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| Merry Christmas! |
Around this time of the year, many consider the option of getting a pet for themselves or to give to others as a Christmas present, but are pets a good idea for a gift?
Merry Christmas!
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| Have a sparkly Christmas! |
It's that time of the year already! To help boost up some festive spirits for my dear readers, I gathered up some help from our lovely paw friends! Merry Christmas everyone!
How to keep them healthy
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| Jump forest jump! |
Why we shouldn't do what we always do
Our pets aren't just a commodity, they are also part of our family. We need to remember that they trust us unconditionally and we should deserve that trust. To do this, we must keep them fit and healthy. So the next time your pet wants to play and you want to watch television, remind yourself that a healthy pet is an active pet and that it should also work as a incentive for yourself! Put down the potato chips, get off the couch, and go exercise with your best friend!
Say NO to Animal Obesity!
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| Couch surfing is both bad for you and your pet! |
Most likely everyone thought as I did when I first saw a obese animal, about how cute or how lovely they looked...maybe if I had never started this blog and looked up information about animal care I would never have had the chance to realize how harmful and even painful this is for our pet animals and all because of human indulgence.
Dog Intelligence(Pt2) - The rascals
Hello animal lovers, I apologize for not having updated for some time...exam period is always hectic and I just never had the time to finish editing the drafted posts I had made, but between now and Christmas I will publish the new posts in a timely manner! (that's Plan A)
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| The smart one! |
Now, following my previous post on Dog Intelligence, the ranking in this post rates the least obedient breeds of dogs...this in no way means they have lower capabilities then the other breeds but reflects on their tendency to follow commands(or not!) it might take a bit more time to train them up compared to the others. Again, this ranking only takes into consideration the general capacity for obedience/understanding of commands for the breeds.
Make your dog famous and for a good cause!
Vote for your favorite, or if you think you have a star at home, enter it to the competition yourself!(submissions open until the 15th).
This contest is hosted by Fido Solutions with the aim to find a winner dog chosen by voters to cast into a Fido Ad, the voting works as the following: while no registration is needed, users can vote for multiple favorites but only once per day. The voting will end by the 17th but meanwhile, for each vote Fido Solutions will match up with $1 for the Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Guides
As readers might have already guessed, the Lions Foundation programs aim for the training of Dog guides for people who are blind and visually impaired, in addition the Lions Foundation also trains Dog Guides to meet the needs of Canadians with hearing and other medical or physical disabilities. All programs are offered at no charge to the client, but future care and maintenance become the responsibility of the Dog Guide recipient.
Dog Guide Programs:
Canine Vision Dog Guides - for people who are blind or visually impaired
Hearing Ear Dog Guides - for people who are deaf or hard of hearing
Special Skills Dog Guides - for people with a medical or physical disability
Seizure Response Dog Guides - for people who have epilepsy
Autism Assistance Dog Guides - for children with autism
If interested to know more, do check out the site of the foundation I linked above and help voting! Below are some of the contestants I specially liked:
Owner Cathie Bell says:
“Mya has over 60 tricks. She does handstands, plays basket ball and will get a kleenex for me when I sneeze. On top of this she is a Certified St. John AmbulanceTherapy Dog and a Canine Good Neighbour.”
Dogs - The best and brightest
This week I'd like to make a post about dog intelligence, so what is it? Dog intelligence is their ability to learn, think and solve problems, it determines behavior and interactions of our pet animals but it is difficult to gauge as we can rarely and accurately classify certain actions of our pets as sprung from their intellect or mere animal behavior.
Pet dogs, so silly and yet we love them!
Vintage...Pet Rock!
So I was reading a article about pets when I came across this, the name "Pet Rock" wasn't familiar to me but it caught my interest and a little digging around further proved to me that anything can be a pet!
Pet Animals...what's out there?
A pet is a household animal kept for companionship, some with proper training are capable to go further and provide actual entertainment and even assistance to the daily lives of their owners. Pet choices may vary depending on what we look for, generally loyalty or playfulness, appearance or abilities determine the trend for the most popular pets.
If you are going to have a puppy...
A well cared for puppy is likely to grow up to be a healthy, well-adjusted dog that’s a pleasure to be around. So even before you take a puppy in, every moment leading up to it is just as important! Take the time to read up on the characteristics of the breed you are getting or even if it is a mixed breed, general information on how to properly take care of one.
2011 Year of the Rabbit!
I was browsing around and wondering what to post about, when I stumbled upon a Chinese Astrology site and found out that we are in the Year of the Rabbit! With such a happy coincidence, as I owned one myself a few years back I'll make a quick intro on these cute flurry creatures.
AniCompendium First Post!
Hiya everyone! I'm new to this so bear with me as I strive to turn this blog into something I hope will be a fun and useful learning experience for both me and the readers regarding pet animals, what motivated me to do this was a personal self interest into figuring past the many cliche knowledge recycled through the media, books and people which many(like myself at a time) thought was truth.
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