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SECRETS on Choosing Cat Urine Cleaning Products

This is a true cat urine cleaning products Guide for those who ask any of the following questions:
How to choose a cat urine remover?
How to select a cat urine remover?
How to find a cat urine remover?

With all this choice in an endless supply of cat urine cleaning products there is one problem and that is "CHOICE". How do you choose the right one? how do you select the best product for you and your pet? Well I am going to share with you this secret whether your question is how to choose a cat urine remover, how to find a cat urine remover or how to select a cat urine remover.

The truth is you can spend days even weeks looking at different cat urine cleaning products and compare features or value. But somewhere you have to draw the line, some time you will have to make a choice. That is the reason for this article, to save pet owners from wasting their time and money on something that they really are not sure on. I have already spent my time looking at different cat urine cleaning products that remove serious cat urine and I'm giving you this information as an easy to understand rating system.

To understand the system completely you will first need to have the 9 MOST IMPORTANT CRITERIA you ABSOLUTELY, POSITIVELY must know before purchasing any cat urine cleaning products. These following 9 criteria will allow you to make a quick sound judgment on any product, so you know instantly if it is a yes or a no! Without it you could be very disappointed with the product bought because of its lack of performance and with no way of refunding it, you would be wasting money.

So for the pet owners who want to find the best cat urine cleaning product to remove those serious cat urine stains just use these follow 9 criteras.

1. No fragrance to hide or disguise the odor since this will only fix the problem temporarily.
Masking the odor may work for the time being, but wait 2-3 hours and that smell will be back. It is important to be able to smell the urine stain with out fragrances to tell if it was effectively removed. If the smell persists then total removal was definitely ineffective even if no stain can be seen.

2. EASY to use SAVING you time, effort and MONEY!
Make sure the product is an easy one step process for its use! The last thing you need is to spend more time then necessary applying two or three treatments for total removal. I don't think the company really cares how long it takes you to clean up since they are not the ones cleaning up the mess. I want it to be as easy as possible! And so should YOU!

3. No claim to absorb or sponge the stain, since this will later require effort to clean any remaining remnants.
Any product that claims to absorb or sponge the stain usually (but not always) requires an applying step, then wait after X hours to do the second step, which is to vacuum or clean it up. To me this seems like double work and it would have to be cleaned thoroughly to remove all remnants of the cleaning agent.

4. Unmatched quality GUARANTEED by the manufacturer that will remove all components of the stain from color, texture, odor and the toughest component of ALL!.........Uric salt crystals!
A clearly stated GUARANTEE is important to you as the purchaser. This is your insurance and leverage as a customer. And it would not be smart to shop online without any form of insurance. Businesses today usually accept this form of risk to them and I would be suspicious of any business that did not CLEARLY state a GUARANTEE.
The toughest component of urine is the "Uric Salt Crystals". When looking for pet stain cleaner you should be looking to see what has it been tested on and what does it remove? Does it remove Uric Salt Crystals?

5. Must prevent your pet from repeated soiling in the same area.
The reason I was emphasizing about the Uric Salt Crystals is because it is these crystals that hold the marking scents of your pet. Remember how dog marks his territory by urinating around their area. Well it is these crystals that hold their scent in which they can find that same spot over and over again. If you can remover these Uric Salt Crystals then you can prevent this habit.

6. Must be NON-TOXIC for YOU, children, pets and guests.
I have a one and a half year old son at the time of writing this article and for anyone who is a parent, toxic chemicals are a concern. We place all ours outside in the shed and up high so they are out of the reach of little hands. But if you are not a parent then you too should give a thought about the toxics used in your house. This is for you, your pets and for the people you invite to come around to your house.

7. Must have a long history (i.e. 30 YEARS) of customer satisfaction.
If the business or product has been around for a long period time then you can feel assured that the product may be good. The logic behind this statement is that with all the securities commissions around the world and the strong internet anti-fraud measures, a business will have to be legitimate to stay around for any long period of time. If they were not legitimate then they would only be around for a short time before getting shut down. Scams come and go but a good business or product is around for the long term, that you can TRUST!

8. Size.
How much are you getting in one bottle? You want the bottle to last a while before you have to order a new one.

9. Unbeatable value, including FREE bonuses, with out any drop in quality.
What I am about to say may be common knowledge to some people, but the problem with 'common knowledge' is that it is not common. Once you have found your pet stain cleaner that seems to be a high quality product. You MUST ask "WHAT'S IN IT FOR ME!" If you purchase this product, what else are you going to get? By doing this you will always get more value for your dollar.
There is a skill to this as well, since you need to look for the not so obvious. Most people look for the little free gimmicks like a free carpet cleaner included or a free black light to find stains (you will need the right UV frequency for it to work). But what I am talking about are extras that work for you. Are you receiving bonuses that you can sell? Might you get the opportunity to join the businesses affiliate program after the purchase and make money off the product you tested (used). Is that business going to work for you long term?, long after the purchase of their product. An example of this is found at http://www.bestcaturinecleaner.com/go/urinecleaning/famecare

So if you are thinking of purchasing a Cat Urine Cleaning product remember to keep these 9 criteria in mind as you will reach the best solution faster. They are valid points in which pet owners must consider and for anyone spending money it is important to ask if that money will return.

For more detailed information on how to choose a cat urine remover, how to find a cat urine remover or how to select a cat urine remover, please look for the free ebook titled "Cat Matters Online" which is found for FREE at the above URL.

posted by xgj9cat on Sep 22, 2008 6:16 AM | 0 comments

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Ticks - A Very Serious Threat to Your Dogs Health

Ticks are not insects like fleas, but arachnids like mites, spiders, and scorpions. A tick has a one piece body, harpoon like barbs around its mouth to attach to a host for feeding, crablike legs and a sticky secretion to help hold itself to the host. The United States has about 200 tick species whose habitats include woods, beach grass, lawns, forests, and even in some urban areas.

They have a four stage life cycle, egg, larvae, nymphs, and adult. Depending on its species, a tick may take less than a year or up to several years to go through its four stage life cycle. Adult females of some species lay about 100 eggs at a time. Others lay 3,000 to 6,000 eggs per batch.

Ticks can carry various infectious organisms that can transmit diseases to cats and dogs as well as humans. The four primary diseases and their symptoms are:

- Babesiosis - lethargy, loss of appetite, weakness, pale gums
- Ehrlichiosis - high fever, muscle aches
- Lyme disease - lameness, swollen joints, fever, poor appetite, fatigue, vomiting
- Tick paralysis in dogs - gradual paralysis and poor coordination

Of the four diseases, Lyme disease is the worst, as it can also infect humans. Studies indicate that dogs are 50 percent more susceptible to this disease than humans. Lyme disease is transmitted through the bite of the deer tick, also called the black-legged tick. Symptoms in humans include fatigue, chills and fever, headache, muscle and joint pain, swollen lymph nodes, and a red circular skin rash. In June 1992 the USDA licensed a vaccine to prevent Lyme disease in dogs. There is no vaccine for cats yet.

If your dog is outside regularly, ask the veterinarian about the Lyme disease vaccine. Watch for the symptoms mentioned earlier, and if you suspect a tick-borne disease get your dog to the vet immediately. With early diagnosis, antibiotics generally work. If possible, dogs should be kept out of tick-infested areas. In areas where ticks are prevalent, yards where dogs exercise should be treated with appropriate chemicals to kill adult and immature ticks.

Dogs should be examined frequently for the presence of ticks on their bodies. Ticks prefer sheltered locations, such as inside the ears and between the toes of the host, but a heavily infested dog may have ticks anywhere on its body. When a tick is found it should be removed immediately. The proper way to remove a tick is to use fine-point tweezers, grasping the tick as close to the skin as possible and pull gently, if the ticks mouth parts remain embedded in the animals skin, you should try to remove them as you would a splinter. Alcohol or other disinfectants should be used on the bite site, the tweezers, and your hands if you do not wear gloves.

Tick can and will survive after they are removed from the host. You should flush the tick down the toilet or drown them in a small container of alcohol. You should never squeeze a tick as it will release toxins that may contain any of the diseases discussed earlier. Hundreds of pesticides and repellants are available to control ticks on dogs and cats. Products range from oral medications that are available only from your veterinarian, to collars, sprays, dips, shampoos, powders, and spot-ons.

The chemicals Chlorpyrifos and Amitraz are used in several types of products and are very effective against ticks. Amitraz should not be used on dogs that are sickly, pregnant, or nursing. However, no matter what type of medication you use, always check with your veterinarian first.

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Emerald Tree Boa

Overview

In general, Emerald Tree Boa’s are amazing animals, although difficult to keep they are well worth the extra effort. It’s amazingly gratifying to look into a cage and see this massive head staring out at you trailed by huge emerald coils and topped with bright white triangles that play on the light. They are truly magnificent animals that deserve nothing but the best as our guests. If you are not ready to spend a significant amount of time and money on the proper husbandry techniques and necessary equipment then an emerald is not for you. Why would you buy a brand new Lamborghini and park it out on the street? The same goes for this snakes. Don’t buy an emerald if you expect to place an adult in a 10 or 15 gallon tank with a screen lid and a spotlight. If you’re looking for something cool to hang around your arm and show of to your friends, get a corn snakes, or a Burmese python, not an emerald. In other words, this snakes is a display animal, it is not in the nature of this snakes to be handled and prodded. In the wild, an emerald is only seized seconds before its skull is pierced by a hawk, falcon, cat, or even monkey. They as a rule are not handle able animals. I know that tons of you out there are getting ready to write me and tell me that I’m wrong, you’re right. The point I’m trying to make is that although there are tons of exceptions, this is an animal that best benefits from being left alone. Treat them like the gems that they are and I guarantee that you won’t be disappointed.

Emerald Tree Boa

Habitat

wet lowland rain forest (areas that receive over 60 in. rain)

Range

Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, Guyana, French Guiana, Surinam, and Brazil

Diet

These snakes have a very slow metabolism. They should be fed one appropriately-sized meal once per week unless medical conditions dictate otherwise. Some adults need to be fed only once per month. An appropriately-sized meal will leave a lump in the snakes that lasts about 24 hours. Overfeeding causes obesity and often constipation. In the wild, the diet of the Green Tree Python consists of reptiles and mammals, with juveniles mainly eating reptiles and adults eating mammals. These snakes do not eat a lot of birds as is commonly believed. In captivity, these snakes are fed a diet of domestic mice and rats. Feeding frozen-thawed is preferred over live because live rodents can harm the snakes. Frozen food should be used within 6 months of freezing.

Appearance

This is a beautiful boa with a strong resemblance to the Green Tree Python. Juveniles are red or orange but their colour changes to green during the first year. It has a row of white markings along the back and large, prominent heat pits

Classification

Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Class Reptilia, Order Squamata (lizards and snakes), Suborder Serpentes, Family Boidae (constrictors), Genus Corallus, Species C. caninus.

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5 Simple Tips on Preparing your Family Pets for a Disaster

Tip #1: Get a Pet Emergency Supplies Kit.
Have it readily accessible and make sure it consists of at least the following items:

* Pet first aid kit that will cover your pets’ emergency medical needs. If your pets take any medications, add some extra supplies.
* Food (in water proof container) and water, 3-day ration.
* Collars with ID tags - make sure the information is current and updated. You might consider micro chipping as permanent identification as collars get lost.
* Safety harness and leash.
* Sanitation Items.
* Rescue Pet Decals - to alert rescue teams to save your pets inside the house.
* Comfort toys and blankets to take with your pets if you have to evacuate.

Tip #2: Pack a picture of your pets in case you get separated.
It will help rescue workers to identify and reunite you with your pets faster.

Tip #3: Get your pets familiar with their carriers or crates.
Usually, pets associate them with visits to the vet and become stressed at the first site of them. Let your pets play in the carrier or get them some treats to make the transition easier when the time comes.

Tip #4: Know your pets hiding places in and out of the house.
At the first warning of a disaster, you might consider putting them in one room in case you have to leave in a hurry.

Tip #5: Have a Family Emergency Plan Ready:

* Map out a get-away plan: how you pack your pets, where you go.
* Check with the nearby shelters, veterinary hospitals, and hotels to see if they would take your pets in an emergency.
* Develop a pet care buddy system - arrange for friends or extended family to take your pets in if you must evacuate in a shelter that doesn’t allow pets for health issues. Instruct your caretakers on the location of the emergency supplies kit and anything else you might find useful.
* Learn about various disasters that could strike your particular area. You might have to wait home longer before getting an order to evacuate, so get some extra supplies of food and water.
* If you have to evacuate, take your pets with you if possible.

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Your Dogs Diet - Feeding Fables That Every Dog Owner Should...

Canine nutrition hasn't become as laden with diet fads as have human meal planning. But it has accumulated a number of myths which survive the ridicule of the veterinary profession. As you acquire a dog, your more experienced friends will shower you with advice, which may include some of the following affirmations:

- "A clove of garlic keeps worms away" Garlic has enjoyed a reputation for centuries in the folk medicine of many cultures as an antiseptic, a treatment for high blood pressure, etc. But if your dog really does have worms, (and most of them do at one time or another), the quickest way to get rid of them is to have your veterinarian give him a specific worming medicine under his supervision.

- "Raw meat makes a dog vicious" Raw or cooked meat is essential to a dogs nutrition. Fifty percent is the standard ration, and it may compare as much as 75 percent of his diet. If he is fed only meat, he may become high strung, not because the meat is raw, but because he is being given an unbalanced diet.

- "A sugar cube dipped in coffee is good for a dogs heart" It is particularly good for his morale, because it probably means that he is sharing your after dinner coffee with you. Give it occasionally as a harmless treat, but not as a regular "medicine", and not as a heart remedy.

- "Dogs cannot digest starch" They cannot digest uncooked starch, but they can cope with most cooked ones such as rice, whole wheat bread, and macaroni. However, dogs do not receive much nourishment from these foods.

- "Sugar causes worms" Sugar is quick source of energy for dogs, as it is far us. Worms are caused by worm larvae. A puppy may get worms from his mother, and an adult dog may get them from infected food or drink, from the saliva or feces of an infected dog, or from swallowing fleas and lice which act as hosts to tapeworm eggs- but never from sugar.

- "Raw eggs improve dog's coat" A raw egg yolk from time to time enriches a dog's diet. Cooked eggs are an acceptable substitute for meat in an emergency. But the best coat conditioner is far, especially unsaturated fat, rich in vitamin E, such as linseed and wheat germ oil. The eggs reputation as a coat conditioner is probably due to the fact that yolk is mostly fat.

- "Milk causes diarrhea in an adult dog" Milk is healthy for all dogs. A bowl of milk with a beaten egg yolk and a couple of pieces of whole wheat toast or dog biscuits is a standard supper dish in many kennels. There are various causes for diarrhea, including internal parasites, indigestion, a change of diet, food poisoning, certain contagious diseases- and sometime, but not always, milk.

Knowledge and concern are important in feeding a growing puppy whose nutrition is the foundation of his future health. But common sense is all you need to feed an adult dog correctly, as his own experience will help guide you most of the way.

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Cats – Working 24/7 Against the Spread of Disease

The City of Angels has a rat problem. Ask the LAPD, they can’t keep the rats out of their lockers, off their desks, out of the walls, they’re as abundant as cockroaches but vastly more menacing – out-numbering the officers 50 to 1.

Remember the bubonic plague/Black Death that hit Western Europe during the 14th Century? Who were the main carriers of an infectious disease that wiped out a thousand people a day and a third of the population in a little over 2 years? Flea-infested rats.

Today, the modern rats are carriers of much more than bubonic plague. In fact, present day rats are hosts to the fatal Leptospirosis and potentially deadly Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome.

Who can stop the Willards of the world? The exterminators can’t. Armed with the most deadly poisons and gases, these bipeds that are outfitted in gas masks and tarp overalls from head to toe, ironically are only partially successful against critters a fraction of their size:

The rats that survive the deadly chemicals give birth to an even mightier breed of rat.

So, who you going to call? The real rat-busters with a success record that dates back to millions of years ago: the cats.

But, where were the cats during the Middle Ages? They were goners. Prior to the Black Death, religious extremists did such a negative spin on cats by labeling them Satan, that Western Europe got rid of all their felines. We can always count on the human parasites, the clerics, for their “brilliant” enhancement of human life!

So, without the rat-busters, the rats flourished along with their fleas who gave shelter to the deadly bacterium: the perfect recipe for an epidemic.

Of course, today, we have antibiotics to knock out the bacterium transported by the fleas. But, with antibiotic resistance on the rise, can we really depend upon those antibiotics in an emergency? Or could humanity find itself faced with an unstoppable epidemic?

History doesn’t have to repeat itself. Not if we act now.

The LAPD is doing just that. They’ve “hired” feral cats to drive the rats away. Non-profit animal welfare group, Voice for the Animals is humanely trapping these homeless cats – felines without domestic accommodations. You’ve seen these rat-busters behind grocery stores and restaurants, in parks and parking lots, wherever food and makeshift shelter can be found. Many of them have come from mother cats that were once dumped because a human family upped and moved to another city – couldn’t bother to find their companion animal a loving home; abandoned, the vast majority of these animals die from starvation. How do people justify this abandonment? They rationalize their irresponsible behaviors believing that Nature will take care of her own. For animals in the wild, Nature indeed has already established her imperative; for domestic animals, made possible by human interference via selective breeding, the responsibility rests squarely on the shoulders of people.

Only a handful of people have accepted this responsibility, however. Many of them are single, elderly women living on Social Security checks – they dutifully set out food everyday without fail for these homeless cats and arrange for spaying and or neutering by humanely setting traps. For the cats who survive homelessness, it’s mostly because of this very special breed of humanity.

How come cats go hungry if there are plenty of rats? Rodents are not dumb – they flee when they get wind of felines. Cats only have to make their presence known. These sleek legends of grace and beauty pad about on all fours as they give off an odor, the overpowering “fragrance” of urine. “Once rodents get a whiff of feline presence, like gangsters under a gang injunction, they move on,” writes Carla Hill on staff at Los Angeles Times.

The downtown flower district was swift to enlist the aid of Voice of the Animals’ Working Cats program several years ago. The feline masters of stealth had also demonstrated their success in 2001 at the Wilshire Division of the LAPD when they handled the rats who were inhabiting equipment bags in outside cages and their rodent cousins who were boldly running across desks.
“‘Once we got the cats, problem solved,’” said Commander Kirk Albanese, police captain at the Wilshire Division. When Albanese was transferred to the Foothill Division in 2004, the feral success against the rat infestation was parlayed into further wins for the police department. Devoted and long-standing in his efforts to rid the LAPD of its ongoing battle with rodents, Albanese is now assistant to the director of operations at Parker Center and ready to introduce the ferals to this downtown location. “‘I think it’s a very humane way to deal with a very stubborn problem,’” said Albanese.

Today, the Southeast Division of the LAPD also has six feral cats on rat patrol. The cats at Southeast know who to rely on for their daily meals, Officer Sandra Magdaleno, given the unofficial title of the “cat whisperer” by fellow Officer Mark Miraglia. Magdaleno’s commitment to honoring and protecting the lives of her four-legged colleagues isn’t confined to a 40-hour work week. On Magdaleno’s days off, she drives all the way from her home in Temecula back to the police station in Los Angeles to make sure that her feline work force is well cared for.

Currently, the Central Division of the LAPD is also looking forward to “employing” feral cats to tackle the same challenge.

Kudos to the LAPD for acknowledging feline power and using it to their advantage. Equal praise goes to Voice for the Animals and their establishing of Working Cats program. Let their smart solution serve as a blueprint for the world – specifically for other police departments, city halls, and the business community inclusive of owners of hotels, restaurants, grocery stores, apartment buildings, corporate offices – wherever there is human life.

Ideally, voucher programs will soon be established by local governments employing the community – especially able-bodied senior citizens – to care for this elegant work force that just may hold the fate of mankind in its paws.

Leave it to the cats to teach us a lesson: the greatest power is in not having to use it.

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Finding Pet Meds Info Online Can Be Very Simple

What is one thing that every pet owner needs on a regular basis? Pet meds. There is always a need for certain types of pet medications and these needs can cause expenses for the pet owner that you might not be prepared for. What if there was a way to save some money, even just a little, on your pet meds? Wouldn't you want to know how?

Well, the good news is that there are some ways you can save on your pet meds. When you order pet meds online, this is a great way to save on the normal costs of pet medications. You can also use the Internet to help with finding pet meds info online which will help you learn more about the particular medication you need for your pet. This is an excellent way to become a more informed pet owner and feel confident when caring for your pet.

Are you wondering just how you can find all this information? When searching the web you will find there are many sites that sell pet meds, but there are also many that are called informational sites that are designed specifically for people that are interested in learning all they can about pet meds. These are designed to help you to take care of your pet better.

When your pet gets sick or if he has been injured some way, your vet will prescribe him medication to help in the healing process. It is best to talk to your vet about any concerns you have pertaining to the meds he prescribes. However, you can also find basic information online about these medications and they can usually be purchased from an online site as well. Over the counter medications like tick and flea repellant or heartworms are easy to find online. There is also a lot of information surrounding the proper use and effectiveness of these products.

Still you can also find basic info about these meds online if you need it. Finding pet meds info about medications that are used on a regular basis such as heartworm medicine or flea and tick medications is easy. Buying these products by the bulk can save you money and many sites will offer them to you at a discounted price when you buy them regularly. As always, just make sure that you order your products and gather your information about pet meds from a good dependable source to ensure the health of your pet.

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Few Wonderful Types of Goldfish

Goldfish are a cultivated form of a silver crucian (Carassius auratus), and it is one of the popular aquarium fishes. The first data about goldfish are received from China and relate to X-XII centuries. The length of a goldfish reaches 30 cm. The aquarium types of goldfish are usually smaller. Their body is extended, ellipse, with a sharp snout. The back of the fish is commonly red, its sides are golden, and the belly is yellowish. Fins may be red, orange or yellow. There are also kinds of goldfish that are light pink, white, yellow and even dark blue. Due to Chinese and Japanese selectors a lot of types of goldfish are received. Some of them are described below.

The Most Popular Types of Goldfish

Bubble eye
This goldfish is remarkable for its big eyes, which look like bubbles filled with water and hanging on the both sides of the head. The "bubbles" of the best individuals are equal to a quarter of their body. Eyes start to grow after the young goldfish is 3-4 months. It should be noticed that the eyes are very vulnerable. They can be pierced and then fall down, but in proper conditions they are restored within 3-4 weeks. This type of goldfish should be maintained separately or together with calm kinds of aquarium fish.

Crown pearlscale
This type of goldfish was grown in China, and for a long time the exportation from the country had not been allowed. Only in 1926 the goldfish was taken out to Japan. It has a rounded body. Each scale is creamy-white, so that the fish looks covered with pearls. The color of the fish is more often red and white. It is one of the most capricious and gentle type of goldfish.

Comet
The comet is the simplest and the most unpretentious type of goldfish. It is small with a long tail surpassing the length of the body. The longer the tail fins, the higher an individual is estimated. The color of a comet can vary, but those fishes, which have contrasting body and fins colors, are considered to be of high value. In China the most beautiful ones are reputed to have silver body and bright red tail.

Shubunkin
People are fond of this type of goldfish due to its color that represents a combination of white, black, red, yellow and dark blue. The goldfish is mobile, it feels good in the water with low temperature and it is unreceptive to illnesses.

Recommendations on the Goldfish Maintenance

It is recommended to maintain goldfishes in a spacious aquarium with large pebbles. This attractive fish has remained a carp deep in its heart, and like carps the goldfish adore digging in sand, stirring the water up and taking out the plants. Therefore the aquarium should be supplied with a powerful filter, and the plants should have a strong root system. The temperature of the water can change from 15 up to 25 degrees Celsius for the fish with a long body and from 22 up to 28 degrees Celsius for the short ones. The chemical solution is not very important. Neighbors of goldfish should be calm and peaceful. Goldfish is omnivorous fish. It can be fed with seafood, white bread, cooked semolina and porridge. You can also make balls of bread and meat. It is necessary to give salad and nettle, otherwise the goldfish will start eating aquarium plants. They are gluttonous, but you should not overfeed them.

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Pet Names - How to Choose

Finally you picked the pet of your dreams, or of your children's dreams, and now he needs a name. What criteria do you use to give him the right name?

The first thing you need to remember is that you will use this name several times during the day. It therefore needs to be a name that you like. It also needs to be a name your pet can recognize easily. Complicated pet names are not only difficult to pronounce, but also will make your pet harder to get used to the name. There are obviously pets that won't really bother about their names, like fish for instance. In this case your imagination is your only limit.

Ideally, names should only be given to pets which are young in age and have never been called something else before. Changing a pets name can be a difficult task to digest, especially for the pet. One should always try to keep the same name for pets that have been adopted before.

How to choose a name for your young pet then? Here is a guideline to help you make this process easy for you, people around you, and most importantly your pet:

1. Whoever is involved in owning the pet should be part of the name selection process. Adults and children alike should participate in the process and all should feel involved in giving a name to your pet.
2. Pet names are normally going to be used in public areas. Keep in mind this when giving your pet a name.
3. The name should not be close to a command you would normally give your pet. Make sure the pronunciation of the name cannot be confused with something you are trying to tell your pet to do.
4. Your pet name should reflect his/her personality, and yours too. Remember, your pet will grow and a name given to a small and tiny creature might not be adequate in a couple of years time.

Make sure the right amount of research and effort is put in naming your pet. It is better to wait for another couple of days and rethink what you have chosen rather than changing your pet's name every week. The earlier you get your pet used to a name, the earlier you can start teaching your pet commands which you would like him/her to learn.

The choices for naming your pet are endless. One can get inspiration from many sources, like TV pet names, comic book names, celebrity names and more. Choose your pet's name wisely as it will be one of the words you will say or hear several times during the day.

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Why Dogs Like To Stick Their Heads Out Of Car Windows?

Experts estimate that dogs can catch a whiff of something that's one million times less concentrated than what humans can detect. With so much sniff power, it's hardly surprising that they stick their heads out out car windows. They could care less about the scenery. What they're after are smells. If you're driving through town at 30 miles an hour and your dog has his nose out the window, he knows where the bakery is, where the butcher shop is, which street leads to the local McDonald's, and maybe even what the mayor had for breakfast.

Dogs assume a characteristic expression when they put their faces into the wind: Their upper lips curl, their noses wrinkle, their eyes partly close, and their ears fold back. It looks as though they're experiencing a moment of ecstasy (which they probably are) but mainly they're concentrating. It's as though they're closing down all the rest of their senses to focus on this one.

There's a world of fascinating scents outside the car. This dog loves to hang her head out the window and sample every one of them. All dogs, from huge Great Danes to tiny terriers, have extraordinarily acute senses of smell. Their scenting ability is enhanced when they are moving quickly, which is one reason that they take advantage of open car windows.

Smells are so important to dogs that they have two separate systems for detecting them. One is the nose system. It consists of a huge amount of tissue called olfactory epithelium, which is loaded with scent receptors. This area takes up about 1/2 square inch in humans, but up to 20 square inches in some dog breeds. As air moves over the tissue, odor molecules settle in millions of scent receptors. The more air flow there is, the more scents dogs detect. A Dog's sense of smell is enhanced when they're moving quickly. In the evolutionary scheme of things, this probably made them better hunters because they could load up on scents while chasing prey.

Dogs have a second smelling system that's headquartered in their mouths. Near the upper incisors is a tiny duct that leads to a specialized gland called Jacobson's organ. It's designed to capture and interpret the most primitive types of smells.

Dogs depend on it to identify other dogs, choose a mate, and smell prey. When dogs scrunch up their faces in the wind, it looks like they're catching flies, but what they're really doing is catching scents.

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