As an Adult or Child have you built your own bird feeder?
When I first moved to Georgia, I was immediately delighted by the number and variety of birds living in our area. Where I grew up, we usually saw robins and magpies but not much else. I was so excited the first time I saw a cardinal. Eager to lure more birds into...
Do You Use Clicker Training? Why?
As I've spent more and more time researching and learning about pet care and behaviors, I've become interested in the various methods and camps for pet training. What methods work best? How do they work in shaping a pet's behaviors and actions? How are they taught?...
Spotlighting Specially Abled Pets – Lets take a moment to honor our four legged friends.
May 3 is National Specially-Abled Pets Day, previously known as Special Needs Pets Day. To me, the change in the name indicates a desire to shift the focus from what a pet needs (or lacks) to what its abilities are in spite of its particular condition. And when it...
What if there were no more Purebred Dogs in the world? Would our dogs become nonexistent? Let’s celebrate National Purebred Dog Day, today May 1st. What do you plan to do to celebrate?
I am fascinated by National Purebred Dog Day (May 1). It is, quite possibly, the newest national pet holiday that we’ve covered so far. Although these holidays are celebrated on a national scale, at their core, they come down to a small group, or even an individual,...
Train Puppy to Stop Biting
It is in a puppy’s nature to bite, chew, and mouth on things when they play. When a puppy is small it is not the big of a problem. The bigger the puppy gets the bigger the problem with biting becomes. Eventually the puppy’s teeth will start to feel like tiny needles...
Dogs: Now and Zen
Animals had a spiritual role in ancient times, not just as practical and useful animals. A three-headed hound called Cerberus guarded the underworld in Greek mythology, while ancient Egyptian embalmers took the jackal-headed god, Anibus, as their patron. Dogs were...
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