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The Food Bowl - For Pets and Their People

May 30th, 2008

Bird Care: How to Clip Wings

Wing clipping is one part of bird care that freaks me out. They tried to teach me how to do it at the little pet store I worked at as a teenager and I opted to let those more experienced keep on top of it. I’m afraid I’d cut something I wasn’t supposed to or […]

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May 21st, 2008

Who Needs A Microchip?

Not this bird! Not too long ago, Yosuke, an African grey parrot in Tokyo, flew out of his cage and ended up lost.
Two weeks later he was rescued from a neighboring rooftop and taken to a veterinary hospital. During the time he was with the police who found him, he didn’t say a peep. […]

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April 21st, 2008

Snickers the Shipwrecked Dog is Finally Rescued

Image details: Tabyana beach on roatan island served by picapp.com
At only a few months old, Snickers the cocker spaniel was abandoned on a 48-foot boat and survived for four months on a tiny Pacific atoll when his owners had to leave him behind when they were rescued by a cargo vessel that wouldn’t allow the […]

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April 3rd, 2008

Superstar Parrot

This is Einstein, an African Grey that appeared on Pet Star last year - check out all the animal sounds and sound effects she can when prompted!

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March 26th, 2008

Feed the Birds

I love watching hummingbirds. Though I obviously don’t consider them pets I do enjoy helping care for them and am glad when they choose my feeders to eat at!
Around here they start coming out in force this time of year (though there are always a few stragglers throughout the winter months too), so it’s […]

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March 17th, 2008

Don’t Let Your Pets Get Pinched!

Growing up, if you weren’t wearing green on St. Patrick’s Day you got pinched. As I got older and explained this to acquaintances or coworkers, I was met with questioning looks. I’ve always assumed this is common knowledge but apparently I was wrong! Is it standard where you’re at to pinch someone if they’re not […]

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