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Whippet Dog Breed Description, History, Grooming, Health Issues and Living Conditions

Description: The Whippet is a sight hound of medium size. The dog is 19-20 inches in height, and the bitches' height is 18-21 inches. Their weight is 25-45 pounds this breed looks similar to their cousin, the greyhound. The Whippet has a long sk...

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Potty Training Your Ferret

Ferrets are lovable pets that are somewhat low maintenance. These pets become much more low maintenance if they are trained early on in their lives. Ferrets can be trained to do basic things. One of these is teaching them to use a litter box. Ferre...

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Dry Dog Food - Keeping Your Pet Fit and Healthy

As you're probably already aware, owning a dog takes a huge amount of commitment lasting their entire lifetime. It is well documented that owning a dog brings many benefits such as reducing the amount of stress in your life, and it is common sen...

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Health Problems in King Charles Spaniels

The King Charles Spaniels are known to be a generally a happy and healthy dog but can come with many genetic health problems. These may be MVD ( Mitral Valve Disease ) Heart Murmurs, inherited eye defects, syringomyelia and slipping patellas. MVD o...

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Rhodesian Ridgeback Puppies

A Ridgeback puppy can be an absolute pleasure to bring into your home, however if you are looking at adding one of these puppies to your family then it is a good idea to learn a bit about them before making that decision. This dog is a large breed a...

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Keeping A Pet Spider

Spiders might not be for everyone, but for some people they are fascinating and ingenious little creatures that make unique pets. There are over 38,000 spider species in the world, and climbing, however pet enthusiasts only commonly keep a tiny perce...

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Does Your Dog Suffer from Fear or Anxiety?

How to Deal With Anxiety in Your DogAnxiety in dogs can be caused by any number of things - illness, travel, thunderstorms, death in the family, separation, or they may develop unexplained phobic or neurotic behaviour, or barking or other antisocial ...

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What To Consider When Building A Hen House

Having a hen house allows your chickens to have a place to stay at night and during bad weather as well as have nesting boxes for their eggs. Depending on what type of house you want to build, you have plenty of ideas available in building a hen hous...

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Otterhound - Facts You Must Know Before Adopting Ottenhound

Breed Description The Otterhound is a large, rough-coated breed with an imposing appearance. Originally bred to hunt, these dogs are powerful and strong with amazingly long striding steps. These large dog breeds weigh between 66-115 pounds, and stan...

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The Consequences Of Fish Overfeeding and How To Prevent It

Prior to having an aquarium of your own perhaps prior to even contemplating having one you probably heard the phrase, "never overfeed fish." This is actually very sound advice. Nothing contributes more to aquarium fish deaths than fish overfeeding. ...

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