July 9th, 2008
Summer is in full swing which means it’s vacation time! If you have a pet, though, you’ve got a lot of extra preparation to consider before you even pack your bags: Where will the dog stay? Who will take care of the cats? Why not take them with you!
Many hotels and resorts around the world […]
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July 8th, 2008
Trakr, part of one of the first canine rescue units at the World Trade Center after the September 11 attacks and the dog to find the last human survivor, is to be cloned later this year.
Trakr’s owner James Symington entered a contest by California-based BioArts International that called for entrants to share why they had […]
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July 7th, 2008
Catster has a really interesting article up illustrating the time line for how quickly cats actually age compared to humans. Because their typical lifespan is so much shorter than ours, their milestones and physical aging obviously come on a lot sooner than ours do, thus the “how old is he in cat years.”
The old […]
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June 26th, 2008
I love ferrets. We’ve had the opportunity to pet-sit them a couple of times for friends and they’re such sweet little things. What keeps us from getting any of our own is the age-old issue of scent. My husband had two ferrets at two separate times before we met and he said that even though […]
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June 24th, 2008
Hope, a one year-old Maltese puppy with only nubs where her front legs should be, is finally getting a chance to see what life is like with a little mobility!
The custom designed harness is attached to independently moving arms that are actually attached to model airplane wheels, and with a just a bit of push […]
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June 23rd, 2008
The Early Show on CBS did a segment last week on the smartest and dumbest dog breeds. I’ve heard of some breeds not being as bright as others, I’m not sure what their criteria was.
Anyway, they say the dumbest breeds are:
1. Afghan Hound
2. Basenji
3. Bulldog
4. Chow Chow
5. Borzois
6. Bloodhound
7. Pekingese
8. Mastiff
9. Beagle
10. Basset hound
and the […]
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