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By Amy G. Casey Protect your pets from poisonous plants that grow in your garden! It’s getting warmer outside and the spring flowers are blooming. You may be thinking of what to plant for summer. but … Read More

By Tim D Smith Goldfish are susceptible to disease and once infected can have a greatly shortened life span. The most common reasons goldfish get sick are if the fish tank is dirty, due to poor … Read More

By: Jeff Clare No doubt you have already faced the reality that we all get old. Loved ones won’t be as strong or as healthy as they are now and will require more time and attention … Read More

By: Stephen Becker This article discusses why cat diarrhea/vomiting are epidemic, what you can give them to quickly stop routine diarrhea; but better still, how to prevent it. If Dogs are mans best friend, Felines are … Read More

By Audrey Frederick If you are thinking of popping your dog in the car and heading out on a vacation journey, stop for a moment, and back up. Taking a vacation with your dog is do-able, … Read More

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By Jayne Miller Choosing the right horse boarding stable will ensure your horse’s health, safety, and happiness. In order to find a stable that meets your horse’s specific needs, it is important to find out exactly … Read More

By Fran Mullens After a winter of dry hay, last years grass from the horse’s point of view, anything green can be very tempting for a horse. During certain seasons or under certain pasture conditions some … Read More

By Michael Russell In this second article about birds, bird watching and how to get them to flock to your humble abode, we’re going to focus on how to get a flock of birds by planting … Read More

By Keith Londrie Depending on breed, management and environment, the domestic horse today has a life expectancy of 25 to 30 years. It is uncommon, but a few horses live into their 40s, and, occasionally, beyond. … Read More

By Cris Mandelin-Wood There is a lot of talk going on about what to do with the issue of feral cat population. Some measures have been proposed which will allow residents to kill what they perceive … Read More

David Leonhardt is The Happy Guy, freelance writer and author of four business and self-help books and a contributor to two anthologies, including this one to the left … is looking for your help. There is … Read More

By Andrew Markison If you’ve ever watched as a cat “flipped” over fresh catnip perhaps you’ve been struck with the question; “what causes Catnip to affect cats that way?” Catnip is indeed an unusual phenomenon among … Read More

By Jack Wilson Training cats is like juggling three balls made of Jello or sorting wet noodles by hand; they go off in all directions at once. There are ways to indicate what you want them … Read More

By Carolyn McFann Affectionate cats are more common than you may think. They are more independent than most dogs but are still great pets. In order to understand cats, it is important to choose the right … Read More

By Chris S The arrival of a new puppy is cause for great excitement in any household. It soon becomes clearly apparent that puppy housebreaking is an urgent priority and the number one thing to teach … Read More

* Off-Topic I’m giving them away over at my 1-8-0-0-H-A-R-T blog … I thought I would also mention that over here // HART

I was looking at my Text-Link-Ads stats and noticed that I have *never* signed anybody up from Text-Link-Ads banner at the top header of this site .. so I have decided to remove the 728×90 banner … Read More

Want to be a Guest (or Ghost) Writer on my blog? If you are reading this through your favorite RSS feed reader .. you may not have noticed. Remember that “Timecapsule” plugin code I had? If … Read More

By Martin Olliver Often it’s ok for a dog to jump on its owner, but awkward and even harmful when he jumps up on others, such as other family members or friends. This can be confusing … Read More

Off Leash Training By Jon Dunkerley Having the ability to walk with your dog unleashed at your side is probably one of the more fulfilling aspects for me personally. Passing other dog walkers on the trail … Read More

Princess, 138600 Princess is a happy ~4 year old female cat used to living with other felines. Princess was surrendered when her owner moved away and left her with a roommate. Princess has been with us … Read More

In my ongoing attempt to try to fix this blog up .. today I tackled the broken translation graphics that were being shown at the top of the sidebar. I have now upgraded my translator plugin … Read More

Good Find! I’ve been looking for something like this actually … because ever since we’ve installed hardwood floors in our house, our Papillon dogs are having a difficult time to jump onto the couch while we … Read More

How To Treat Dog Vomiting By Dr. Andrew Jones A very common problem that virtually all of us see as dog owners is dog vomiting. There are potentially many different causes of dog vomiting. The most … Read More

Why do Dogs Need Toys By Terry King Dogs are just dogs right? If they still lived in the wild and weren’t domesticated they wouldn’t have dog toys would they? Well actually it’s because they are … Read More

Cleaning Baby Guinea Pigs By: Dane Stanton If you have recently acquired a baby guinea pig and are wondering how to clean baby guinea pigs, you definitely aren’t alone. Chances are you even feel a bit … Read More

Random Links In My Bloglines Welcome to .. :. PetLvr Random Links I’ve just got too many good links in my BLOGLINES that are going to waste .. and other people should be able to read … Read More

Random Links In My Bloglines Welcome to .. :. PetLvr Random Links I’ve just got too many good links in my BLOGLINES that are going to waste .. and other people should be able to read … Read More

Okay.. I was looking at all of the sites that have been nominated and had to create a UserID to vote .. so I figured .. everybody else nominates themselves (well, not everybody.. ) but .. … Read More

As I mentioned earlier, there are a bunch of things wrong with the backbone of this blog, and I think it might have stemmed from my upgrade directly from wordpress version 1.5.2 to wordpress version 2.1 … Read More

I am officially back now .. and have resumed posting on my blogs. I thank you for your patience for sticking around during my “official slowdown” and, as I am getting my feet wet in all … Read More

If you didn’t know this .. offline I am an accountant, bookkeeper and income tax preparer (besides “consultant and blogger and pet owner” titles) .. and here in Canada, personal income tax returns (T1) are due … Read More