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Valuable Lessons in Dog and Child Safety
Does your dog get really nervous around children, like my dog does? It’s the tone and volume of their voices mainly, the shrieks and whoops, but also their quick movements, darting here and there, sprinting, skipping and frolicking about. Children are animated creatures and to a dog that can signal trouble, and a completely different message altogether.
Before You Declaw Your Cat, Read This!
It’s hard to talk about declawing cats without getting all worked up about it. But declawing cats is right up there with cropping ears and docking tails. While one is all about vanity, the other is all about sanity and keeping your furniture intact. Declawing Cats Could Soon Be A Criminal Offence
How To Get Leash Reactivity Under Control
Does your dog bark and lunge at other dogs when he’s on leash? This is a reactive behaviour known as leash aggression or leash reactivity and it’s very common.
Six Strange Celebrity Pets
Michael Jackson was famous for his strange and exotic pets. His chimpanzee Bubbles received almost as much publicity as he did! He would insist on travelling with his pets too and even brought them into the recording studio with him, much to the dismay of everyone else around.
Get To Know Your Dog's Oldest Living Ancestor
Long thought extinct, the Highland Wild Dog of New Guinea (HWD) is making a comeback – much to the delight of zoologists everywhere…and dog lovers too! The HWD is closely related to the New Guinea singing dog and similar to the Dingo. According to the New Guinea Highland Wild Dog Foundation:
Guinea Pigs and Rabbits Living Together: Is It Safe?
It may seem like a good idea to put guinea pigs and rabbits together, and you can certainly give it a try, but ideally, they’re better suited to living with their own kind. It has something to do with the size difference. A rabbit is much larger and has the potential to seriously hurt a guinea pig: