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A Hounds Nose
Today couldn’t be any worse I thought to myself as I trailed behind my 100 pound bloodhound in the pouring rain. Don’t get me wrong I love the mischief making boy, but days when the weather sucks and he still needs a walk are starting to wear a little thin. Pain slices through my shoulder, pulling me out of the misery in my head and into a new one as Karl yanks hard to cross the street as we enter into the park. I try to slow him down but if I’m being honest with myself he’s stronger than I am and when he finds a scent like this the best thing to do is to just hold on tight to his leash. I spend most of our walks being walked by my dog and not the other way around.
By katie lindseth5 years ago in Petlife
The Connection
The Connection Jeff and Hazel Henderson were twins, the connection. Between them was extremely close. They even shared telepathic incidences, many times one would be thinking about something, and the other would come out and say it,.It was their 25th birthday today. They were left the family home after their parents had died in a car crash, and they decided to keep the house on and stay there. It was a beautiful house with five bedrooms, living room and dining room, and two bathrooms, Two of the bedrooms also had on suite , a conservatory , office and a well laid out garden. They were comfortable financially, left to them in their parents will. Also their grandparents had left them both twenty thousand dollars each, in endowments. Jeff was an excellent chef, and Hazel had a gift for hospitality, they decided that with their skills and talents to turn the house into a bed and breakfast. They lived in a small village just fifty miles from Glasgow, In Scotland, and near Edinburgh the capital city. Always a very busy place with tourists. It was a glorious Saturday morning, the sun was shining through the window, Hazel got out of bed, beyond the garden there was a field, and she looked out enjoying the scenery. She was excited to give Jeff his birthday present. She hoped He would love it. She was picking it up today, and truth be told, she would love the present also.Hazel had her shower dressed and went downstairs, she could hear Jeff in the kitchen , the rest of the house was quiet, they had no guests arriving until Monday. They both intended to make the most of the couple of days off.
By Kathleen Merry5 years ago in Petlife
Mystical Visions of Cats
Her husband had a manic passion for things like earthworms, hot compost, mushrooms, silly goats, and herb boxes which most suburban and city homes did not have in mind in their design. So, rural they went for their first home purchase. By her husband’s lead, they were going to turn their new home into something so much more than the barren plot of brown wasteland that it currently was. One day, it would be a food forest, an eco-home, a garden with not only pretty things but edible ones too.
By Analee Scott Prater5 years ago in Petlife
Jeff Lowe, the Other “Tiger King” Under Fire
On October 4th, 2020, Jeff Lowe, owner of the Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park, lost his license to continue housing and raising exotic animals in the state of Oklahoma. This came because of a USDA inspection where he got charged for allegedly starving and burning animals under his care. As a result, they have removed several animals including 11 wolves and two bears from Lowe’s custody, and have they have sent them all to other facilities. Meanwhile, Lowe is currently opening a new facility dubbed “Tiger King Park” on the Oklahoma-Texas border but because of the Pandemic, will operate as a film set until it is safe again to open it to the public.
By Jenna Deedy5 years ago in Petlife
10 Ways Every Pet Owners Can Keep their pets Happy
If you have any pets at home, you know that keeping them happy is very important. One thing that many owners fail to realize is that they have a responsibility to make sure that their animals are happy and healthy. This can be accomplished by knowing some simple tips and techniques on how to keep your pets happy.
By Shiva Kumar5 years ago in Petlife
GENERAL HISTORY OF DOGS
There is no incongruity in the idea that in the very earliest period of man's habitation of this world he made a friend and companion of some sort of aboriginal representative of our modern dog, and that in return for its aid in protecting him from wilder animals, and in guarding his sheep and goats, he gave it a share of his food, a corner in his dwelling, and grew to trust it and care for it. Probably the animal was originally little else than an unusually gentle jackal, or an ailing wolf driven by its companions from the wild marauding pack to seek shelter in alien surroundings. One can well conceive the possibility of the partnership beginning in the circumstance of some helpless whelps being brought home by the early hunters to be tended and reared by the women and children. Dogs introduced into the home as playthings for the children would grow to regard themselves, and be regarded, as members of the family
By Femi Abefe5 years ago in Petlife
Ontario Backyard Bird ID 101-1
Who is visiting your back yard? Find out with this list, broken down into five parts with five birds per article. Whether you have a bird feeder or not you have likely asked yourself, “What bird is that?” Maybe this list will be helpful! Visiting species will be dependent on the types of bird feeders (platform, tube, suet) you use, range of the species, time of year, and available habitat nearby. This series of articles includes abundant backyard birds that frequently use feeders in Ontario, listed alphabetically. I listed only the most common calls and some of the key id features. The similar species only apply to other birds within Ontario as many birds have look-alikes in different regions.
By Kelsey Reich5 years ago in Petlife
