Exercise is vital to dogs’ health, and many of them don’t get enough of it. With this in mind, giving a healthy adult dog more walks or other opportunities to move around will typically pay dividends for them. Olguin names some signs that a dog isn’t getting enough walks: “destruct...
Is this land, this region, this wildife migration zone, showing signs of comfort and appreciation for the weather and water turnaround brought by the deep snows? I see the strength of our pastures, the health and gain of our livestock, and the increase in the bird populations. Evidence ...
Aries is the first of the fire signs; it represents the springtime of the zodiac—time for life’s budding renewal. Thus, pets born during this period are full of vim and vigor, anxious to be out and about exploring their world. You can count on these pets to be headstrong, pushy, cu...
When your dog scavenges something from the compost pile, it irritates the bowel, creating nerve impulses that signal the gut to speed up. When food moves too quickly through the gut, the result is loose stools. In dogs and cats with chronic inflammatory bowel disease, the gut responds as if...
No matter which brand of milk you purchase in your local grocery store, it will come from a farm that has been audited by a third party to ensure animal welfare benchmarks are met. All Canadian dairy cows are inspected for signs of neglect or abuse under our ProAction program, and you ...
“putting the animal first,” that is, above profit. Yes, it’s rather scandalous — even in the 1940s — for profit to be put on the backburner in favor of living, breathing animals. But it’s not just cows and goats and dogs that come first. Their compassion for the animals’ ...
Afterdinnerthefarmer'swifeputmeontoherbedtosleep.Shecoveredmewitha handkerchief,andIsoonfellasleep.Iwaswokenbyastrangenoiseonthebed.Ilookedup,andthereweretwoenormousratsonthebed-theywereasbigasdogs!Itookoutmyswordandattackedthem.Ikilledoneoftherats,andthesecondoneranaway.NowIknewthatitwasdangeroustobesmall...
I found online pictures of what I think were my pup's parents. The mother is sitting in a stain-soaked plywood whelping box/dog house leading to a catwalk with metal chain-link-fence-like flooring. Some of the cited dogs had blisters on their feet from walking on cage bars. I love ...
I was as happy as a clam wading in the creek by my house catching craw dads or wrestling with my dogs who where covered in layers of dirt. I hated wearing dresses. It limited my ability to do things. When people would tell me I couldn’t do something I took it as a challenge. I...
I was as happy as a clam wading in the creek by my house catching craw dads or wrestling with my dogs who where covered in layers of dirt. I hated wearing dresses. It limited my ability to do things. When people would tell me I couldn’t do something I took it as a challenge. I...