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Mischief, 141862

Mischief is a fantastic medium haired tabby. She was brought to us after her owner took ill. Mischief can be a bit energetic, so we think she would do best with older children. She loves to cuddle and goes absolutely crazy for anything with a bell!!! Once you meet her she’ll steal your heart! This fancy feline’s $79.00 adoption fee includes her spay, vet exam, microchip, pet insurance & more!

William, 138208

William is an energetic one and half year old Labrador Retriever mix. He is a very smart boy and eager to learn, he just needs someone to teach him! William loves to play with his ball, and will lean into you to be petted. He can be a bit shy, so new people and situations should be introduced slowly. William would do best with children 10 and up. Any small animals or cats in his new home should be introduced slowly. This fantastic dog’s $179.00 adoption fee includes neuter, microchip, vaccine, pet insurance & more!

If you would like to adopt one of these pets, please contact:

Reception
The Winnipeg Humane Society
5 Kent Street
Winnipeg, MB R2L 1X3
T: 204.982.2021
F: 204.663.9401
Email: reception@humanesociety.mb.ca

www.winnipeghumanesociety.ca

Where every adoptable dog finds a home and cats get a second chance at life!

By Thomas Allen

Do you want to stop your cat from crying all the time? Often times cats will cry or “meow” excessively and this can become a problem for many pet owners. There can be several reasons why your cat is crying excessively but most often the owner accidentally encourages the behavior. Cats will discover that crying gets a certain reaction from their owners and will meow in order to get that specific reaction. If you want your cat to stop meowing, here are a few things to keep in mind.

Sometimes crying is a sign of discomfort and your cat might be expressing symptoms of pain. Constant crying can also be from sexual tension if your cat is not spayed or neutered. Crying may also be a response to a dramatic change in an environment; unreasonable crying can be a reaction to this change.

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Yesterday, our friends invited us over to their “pool party”. I was suprised how domesticed the family of chipmunks that live within her cracks of her sidewalks were! Chipmunks love to collect peanuts in their pouches and “Itchy” (the friendliest baby of the family) seemed to max out at 14 full peanuts in his cheeks, and 5 shelled peanuts before scooting away to hide his prized mouthful!

Now .. our friends have agreed to do an interview and I will be going back to take some pictures and will post that around mid-August here in [The Blog]. In the meantime, I was searching YouTube for some neat chipmunk videos.

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By Caroline Bourke

People who love gardening are often at a loss as to how to maintain pet friendly yards. Fortunately, with a little thought and compromise, it is not a difficult task to achieve. Pets and their owners can both enjoy their pet friendly yards with no major mishap to the pets or the gardens.

One of the first things that are needed in pet friendly yards is a high and sturdy fence all around. This will not only prevent pets from running out, it will deter stray dogs from coming in. The fence should be equipped with wire meshing at the edges to block off any gaps. Do not grow plants near the fence, as dogs like to establish their territorial rights. This may lead to unsightly dog paths being created here. Dogs need places to run around, so pet friendly yards should have stone paved areas or paths.

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By Alex Page

Matted fur - it happens to most dogs or cats occasionally. When you notice matted fur on your dog or cat, it’s very important to remove the matted fur as soon as possible. Not only is it ugly, but it can become very uncomfortable for your pet causing him to pinch and pull at it. Of course, this can just make matters worse.

So, what causes matts and how do you treat matted fur?
There are several things which can cause matting, but the most common cause is lack of grooming. If you haven’t brushed your cat or dong for a while, shame on you. Your pet can’t do it himself. He’s totally dependent on you to take care of him. If you can’t do it regularly, please take your pet to a groomer regularly.

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On June 8th, I upgraded and combined two separate hosting packages into one larger Virtual Private Server (VPS) account. Apparently, because of all my blogs and what-have-me .. some CPU resources and other system resources are periodically reaching black levels for a micro-second. And, when that micro-second happens, the VPS system kills some resources to compensate.

Occassionally, if you come by and notice that the “Default Kubrick” template is appearing on the blog - that is a side effect of this winking out problem of certain resources, and the system reboots the blog and MySQL database and options at the default template theme for some reason.

The good news .. is that I will be upgrading AGAIN - on August 1, 2007 - to a full dedicated server and this shouldn’t happen again. Firstly, because the resources should be adequately available to cover the needs of my network on a dedicated server .. and Secondly .. because when I get around to it - I’m going to put the main template versions into the DEFAULT folder on my system .. just incase it ever needs to default to the default ever again - it will default to the latest template!

I kind of documented it over on HART-Empire Blog if curious .. and although I won’t exactly call this a slowdown period until the upgrade .. I will not actively be trying to generate a whole bunch of new traffic and excessive postings which might halt the system resources to go from green to black and kill certain activities on this network.

PS… the move will mostly occur behind the scenes, and there should be no downtime on August 1. *knock on wood*

By Candice Sabrina

If wishes were horses, then beggars would ride. Or so the old saying goes. However, wishes were horses but not horse supplies as well, then the beggars in question would not be riding.

To begin with, anyone who wishes to ride a horse, will need horse supplies in the form of tack. Even the roughest rider who enjoys bareback riding will require a bridle, and most of us would prefer to have a saddle between us and the horse’s spine.

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By Audrey Frederick

Summertime is a time of year we all look forward to.

Swimming in the pool or lake, a cookout with friends in the backyard and for some of us doing long overdue household repairs is just a few of the things we look forward to doing.

Whatever activities you are planning keep the safety of your dog in mind.

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By Kate Tilmouth

We are all used to seeing the many advertisements on our televisions about protecting ourselves and our children from the summer sun, but do we ever think about protecting our pets? Probably not. However cats and dogs can get sun burnt too and with the same terrible consequences that causes, including the possibility of skin cancer.

Cats who are outside a lot during the summer, especially those with light coloured fur are particularly at risk from the effects of the sun and the heat. So before we let our pets outside on a summer’s day we must make sure we provide adequate care for them, just as we would for our children and ourselves.

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By Lata Tokhi

Summertime is great fun both for you and your pet. But it can also bring along some dangers for your four-legged friend that you might not be aware of. Here are ten tips that take no more than simple care, to keep your pets healthy and safe during summer:

1. Take your pet for walks in cooler hours in the morning or late evening. The hot afternoon sun makes pavements hot which can burn your pet’s feet.

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