There are so many awesome gift ideas out there for dogs, I had a hard time picking which ones to select. I recommend you read where it is manufactured to make sure it is from a place you are comfortable with. Some places have more regulation on what is safe for pets (lead, or small […]
#90. Sexing Your Bird – Reasons why You May want to.
Some birds gender is easy to know by visually looking at them. The Eclectus Parrot shown above is an example of an easy visual way to know what gender it is. Males are mainly green & females are mainly red in color. An adult parakeet is sexed by looking at the cere which is at […]
#89. Fun Gifts for Your Guinea Pig
Not only is the gift idea above fun, but it can be a great way to introduce more fresh foods into your Guinea Pigs diet. I wrote a Guinea Pig Care series which were posts #’s 63, 65 & 68 & in these posts you will find a lot of information to help keep your […]
#88. Should I Give a Pet as a Gift?
Those that have read my blog at least a few times probably know how I would answer the question of whether you should gift someone a pet. My answer would be no, just like most of us wouldn’t want someone picking out our friends, job, home, spouse or roommates for us. We like to be […]
#87. Gift Ideas for the Birds in Your Home
Christmas is coming & this may be a good time to give your birds some new items. Remember not all birds are immediately receptive to new items in their cages or nearby. I have had some I have had to keep the new item 10 feet away from them for a few weeks. Pick it […]
#86. Gifts Your Cat Might Like for Christmas
Cats like many pets have toys they enjoy & play with often or ones they ignore. Cats are usually night owls so many cats play with toys & objects when we are fast asleep in dreamland. I remember when I had a cat & would I give her a new toy & she would ignore […]
#85. Shock Collars (e-Collars)
A Shock or e-collar (electric collar) is a collar that some people put on a dog to train it. These collars send a pulse or shock thru the collar into a dogs neck when a dog does something they are not supposed to. It is a form of negative reinforcement that some trainers use. I […]
#84. Belly Bands for Male Dogs
Belly bands are a useful band that you wrap around a male dog’s lower belly to private urine leaks. Some dogs may urinate for a variety of reasons such as: separation anxiety issues, leaky bladder, marking, fear, nervous dogs, submissiveness, incontinence due to youth or older age. They are made to hold urine in so […]
#83. Vitamin Supplements for Birds
Over the last 6 months I have been feeding my birds fresh foods rich in Vitamin A because the last birds at Vet were potentially low on Vitamin A. I took Ringo to the Vet last weekend & he also had papillaes that were slightly blunted so could be a Vitamin A issue. He has […]
#82. My 1st Dog Sam’s Story Part 3 (Final Chapter)
Sam did quite well with other dogs with a few exceptions, he was not a fan of large intact male dogs (how he could tell the difference between newly altered & intact one was odd to me). Sam would play with most of them, & Ace was the play police, he would try & go […]
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