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There are many options when it comes to adopting a suitable pet for your home. However, a lot of people enjoy the company of dogs when it comes to adopting a little munchkin.
Unlike some other pets, dogs are very forthcoming and responsive to their owners.
Even if you’re a die-hard animal lover, there are several things to consider before making the decision to get a dog.
Dog obedience training is meant to teach your canine friend basic commands, how your dog should behave, and how to be social.
You can do this by either working with a dog trainer or enrolling your dog in a dog obedience training school.
If you know the training techniques, you can even do it yourself. Your dog will be happier, and you will start enjoying company of your dog.
It totally depends on you to educate your dog through training and socialization.
You can’t expect your dog to follow the rules if he is not aware of those rules. Just like we educate our kids and the process benefits both parents and kids, similarly, dog training benefits both the pets and their owners.
Here are several reasons why your dog should get obedience training: [Read more…]
Having grown up on a farm, I know how important it is to have a steady supply of high quality animal feeds and supplies on hand at all times. My uncles raised their own feed corn and stockpiled mountains of hay, barley, alfalfa and other grains, but there was always a need for commercially produced feeds of various types as well.
Farmers and pet owners in the Auckland, New Zealand area can depend on Lifestyle Animal and Pet Supplies, LLC to provide top quality farm animal and pet feed at very competitive prices, and in many cases they come with free delivery! [Read more…]
Your pet is special to your family. So special, in fact, that you consider them part of the family. You take them to the vet for annual shots to ensure that they’re healthy. You have them groomed to look great. You give them food, you provide them with exercise, and you reward them with lots of love and attention.
Like any other member of your family, you want to ensure that your pet is kept safe from harmful items. While some of these are obvious – small bones, toxic chemicals, etc., there are plenty of household products that most people don’t realize can be harmful to your pet. Here are just a few: [Read more…]
The growing questions of where our food comes from and how it is prepared are ignored by some and acknowledged by others. Whether it’s pesticides in crops such as corn and soybean or growth hormones in cows, pigs or chickens, we should be aware that there is a certain level of risk purchasing (and consuming) food of unknown origin.
Obviously not everyone can become a farmer, but just about anyone can do one thing to lower the risk of consuming potentially hazardous food: keep your own chickens.
1 – Check with the Government
City ordinances control the zoning of residential areas. Some ordinances are strict about backyard chicken coops while others are somewhat relaxed. Most smart city governments realize that citizen involvement in food production is beneficial to the local community and environment.
Chickens not only provide sustainable food sources, but they also act as a natural pest control because of the bugs they eat on a regular basis. Before you find your chicks and build a coop, though, make sure that you are proceeding in a lawful manner. [Read more…]