Is cat furniture worth the investment? Yes! This cat owner lists the many reasons why both she and her cats love their kitty trees.
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From the monthly archives:
September 2009
Keep an eye on your dog if you live in porcupine country! A veterinarian’s story of what happens when a dog’s curiosity leads to close calls with a quiver of quills.
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Wearing an ASTM/SEI certified helmet when you ride a horse can save your life, as this horse enthusiast found out first hand.
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Ideas for how to incorporate basic dog training into daily tasks.
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For three years, I’ve shared my cubicle with a small jungle. That’s not a reference to my coworkers, or the mess on my desk, but a paludarium.
The word paludarium stems from the Latin words “paludal” (relating to marshes) and “arium” (a place of, or connected to). That is, an environment that combines both water and [...]
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Keeping your pet safe can be challenging due to their curious nature. Cats and dogs like to snoop, so owners need to take a few precautions. My dog is most famous for dumpster diving in the bathroom trash can. It really scared me when I saw he had a razor out, so I now have [...]
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We picked up our first Siamese kitten, Chi, while on our honeymoon. That was forty years ago. Since that time we have been held hostage by a succession of seven additional cats.
Chi was the fountainhead of too many bizarre experiences. He was unmercifully unkind to strangers, so we had to contain him in the bedroom [...]
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Mocca is a 10 year old Border Collie. Her coat color is described as “Liver-Tri” (which means she is liver-colored mostly, with white and tan highlights) and is registered with the Border Collie Association. She has an ILP (Indefinate Listing Privilege) from the AKC to allow us to compete in AKC Agility trials. An ILP [...]
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This photo was taken this summer. The frenzy of color began with just three 2-year-old koi. When I installed my first small pond described in my earlier post, I had no idea how many koi I could successfully stock. I wanted to see them, the colors, and the graceful weightlessness they portray as they glide through the water.
My first attempt [...]
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I mentioned at the end of my first post on Leos, albeit with a pretty tacky joke, that leopard geckos have an interesting trait that separates them (Eublepharis macularius) from most other species of geckos. And no, it’s not their inability to sell you car insurance.
Unlike many other species of geckos, leopard geckos lack “sticky [...]
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My mom told me a funny story today about their new puppy. Keep in mind my parents haven’t had a puppy around for 16 years, so they are re-learning how to train a puppy. Also, they are new to the idea of “Crate Training”, and struggle with the idea of it, because all the [...]
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