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home-owners who have different kinds of pets. Majority of them prefer to have a dog as a pet. However, very few of these owners know that even dogs require regular care and bath. If you have a dog at home, then you will know how much these animals like to spend some time out in the lawn playing in the mud. However, if you do not wash your dog on a regular basis, then it may soon generate some sort of skin infection due to its habit of playing out in the open. Some pet owners like to use their…

shopping has become a great way for companies to offer their products. With the aim of giving “Canísimo Spa”, a small business from Aguascalientes, which has a mobile unit that offers pets a bath, haircut, among other services, a chance to extend its barriers and become people's first choice for a great service for pets. The service consists in the mobile unit arriving at the customer's house and making sure the animal is cleaned up and the owner happy with the work. Right now there is a…

order to function and fit in with their humans. Training is not only beneficial to the dog but those involved in its life. Dogs will do anything to please their owners and frequently get overly excited and unruly. The time to start training your pet is the moment you bring it into the home, despite its age. Even the tiny pup can learn basic commands for its safety and obedience. You just need to be aware of a pup’s short attention span, requiring short, frequent training sessions and…

victim(dosomething.com). This is just one of the many forms of abuse that owners inflict on their pets. The social issue of pet abuse occurs across the U.S. each year. The two main forms of abuse are neglect and intentional cruelty. Neglect is when an owner fails to provide a pet with its basic needs such as food, water, and shelter. Intentional cruelty is when an owner purposely inflicts physical harm or injury on an animal. Many pet abusers go unpunished for their actions because of the fact…

The worst dog is better than the best cat. The country Agrees with me. “Dog lovers, rejoice. A new poll by Public Policy Polling (PPP) found that more than half of American voters, or 52%, prefer dogs to just 21% who choose cats.” (Subramanian) The poems I chose were “The Revenant” by Billy Collins and “Felines of Heaven” by Fred Chappell. The first poem being a comedic poem about how the most adoring creature on the planet (canines) really detest our guts. Then again the second sonnet is for…

A Critical Summary of Péter Pongrácz et al, 2005, The pet dogs ability for learning from a human demonstrator in a detour task is independent from the breed and age, Applied Animal Behavior Science 90, pp 309-323. Using a detour task around a V-shaped transparent fence, Péter Pongrácz et al (2005) researched the pet dogs’ problem solving ability and capacity to learn from human, in this case from its owner. The main result was that there is no significant differences between breeds or dogs with…

My Life as a Veterinarian If I were a veterinarian, I would have multiple tasks to perform daily. I would do the monthly check-up on pets, give vaccinations, neuter or spay, or perform surgery on a regular basis. Unfortunately, I would also have to put animals down but, it is a good thing to do if an animal is in pain and you don’t want it to suffer anymore. But I wouldn’t necessarily do it by myself. In my work environment, I would mainly work by myself. Every now and then, I would work with…

In America, several people have dogs, cats or a combination of both as a pet in their household. Dogs are known as a man's best friend and cats are cute and cuddly. People who have or do know a dog or cat have never had a thought about killing them and eating their meat. Well, that is what the Yulin Festival is all about. This festival is the reason thousands of dogs and cats get killed each year. How would you feel if they came into your backyard and stole your dogs and/or cats? Hence, the…

that have gained significant popularity amongst pet owners in the last decade.1, 2 These diets often combine uncooked animal proteins such as meaty bones and offal with vegetables, pulses, grains, milk and eggs.3 This topic is worthy of veterinary attention as more owners start to base feeding preferences on unsubstantiated claims of nutritional benefit published extensively over the Internet by unqualified lay people. The feeding of BARF diets to pets has become arguably one of the most…

vital contact information can be retrieved by an animal shelter or a vet by scanning the chip. Vaccinating your pet These days vaccinations are common for dogs. You can easily avoid potentially severe canine diseases like hepatitis, distemper and rabies from affecting your dog. Contact a local animal shelter to know about the necessary vaccinations and also about local licensing laws for pets. These laws govern what all vaccinations should be given to your dog and from where you can buy them. …