October 1st, 2008
Entertaining dog fashions

It was by chance that I received a ticket for the dog show arranged by a local club of our area. I had never seen a dog fashion show before and was excitedly looking forward to it. Surprising how people devote so much time and energy behind grooming their dogs for the show. They are taught how to carry the dresses they are made to wear. No matter what the season the dogs are not disturbed to wear the costumes they are given. Comfortable summer clothes in pink are the latest preference now. Stunning beach wear, is unique to watch. The accessories, like hats, scarves, ribbons, pendants and glasses that go with them make rasta dog collars interesting.

Filed under: Pets @ 8:42 pm

July 22nd, 2008
Worm Golf

In Douglas County Oregon the Roseburg Country Club is going into the composting business. In order to maintain the golf course in it pristine green condition they will be using compost tea made from the castings of red wiggler composting worms and water. Country Club managers will be building and the maintaining worm bins and the tea pots necessary to produce the tea. Club officials having seen the results of compost tea in other parts of the county believe this will not only produce greener greens but save them money in the long run on fertilizer and the reduction in water usage.

Filed under: Pets @ 6:41 am

May 27th, 2008
Cloudy Fish Tank Water Is Not Good

When I was 10 my parents went out and purchased us a 40-gallon tank with a filter and a salt-water setup. They were both novices when it came to fish, though, and within a week we had accidentally killed all 6 of the fish we purchased initially. We had cloudy fish tank water so bad it was hard to see what was going on. We sheepishly went back to the pet store and explained what happened. The attendant just laughed and explained what we had been doing wrong. We left the store with another batch of fish and they, happily, survived for a long while.

Filed under: Pets @ 6:42 am

February 23rd, 2008
How to Decorate Wooden Birdhouses

Because many things can be glued or nailed to wood, you can decorate wooden birdhouses with almost anything.  As long as the materials are not toxic to birds, you can use just about anything.  Even if the items are not suitable for outdoor wear, you can always take them off and change them for something else.  Irregardless of whether you choose sea shells or pipe cleaner bee motifs, you are sure to have unique looking decorative birdhouses.

Filed under: Pets @ 11:43 am

November 25th, 2007
Dried Or Canned Food - Ask Your Dog

To reach the right conclusion for your dogs diet, you should take a look at your dog to decide if you should go with the dry or canned. Is your dog a large breed dog? Large breed dogs tend to eat more than the smaller breeds and you might benefit more from dry food, which is sold in bulk. Canned foods are better for the smaller breads of dog, but be careful with this because sometimes with canned food you can see a faster build up of tarter and plague on your dog. As you will find out, in the end it is going to be your dog that makes the final decision for what type of food you feed it. We tried all sorts of dog foods for our dog before finally deciding on one and it was a lot of trial and error with him.

Filed under: Pets :: Dogs @ 1:40 pm