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Dog Chewing: 4 Essential Steps to Stop the Destruction (13 Sep 2006) Humans play solitaire to keep themselves occupied when they're alone. Dogs chew. It's what they do. Actually, chewing is much more important to dogs than solitaire is to humans. Dogs need to chew on things to maintain healthy teeth and gums and good jaw s.......
Coping With The Parrot Pet Fashion (13 Sep 2006) There is a new "fashion" on the market: parrots as pets! There are more and more popular every day. This popularity is shown by the high interest for parrot's information on the internet. There is a paradox in this because this seems to be a new phenome.......
Canine use of Benadryl (12 Sep 2006) Important information on the Canine use of Benadryl.
How to clean pet urine (11 Sep 2006) Learn how to effectively remove pet urine and odor from your carpets and how to choose cleaners.
Pet Care Online: Building A Useful Pet Care Info Site (10 Sep 2006) Would you have guessed that there are around sixty-eight million dogs in America living in forty million households? Would you believe that nearly thirty billion dollars are spent on pets annually? ...
How To Find A Puggle Dog (10 Sep 2006) For those of you who don't know what a " Puggle " is, a puggle is a mix-breed dog in which a pug dog is bred with a beagle. Puggles have been the biggest rage in Hollywood as well as dog breed lovers...
7 Essential Tips For Picking a Family Dog (10 Sep 2006) You've decided that it's time for your family to get that dog that everyone has been clamoring for. Maybe you've done a little research - looked at a few web sites - but you're still not sure. Picki...
How To Start A Pet Supplies And Accessories Business (09 Sep 2006) Pets are a part of 63% of American households, which is over 69 million homes. And 45% of those homes have more than one pet. Approximately 37 million homes own a cat, and 43 million own a dog. All o...
Safe Travel With Your Pet (09 Sep 2006) If you own a pet at some point you might have to travel with that pet. It is very important to take your pets well being and safety into consideration. I have several great tips to help you get throu...
Prevention and Control Feline Leukemia ( cat ) (09 Sep 2006) Feline leukemia virus (FeLV) remains one of the most important causes of disease and death in cats. It causes a variety of malignancies, but persistent infection can also cause severe immunosuppression and profound anemia. The virus is present worldwide. .......
The Staffordshire Bull Terrier - Little Dog with a Lot of Heart (08 Sep 2006) Copyright 2006 Carol Stack A family was at the local animal shelter to put a hold on a pug for the pug rescue when they met and fell in love with Bonnie, a brindle-colored Staffordshire Bull Terrier. The shelter's assistant told them that this littl.......
Favorite Dog Breeds in 2006 (08 Sep 2006) Copyright 2006 Carol Stack Every year the American Kennel Club releases the number of dogs registered for each dog breed, and that information is used to discover the favorite dog breeds in the United States for that year. Here are the AKC favorites fo.......
Buying a dog collar (05 Sep 2006) A dog is certainly man's best friend. This is why you need to take extra care while choosing a dog collar. Today, the market is filled with various varieties of collars for different dogs. It is no longer regarded as a 'just a strap around the neck' but a.......
Want To Train Your Dog Quickly??? Then You Must Read This NOW!!! (05 Sep 2006) Have you ever found it difficult to get your dog to do as it is told? Well, today we're going to show you how to train him the lazy way, and get results every time. Our first task is to get the dog to pay attention to us. How many times have you see.......
Your Dog and the Law (05 Sep 2006) There will be laws and ordinances where you reside restricting the ownership of certain pets. Laws can change and evolve over time and can vary from locale to locale. A responsible owner must keep abreast on new laws and amendments to existing laws with.......
Cat Behavior Problems | Good Cat or Bad Cat? (04 Sep 2006) All domestic cats develop behavioral problems as their predecessors. They encounter both physical and behavioral changes. Cats are creatures of habit. They do what they need to do as their ancestors did from climbing to hunting to marking their territo.......
Simple Steps To Building Your Dog’s New House (04 Sep 2006) More than half of the population allows their dogs to stay inside their houses sleeping on the couch or their owner's bed. Others prefer their dogs stay outside in dog houses. If you would like to bu...
Joint Health for Young Horses (04 Sep 2006) Joint health is such a concern these days, especially for owners of performance horses, that it deserves some serious attention. In this issue, we'll be discussing ways to create and maintain good jo...
Pumpkin, The Halloween Cat (03 Sep 2006) The neighbor's car pulled into my driveway. She got out holding a stranger in her arms. "I found this cat in my yard. Is he yours?" "No." "Oh. I thought he was." "Well, he's not." "Well, can you hold him until I drive away s.......
Frosty, The Wandering Vagabond Cat (03 Sep 2006) For a long time, we had a four-pet home. Daisy the border collie mix and Bebe the dachshund/doberman mix. Witchie and Taz, the Siamese couple. Pumpkin wandered into this mess for a disruptive while. What was especially disruptive is that Taz and Pumpkin, .......
