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August: 2008
Pets.ca – Monthly pet newsletter – August 2008
Dear Petlover,
Hi there it’s Marko, one of the owners/administrators on Pets.ca and this is our second newsletter of the of summer 2008. Many thanks to those people that sent emails saying …
Dog Nutrition
Dog Food, Cat Food, Pet Nutrition
Recipes for Dogs and Cats
What is a good dog food and what is a good cat food?
What’s the best dog food I can buy?
These are very common questions. The answer usually …
Large Parrots
If you’re a bird enthusiast who has done research into owning a parrot, you may have decided that you’d like to get a large parrot. It could be for the talking ability, the bonding and interaction, or the shear beauty …
Senior Citizens and Their Precious Pets – Pet tip 193
It’s a difficult thing to think about but many pet owners are in their later senior years and some of them have young pets. In the event that older pet owners fall ill or pass away, what will happen with …
Euthanasia and the HHHHHMM Scale – Pet tip 228
Saying goodbye to a pet that is suffering or is terminally ill is one of the most difficult things a pet lover will ever go through. Many pet owners simply think of their pets as family members and when family …
Pet Sugar Gliders
Sugar Gliders are not well known pets but they are becoming more and more popular and suited to the advanced pet owner. They are delicate creatures of the possum family that average about 7 inches (17.8 cm) in length. Sugar …
Cats are Affectionate – Pet tip 190
Different people get house cats for different reasons. Some people are simply cat people; they love everything about cats and often have a few of them. Other people get cats as a compromise. They want to get a pet but …
Dog Tricks – Dog Training Level 2
Once you’ve mastered basic dog tricks (people call them dog tricks but many of these are part of obedience training) such as “sit” and ‘”lie down” you can easily move onto other dog tricks. Some dog tricks are really just for fun and for bonding with your dog, but other dog tricks are really important. These ‘tricks’ can save your dog from injury or worse.
COME
Another extremely important command is the ‘come’ command. It is most important when you want your dog to come to you in case of an emergency, like before he/she runs onto a dangerous road. You want your dog to come to you under any circumstance, so it is important to associate the ‘come’ command with positive rewards and use it in as many situations as possible. For example, use the command to call the dog while he/she is playing in the dog park. Instead of using the come command only to end the play session, reward the dog and then allow him/her to return to his/her friends. The dog will then realize that by coming to you, his/her play session will not necessarily end.
Cat Diabetes
In North America, one of the up and coming disease “epidemics” to be noted in people is diabetes (diabetes mellitus). This is a disease that most often affects obese, middle-aged patients. Coincidently, the same phenomenon can be found in our …
