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Prepare for Holiday Travel: Petiquette for Hotel Stays -
Kim Salerno (15)   
With the holiday season fast approaching, many Americans are planning their travels... and bringing along Fido and Fluffy! Be sure to plan ahead and take all the necessary precautions to ensure that your pet's holiday is a happy and safe one.
For many, holiday travel means staying at a pet... ( added 2 days 10 hours ago.) |
Gourmet Dog Food - From the dog's view -
Dr Janice Elenbaas (0)  
I am struggling with a mild case of writer's block today. Rather than force something and have the comment boxes filled with phrases like "that last article was a real dog", I have decided to actually get the dog to help write it. One of my four-legged friends Bugsy has always had an opinion on... ( added 5 days 8 hours ago.) |
Canine Heartworm Treatment -
Rutchell Laquihon (122)
Canine heartworms, also known as dirofilariasis disease, can be extremely dangerous or fatal if left untreated. Heartworms are spawned from mosquitoes, which carry the parasite and infect other dogs. A veterinarian can prescribe heartworm preventatives to decrease the chances of your pet getting... ( added 7 days 11 hours ago.) |
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Known Solutions to Stop Dog Barking? -
 - Michel Gerard (83)  
Michel Gerard 
A lot of dog handlers do not know what to do when their dog barks and is a nuisance for their neighborhood. When the reasons of the dog barking are known, it is much easier to correct the bad behavior. A dog handler who wants to keep problems at bay with his neighbors has many possibilities... ( added 13 days 14 hours ago.) |
Bad Dog Training Tricks - How to Correct Bad Dog Behavior -
- Michel Gerard (83)
Michel Gerard
Training a dog to obey is not that easy when the dog's owner has never trained a dog before or joined a training course himself. Dog owners in general do not know how to train their dog and are disappointed when the animal do not think like humans. It is recommended to learn simple training... ( added 20 days 13 hours ago.) |
My Conundrum With Living In a World Full of Animals. -
Mike Fak (5,634) 
Mike Fak 
I'm not sure why I have such a soft spot for animals but I do. A great many of you can say the same thing. I know I could never be a hunter. Then again I won't be a hypocrite and condemn hunting since I can eat steak or pork chops or chicken with the best of us and I don't bat an eye when I... ( added 148 days 20 hours ago.) |
Raining Frogs: I Am A Believer - Wild Weather In the UK -
Julian Price (13,305)   
Julian Price
Can it really rain frogs? I mean in the actual "real, live, breathing, croaking frogs falling from the sky" sense? Well, yes I believe it can and not just because there is scientific speculation and a number of websites (give it a Google) claiming it to be true. Let me take you back a few years.... ( added 51 days 11 hours ago.) |
Songs About Cats (or are they?) -
- Larry Chamberlain (2,847)
Perhaps the most famous Cat Song is The Siamese Cat Song recorded by
Peggy Lee. The song is from the Walt Disney 1955 classic "The Lady and
The Tramp", an animated film about a classy Cocker Spaniel named Lady
who falls for Tramp a scamp of a mongrel. The song however is about... ( added 3 years 112 days ago.) |
You Can Always Get Your Money Back At Wal-Mart. -
- Fran Larson (23,243) 
Fran Larson
My niece decided to buy a hamster. Of course when you buy a hamster, you have to buy a cage, water bottle, toys and well, you get the picture. She was all set for her new pet.
My niece Paula was enjoying her pet hamster until one day
The hamster died.
Paula's boyfriend immediately... ( added 24 days 12 hours ago.) |
How to Avoid a Bear Attack -
- Kathy Tally (71)
The best way to avoid a bear attack is to stay in the city. Unless you're traipsing off to the wilds of Alaska, Canada, or downtown Yosemite, you have a better chance of getting a hangnail than you have of encountering a bear. But if you're reading this article I assume you're either interested... ( added 50 days 13 hours ago.) |
A Case of To Believe or Not To Believe Ones Eyes---Mountain Lions -
Sandra E. Graham (10,088) 
Sandra E. Graham
Living in the 'outback' as we do (Arkansas , not Australia) one shouldn't find it hard to believe that we sometimes see strange animals wandering up out of the woods off and on. About two years ago I saw a huge forty or fifty pound rat swimming across our pond-it turned out to be a beaver. Oh... ( added 183 days 11 hours ago.) |
Where are the Lightning Bugs? -
- Fran Larson (23,243)
Fran Larson
I overheard someone say that their grandchildren referred to the Highlands my subdivision) as "Granny Camp." I want to include the men, so I'm going to go a step furthur and suggest "Grandparent's Camp." Thank about it. In a child's mind and even in my mind, the title, "Grandparent's Camp" will... ( added 256 days 11 hours ago.) |
Travis The Chimpanzee -
Gary W. Halsey Sr. (4,460) 
Gary W. Halsey Sr.
I was listening to the news about the story of Travis the Chimp that went berserk on his owner's friend yesterday, and had brutally beat her to within an inch of her life and I quote "Ripping her face off". I'm not to sure about what everybody else thinks, but number one, let me say, that I feel... ( added 275 days 20 hours ago.) |
The Giraffe's Neck: A Failed Icon of Evolution -
Joel Kontinen (2,397)   
Joel Kontinen
The giraffe ( Giraffa camelopardalis ) has probably got its name from the Arabic word zerafa or ziraafa , which means charming'. There is indeed something enchanting in these brown-eyed beauties of the African Savannah.
Charles Darwin did not use the giraffe's neck as an icon of evolution in... ( added 286 days ago.) |
The Day I Met A Unicorn -
Joel Kontinen (2,397)
Joel Kontinen
Many people would think that we can only see unicorns in illustrated fairy tales. The word comes from the Latin unicornis , one-horned'. The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, which in spite of its name is not exactly short but has half a million entries in two thick volumes, defines it as "a... ( added 300 days ago.) |
Animals Should Be Not Be Used For Scientific Experiments! -
- Aaratrika (1,013) 
Animals have the right to be treated as beings of value in themselves, not as the means to human ends; this principle must be applies in order to guarantee the end of cruelty to animals. The application of this principle means that animals should never be experimented upon whatever the potential... ( added 1 year 44 days ago.) |
How Long Will It Be Before Only The Wealthy Can Have Pets? -
Camille Strate (1,340) 
Camille Strate
I don't know about you, but it seems to me that everything...and I mean EVERYTHING, here in the good ol' US of A is a bit out of control. More and more, those of us who are not "well-to-do" find ourselves searching for ever more ways to cut expenses and stay 'afloat'. People are losing homes... ( added 1 year 107 days ago.) |
My Cat And The 'Possum! -
- Bob Alexander (2,053) 
Bob Alexander
A 'possum with his back to the wall is a fearsome thing when he's decided that you're going to harm him. After all, we're a lot bigger than him and he's probably going out of his mind with fear, but he won't show it. He'll snarl and hiss and spit until you back off and leave him alone. If that... ( added 1 year 135 days ago.) |
Bear Season in Virginia -
Kim Bryant (241)
It's true that when you get up in the morning, you really have no idea how your day is going to end up. And yesterday was no exception.
When I went to bed last night, I heard the dogs barking and figured that it must have been the oppossum or the raccoon that likes our cat food. I listened for... ( added 1 year 196 days ago.) |
A Saga Of Death And Love Of Animals From The Hills -
- Joel Hendon (18,637)  
Joel Hendon
Guns and game hunting was a part of life in the rolling hills of eastern Alabama in the 1940's and 1950's. Actually it still is except it is more sophisticated now and much of the hunting is done by the city folk and flatland touristers. There was a strange phenomena concerning wild life in... ( added 1 year 262 days ago.) |
The Taming Of The Shre…Er, Uh, Calves -
- Joel Hendon (18,637)
Joel Hendon
If any boy could have grown up on a family farm during the 30s and yet failed to love most animals, I do not understand them. I loved them from the time I was big enough to recognize them. Each type of farm animal is unique in appearance, demeanor and attitude. And each animal within the... ( added 2 years 12 days ago.) |
Raccoon Summer: Raising and Releasing Orphans -
Laura Obiso (104) 
Laura Obiso
My peaceful, imaginative moment of daydreaming next to the swamp was shattered as needle teeth sank into my flannel shirt (and my skin), accompanied by much ferocious growling. It was early December several years ago, in that special time of morning just after sunrise, when the air is clean and... ( added 2 years 102 days ago.) |
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Are Your Pets Part Of Your Family? -
Jim McKiel (124)
Our household consists of two sons with furry coats and four legs each. Is this unusual? Not in a majority of homes that have pets. Pets are considered family members and are treated as such. Not only do we provide the basic necessities for our beloved dogs, we also lavish love, attention and... ( added 2 years 218 days ago.) |
How To Keep Your Cat Purring Into Advanced Old Age -
Mike Ray (828)
Cats can live longer than many people think... 18 to 20 years is common. Here's how to keep your cat purring into advanced old age. Steps: 1. Take your cat to the veterinarian at least once a year for a complete physical exam, and follow your veterinarian's advice regarding preventive health-care... ( added 2 years 232 days ago.) |
Medical Conditions Affecting Large Breed Dogs -
Jim McKiel (124)
This article will discuss five of the medical conditions and diseases affecting large breed dogs. There are many ailments and conditions that are more prevalent in large breed dogs. Until further medical studies can be conducted and a pattern of inheritance established for these ailments and... ( added 2 years 245 days ago.) |
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