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Should I Get A Cat Or A Dog?

Advice from a cat person who’s gone to the [...]

The Welsh Terrier

Originally, Welsh terriers were bred for hunting rabbits, foxes and badgers, but public opinion and the drop in the lust for blood in general have gone against blood sports and so this native breed of Wales has become a show dog and a pet. Breeders try to surpass each other by breeding the Welsh terrier to have a thicker wiry coat and deeper colouration. The Welsh terrier is also a popular pet because it is one of the most easy-going [...]

Two Dogs Are Better Than One!

I couldn’t believe it- I, the committed cat person, who had thought of every possible reason never to own a dog, who hated the smell and the jumping and the licking and the mucky mess of them- I was rescuing a dog. There I was, speeding along the highway, following my friend Jody who had *my* new dog on his scooter. I’d slept on it for two days and finally decided that I would take the little mutt in. I examined the specimen on Jody’s scooter. She was shivering, a fur covered bag of bones, her nose jutted into the wind and for some reason she was constantly licking the air. Lick Lick lick. With each flick of her little pink tongue I thought to myself, “What the heck am I [...]

Cool Dog Names

Fashion appears to dictate everything nowadays days. From what you wear to what you call your dog, everything you do is decreed by the requirement to be cool. Cool dog names are hard to come by and even harder to choose. This is because no sooner is something in fashion, than it is out [...]

Fleas, Ticks and Worms

Fleas and other parasites have always to be given the top priority by dog owners. The all too common occurrences of flea bite allergy in the case of dogs causes concern to many dog owners every year. This is because flea bites can cause allergic reactions in the area bitten by the fleas. In these cases, the affected skin becomes hairless due to the dog scratching itself [...]