Dogs&Cats

Want to understand Why Cats like to Catch Mice? Cats are known to kill mice even way back, whenever both cats and humans discovered that they might eat better when their food is free from mice. Also, in some cartoons like "Tom and Jerry", cats and mice continue with their role as hunter and prey, respectively. Though your pet cat might strike a toy mouse on the carpet to please you, don't get easily fooled - since a cat's instincts make them desire the important thing. Certainly, mice aren't the sole source of food for feral cats. A wild cat isn't that tough to please, in order that they also can choose birds, rabbits and other rodents. However, it's easy for a cat to catch mice. Their very small size prevents them from doing a counterattack (which makes the "fight sort of a cornered rat" expression a reality) and that they cannot escape like birds by flying away. Therefore, it's known that cats like to chase mice. Hun...

Natural Remedies for Dogs with Allergies Whether your dog suffers from food allergies, environmental allergies or skin-contact allergies, the end result is inevitably the same – a pretty miserable pooch. Runny eyes, nasal discharge, irritated ears, paw licking and itchiness are all symptoms suggesting an allergy. Regardless of the type of allergy your dog suffers from it’s triggered by an overreaction of your dog’s immune system. Basically, his body overreacts to certain substances that are either ingested, inhaled or come in contact with his skin. In order to fight these substances the dog’s body produces antibodies which cause certain cells to release histamine. Histamine is ultimately what plays the biggest role in triggering the inflammatory response seen in our four-legged companions. Treating Allergy Symptoms But Not The Cause Most commonly, allergies are treated with prescription medications such as steroids and antihistamines. While effective, these drugs tend to...

The Importance of Keeping Your Dog Mentally Stimulated Raise your hand if your dog has ever pestered you, following you from room to room with a bored face? If so, rest assured, you are not alone! Boredom and pent-up energy are the most common reasons dogs develop behavioral problems. Most dogs living in urban settings spend a good chunk of their time alone, and the biggest perk of their day may be seeing their beloved owners coming home. This is a moment of great excitement and celebration and can often be too much to handle for a tired owner who has spent eight hours in the office. Dogs Were Meant to Lead Active Lives If we look at the many dog breeds that surround us, we will note that the majority were selectively bred to carry out certain tasks. We have the retrievers who retrieved downed birds for the hunter, the hounds who tracked prey with their powerful noses, the spaniels who flushed birds out of bushes, the herders who grouped cows and sheep, the livestock guardia...

5 Simple Ways to Get Your Dog to Pay Attention Do you find yourself trying hopelessly to get your dog’s attention? Does “in one ear and out the other” sound familiar? Or does your dog find it easy to listen to you until he sees the dreaded mail carrier? Whatever the case, it’s important that our owners can capture and hold our dog’s attention. Just imagine the consequences if our dog ran onto a busy road and was not able to listen to us calling him back! In this article I will cover 5 simple tips you can apply immediately to help your dog become more attentive. 1 - Brain Training Brain training is a super-effective way to increase your dog’s ability to pay attention to you! Many of the games in my Brain Training for Dogs course are designed to improve your dog’s attentiveness. One of my favorites is “The Airplane Game,” which you can access for free. In this simple game your dog will learn the following important skills: How to  pay attention to you ...

What Does Your Cat Have in Common With Lions? Cats wish to scratch almost anything. All kinds of cats, whether big or small, have claws that retract apart from cheetahs that just have semi-retractable claws because of their habit of running. aside from using their claws to hunt, they also use these to climb trees and gain traction so when these tools are stored when not in use, they still be sharp. However, when lions scratch a trunk, this does not only allow them to condition their claws but also lets them mark their territory employing their paws' sweat glands as earlier mentioned. Members of the feline family smell with an open mouth . Cats have a severely strong sense of smell because of the several receptors that line their teeny weeny noses (in contrast to humans that just have 5 million olfactory receptors). additionally, they're among the animals with an organ that can detect other scents.  Such is known as Jacobson's organ, which is...

THE DECORATIVE DEERHOUND.  The Deerhound is one of the most decorative of dogs, impressively stately and picturesque wherever he is seen, whether it be amid the surroundings of the baronial hall, reclining at luxurious length before the open hearth in the fitful light of the log fire that flickers on polished armor and tarnished tapestry; out in the open, straining at the leash as he scents the dewy air, or gracefully bounding over the purple of his native hills. Grace and majesty are in his every movement and attitude, and even to the most prosaic mind there is about him the inseparable glamour of feudal romance and poetry.   From remote days the Scottish nobles cherished their strains of Deerhound, seeking glorious sport in the Highland forests. The red deer belonged by inexorable law to the kings of Scotland, and great drives, which often lasted for several days, were made to round up the herds into given neighborhoods for the pleasure of the court, as i...

THE COLLIE DOG The Collie dog makes an excellent sporting dog, and can be taught to do the work of the Pointer and the Setter, as well as that of the Water Spaniel and the Retriever. He can be trained to perform the duties of other breeds.  He is clever at hunting, having an excellent nose, is a good vermin-killer, and a most faithful watch, guard, and companion. Little is known with certainty of the origin of the Collie, but his cunning and his outward appearance would seem to indicate a relationship with the wild dog. Buffon was of opinion that he was the true dog of nature, the stock and model of the whole canine species. He considered the Sheepdog superior in instinct and intelligence to all other breeds, and that, with a character in which education has comparatively little share, he is the only animal born perfectly trained for the service of man. At the shows this type of dog is invariably at the top of the class. He is considered the most tractable, and...