Monday, March 5, 2012

Recipes: Champagne Punch

Recipes: Champagne Punch: 1 bottle Pink Champagne 12 oz frozen Pink Lemonade 12 oz frozen Lemonade 1 liter 7-up Mix in punch bowl and serve.

Sunday, March 4, 2012

The Dog’s Senses

The dogfs eyes are designed so that he can see well in relative
darkness, has excellent peripheral vision, and is very good at
tracking moving objects.all skills that are important to a carnivore.
Dogs also have good depth perception. Those advantages
come at a price, though: Dogs are nearsighted and are slow to
change the focus of their vision. Itfs a myth that dogs are colorblind.
However, while they can see some (but not all) colors, their
eyes were designed to most clearly perceive subtle shades of
gray.an advantage when they are hunting in low light.
Dogs have about six times fewer taste buds on their tongue
than humans do. They can taste sweet, sour, bitter, and salty
tastes, but with so few taste buds itfs likely that their sense of
taste is not very refined.
A dogfs ears can swivel independently, like radar dishes, to
pick up sounds and pinpoint their location. Dogs can locate a
sound in 6.100 of a second and hear sound four times farther away
than we can (which is why there is no reason to yell at your dog).
They can also hear sounds at far higher pitches than we can.
In their first few days of life, puppies primarily use their sense
of touch to navigate their world. Whiskers on the face, above
the eyes, and below the jaws are sensitive enough to detect
changes in airflow. Dogs also have touch-sensitive nerve endings
all over their bodies, including on their paws.
Smell may be a dogfs most remarkable sense. Dogs have
about 220 million scent receptors in their nose, compared to
about 5 million in humans, and a large part of the canine brain is
devoted to interpreting scent. Not only can dogs smell scents
that are very faint, but they can also accurately distinguish
between those scents. In other words, when you smell a pot of
spaghetti sauce cooking, your dog probably smells tomatoes and
onions and garlic and oregano and whatever else is in the pot.

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Choosing the Best Pet Names

best pet names
Upon getting a pet for your home, no matter what kind it is, you need to give it a name to be part of your family. Then again, it takes time thinking about suitable pet names that match your pet’s look and personality. Also, you have to remember that you’ll be using this name several times during the day so you have to ensure that it’s easy to say and remember. It also has to be pet names that you really love. You don’t want to give your pet a name that would feel embarrasses if using in public.

Long pet names are harder to remember and say than shorter ones. So, if you do have a registered pet that has really long name, then you have to shorten it to something you and your pet find it easy. For example, a dog with the official popular pet names kipper of Scarborough will respond more easily to Skip or Skipper than having the full name.
When choosing a name, keep the breed of the pet always in mind. In case you have an Oriental pet, then opt for some Oriental type names. The same thing goes to pets coming from German, French, Scottish, Alaskan or any part of the world. Choosing pet names are something that needs consideration and thorough research so as to choose the best pet names.
Upon bringing home your pet, give some time to get used to having it in the house and try to observe its behavior. More often, pets will choose their own names by participating in activities all the time. For example, a puppy that chews on everything in sight can be called Chewy. One other factor that you need to consider is that if you have a baby animal, this pet will eventually grow into an adult and in some cases, it could become very large. A cute baby name is nice when it is young, but it will not suit the pet when it is grown large. Thus select pet names that will suit at any of age.
There‘s nothing wrong with using male and female person names for your pet. However, do some cautions. You don’t want to insult your friend by giving his/her name to your pet as it could give an impression that you’re comparing them to an animal!

Tips On Keep Your Pet Bird Healthy

If you want your birds to live for a long time, its best to keep their diets healthy and nutritional. You can do this by buying natural and organic bird feed. Letting them eat anything will else will usually result in a quick death (months) and sometimes disease.
Remember to help your bird with his nutrition. You see, seeds don’t always contain all the nutritional value your pet bird might need. If not, you’ll need to research other foods your bird can consume. Make sure its organic and natural. You don’t want pesticides or preservatives in them.
Provide fresh and clean water. You want your bird to always have liquid that will hydrate him. Also, if you can. Buy a small bird shower. Birds need to shower too you know. Tap water is usually ok to give to a bird for hydration, but if you can, I would personally filter it.

Tips On Caring For Your Pet Betta Fish

Always make sure that the bowl or tank that your betta fish are in has enough breathing room (the surface). This helps the betta fish breath. Also, make sure its large enough to accommodate him or her. You don’t want your betta fish ripping or tearing a fin.
If you’re not using a filteration tank, then you should be cleaning out his water every 3 days or so. The best water for them if water that is still and has been left out for at least 24 hours. This is the water that is meant to be used when replacing the old one.
Never, ever put betta fish together. They are called siamese fighting fish for a reason. They will often kill each other, and another fish before they’re done. You can couple them with algae eating fish and catch fish. This will make for great tank mates.

Tips On Dog Hair

We are likely to adore our dogs or cats. They shed year round, and that creates issues when vacuuming your house.
Our clients in Medina Ohio raise concerns everyday about tips on how to pick up bothersome loved ones pet hair. Here I will talk about a few factors to examine in a vacuum cleaner produced explicitly to choose

Tips On Training Your Cat For The Litter Box

If you’ve bought a new born cat, or just picked a stray off from the street. I want to first congratulate you. Cat are wonderful animals who are very clever, kind, and generous. However, you may have an issue when it comes to the litter box. 

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Preventing Dog Poisoning

Dog Poisoning Diagnosis

If you suspect that your dog may have been poisoned by some chemical products then you must identify the poison as quickly as possible. Read the identification label on the chemical products and call the poison control center immediately. The Animal Poison Control Center can be reached at             (888) 426-4435      .

Good Dogs Gone Bad: Solving Behavioral Issues Through Dog Behavioral Training

Any dog with a behavioral problem can be helped. However, the key to solving your dog’s behavioral problem is first to form an understanding of where your dog’s behavioral problems are sourced from.

How to Keep your pets calm during fireworks

No one wants a pet running and hiding around the house when fireworks are going off, right. The truth is that a lot of them do and no pet owner wants this when they are watching fireworks or shooting them off. Here are tips to keep your pets in place while the fireworks are going off. You could play around with them like fetch or with their favorite toy. Also you could try drowning out the sound of the fireworks with T.V., radio, white noise, or a fan. Another very helpful one is taking the pet to a boarding facility so that they will be far away from the fireworks.