A litter of Glen of Imaal Terrier puppies were born in Britain at Granary Kennels, Hawkridge Hill in November. Never heard of this breed? It's pretty likely, these pups are more scarce than giant pandas!
Last year there were only 36 Imaal Terrier puppies registered, compared to 45,000 Labradors!
Owner and breeder of the terriers for the past 30 years Jane Withers said: “The breed is rare because there aren’t many to start with, and you can only have a litter every two years... They make good pets, but you have to be the right owner. They need someone very strong, and lots of walks, but they’re not so keen when it’s raining.”
The puppies take three to four years to mature and weigh around 30lbs when fully grown, similar to the size of a Basset Hound.
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The History of the Glen of Imaal Terrier
These terriers were used for the "turnspit" a wheel used to rotate food over a fire or for churning butter. They were also used in hunting foxes and badgers out of their underground dens.
This Terrier's features include turned out feet, a unique head with folded over ears and a a unique head with bent over ears, called "rose or half-prick" ears and a soft undercoat.
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Jo Hanna Schaffer is a 67-year-old Vietnam veteran, a former Army medic, Karen Alexander is a retired Air Force Capt, and Billerica is a resident in Massachusetts. What do these three women have in common? Each one suffers from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and has tried every pill out there but only one thing worked: the comfort of a furry best friend.
The benefits that these dogs give their owners are priceless and so is the cost of their upbringing and rearing. Producing just one of these dogs can go as high as $20,000 because training is very time consuming. Fortunately organizations and professionals trainers can pass the cost along to corporate donations and give these dogs to owners who really need them for only a few hundred dollars.
["Alexander says her first service dog, Clover, helped her overcome social isolation. After retiring in 1994, Alexander had a nervous breakdown and became housebound. She wanted to stay in bed all day, but having the dog forced her to get out.
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Watch out Manhattan! Animal control ordinance laws are being updated from their 1928 versions.
Scientists tested artificially intelligent software on more than 6,000 barks from 14 Hungarian sheepdogs. Six different kinds of barks were taped:
After analyzing digital versions of the barks, overall the computer program correctly identified the kinds of barks the dogs made 43 percent of the time — about the same as humans' 40 percent, said researcher Csaba Molnár, an ethologist at Eötvös Loránd University in Hungary. The software identified 'walk' and 'ball' barks better than people, although people identified 'play' and 'alone' barks better than the software.
The program also could identify which dog made each bark 52 percent of the time. Molnár and his colleagues had previously found that people can not reliably distinguish between individual Hungarian sheepdogs by their barks at all.
"I'm pretty sure this could work with any animal vocal signals," Molnár told LiveScience.
Molnár thinks dogs are ideal for study because humans and canines have spent thousands of years living together. "At least you know what the humans intend in any communication between them and dogs," he explained. "When you have communication just between animals, it's much harder to study what they mean."
In future experiments, the researchers will compare barks from different breeds. Since these dogs were bred for different jobs, this could result in differences in their barks, Molnár said.
Molnár and his colleagues detailed their findings on January 15 in the journal Animal Cognition.
Tips to keep them safe:
Only take dogs and cats outdoors when necessary because they can get frostbitten ears, noses and feet if left outside.
The two biggest threats to our pets: (haha get it!)
1) Hypothermia and 2) Dehydration
What to do:
For Inside Pets:
- Consider a sweater for short-coated breeds, avoid sweaters made of cotton
For outside pets:
-Give them thick old blankets or towels to snuggle up with
-Make sure they have food and water
-Consider installing a door, and make sure the "door" to their house is protected against wind
-Check on them regularly, to check for signs of hypothermia and to replace frozen water
Remember: Animals naturally found in warm temperatures can not adapt to severe drops in temperatures.
- Outdoor cats will climb under the hoods of cars for warmth, bang loudly on your car’s hood before starting the engine to give them a chance to move.
-Your car becomes a freezer in the winter-don't leave them inside of it.
After taking them on a walk:
-Avoid tiny cuts and cracked pads by towel or blow-dry after exposure to rain or snow.
Remember: chemicals used to melt snow and ice walkways can burn your pet
What can you do to protect your pets?
The only option is to mosquito-proof hutches or keeping your rabbits indoors during dusk hours. However there is no way to 100% protect them. Local vets are recommending the Pavo booster for all dogs and to comb your dogs daily for grass seeds.
The 30-second ad features a daughter asking her mother, "What if I get pregnant?" The mother replies, "Pop out all the kids you can...If it has a pulse, you should be wrapped around it!" The commercial's main message: "Parents shouldn't act this way. Neither should people with dogs and cats. Always spay or neuter."
In a statement PETA president Ingrid E. Newkirk said, "Just as Lynne Spears is under scrutiny because of her underage daughter's pregnancy, people who fail to spay and neuter their animals should also be feeling the heat."
But at least PETA's heart is in the right place. Read on for facts taken from PETA's website:
-the reason for the human-animal link, "one female cat can create 420,000 cats in just seven years, and an unneutered male cat can father limitless litters of kittens."
"Unwanted dogs and cats who never make it to animal shelters are abandoned and left to fend for themselves on the streets, where they are often subjected to cruelty and suffer from starvation, diseases, or injuries."
Who did Roadie and Loco beat on the list? Jake and Bill, terriers that cuddle with Glenn Close and Likely Licks, and Teddy, the mini goldendoodle sidekicks of Perez Hilton.
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There are so many ways that dogs help us. They can help the blind see, give therapy to those sick in hospitals, can relieve stress in their owners just by being themselves and even do laundry! But dogs can also help save our lives by detecting oncoming sickness.
Okay, so I'm not exactly a big "Trump Fanatic" but I definitely give the man
kudos as his show "The Apprentice will team up with Pedigree for the first
time! I'm sure it'll still be the career warfare it's always been, but at least
this time when contestants take it to the mattresses it'll be for a good
cause!
The Challenge: To create a campaign to raise awareness of The Pedigree
Adoption Drive which aims to help out the more than four million homeless
dogs across the country.The winning campaign will air on The USA
Network during the broadcast of the 132nd annual Westminster Kennel Club
Dog Show February 11 and 12.
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Protects against Periodontal disease which is the most commonly diagnosed disease in veterinary medicine. It affects 85 percent of dogs older than 3, most often in small-breeds likePugs or Pekinese.
Dogs that have good oral health live 15 percent longer or an average of two years.
No needles!Instead a syringe can deliver vaccines directly to the animal's muscles, making it easier on everybody.
Tired of struggling with your cat meds? Profender (from Bayer) is the first de-wormer that can be applied just to your cat's skin!
Royal Canin and Iams came out with thier line of food for specific breeds of dogs and cats. So far they've developed formulas for boxers, bulldogs, Chihuahuas, dachshund, German shepherds, Golden retrievers, Labrador retrievers, poodles, Shih Tzus and Yorkshire terriers.
Did you know? -The oldest dog was an Australian cattle dog named Bluey, who was put to sleep at the age of twenty-nine years and five months. The average dog lives to around fifteen years of age. -The greyhound is the fastest dog on earth and can run up to 45 mph. The greyhound is the eighteenth fastest land mammal in the world. -Augie the golden retriever owns the world record for the most tennis balls held in a dog's mouth-five. Courtesy of Dog's Miscellany by J.A. Wines Come join us in the web's most dynamic and fun online pet community at http://www.planet-pets.com/ and keep your finger on the pulse by signing up free to our monthly online newsletter, The Scoop today! |
