Dog body language is a universal language amongst all dogs. This means that dogs “speak” to each other in body language and in scent. No matter whether they are from America, Europe, Asia or Oceania, they understand each other by means of body signals and scent. An average adult dog has about 220 million scent receptors in his nose. The first thing that new born puppies can do is smell, even before hearing and seeing. The very first thing they pick … [Read more...] about Dog Body Language
Winter Horse Blankets
Nowadays horses are highly domesticated; they have adapted themselves to live in an environment surrounded by humans. The owners provide them with extra care and protection from danger, hunger and weather. So whenever winter season arrives, equine owners pull out their winter horse blankets to protect their horses from cold and give them warmer environment. Winter horse blankets are very useful to equine owners, although not all horses need this … [Read more...] about Winter Horse Blankets
Horse Hoof Care – Keep Your Horse’s Hooves Healthy
One of the most important parts of horse care is hoof care. Your horse is on its hooves all the time, so if you don’t take care of your horse’s hooves your horse could develop some very serious health problems that might even result in your horse having to be euthanized. Hoof care is essential to taking care of your horse. In order to give your horse the best hoof care possible you need to have a blacksmith come out every four to six weeks and trim … [Read more...] about Horse Hoof Care – Keep Your Horse’s Hooves Healthy
Male Guinea Pig Names
Firstly, we would like to say: "Congratulation"! You have made a great decision and now let’s welcome the new member of your family. Have you prepared the house, food, dishes, bedding for your boy guinea pig? If you have already bought all for your cavy, now it is the perfect time to choose a male guinea pig names for your pet. When you are choosing a name for your beloved cavy, it could present his character, his outlook, or maybe the location … [Read more...] about Male Guinea Pig Names
Horse Training Voice Commands
Horse training voice commands are part of basic horse training. Talk to the animal when you approach it and handle it. Horses learn to obey your voice, "horse language" by the tone of it. They will know if you are pleased or cross with them. In horse language you need to be consistent with the words you use and your tone and pitch of voice. If you want the youngster or foal to stand you would say “stand!” quite firmly or “whoa!” using the same word … [Read more...] about Horse Training Voice Commands
Cat Lifespan
How Long do Cats Live? Whenever we adopt a new cat or kitten, whether it is our first pet or not, we often ask ourselves, "How long do cats live"? It is a natural curiosity, because most pet owners would obviously love to extend their cat's lifespan and prolong their cat’s life expectancy to the utmost. While the natural lifespan or your typical domesticated feline is determine by many factors beyond human control, there are indeed many steps that may … [Read more...] about Cat Lifespan
Horse Body Language
Do you know what your horse is saying to you? Do you know how to read horse body language? Obviously, horses don’t speak to us with words, but they are communicating with us all the time. If you learn what their body language is telling us, we can learn to communicate better with our horses. A horse's main way of communication is through body language. Although horses use vocal language, the more sophisticated of the two is, of course, body … [Read more...] about Horse Body Language
