Obedience training is highly important for pet owners to enjoy having a pet. If your pet is untrained, it will cause you more stress than happiness and comfort. As you strive to have a pet which obeys you, you should also consider its well-being. A trained dog is healthy, well-adjusted and happy.Obedience training does not only involve training them to pee in the right places and sit at command. It includes taking care of your pet...more
If you are a dog owner, chances are, your dog might be exhibiting aggressive behavior. This could either be baring of its teeth, growling, quickly snapping, barking, and worst of all, biting another animal, object, or person. While it is normal among dogs, this can prove quite troublesome for their owner. Neighbours and passersby that get attacked would most likely file a complaint or sue you since the canine is your...more
Dog behavior is the collective term for different actions done by the domesticated dog on a regular basis. It is affected by the environment, the dog's bloodline, its interaction with dogs and people, as well as certain events. Dog behaviour is very similar to the behaviour displayed by wolves, although there are some slight differences. Understanding dog behaviour can be very helpful in training and living with your pet dogs.In the wild, wolves have a social unit called a pack. Domestic dogs also have a pack of their own. They consider other dog's humans living with them as pack members. Like a wolf pack, the domesticated dog pack follows a sort of hierarchy, or a ranking system.In most cases, a dog will see their owner as a pack leader, or alpha. Among dogs, the eldest male usually dominates other dogs. It is important as a pet owner to let the dog know that he is the alpha if he wants to control dog behaviour.Dog behaviour is also affected by the relationship between a dog and its master. There are basically two types of dog-human relationships: companionship, and working relationship. Companion dogs are very dependent on their human owners, and would always seem...more
Do you frequently notice your dog shaking its head and scratching its ears incessantly and petulantly? If this is so, your dog might be enduring a serious case of dog ear infection. Here are some facts and information that may be useful for you and your dog that might be suffering with this.CausesEar infection in dogs is a common...more
What happens when you catch your pet using the bathroom on your carpet? Well, more specifically, what happens to your carpet? If you own a pet odds are they will eventually have one of those accidental moments. A lot of people will swear up and down the their pet is house broken but the laws of inevitability will always catch up to...more
If you have pets then you will eventually have to deal with pet stains. It's almost inevitable. There are a number of reasons why your pet can have an accident on your carpet. Maybe you got tied up at work and didn't make it home on time to let Scruffy out. Or maybe your pet is a bit older and can't hold it as long as they used to. Whatever reasons there are solutions to help get these spots and stain out of your carpet after they've happened.It's been said over and over and forever but it still remains the most important part of pet stain removal. The faster you can get to the spot the better chance you have of totally removing it. The thing with pet stains is that it is a biological substance. There are a number of bacteria that are at work and the longer you leave them to their task the worse it will get for you and your carpet.Now the handiest tool for pet stains is a shop vac. The first thing you want to do when you encounter a pet accident is to use the shop vac to extract as much of the urine as possible. If your pet went number two then you obviously want to pick that up with a paper towel rather than vacuum it up. But extracting the liquid will, for one, make...more
The world of birds in Cape Town South Africa is one of the a small amount of sizeable bird parks in the world today. The founder of World of Birds opened the park more than 30 years ago with the intention to breed birds as a...more
Shopping for a pet can be a challenge, especially with so many different options available for buying cat supplies and dog supplies. The choice begins with shopping online versus shopping in a pet store, with both options having pros...more
The birds, particularly pigeons, will sit upon the roof of storefronts and allow their fecal matter to drop all over the sidewalk, or worse the customers. Business owners take great pride in the appearance of their entryways so they can...more
They love you all the time despite all circumstances whether you give them any attention or not. What do they need, they just ask for a little food, water, plenty of space to run about and constant attention and a pat of the back? For...more
People who study birds, fast realize that they are easily among the most captivating animals on the planet. In fact, man's interest and fascination in them goes back centuries. Our primary fascination with them is that, aside from...more
Leather dog collars are a piece of leather that is harnessed to the neck of a dog. Other than leather, collars can be made of other materials as well, but the leather ones are the most popular. Dog collars can come in different shapes...more