this could be an explanation for their impulse to eat the snow.

In older dogs, snow eating can be a symptom of a canine cognitive disorder, which is the equivalent to dementia or senility.

Try to change the dog’s food to a hypoallergenic diet, if this stops to the behavior, an upset stomach was probably the cause; if not, pay a visit to your veterinarian to help you pinpoint the cause.

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