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Dog Info
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Sunday, 20 January 2008 |
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Every year 5 million dog bite reports are filed. Over $1 billion are paid in losses. Reacting to complaints, city councils are passing ever more ordinances that affect dog ownership. Neighborhood, rental complexes, and home owners associations are including rules for regulating pets within their boundaries. Even insurance companies are putting in their two cents worth when it comes to our furry family members. While it’s not always a top concern for many dog owners, it’s definitely in your best interest to be aware of the legal implications of owning a pet. |
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Dog Info
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Sunday, 20 January 2008 |
The top 10 signs you're a dog loverDog people have telltale signs that tell the world at a glace that they are dog lovers.There’s something different about you. People sense it the moment you walk in the door. Is it in your smile, or the way wear your hair? Truly, there are countless manifestations of your canine obsession. Here are the top ten signs you are a dog lover: |
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Dog Breeding
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Saturday, 19 January 2008 |
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For anyone who may balk at the price of good pups nowadays, or who may think to himself, “At those prices I should become a breeder!” let me assure you that breeding does not make millionaires. There are a lot of bad reasons people breed their dogs, but there are only a few good ones. If you don’t meet all three of the following conditions and you still want to breed your dog, take a long, hard look at the situation in our crowded shelters across the country before you decide to contribute to the problem. |
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Pet Foods
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Saturday, 19 January 2008 |
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Canine obesity is on the rise. The reasons for this influx are similar to those that humans experience, too much food and too little exercise. The results of obesity are similar for your canine friends too. Studies reveal that 25% of overweight dogs experience severe joint problems. This effects there daily activities such as walking, standing and sitting. It also increases pain and makes jumping up or down off the bed difficult. If a dog is overweight its lungs cannot function properly- the extra fat pushes against the lungs and diaphragm and makes breathing more difficult. |
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Wolf Species
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Saturday, 19 January 2008 |
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Arctic wolves, also known as polar wolves and white wolves, have thrived in the high arctic for thousands of years, one of the few mammals able to tolerate the sub-zero temperatures and five months of darkness. Indeed, they have been more successful than their gray cousins to the south, who have barely escaped extinction due to their encounters with man. |
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Animal Totems
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Saturday, 19 January 2008 |
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The Alligator has walked on Earth mother for millions of years and is known in many myths and lore as the keepers of ancient wisdom. |
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Wildlife Facts
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Saturday, 19 January 2008 |
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We all know what wolves and coyotes look like, and nearly everyone is familiar with bears, deer and turtles; what about some less familiar animals such as capybara, kiwi, or tapirs? There are so many lesser known animals on this planet that we hear little or nothing about most times, it is interesting to investigate a few of these creatures and understand them a little more. Some of the more unusual birds and mammals include a 100 pound rodent, a flower pollinating bear, a mouse that breaths through it's skin, and a bird that can't fly. |
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Ocean Fish
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Saturday, 19 January 2008 |
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We are all familiar with dolphins, whales and sharks; we know what tuna and snapper look like, but what about some less familiar fish such as lizardfish, giant squid, or blind eels? There are so many lesser known animals in the depths of the ocean that we hear little or nothing about most times, it is interesting to investigate a few of these creatures and understand them a little more.
The first on our list of deep sea creatures is the fangtooth fish. This fish is one of the most evil looking ocean predators. It lives in the deep ocean and catches its prey by luring them in with glowing light organs called photophores. In such a dark abyss, fish are attracted to the light put off by the organ and once they are close enough the fangtooth fish catches them in his numerous large teeth. He looks like an underwater vampire. |
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molluscs
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Saturday, 19 January 2008 |
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We are all familiar with dolphins, whales and sharks; we know what tuna and snapper look like, but what about some less familiar fish such as lizardfish, giant squid, or blind eels? There are so many lesser known animals in the depths of the ocean that we hear little or nothing about most times, it is interesting to investigate a few of these creatures and understand them a little more. |
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Conservation News
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Saturday, 19 January 2008 |
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While lumbering herds of elephants and stalking Bengal tigers capture the imagination of most animal lovers, we often neglect the nature closest to us. Sometimes we need a reminder that we are part of a habitat, and that the miracle of life exists under our very noses. Educator and naturalist Carolyn Duckworth has said, “If you want to understand and become connected to your environment, keeping a field journal is one of the fastest ways to accomplish this goal.” |
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Horse Memorials
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Saturday, 19 January 2008 |
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In Part 2 of The Gentle Giant, we finish the story of Blizzard's birth and find out how Blizzard got a new name... |
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Horse Memorials
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Saturday, 19 January 2008 |
My first horse was a gentle giant who was born during my fourth year, in a blizzard on my Granddad's farm. Granddad said we formed a special bond on the night he was born, and it lasted all his life, and beyond. I still feel it now.
He shared the next 32 years of my life and carried my own son before he could walk. This patient animal was a fixture, an icon in my life.
So many, many memories from my childhood and on into adulthood, continuing with my child's childhood revolved around him. I would like to share a few of those moments with you as my tribute to the memory of this noble animal.
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Dog Memorials
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Saturday, 19 January 2008 |
Bridget crossed over the Rainbow Bridge at 9:10a.m. on November 20, 2001, assisted by euthanasia, after an extended and heroic battle with chronic renal failure.
She lost this battle, but not without a good fight. May she win the next one.
She made this a better world. Until we meet again, she will live in our hearts and a thousand memories. |
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Monotremes (Egg Laying Mammals)
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Friday, 18 January 2008 |
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What has the beak of a bird, the spines of a hedgehog, the gait of a reptile, the pouch of a marsupial, and the lifespan of an elephant? If you answered an echidna, you are correct! Echidnas may not be the most famous creatures on this planet, but fossils dating back to 100 million years ago prove that they've been around a long time. Elusive and enigmatic, these "spiny anteaters" have bewildered scientists and wildlife enthusiasts for centuries. |
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Koala Bears
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Thursday, 17 January 2008 |
To gaze into their eyes is to touch tranquility. Perhaps it is because they spend so much of their lives removed from our terrestrial sphere that these creatures can inspire such serenity in just one glance. Perched in the canopy of the tall Eucalyptus forests of Australia, koalas pass their lives unperturbed, nap to nap, meal to meal.
From their poofy tufts of ears to their rounded rumps, koalas resemble stuffed teddy bears, but in actuality, they aren’t bears at all. Koalas, like kangaroos and possums, are marsupials, meaning they give live birth to jellybean-sized, embryonic offspring, which climb unaided from the birth canal to its mother’s pouch. Protected in the pouch, the baby, called a joey, attaches to its mother’s teat and feeds for six to seven months, until it has developed eyes, ears and hair. Then it peeks out at the world for the first time. |
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See Koala Bears
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Thursday, 17 January 2008 |
To gaze into their eyes is to touch tranquility. Perhaps it is because they spend so much of their lives removed from our terrestrial sphere that these creatures can inspire such serenity in just one glance. Perched in the canopy of the tall Eucalyptus forests of Australia, koalas pass their lives unperturbed, nap to nap, meal to meal.
From their poofy tufts of ears to their rounded rumps, koalas resemble stuffed teddy bears, but in actuality, they aren’t bears at all. Koalas, like kangaroos and possums, are marsupials, meaning they give live birth to jellybean-sized, embryonic offspring, which climb unaided from the birth canal to its mother’s pouch. Protected in the pouch, the baby, called a joey, attaches to its mother’s teat and feeds for six to seven months, until it has developed eyes, ears and hair. Then it peeks out at the world for the first time. |
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Animal Totems
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Thursday, 17 January 2008 |
The power of ant medicine is teamwork. Each ant will do its part to ensure the survival and health of the whole colony, regardless of the role it has been assigned. If ant has to fight, it will; if ant has to dig tunnels, it will; if ant has to carry leaves for miles, it will, all for the good of the community. |
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Apes / Monkeys
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Wednesday, 16 January 2008 |
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“Look, it’s a monkey!” the father says to his son, pointing at the caged chimpanzee sitting with his back to the onlookers. The information sheet posted on the wall corrects the misnomer, but I doubt the man will read it. Sure enough, the pair strolls forward to look at the next ‘monkey,’ which is really an orangutan. |
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Caribou News
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Wednesday, 16 January 2008 |
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“There are two forms of nature. One is the nature you see every day. The other aspect of nature is something very distant, very remote. You don’t see it, but you know it’s there. It’s spiritual. It has to do with imagination, with soul. Without this kind of nature our daily life may not change, but something—soul—is missing.”
~Michio Hashimo, caribou watcher
Although they’re not the least bit aware of it, caribou have become the subject of a hot political debate that has been boiling over the past five years. It would seem these unobtrusive creatures of the remote arctic tundra and boreal forests of North America and Greenland would be far from the spotlight of national politics, but their future became uncertain when Washington announced plans to open the Alaska National Wilderness Reserve (ANWR) to oil and gas drilling. At almost twenty million acres, ANWR would seem big enough a place to accommodate the interests of bipeds and quadrupeds alike, but the narrow coastal plains, where fossil fuels are suspected to abound, happens to also be the center of biological activity for a quarter of the year. This valuable two thousand acre stretch is the calving grounds for two large caribou herds. |
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Ducks / Geese
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Wednesday, 16 January 2008 |
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Few spectacles symbolize autumn better than a gang of Canada Geese crossing a cloudy sky in V-formation. Common throughout most of North America, Canada Geese live around ponds, rivers, and lake shores where they feed on aquatic grass, roots, and young sprouts, as well as corn and grain. A strong inward pull called instinct urges these waterfowl into the skies to make this great annual southward migration. But instinct does not determine the route the birds take. Canada Geese migrate in family groups, and they will travel the same route year after year. The young geese learn the route from their parents, and use the same route in subsequent years with their own young. |
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