Chinchilla Health & First Aid

If you have or are interested in getting a chinchilla, you want to make ure that you are fluent in all aspects of chinchilla care, ranging from housing, diet, to health care. You will want to make sure that you know how to provide temporary health care when a chinchilla is injured or ill.

So for more information about chinchilla health care and chinchilla first aid, CLICK HERE

How to Train Your Pet Rat

I've always been interested in animal training for just about any animal. I mean how cool is it that you can train wild dolphins to jump through hoops? I think it's pretty neat.

You can train dogs and cats. You can train ferrets to di simple tricks. You can even train rabbits, a little bit.

But how cool is it to train a rat?

I love my rats, and when I brought them home, had intentions of training them. But, well, I got slack, and decided to just let them be rats. Now, I wish I had kept up with their training.

I once attempted to train my chinchillas agility, but that didn't go so well, so I thought rats would be perfect. But, somehow I've misplaced all my agility equipment. I need to dig deep in the house for it. But, anyway, it's cool to train your pet rat.

Training pet rats gives them something to exercise their brain with. It brings you closer to them becuase you're spending more time with them, and they definately won't fight you on that.

So how are you supposed to get started?

By reading:
How to Train Pet Rats

It's free, so don't worry. It's just a short article with tips and tricks to training pet rats.

Molosser Dog Breeds

The Molosser Breed is an old dog breed with possible origins in Europe and Germany. These dogs are generally large muscular dogs. Although, many of these breeds are considered bully breed dogs, not all of them are included in those numbers.

You can include the American Pit Bull Terrier, AmStaff, Staffordshire Bull Terrier, Boxer, Rottweiler, Mastiff, Bulldog, and other various mastiff bred dogs.

Being larger dogs, they tend to suffer hip dysplasia and bloat, but as for other common illnesses to Molossers, it would depend on the specific breed in question.

Rodent Immune to Pain

Scientists have found a strange creature that is invulnerable to the pain of acid or of hot pepper. It's a naked mole rat. Living underground in small burrows, they are nearly blind. But, they're sense of touch is quite receptive, which makes the testing quite odd that they not feel the slight dose of acid that their paws were dipped in.

For more information click HERE

Homemade Dog Treats

If you missed the Reduced Calorie dog treats, you won't want to miss these. You dog is bound to love the natural sweetness of the fruits, and you'll be pleased to give your dog a healthy treat... That YOU made.

Fruit and Vegetable dog treats are healthy, providing essential vitamins and minerals. And, trust, me, you dog will love them!

Tips for Getting a Puppy

Before bringing home a new puppy, whether you already have a dog or not, you need to consider everything.

Training.

Housebreaking.

Vet Bills.

Feeding.

Exercise.

Etc.

Who will take on these tasks?

You need to make sure that you are prepared to bring home a new puppy, or dog.

Read Owning A Dog: Tips, Tricks, and Help

Remember that training starts as soon as you bring a new puppy home. So make sure that you are prepared in how to properly train a dog.

Reinforcement Training
Clicker Training
Dog Training Tools

Make sure that you are, also, aware of basic obedience commands:
Basic Obedience Training Part 1
Basic Obedience Training Part 2

Owning a Siberian Husky

Siberian huskies are actually fairly popular in the world of dog breeds. Although, they may not be the most popular, or even on the top ten list, but they are still a highly sought after breed.

The one mistake in husky owners is shaving their pup. Siberian husky's have a double coat, and the upper coat, composed of gaurd hairs, help keep the dog cool in warmer months and warm in the cooler months. So, when you shave this upper coat, you remove the dog's protection to weather. Siberian huskies require little grooming besides teething brushing, nail clipping, and the occassional baths. These dogs tend to keep themselves clean of dirt.

Another common mistake is when these type of dogs are thrown in a backyard with little to no exercise. With their history, Siberian huskies are travelers, and need a good deal of exercise, daily! Otherwise, they will become destructive, mischievious, and may escape their confines in order to roam.

Huskies need to be kept confined on a leash, in your home, or behind a locked gate, as they are historic travelers and tend to fall in this path, with the roaming instinct. But, with proper DAILY exercise and spaying or neutering, you should eliminate this concern.

Read more:

Owning a Siberian Husky

*The photo is of Jeffry Beall's Siberian Husky, Scarlet, and can be seen in it's original form here.