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Guinea Pigs Make Wonderful Pets

This is a guest article from Paul.
Guinea pigs are some of the most sociable and lovable rodents around. Yet, as lovable as they are, there are reports of Guinea pigs being abandoned. In October 26, 2009, a filthy abandoned apartment was found to house some 300 Guinea pigs left to fend for themselves in Aachen, [...]

Dog Rules To Live By

Guest article from The Dog.
Dear People:  Let me give you a list of just some of the things I must remember to be a good Dog.
1. I will not eat the cats’ food before they eat it or after they throw it up.
2. I will not roll on dead seagulls, fish, crabs, etc., just  because [...]

Taking Care Of Snakes As Pets

This is a guest article from Paul.
Exotic pets are generally more exciting to have compared to most regular pets like dogs and cats that everyone has. Many are considering having exotic pets at home but do not really know the basics in taking care of these kinds of animals. A very good example of an [...]

Your Dog Is Not Your Date

“…the girlfriend is a good cook so the dog has to go.”
Yep! You’ve probably guessed it. Somebum (as opposed to someone) is getting rid of his hound in favor of a new girlfriend. Testosterone and culinary ability take precedence over “…a good well trained dog (that) is house trained, kennel trained, and very smart…..loves children, [...]

Here’s A Cat Who Sailed The Seas. Roger That!

Frank and Lou are seasoned sailors who had no trouble handling their 42-foot sailboat together. However, they unexpectedly picked up another crew member in Central America. Here’s the story in Frank’s own words.
It will be seven years ago this Christmas that my wife and I sailed into Colon, Panama from the San Blas Islands. [...]

Did You Know? Only 1% of Your HSUS Donation Goes To Animal Shelters

We’ve all seen them. Those pitiable pictures of dirty, skeletal dogs and cats. Or TV ads, usually with a celebrity spokesperson, pleading for funds to help starving, homeless and brutalized pets.
Here’s the thing, just how much of your hard-earned cash actually helps those animals?

There’s a site, humanewatch.org, that devotes itself to tracking the Humane Society [...]

Yet Another Dog Park No No

Why do people assume that all dogs will get on together? After all, you don’t like everyone you meet, do you? Here’s another example of foolish pet-parent behavior at the dog park.
There were just a handful of us at the park with our pooches when along came two women with three large dogs. They opened [...]

Snakes As Pets – Are They Right For You?

Snakes are fascinating and magnificent creatures, though they defy the general idea of a pet as something cute or cuddly.  Here are some of the most common types of “pet” snakes.
Corn Snake

A truly handsome corn snake, Maize is up for adoption at this time on petfinder.com. (I had a beautiful, huge corn snake living [...]

Box Turtles As Pets

You know, I don’t subscribe to the idea of getting a pet in order to teach your kids responsibility. I’ve known of people who’ve allowed animals to die a miserable, lonely death because their child didn’t take care of their “responsibility”. However, with proper guidance and vigilance from parents, it can be a wonderful thing [...]