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November 26th, 2009 by Erice Smithe

Want to live a better lifestyle? Get a dog.

Surveys show that pet possession helps reduce tension, lowers blood pressure and fends off feelings of loneliness and depression.

While nothing can top the love and fellowship of a dog, there are some virulent behaviors that just would not do – from barking all night to wetting the floor to chewing on your shoes when you’re not looking.

If your dog is showing this type of behaviour, it may be acting out due to boredom, suppressed aggression or because of lack of grooming. With proper life style adjustments and patient training, you will be on your way to have a happy, great pet. The following points will help your furry fellow become more obedient:

* Spay or neuter. The Humane Society of the United States of America says that this common routine can help your dog live longer, be healthier and have fewer conduct problems.

* Help your pet relax. Just like individuals, dogs can get uneasy, agitated and tried. That’s why some veterinarians suggest giving your dog a sedating product, such as Pluto Pet’s Pet Calming Spray, to help relieve hyperactivity.

Made with natural ingredients, Pet Calming Spray acts speedily to alleviate impatience, fearfulness, jitteriness and aggression and helps nervous pets sleep through the night, according to the manufacturer.

* Have a exercising routine. Provide your canine fellow with regularly scheduled walks twice a day. This will help your dog avert boredom, which can lead to destructive behavior.

* Go to school. According to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, enrolling your dog in an respect class will teach you how to hold your dog’s behaviour both safely and humanely.

* Be tolerant. Though teaching your furry fellow to be more dutiful may take determination on your part, it’s worth it. After all, as man’s best fellow, your dog will value bonding with you during the process.

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November 25th, 2009 by Noreen Fiorini

I own and operate a home for fostering animals. My foster service takes in dogs, cats, rodents, rabbits, and horses that were neglected, unwanted, or just needed a new home to live in desperately. I will find them new, loving homes that are in need of a new family member only after I have spent time caring for them.

I’ve found that it can be incredibly difficult to find new homes for the animals in my care. The pets I care for all require a great deal of tender, loving care; many have physical and mental problems and I have to help restore them to having a manageable condition. For the most part, these animals have had their physical and mental ailments ignored for a long time, and it takes a good deal of work to repair them. When I have been unable to fully help some of the animals with their medical conditions, it becomes absolutely heartbreaking for me.

I was caring for a particularly difficult case when I found an answer to my problem. I had recently taken in a dog that was in an extreme amount of pain. My vet said that she had canine paralysis, and as a result, was suffering from animal joint pain. The poor dog was not finding any animal pain relief, even after I obtained services from the local animal chiropractic care group. After the visits proved to be ineffective, my pet chiropractor suggested I visit Ava Frick’s website in order to learn about her selection of pet nutritional supplements.

Immediately I went home and visited Ava Frick’s website and read about her line of pet supplements. I read how many pet owners have found that they are unable to find pet pain relief for many conditions, including canine paralysis, pet arthritis, and horse joint pain. Ava Frick is accustomed to having people contact her and state that no other pet treatment has worked, including animal chiropractic services or pet underwater treadmills. As a result of this feedback, she began to offer these select lines of animal nutritional supplements, which have developed a cult following among other pet owners. The nutrional firm’s have conducted extensive research to ensure that their products provide animal pain relief and horse pain relief; pet owners have discovered that the other supplements out there do not work as effectively.

Although I was nervous about the whole thing, I decided I needed to give Ava Frick’s supplements a chance. One of the nutritional supplements available was specially created to treat canine paralysis, so I purchased a bottle of that formula. The dog in my foster care took the supplement for several weeks, and soon wasn’t showing any signs of dog joint pain. Within 6 weeks, she was again behaving the way a dog is supposed to: she played and romped and rolled in the grass, and acted as though she was having a great time with the other dogs in my foster care. I cannot tell you how impressed I was that a pet nutritional supplement would have that great of an effect on a hard to treat case of canine paralysis. However, over a long period of time extensive research was conducted to create these products, all with the goal of creating the appropriate formula that would provide pet pain relief.

I advice you to also check out Ava Frick’s website and know about her lines of nutritional items for animals.It is possible that you can also provide animal pain relief for your animals.

November 24th, 2009 by Cynthia Turner

Today the Persian Cats have number of different color coats and as such they have to be put into certain category to make it somewhat easy to recognize them.

The Persian cat families have been further separated into groups according to the color of their coats to make it easy for people to recognize them. For example you will find Silver Shadowed, Golden Shadowed, Cameo Shaded and also Red Persian cats.

Originally the Persian cats had white colored under coat with layers of various color tips on the coat hair which is known as ticking. But now you can see completely new colors like blue cream due to cross breeding of these cats.

Similarly another color that has evolved for the Persian cat is red which now accepted is to be the color that occurs in normal cats unlike albino whites which are considered very rare. It is not a bright screaming red, rather an almost orange or rather ginger color, which can vary. This means that the cat could either be all red or could have traces and hints of either white or brown ticking. Mostly however, red Persian cats tend to be completely red.

The coat, lips and chin of the red Persians are red. You will find that the nose leather and the paw pads are brick red while eyes have brilliant copper color which is entirely unlike the Silver Shaded or Chinchillas which have green or blue green eyes. The gorgeous black rims around the eyes will give an impression that they are wearing eye makeup which is common in all Persian be it Silver Shaded, Chinchillas or Red cats.

The red color can also occur in patches along with other colors and usually these colors are cream, white and cameo. For example the Smoke Tortoiseshell Persian cat has an undercoat that is of a white color and is deeply tipped with black and rather prominently defined, and rampant patches of red and cream ticking that form on its coat, similar to the pattern of a tortoiseshell.

It is absolutely enthralling to see this breed of Persian cat with various color patterns out of which few have cream ticking on the face or have a pure red face which is very popular.

The Tortoiseshell Persian cat is the only one along with the Red Persian cat family who are pedigree with copper colored eyes. Whereas the other families of the Persian breed, like for instance the Silver Shaded, Golden Shaded or Chinchilla have originally green or blue-green eye color.

The only difference that you will find in Red Persian cats is that they have fluffier and longer mane but as far as other physical characteristics are concerned like punched face, short and thick legs, solid body, dark rimmed eyes are similar to the other Persian breeds. The chin and lips have similar shade as its coat.

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November 23rd, 2009 by Kathy Alonso

There’s nothing worse than losing a beloved pet and we’ll do whatever we can to prevent anything from happening to them.

One problem with Microchips is that they can be expensive and require a vet to implant the chip onto your pet. Many may feel uncomfortable with even this simple surgical procedure as all surgical procedures carry some risk.

The problem with microchips is that they may not be completely reliable. One problem is that the person who finds a lost pet is unlikely to have a scanner on hand to read the microchip.

The fact is that even vets and pet shelters may not have the correct scanner to read a particular brand of Microchip.

For a microchip to be successful three conditions must be met:

1.the chip must have been activated and programmed with correct and current contact information

2.the pet must be found by or taken to a vet or shelter.

3.the vet or shelter must in turn have the scanner which is compatible to that particular type of chip.

These condition are unlikely to always be met. For this reason the Microchip should be considered a backup method of pet recovery. An ID tag should be considered a primary method of pet recovery and should be used in conjunction with a microchip.

When it comes to Pet recovery, ID tags are still the primary method of pet recovery and microchips are merely a back up.

Many people feel uneasy placing their personal contact information on their pet’s tag. Others are unhappy with the limited amount of space available on the tag which only allows for a name and phone number.

There is an answer to both of these problems: Return-A-Pet is not just a pet tag. It is a pet recovery system that provides your dog, cat, or any other pet, with an 800 number and a unique identification number that for a small one time fee includes service for the lifetime of the pet. When your pet is found, the person calls the 800 number and gives that ID number that’s located on the tag. The operator then use the contact information you’ve provided to contact you. In other words you have people standing by 24/7 ready to do whatever they can to reunite you with your pet. You can provide as much contact information as you like including various phone numbers and addresses. None of your information is given out.

There’s no reason to put all of your faith in a microchip. The more methods you use the greater the chances that you will be reunited with your lost pet.

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November 22nd, 2009 by Leonard Boyler

Deciding what kind of fish you want is just one of the first steps in setting up an aquarium. Your local pet store will offer a myriad of choices inside all those colorful tanks lined up on their wall. The question is, which to get?

If you are new to fish keeping, this can be an overwhelming task. But before you choose what particular fish you like, consider these three important questions. One, exactly how big can this fish get? Two, what quality of water does the fish require? And three, will the fish peacefully coexist with the others I want?

You can choose to get small fish, about an inch or less, usually called community fish. Many fish keepers prefer to populate their tanks with several groups of community fish like Platies, swordtails, guppies, and dwarf Gourami. Refrain from putting different varieties of fish in one tank unless you have it on good authority that they will get along well together. Community fish are used to swimming in schools, so remember to buy more than one so they don’t get lonely. A gallon of aquarium water for an inch of fish is the rule of thumb for small fish.

Most other species of fish will grow much larger, anywhere between six inches and several feet. With a few exceptions, these are best kept alone, as they will attack smaller or weaker fish. If you do select one of these larger species, you’ll need an aquarium size to match. Keeping one of these species in a ten gallon tank is possible when they are very young, but you will need to upgrade eventually.

It will be better to just purchase the aquarium that can accommodate their adult size, when you first get your fish. Once you’ve selected the kind of fish you want, find out the maximum size they will grow to, then buy the appropriate aquarium.

A few varieties of fish can live in almost any water condition. The most popular of these is goldfish. They are known to be almost indestructible, and will probably survive even without lights or a filter on the tank, although this is not recommended.

The slightly more picky tropical fish need a narrower water temperature range, as well as high-quality water. To achieve the water quality these fish need, test your water frequently, use a good filter on the aquarium, and consider products like the EcoBio-Block, which improves your aquarium water quality and reduces maintenance. Some fish need a specific pH, or have other water quality requirements. Be sure to do your research so that the fish you choose have similar water requirements.

The last category of fish includes saltwater or marine varieties. These are tricky to keep, and are best left until you have fishkeeping experience with freshwater fish. In addition to temperature, light, and water quality requirements, you must also keep an eye on the salt levels in the aquarium. These beautiful fish require a lot of work to keep them healthy, and you cannot mix freshwater fish with saltwater varieties.

And lastly, examine every fish closely before you buy them. Check that they have healthy bright eyes, intact tails and fins, no missing scales or injury of any kind. Observe if they have healthy ap petites and a high level of activity. Choose only bright and healthy looking fish.

As you can see, choosing your fish is an important factor when creating your aquarium and good choices will mean many years of enjoyment to come.

Leonard Boyler has been keeping fish for more than two decades. His favorite products make aquarium care and maintenance so easy from start up to clearing up cloudy fish tanks. To find out more about keeping the water clear and having healthy fish, please visit ONEdersave.com.