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Archive for September, 2011

Dierenvilla Petcare UK has been selling parrot and bird cages since 2002 as an online shop that offers speciality pet products.  Now it has announced that it will also offer indoor dog kennels and Rattan dog cages using the name ‘Rattan dog Cage Company’. In addition, the company is able to offer a large range of products for pets including the kennels and dog cages which can now be purchased   Read More ...

Dog Care

Dogs have taste buds on the papillae of the tongue, but also on the palate and at the entrance of the oesophagus. Overall, the domestic dog has more than 1,700 of these taste buds (man has 9000).  In order to be able to perceive taste, molecules have to be resolved in the saliva, which is why dogs have about four pairs of salivary glands. There are two types of saliva   Read More ...

Dog Health

In many countries there are breeds that can be seen as archetypes of the first dogs. After a subdivision of the Society for Animal Research, these included the wild dogs that are found, for example in the equatorial region of Africa. These are dogs that have joined the bulk of the people and are tolerated for eating waste. The behaviour of such dogs is the first step of domestication, and   Read More ...

Dog Breeds

A Sponsored Feature Some might enjoy having a few extra hours sleep over the weekend, but trying to live like a cat is going to take that a few steps further. Felines sleep for up to twenty hours a day and in this video we see our subject, Dan, trying to get that extensive amount of sleep that cats enjoy. At first most people would find it very easy just   Read More ...

Cat Behaviour

Sims 3 Pets will be out on 21 October 2011 Create perfect – or imperfect – pets for your Sims, from fierce guard dogs to destructive kittens to trusty horses and more as you determine not only how your Sims’ pets look but their personality traits as well. With a variety of new activities and social interactions, take control of these pets and experience the world from their perspective. Give   Read More ...

General

Many people in Britain have a dog as a pet, and this can often make going on holiday very expensive. If you have more than one dog the cost escalates even further, as the cost of booking these dogs into a kennels can cost you a small fortune before you have even gone anywhere yourself. There is a growing trend of taking our pets away with us, and more and   Read More ...

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We are pleased to have this guest article from Malcolm Welshman, author of Pets in a Pickle TIME FOR TALKIES by Malcolm  D. Welshman Author of Pets in a Pickle   During my life as a vet, I’ve often got stressed. On those occasions, I seek out my Jack Russell, Pip, for a good talking to. He’s usually to be found chilling out in front of the Aga, warm as   Read More ...

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