Growing up I always had the classic pets: dogs, cats, hamsters, fish, and gerbils. But these days the term “pet” can refer to just about any animal you can think of! I have a cousin older than me who used to own an iguana – she loved it, and took it out of it’s cage [...]
I recently read some very interesting statistics regarding how we view our pets. A study was conducted in 1957 by the American Veterinary Association and 43% of the people surveyed viewed their pets as part of the family. When that study was repeated in 2004 the figure had jumped to 94%! Can you even imagine [...]
I know there are many of you out there who don’t own a dog or a cat….so this post is for you! I have included in this post videos of animals (other than dogs and cats) performing various tricks. Some of these videos are really amazing and I hope you enjoy them! First, I would [...]
My post on Friday was all about dog tricks, today I am going to focus completely on feline tricks! You would be surprised to know how many cats are actually trained to perform various tricks. It was rather interesting, and I was very surprised to see how easily that cats can be trained to follow [...]