Canine liver disease is the 5th leading cause of non-accidental death amongst man’s best friend. Just having a little knowledge of this common, but little written about condition, could save the life of your family petWhen my West Highland Terrier Joe was diagnosed with a liver condition, I found tomy angst that much of his [...]

Almost every home, car, office, and job site has a first aid kit and attendant to attend the needs of the humans. Dog shows and trials have veterinarian hospitals listed for emergencies. But what about the pet which ends up hurt at home, in the car, or at the park? Ambulances and first aid attendants [...]

Garden birds are not just about looking nice while hanging from your bird feeders, they actually provide a vital role. If you are a keen gardener then you may already have birdfeeders in your garden to attract your local birdlife, but if you don’t here are some good reasons why you should.If you are a [...]

We all know that trained K-9 dogs help police forces track and apprehend criminal offenders often. We also know that there are specially trained drug dogs that aid in the process of finding illegal substances at airports, shipyards, and even residential areas. There are also dogs that are specifically trained as arson dogs.So, what exactly [...]

We may have made our pets dependent of a comfortable life, in which the master takes them out for casual walks and feeds them on command, after having cuddled them behind their giddy ears, but a natural instinct for self-grooming will never be gone, and the proud owner should sustain this instinct. This process is [...]

As a beginner, you will have likely learned that to use your hands, you need to pull on the reins, and to use your leg, you kick or squeeze the horse. While this is fine for beginners, as you advance in your skills, you will find that you need to use more subtle aids to [...]

Training a horse may look like a piece of cake but it is quite a challenge. Not everyone can do it successfully; you need experience and a lot of training to be able to turn it into a smooth job. Obviously, there are a number of inherent problems to overcome, some quite common, others depending [...]

First Principles

Teach respect, a dog has to be taught to respect its owner. You have to be his leader and not let him be yours. As you communicate with your dog he learns to understand you, he will forever be willing to please. Once the dog knows you are his leader, he will be a [...]

Seychelles officially the Republic of Seychelles is an archipelago nation of one hundred and fifty eight islands in the Indian Ocean, some east of mainland Africa, northeast of the island of Madagascar. Other nearby island countries and territories include Zanzibar to the west, Mauritius and Reunion to the south, Comoros and Mayotte to the southwest [...]

Why?During a bird pandemic you should remain as isolated from everybody outside your family as possible. Therefore, you should shop only for necessities: food, water, fuel and medicine.Where?Therefore, you should go only to a supermarket, drug store, gas station, convenience store or discount store.A bird flu pandemic is not the time to buy furniture, clothes, [...]