It has long been known that our pets provide us with lots of love and companionship. But did you know that some pets can also provide us with illness detecting services too? Dogs that have an acute sense of smell and awareness have been known to detect lung, breast and skin cancer in patients before […]
Last week, Kelley Davis went to her bank in Apex, North Carolina, to deposit money that she had been saving only to realize that the money was not in her pocket. Through a rigorous process of elimination, Kelley discovered that her 2-year-old greater Swiss mountain dog, Augie, had deposited her money into his own Swiss […]
Craig Grant didn’t like cats. But when his son moved out of the house and asked Craig to take care of his cat, Pepper, for him, Craig couldn’t refuse. As Craig started to suffer from Empty Nest Syndrome, the relationship he hand with Pepper grew stronger and stronger. Although this surprised Craig, it also delighted […]
The 2009 Iditarod race has come to an end with three time winner, Lance Mackey, racing through the finish line in Nome, Alaska, at 11.38am on Wednesday, 18 March.This dog sled race has also been called ‘The Last Great Race On Earth’ and pits man and dog against Mother Nature during a 1150 mile race […]
Oprah Winfrey is well known for her love of dogs and on her show on 6 March 2009, she announced that not only had she adopted Sadie, a Cocker Spaniel puppy from the Pets Are Worth Saving (PAWS) Shelter in Chicago, but that she was also contemplating adopting one of Sadie’s brothers as well. True […]
Everyone knows about the artistic talents of Elephants and Dolphins, but did you know that dogs and cats are artistic as well? Take 3 year old Ziggy for example: a rescued Pekingese with an affinity for creating his own paintings. Ziggy uses his teeth to hold a paint brush that has been modified with a […]
The immunization of puppies and adult dogs is mandated by laws and regulations, which are necessary to prevent diseases associated with high communicability and/or mortality. Modern animal vaccines are considered to be safe and adverse reactions to vaccines are not common; however, controversy exists concerning the number of vaccines necessary to prevent illness and frequency […]
A loving dog owner recently lost the tip of his finger whilst trying to help his chocking dog. Whilst playing fetch with his chocolate Labrador, Nick, Bob Larsen suddenly noticed that the dog was chocking on the ball. “He loves to play ball so we were in the front yard playing ball this morning and […]
One of the best aspects of owning a cat or dog is getting to choose your pet’s name. For years, people have thought that ‘Fido’ was the perfect name for a dog and ‘Kitty’ was the perfect name for a cat. Well, times have changed and so have the names of pets. In January, The […]
Everyone knows about Tea Cup puppies, but did you know that there are Tea Cup kittens too? These tiny kittens will grow to be around 3 to 6 pounds for the female and 3 to 7 pounds for the male, and come in a variety of breeds. Tea cup kittens can be quite expensive and […]
