As the common saying goes “A dog is a mans best friend”. For many of us, we see our pets as innocent, cute, faithful, and fun loving. On the other hand, sadly enough, many dogs and cats do not get a loving, caring and forever home. Instead these animals often times are discarded to shelters or living on the streets after their cute puppy or kitten stage wears off. The growing pet population is an alarming and ongoing problem that could be easily minimized with simple solutions like education, spaying
Debate continues unabated about whether or not crate training dogs is healthy or harmful. 'Crating' involves placing a pet in a cage, usually plastic or metal of roughly the size of the dog, for a period of time during the day or night. Proponents argue that crating gives the dog a sense of 'property', a place it can call its own. In this little home within the home, the dog feels safe surrounded by familiar smells and objects. Here, the dog can retreat from fearful noises or boisterous children. Those
unfortunate fact that our four-legged best friends can become hurt. Just like any two-legged family members, sometimes pets have little accidents around the house, yard, or neighborhood, etc. So when your dog, cat, or any other pet is ill, you'll do just about anything you can to speed up his recovery. Historical Info Unexpected injuries can be a huge burden on pet owners, both financially and emotionally. When a pet, such as a dog or cat, becomes injured, many pet owners don't realize there may be a
In herding dogs training, nailing the basic dog commands is a must. Learn the foundation for teaching your pet to be a successful herding dog. When you start training herding dogs, you need to understand some basic concepts, like your pup's herding instincts. Some new herding dog owners mistakenly think that their pets chase other animals because they like those animals. But this isn't what the herding instinct is all about. Your canine's herding instinct is a prey instinct. It's an instinct to
Pets are a great addition to any family. They are very loving and caring creatures that are always there when no one else may be. With their loving personalities and unconditional love they can serve an indispensable role in the family. Pets are very intelligent but a little known fact is that they can serve as help for people with mental health issues. There are many ways that pets can assist in therapy from being a kind face, someone to talk to and can be invaluable to college students. Mental
The Pet Assistant has announced they will open their first location, this summer, in Charleston, South Carolina. The Pet Assistant is a full fledge pet care service, offering everything including pet sitting, mid-day walks, doga, pet taxi, and yard waste clean-up. The idea first came to husband and wife couple, Tina Marie and Jay Frawley, when they decided to leave their previous careers in the restaurant field, and focus on pets. Tina Marie, also the Executive Editor of My Petz Magazine, wanted
We are a nation that loves having pets. In fact, 57% of American households have one or more dogs or cats, and over 90% of those surveyed wanted a cat or dog (Ehrhardt). This finding suggests that there are still many Americans who do not yet have pets but are planning on getting them. At the same time, however, we are also a nation that abandons our pets to shelters or just on street corners, leaving them to fend for themselves outdoors or run the risk of not being adopted from a shelter. Many
should have a pet to help them growth Introduction I. “Owners of dogs will have noticed that, if you provide them with food and water and shelter and affection, they will think you are god. Whereas owners of cats are compelled to realize that, if you provide them with food and water and shelter and affection, they draw the conclusion that they are gods.” ― Christopher Hitchens, The Portable Atheist: Essential Readings for the Nonbeliever II. I believe many of us had expected to have a pet when we were
Persuasive Speech: Why to Adopt a Pet? How many of you have pets? A dog or a cat? Did anyone get it from an animal shelter? …Okay, so about ______. Fortunately, some positive answers, but this is not always true. Well, luckily, there are shelters in different places that help animals that aren’t able to take care of themselves. Did you know that every year 3.3 million dogs and 3.2 million cats enter animal shelters in U.S.? If you think that figure was huge, now imagine around 1.5 million of them
I believe that every pet should be spayed or neutered to prevent the birth of more animals and the continuing rise of homeless animals in shelters. Your dog is the best dog in the world, right? Sure! We all think our pets are the best that has ever existed, but in doing so, there are many shelter animals that are already potty trained, over the puppy chewing stage, and are up to date on routine vaccinations that will never get a chance at life, all because they were passed up for a cute little puppy