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Any ferret owner will tell you that one of the best ferret characteristics is their tendency for exuberance! It’s impossible to ignore the antics of an ecstatically chattering, dancing ferret. My boys Hocus and Pocus are both a year and a half old, and impossible to tire out. Hocus is a definite “dooker” and will [...]
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My fiancé and I keep a small zoo. We recently purchased our first home, and the resolve to keep it at a steady population level has pretty quickly weakened. We’ve wanted a snake ever since his rescued Burmese Python passed away back when we were in college, although this time I insisted on choosing a [...]
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Canine congestive heart failure (CHF) occurs when the dog’s heart is no longer able to pump blood to the lungs and/or body at the designed volume and pressure.
When the output of blood from the heart is decreased, the relative amount of blood entering the heart is increased. This increase in blood upstream from the heart [...]
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I was first introduced to agility back in 2006. My elderly Irish Setter, Molly, had recently passed away, and I wanted to keep myself, and my Border Collie, Mocca, busy. If you know anything about Border Collies, you know a bored one means T-R-O-U-B-L-E! There happened to be an open house being put on by [...]
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My newest big dog, Rudder, a boisterous 2-year-old Newfoundland, was watching the cat, Max, through the screen door the other day, when I heard a huge “BANG!” I looked over and the door was pushed halfway in, and Max was on the other side of the room, ears back. Rudder was still on his side [...]
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A koi pond in the middle of northern Wisconsin, most would think it a ludicrous endeavor with temperatures dropping as low as -40 in the winter. When I moved to northern Wisconsin from Dayton, Ohio, it wasn’t a question of whether I would have a pond but a question of when. You see, I became [...]
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Three different birds, three different personalities. Is it any wonder then that they all like different types of toys?
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A big dog is generally any dog that, as an adult, is over 50 lbs, and a giant dog over 100 lbs.
When I was investigating dog breeds and decided I wanted a giant breed of dog, I saw the words, “big dog” and “responsibility” repeatedly in my readings. 16 years after I got my first [...]
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