Author Archives: Clinton H

Using a Treadmill to Get Your Dog in Shape

One very common theme in today’s society is people being out of shape and overweight.  Unfortunately it’s not just people anymore but their dogs as well.  Every year the same people make a promise to get in shape.  They go grab a brand new iPod, some nice sports headphones, and download a new workout plan, [...]

How Do You Choose A Family Pet?

There comes a time when you are so fed up of the kids asking if they can have a real pet, instead of Fluffy go walkies, when you will eventually give in, and say yes. Then you have to consider what type of pet you are going to choose, after all if you are going [...]

Caring for Your New Pet

Anyone who takes on a new pet should do plenty of research first to make sure they know what they are letting themselves in for, both in terms of expense and levels of care required. I get really frustrated when I see how many people fail to know the first thing about the pets they [...]

Fleas

There are about 1000 species of fleas, which are wingless parasitic insects belonging to the order Siphonaptera. Being without wings is no hindrance to fleas for they have very powerful hind legs which enable them to jump up to 200 times their own length. Fleas feed on the blood of their host which may be [...]