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Consider a House Bunny for Your Next Pet

By Liz Ryan

When my daughter asked for a bunny for her birthday, I got a mental image of a hutch in the back yard. Wrong! Backyard bunnies are coming into the house, to the delight of families all over. In fact, house rabbits are quickly climbing the list of America’s most popular pets.

It’s easy to see why. Bunnies are quiet, clean, don’t bark, don’t bite (unless they have a good reason to), and they can even be litter-trained. They’re terrific housepets - and it’s a waste of a great companion (not to mention cruel) to leave them out in the yard.

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Pet Safety at Christmas

by Susan Dunn, MA, The EQ Coach

Things change at Christmas time - new people come to your house with strange new things, you rearrange furniture, add new things like trees, get more tired, and pay less attention.

All these things can confuse your animal companion causing them to do things they ordinarily wouldn’t do, and also bring harm to themselves.

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Dog Pregnancy Tips

By Charles Edwin

Breeding dogs is an exciting experience. From the time a proper mate is found to the point that the puppies are born, it is crucial to take careful steps to make this successful.

Professional dog breeders do not breed frequently and will only do so when a pair is found to be healthy that will ensure the birth of healthy offspring.

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Greeley Tribune - Opinion from Trib Editorial - Many pets need a miracle - Know how to report suspected animal abuse

Tribune Opinion
November 29, 2005

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Flora, 96215

Flora is a wonderful cat who needs a home. Currently in foster care, Flora was surrendered to us when her owner died. A lovely spayed female, Flora is about 2 years old and litter trained. She’s done really great in foster care, and if at all possible, we’d love for her not to come back to the shelter, and be adopted from her foster home. Please help Flora find happiness once again. Call our Foster Clerk @ 982-2049 to arrange a visit! (Read this article …)

ksl.com - Utah’s Online Source for Local News & Information - Dog Saves Couple From Carbon Monoxide

November 28th, 2005 @ 9:20pm
Amanda Butterfield reporting

A South Jordan couple is alive tonight, thanks to their dog. Their house was full of carbon monoxide. They were asleep. The dog woke them up.

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Akita History and Breeder Information

By Lane Jordan

The Akita, also known as the Akita Inu or Akita-ken, is a large Japanese dog breed. They are named after Akita Precture, which is a region in Northern Japan. In Japan, the Akita is usually referred to as Akita-ken. ‘Ken’ means ‘dog’ is Japanese as does ‘inu.’ Male Akitas usually stand 24 to 28 inches tall and weight approximately 120 pounds. Females usually weigh about 100 pounds. Akitas can be black, brindle, white, fawn, or any combination or variety of these colors. Akita puppies and teens look very similar to Shiba Inus.

Originally, Akitas were bred as a hound dog to round up large game animals throughout the mountains of Japan. Like many hounds, the Akitas disposition is quite complacent and easygoing. While Akitas historically have been used as hounds, the AKC has put them in the Working Group. Akitas only bark when prompted to and are generally very quiet dogs. Relative to other large dogs, Akitas don’t require as much exercise which makes them very good house dogs.

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Top Ten Tips For Successful Mating of Your Dog

By Senthil Kumar

Breeding is a noble calling and unless you can improve the breed you should not go for breeding your dog. Despite all of the obvious virtues of breeding articles, no book or article emphasize any person to prepare for breeding. A good intentional pet owner wasn’t aware of any genetic complications, unable to identify the signals of struggling bitch or didn’t recognize a breech birth! Possibly the dam could be lost as well!

Follow these top ten tips to get successful puppies out of your dam and also it can be delightful to see how magnificently most females cope with whelping and with caring for their puppies.

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Ferrets can be tons of fun | www.azstarnet.com ?

Don Heywood, a foster parent with the Ferret Friends of Tucson rescue organization, holds one of the ferrets brought to a recent event at Reid Park. Heywood has 11 ferrets, many of them coming from abusive or neglectful homes.

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