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Have a problem with your dog? An issue with training? Maybe some of the recommendations on this list can help you address the problem.

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Bio-Tac Odor Eliminator

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Bio-Tac makes a great line of K-9 products to clean kennels, eliminate odors and keep dogs healthy and comfortable. Their Odor Eliminator spray is one of those products.

Their Odor Eliminator spray is one of my favorite BioTac products because it really does work. I've used it on my dog gear, dog crate, and car. I've also used it in my stinky military boots, my helmet, flak jacket, sneakers, and other equipment that tends to get "stinky" such as sports bags and hiking backpacks.

The Odor Eliminator spray can be used as a "contact" spray (spraying it on something) as well as an air freshener. I love this stuff and keep a bottle at home and in the car.

Updated Aug 8, 2007

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Break-Fast Bowl

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On the dog forums I belong to, the question of how to slow down a fast eater comes up frequently. After all, you don't want your dog gobbling up the food like there's no tomorrow. This can lead to a lot of problems, such as choking on large pieces of kibble or even Bloat.

The Break-Fast Bowl gets fast eaters to slow down.

The design features three plastic "knobs" in the center of the bowl that keep the dog from gulping up large amounts of kibble with each bite. The dog has to slow down to get all of the food from its bowl.

Updated Aug 8, 2007

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The Pet Top

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This is a pretty smart and useful little item.

The Pet Top is designed to fit onto the opening of any standard bottle of water that you can purchase at the grocery store or gas station on your way to the park, and it turns the water bottle into a lick-it watering device for your dog.

This is a lot more convenient than bringing along extra bottles of water for your dog, or travel bowls, cups, or other devices that may not fit into your pocket as easily as the Pet Top does. You can even share the same bottle, since the Pet Top is easily removable.

My dog knows how to drink out of a bottle (she sticks her tongue in), but this is a better, and more hygienic way to keep your dog hydrated when you're out in the summer heat.

Updated Aug 8, 2007

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iClick

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Clicker training is a fun and motivational way to work with your dog. In clicker training, the clicker is used to mark the correct behavior (timing is important with this!) and then reward it by either treats, praise, a toy or tug, or other means. Clicker training allows you to teach fairly complex behaviors through free-shaping, too.

Remember those square "box" clickers they sell at the PetStore? Those are such a pain! You have to stick your finger into the box to click it - so if you don't have it ready to click you just missed your chance to mark the correct behavior.

The iClick is just a smarter design. The big yellow button can be clicked from anywhere - you can click it with your fingers, palm, foot, even against the side of your leg if you need to. You don't have to fumble and search for the "right" end of the clicker or rush to get your finger into the right place.

Updated Aug 15, 2007

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Tag-It

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I own one dog, but I own a whole bunch of different dog collars. My dog has a special collar for visiting as a therapy dog. She has a special collar for hiking that is reflective. And she has various everyday collars that I switch based on my mood.

The problem with having a lot of different collars is transferring the dog tags between them.

Leaving them off is not an option. For one, I worry that she might get loose, or something happens where she's separated from us - I want there to be some way for people to contact us if she is found. Our tag has her name and our cell phone numbers. (My dog is also chipped and tattoed, but let's face it, most people don't carry around microchip readers and there's no national tattoo registry for a dog's ear tattoo!) The law also requires that the current county license and rabies tags are always displayed when outside our own property. So how exactly do you keep switching tags between collars?

Easy - with the Tag-It. The Tag-It is basically a teeny tiny collar with a snap buckle that fits around any normal collar (it comes in different widths). Attach your tags to the Tag-It, and switching between collars is real easy.

Updated Aug 29, 2007

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