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You want to purchase or adopt a pet, although you are unsure if you want a dog or a cat.  After all you love them both.  There are a few deciding factors to consider.  Where you live, how much time you have to devote to your pet.  The cost to consider when you go out of town or to the vet.  How much training will be involved for a dog, and believe it or not how much will be involved in training your cat.  You might want to sit down and write the pros and cons of owning a dog or a cat.  If all you can think of are the positives, and you know you want a pet, this article can give you some insight on what pet might be best suited for your current lifestyle.  Set down, and relax with a cup of coffee or tea and enjoy this article. How to Choose a Pet: Dogs vs Cats If you decided to purchase a pet, you must be responsible and reasonable. This may seem very easy: that`s enough to visit a pet store or bird market and to buy what you liked. However, in reality it is not so simple – i

As your dog reaches adulthood you have probably settled into a routine in regards to your relationship.  Make sure it’s a mutually rewarding one.  Here are a few guidelines to make yours is mutually rewarding: Each day give your dog at least 30 minutes of your undivided attention.  Play, brush, practice obedience commands or give a few treats. Each day give them plenty of exercise.  You too can get some exercise in too.  It’s a win win. Indoors or outdoors be sure they wear a flat collar with up-to-date ID tags at all times.  This is a must if your pet should ever get lost.  Get them microchipped.  If you don’t have them microchipped, promise yourself you will the next time you go to the vet. (Pet festivals often have organizations who will microchip your pet at reduced prices.) Periodically have your veterinarian check to make sure the chip is still active.  Do this when you take them in for their annual.  Keep practic

Tell them, hotel or travel agent, that you want to make reservations and bring your pet.  Some properties have restrictions on the number, type, size, or weight of pets they allow. Ask about any non-refundable fees or refundable deposits required. Find out about any restrictions on the number and type of rooms available.  Some properties limit pets to smoking rooms or a certain section of the property. Additionally, some properties have seasonal or length of stay restrictions on pets. Inquire as to whether your pet may be left unattended while in room and, if so, if the pet must be in a crate or carrier. In any event, you may want to consider getting a ground floor room to make late night bathroom runs easier. Before you leave Clip you pet’s nails.  Pets with freshly-trimmed nails will be less likely to damage items in strange surrounds and will be easier to restrain if necessary. Brush your pet to remove all loose hair. If

Anyone care for double the trouble, but twice the fun?   If you just held your hand up then a beagle-boxer mix could be the right dog for you! These muscular medium sized dogs are a hybrid between a beagle and a boxer, both breeds being notorious (some might even say ‘infamous’) for being big canine characters, which is code for saying boisterous and outgoing. But both these breeds are also dogs with a big heart, which are too busy being nosy or looking for food to bother about being aggressive. The prospective owner of a beagle-boxer puppy needs to know exactly what they’re letting themselves in for, the good and the bad, so let’s find out more about this appealing hybrid dog. The Bogle In the same way that a Cocker spaniel cross poodle is a cavapoo, so a boxer mixed with beagle is a bogle. This blend of two distinct breeds is known as a ‘hybrid’ or as some term them a ‘designer dog’. The original idea behind hybrid dogs was to create a dog with desi