Dogs can form bad habits just as people do. When they engage in a bad habit, it is just as difficult for them to stop just as it is for people to stop bad habits, even when they are harmful. While dogs don’t smoke cigarettes, or are able to pull out their hair, some dogs ...
Many people joke that a barkless dog would be a perfect animal. If you have ever chided a dog from barking at strangers, cars, or even its own shadow, you might agree. What you may not know is that the basenji is a dog that cannot bark. In addition to its barkless state, it has ...
Dogs become overweight, just as people do. While we might think the extra padding on our dogs is adorable, it is unhealthy for the dog to carry too much weight. Overweight is a major health risk for dogs. Just a small weight gain can cause health problems. Health risks associated with overweight include: heart problems, ...
The Red Starfish is a great choice when you are thinking about purchasing a starfish. This starfish stays very small, which is great. You can place this starfish in a smaller fish tank that is over 40 gallons. Most of the other types of starfish will reach over one foot in length and you will ...
Owing a Mastiff often brings on a lot of questions. When walking down the street I get many looks, many oh’s and everything else you can think of. I even once got into a screaming match with a complete stranger over my dog and my children. Yes, A large breed dog brings out the crazy ...
Black Widow Tetra Fact Sheet The Black Widow Tetra, Gymnocorymbus ternetzi a medium sized tetra, growing to about two inches (6 cm). Other names for this fish are: Black Tetra, Black Skirt Tetra and Petticoat Fish. Some people find slightly aggressive, but this is not my own observation. However, the possibility needs to be borne ...
Rats are omnivores, that is they will eat meat and vegetables. There are several different things you can feed your Pet Rats, but I suggest a seed mix as well as block food. Most pre-packaged seed mix will have some rodent block food already in it. I use Fiesta rat and mouse food. You will ...
Fleas and ticks are common problems in any household with pets, and it is up to the humans in the house to prevent them from becoming an issue. Both insects not only bite and annoy your pets, but they also spread diseases, which can create problems for you and your children as well as the ...
It was early one morning, and I had been awake for all of three minutes. Suddenly my grown 21 year old, acting as if he was three, came bounding in the bedroom door with a bundle of something in his arm. He proceeded to explain that as he was leaving the house to go to ...
It’s pretty much a well-known fact that cats are curious creatures. As such, they are always getting into things they shouldn’t be and doing things they know they shouldn’t be doing. Like every good pet parent, you have to discipline your pets from time to time to let them know that this is unacceptable behavior. ...
