Pets Articles

1. Why Do Birds Sing Songs?

By Petey, Petunia & Tweet Tweet Birds Sing Songs, Chatter, Call, Talk or Whistle for a variety of reasons. Just like other pets, birds have a need to communicate to their owners, other birds and other pets in the home the bird's needs, feelings or emotions. Birds have their own unique way of communicating their desires through body language and through their voice. Talking A Bird talks when it is content and hap... read more

2. Is Your Pet Malnourished?

By Aaron Wilmot Americans are more concerned about health than ever before, so we should also have an equal amount of concern for our pets ... particularly with regard to the ingredients in their food. We would want the ingredients in our pets' food to be acceptable for human consumption. After all, If byproducts are not tolerated in our food, why should they be tolerated in our pets' food? We're al... read more

3. The Art of Closing the Sale

By A.M. Wilmont One essential criteria of being a successful salesperson is the ability to be able to close a sale effectively. You don't have to be a salesperson to do this, yet you do need to put at least some of your focus on sales to be successful, whether it is yourself doing the closing or are someone you hire. After you have done the difficult part, which is prospecting, you need to close. This is not real... read more

4. Understanding Your Pet's Chewing Issues

By Burke Jones Understanding Your Pet's Chewing Issues If you are beginning to feel like an endangered species surrounded by the chewed up remnants of your previous existence, fear not. First of all you are not alone. There are dog owners like you suffering the same fate and having the same problems getting their otherwise delightful pet to cease and desist from devouring hearth and home. Not only that, bu... read more

5. Preventing Horse Burnout in Each of the Five Elements

By Dr. Madalyn Ward, DVM In this month’s regular newsletter I discussed how relaxation time is crucial to helping your horse avoid burnout. Of course, relaxation can mean something different to every horse. Knowing your horse’s five element personality type can help you determine the best way to help him relax. To give you a jump start on designing the perfect environment for your horse’s relaxation, here’s a quick des... read more

6. How To Get a Low Interest Credit Card

By Tom Coleman Consumers often have the first credit card that they ever applied for, never really analizing how the interest rate affects their payments, but many other options exist and can help consumers decrease their payments and achieve financial stability. With interest rates on some credit cards rising to over 23%, even low balance credit card debt can be crippling. One of the first research elem... read more

7. Top 5 Best Gifts For Your Pets

By Christine Arbor Most individuals or families view their pets as a member of the family as well. That said there is no reason why they should not be included in birthdays, Christmas or any other holiday for that matter. It’s a special day for them as well and it should be celebrated. So what are you going to get for your feline friend on their birthday? Why not consider some of these popular ideas which are sure t... read more

8. Help Fido and Fluffy Find Their Way Home!

By PetFriendly .ca Most devoted pet owners never intend to lose their beloved pets. Unfortunately, accidents happen and all pets need identification to help reunite them with their families. That includes indoor cats! Scared or excited pets can slip out the door before you can stop them. Check with your city for any licensing or identification requirements for your pet. Here are your three main choices.... read more

9. Traveling with Your Pet: A Quick Checklist for Pet Owners

By PetFriendly .ca In the rush and excitement before leaving for a trip, it's so easy to forget something. And when you're a pet owner, it's even more of a challenge -- not only are you packing for yourself, but you're packing for your pet, too! [It doesn't help when Fido runs around wildly with excitement, poking his nose into piles of clothing... while Fluffy daintily picks her way through each and e... read more

10. Bird Safety Tips for Your Home

By Petey, Petunia, & Tweet Tweet Here are some of the things you should be aware of to keep your pet bird as safe as possible in the home. Above all use common sense. You already are likely aware of most of the items on our pet bird safety list below, but we are all human, and sometimes just forget or have other things on our mind. * Non Stick or Teflon Coating This coating is found on non stick cookware but also... read more

11. Canine MD: Eight Ways a Dog Improves Your Child’s Well-Being

By James Jacobson Some of our favorite childhood memories involve dogs. But did you know that warm feeling is based in good science? Here are eight ways a dog improves your child's health and well-being. Dogs enhance your child's cognitive and social development. Family ownership of a dog or other pet increases your child's ability to use his whole brain. Children with pets at home also score significantly highe... read more

12. Dog Hygiene Basics

By Eric Shannon Dog Hygiene Basics Giving your dog a bath is important, but not as critical as most people seem to believe. If your dog is healthy, he really doesn’t need to be bathed more that once every few months, but most of us put them in the tub or under the hose more often to get rid of that doggie smell and look shinier. Although most dogs do not enjoy getting a bath, it is a good bonding experience.... read more

13. Family Cell Phone Plans - Comparison Shopping To Help You Choose

By Samantha Goode With the myriad of cell phone plans that are available through the various carriers today, it can be a bit of a challenge to muddle through it all, trying to find the best package for your family. Each has their own special set of perks that are offered, in order to entice potential customers to purchase a contract and commit themselves to a particular amount of time with the company. Although y... read more

14. How To Repair Your Credit Report

By Tom Coleman A credit report is run on a buyer when he or she needs to buy something that will take a long-term loan, such as an automobile or a house. The credit report can come from one of three agencies – Equifax, Experian, and Trans Union. Each of these three agencies uses their own techniques of arriving at a credit score and receiving credit information, so attention should be paid to all three. A cre... read more

15. The Gifts We Give Our Dogs

By Carolyn Schweitzer Whoever coined the phrase, "It's a Dog's Life" wasn't familiar with 21st century dogs. Time was when the average canine slept outside, ate whatever scraps of food were tossed his way, and if he was lucky, was thrown the occasional bone. He was even expected to earn his keep! Times have changed. As the world has grown more affluent, so have our pets. We're obsessed with keeping our canine compan... read more

16. Frustrated Over High Veterinarian Bills? by Kim Bloomer

By Kim Bloomer [FNAME] ‘Frustrated Over High Veterinarian Bills?’ By Kim Bloomer Over the past 30 years we have learned so much about taking good care of our pets, right? We feed them “premium” high dollar pets foods, give them tasty packaged treats, vaccinate them yearly, bathe them with expensive shampoos, give them heartworm preventative, use flea collars or flea and tick preventative, brush their teet... read more

17. 5 Key Strategies For Protecting Your Ideas And Stopping People Ripping You Off!

By Martin Truman We have all had that Eureka moment when we think we have thought of something new. Sometimes we think there may even be a viable business behind it. So how do you go about protecting that idea, particularly if it is so fundamental and integral to the success of your business model? Ask yourself a few questions: Can I protect it so that my competitors cannot copy me? How practical is it to do s... read more

18. Rescue Dogs

By Eric Shannon Rescue dogs We have all grown up with at least one hero in our life, but how many people can call their hero Duke or Spot? The answer- anyone who has had their life saved by a rescue dog. Whether it is a house fire, tornado rubble, leftovers from an earthquake, or flowing water behind a hurricane front, these specially trained rescue dogs rush in with no concerns for their own welfare, pull... read more

19. A New Pet For the Holidays? Say It Isn't So!

By PetFriendly .ca Many households dream of presenting a fuzzy dog or cat as a surprise gift for a special holiday. But holidays are typically very busy as everyone rushes about to get things done -- which isn't an ideal time to introduce a new member of the family! Pets are living, breathing, thinking, feeling creatures. Over the holidays, chances are your regular routine is disrupted -- which means th... read more

20. Tips For Dog Toys

By Margaret Svete Toys are fun both for our dogs and us. Lucky for us there are endless choices. But did you know how important toys are for your dogs - puppies especially. Toys play a great role in the emotional and mental development of puppies. They also act as solutions for inappropriate chewing, boredom, and separation anxiety. In fact most dog trainers recommend that new puppy owners buy lot... read more

21. Holistically Healthy Horses

By Madalyn Ward Holistic healing means approaching each horse as an individual to support or restore health. This differs from conventional medicine which is based on diagnosis and treatment of disease. Many people associate conventional medicine with drugs and holistic medicine with natural substances but the basic difference is in the philosophy; any method of treatment that considers all aspects of health in a... read more

22. How To Start a New Business

By Tom Coleman Working for oneself is an achievable goal with planning and research. Advice for a new business owner can save future heartache. While it is tempting to just leap into a new business because of it’s exciting possibilities, a few key planning points will vastly increase your chances of success. These steps aren’t difficult, but they’re easy to skip. Many businesses ultimately depend on a slim p... read more

23. Online Marketing Through Newsletters

By Kim Bloomer [FNAME] So you want to start publishing an online newsletter? Why? Because that’s what all the online marketing experts and gurus said to do. You’ve been told you’ll pull in lots of new customers if you just start publishing an online newsletter AND purchase their list magnet ebook. I am not going to tell you that because I know it’s not that simple. In fact, I’ll tell you the truth as I’m always... read more

24. The Cat and the Evil Parakeet

By Janette Blackwell Parakeets were “in” during the winter of 1952, and my little brother David had his heart set on one. On December 24, Mamma, Daddy, and I went to a parakeet breeder, paid $7.95, and brought home the pretty green bird we had reserved. The parakeet was hidden in the back bedroom overnight, but, in the early morning dark of Christmas Day, the softly glowing bubble lights on our tree revealed the bir... read more