Posts Tagged ‘dogs’

Welsh Terriers A Facing a Struggle

Originally, Welsh terriers were bred for hunting rabbits, foxes and badgers, but public opinion and the decline in the lust for blood generally have gone in opposition to 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 terriers.

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Should I Get A Cat Or A Dog?

Advice from a cat person who’s gone to the dogs

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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 doing?”

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Wedding Cakes

Nearly every family or social event includes the eating of food and the drinking or drinks in the celebration. Think of Christmas, birthdays, anniversaries, and weddings. In this article, I would like to speak about that centre piece of the wedding reception: the wedding cake.

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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 need to be cool. Cute dog names are hard to come by and even harder to choose. This is because as soon as something is in fashion, than it is out again.

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Animals, Fleas, Ticks and Worms

Fleas and other parasites have always to be given the highest priority by dog owners. The all too common occurrences of flea bite allergy in dogs causes concern to many dog owners every year, especially in the summer. This is because flea bites can cause allergic reactions in the area bitten by the fleas, which is often on the back above the tail. In these cases, the affected area becomes hairless due to the dog scratching itself very vigorously.

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