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Moving Tips: Dont let pets wander when moving in
Moving to a new home and having pets don’t always mix. Sometimes, pets can get confused in all the commotion and get hurt or lost. Avoid these types of situations by simply following a few tips. Not only will your pet be safer in the move, but you’ll have peace of mind as well knowing that you did your best to protect them.
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Moving Tips: Don’t let pets wander when moving in
www.pet-health-care-gazette.com
Caring for your pets means knowing what makes them healthy. It also means knowing the warning signs of illness or pain. There are many online sources to help you find what you need to ensure that your pets always stay healthy, and the Pet Health Care Gazette aims to help you keep track of your pets’ health so they are always by your side!
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Can a dog live happily in a high-rise?
Written by a dog owner, this article discusses whether a dog can adjust to living in a high-density area like a high-rise and how dogs can be trained to behave better. A certified dog trainer is interviewed and she discusses various training methods. The article also briefly covers how a condo association may weed out owners of problematic dogs, since addressing behavior after a move-in is also difficult.
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Can a dog live happily in a high-rise? – CNN.com
Pet ownership declines, but more households loyal to dogs
Over a couple of years, pet ownership has decreased to a significant number.The reasons are both economy and demographic . Unlike earlier,fewer Americans are living in families and a dead dog is not being replaced by a new one because of cost reasons. Few people believe that this situation is only because of the economy.
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Pet ownership declines, but more households loyal to dogs | Lifestyles | Detroit Free Press | freep.com
Service dog helps Tucson vet beat stress, reach new heights
Ever wonder how an ex soldier adjustments after returning to his civilian life affecting with post traumatic stress disorder. An organization, ‘This Able Veteran’ pairs veterans dealing with injuries in their civilian lives with service dogs. Kevin MacDonald of Vienna served in the Army and was injured in a peacekeeping mission said his service dog has made a major impact. “I never thought there would be a difference,” he said. “But having a trained dog, he actually could tell the other day when I was getting a migraine, so I was pretty impressed.”
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The biggest lie pet stores tell you?
The lady who purchased them from a local pet store did so because she felt she needed to save them from the conditions she found in the store. She said the cat’s litter box was full of feces (she also purchased the cat), dead fish were in the fish tanks and the Shelties were going kennel crazy and had little to no bedding in their cages. She also described the two birds in the store as missing feathers and looking distressed. The store, she said, was dirty and smelled. Pet stores pay for pups, then pay to have them vaccinated, checked and wormed. Pet stores then greatly inflate the cost of the puppies, knowing that if one doesn’t sell quick they can lower the price many, many, times before reaching a point where they are not making profit. Some pet stores are part of a chain, if a pup doesn’t sell in one location, they can move it to another. If athey could not sell a pup, even for a break even price, they would rather give it away, than return it to their supplier, because eventually a supplier would not be willing to work with that store if they kept getting unsold pups returned. A veterinarian would not be so willing to euthanize puppies left, right, and sideways, simply because it did not “sell”, there are plenty of rescue groups that willingly take small dogs, which most pet store pups are. Even in cases where pet stores get pups from animal shelters (see below) they are not automatically euthanized when returned to a shelter. Shelters give puppies a long time to get adopted, the stay at the pet store might only be a small part of their time up for adoption. Once a shelter has had a puppy vaccinated and so forth, they are in no rush to kill it. Pet Stores are not highly ethical, they don’t do home checks to make sure the animals are well placed.Puppy Mills breed over and over for the purpose of profit, in some of the worst cases the dogs live in cages stacked on top one another, breeding over and over, living in filth, until they can no longer reproduce. A reputable breeder always wanting pups before even breeding their dogs and potential buyers can see, at least the mother dog.
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The biggest lie pet stores tell you ? No Dog About It Blog
Keeping Your Pets Cool When Youre Not Home
TXU Energy and the SPCA of Texas shares some tips about saving energy that can even help to reduce stress on pets. When nobody is home except pet, make sure to keep thermostat on and set it 78 degree. If your pets are at home without you, then it is advisable to keep lights and ceiling fans off as natural lighting is the most soothing. It is good to keep the TVs and music system off when one is away from home. Leave plenty of water for pets to drink and treat sunny windows to reduce glare.
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Keeping Your Pets Cool When You’re Not Home – DogTipper.com : DogTipper.com
Students dog story explains diversity
Sasha Anhouse,7, likes to write stories and she likes dogs. Her mother told her to enter the PTA Reflections contest she jumped into work on a dog story. ” The chihuahua and the Bulldog” won the Award of excellence at the state level and advanced to national competition.Sasha lives in Hurstbourne with her parents Ragina Phillips and Michael Anhouse. She will be in second grade at St. Matthews Elementary school in the fall. The National PTA Reflections program recognises student’s achievements in the arts. Students may enter in literature, musical composition, photography, visual arts, dance choreography and film production. In the 2011-12 contest 125 Kentucky students won either an award of excellence or an award of merit at the state level.24 entries went to the National competition. This year theme is “Diversity Means “Sasha explained her interpretation of the theme.” People are different, but some people have things in common and they can still get along.” Sasha entered the Reflection contest last year drawing a picture at her Mother’s encouragement. Sasha also won the primary division in the self esteem contest- a state level award for essays on the theme ” What makes me feel special ” – for her essay About how she has fun with her family. Self Esteem contest winners do not advance because the category is unique to Kentucky. sasaha intends to become a piano teacher when she grows up.
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Connecticut Man Defends Dog From Bear Attack
Dan Sweeney, the owner of a schnauzer dog, saved his dog from the brutal attack of a wild bear on Monday, July 16th. The dog, while walking with its owner in the morning, was suddenly attacked by the bear near West Hartford Water Treatment Facility and in an effort to save the dog, Dan had to shoot at the bear. Though the dog sustained severe injuries, it is expected to recover soon. As for the bear, it is not sure whether it was wounded or not.
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Connecticut Man Defends Dog From Bear Attack | Dog Files
Man Bravely Enters Burning Home Six Times To Save Neighbors Dog
Mike Nicolas has become a local hero by entering multiple times into the neighbor’s burning house in an effort to save a dog which got trapped inside. The dog was locked in a cage while the family members were out. Nicolas, who happened to see the house on fire, ran to help the family but luckily, there weren’t anybody except the dog. Nicolas was able to free the dog from its cage after having to come out of the burning house six times to breathe. Nicolas sustained minor injuries in his heroic act.
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Man Bravely Enters Burning Home Six Times To Save Neighbor’s Dog | Life With Dogs