Pet shops sell small animals like guinea pigs, degus, gerbils, rats, mice and rabbits. These can make great pets for families, especially people with children as they will be quite safe around them. Sometimes, pets live in pet shops for a long time and cannot find a new home. If ...
Breeding dogs can be great fun and very rewarding. You will also have lots of adorable puppies to play with and keep you entertained, which is always a bonus! If you are wondering whether you would like to breed your dog, here are some of the things to think about: • ...
Retailers of pet supplies will tend to stock a wide variety of animal feeds and pet accessories. A pet supplies company may stock farm supplies, equestrian supplies and household pet products. If you are looking for pet accessories then you can find retailers by looking in your local business directory ...
Pets all need to have toys to keep them entertained. Whether your pet is a rat, gerbil, dog or cat, they will need something to play with. After all, you can’t be with them every moment of the day to play with them, as much as you would probably like ...
Pet owners can sometimes think that a badly-behaved dog stealing food and jumping up at people is funny or cute. There can be some real downsides to a dog that doesn’t know how to behave though, and poor behaviour could actually have serious consequences for you beloved pet. Here are some ...
There are many diseases and illness that can afflict a dog or cat, including ear infections and heartworms, that can be cured by pet medicine, which has been developed by scientists devoted to research and development, and to extending the lives of our four-legged friends. Many people treat their cats and dogs as members of the family and hurt when their pets hurt. It can be frustrating when our animals [ Read More ]
Are you a puppy owner living in Northampton? If yes, then you might have a clue how stressful it can be living with a stubborn dog. Dogs are just like children. If not trained earlier, they can exhibit odd uncontrollable behaviours. The point is, puppies can grow up to be fun and loving or wild and intimidating depending on how you raise them. Signing up for puppy training Northampton is [ Read More ]
Your cat scratching at your lovely, expensive furniture can not only leave you out of pocket but also very frustrated, and annoyed at your cat for being such a bad little pet! Cats need to scratch, it is something that cats instinctively do, not as you may think, in order to sharpen their claws, but to remove the old layers of their nails, so you can’t blame them too much. [ Read More ]
First, you will need to ensure that the location of the litter tray meets all of the criteria to make it an appealing spot, being careful not to hide it. In a nook of a utility room or garage is ideal, somewhere near the cat flap might be good too. It doesn’t matter if the tray is in an area with less heating than the main parts of the house. [ Read More ]
Encouraging good behaviour in a dog starts at the earliest opportunity and requires calm handling and consistency. However, you may have inherited an older dog or a rescue dog which has some persistent bad habits already and which may be a quite hard to break. Begging at the dinner table requires all members of the family to not be seduced by big eyes and encouraging yelps into giving scraps at [ Read More ]
Guinea pigs are gentle creatures with a lively curiosity. As they are sociable animals, they need to live with at least one other guinea pig. They can be kept indoors or outdoors though if they are kept outside you will need to locate their hutch in a sheltered part of the garden, away from draughts. They do like to keep active by running around so it is good to put [ Read More ]