Hummingbirds have an incredibly high metabolic rate, burning as many as 155,000 calories a day, consuming 1.5 times their own weight. They actually spend 90% of their time feeding. Two basic types of bird feeders are used with these birds, saucer vacuum style and the Glass Hummingbird feeder. The beautiful and rustic Glass Hum

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I don't know about you but I dislike having a cat litter box in the house. We have to though because our kitty is on a special diet and must stay inside so he doesn't eat the outdoor cats' food. I am definitely a fan of enclosed boxes because they keep the odor and errant litter particles IN the box not outside the box. But

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We just had our first lamb of the season, a lovely black fleeced little girl who is doing well. Of course she picked one of the coldest days of the year to be born.  Mamma is doing well and the two appear healthy and happy. The shepherd however is not quite as happy after tripping, yet again, over sheep charging to the fee

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Here are a few photos of some very cute lambs born on and around Valentine's Day (hence one of the lambs is named Valentino). There is also a photo of a new born lamb born yesterday. There are two black lambs and one white lamb and they are hanging out, knee deep in some freshly fallen snow. These lambs are bred primarily for

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If you're like me, you probably go away for a few days now and then and have pets that need feeding. Cats are easy if they have a cat box. But don't you worry that your furry feline friend isn't getting enough to eat, or even if the little furball is okay? Well worry no more with this feeding system. Not only can you remotel

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Kaiba is a two year old purebred Rhodesian Ridgeback. His kennel name is 'Shakuru Only The Lonely' named because he was the only puppy in the litter. A huge disappointment considering his mother was artificially insemination from a Champion breeder sperm which was a fairly expensive process, only to have one puppy.

Rea

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My Pets Palace is our new blog all about our pets. We will be giving some pet care advice and pet training tips. So come and visit us and meet all our pets. There is Kaiba our Rhodesian Ridgeback, Cosmo our rat and then there are 18 mice - Coco, Cortex, Rosie, Paws, Hearts, Tails, Popcorn, Popper, Stuart, Goober plus another

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Do you know how important it is to be consistent when training your dog. I know only too well that my parents weren't consistent enough. That is why I am now a very happy and very comfy sofa dog.

That was the only area that they weren't consistent with though and other than that I am a very well behaved and well traine

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More than 50 pit bulls were rescued from Michael Vick's illegal fighting kennel last year, malnourished, wounded, unsocialized, and trained to kill. Investigators assumed the dogs would have to be put down after serving as material evidence in the trials against Vick, but several animal welfare organizations appealed for th

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Catnip has uses other than for just cats, as we have already seen.  Humans have been using it for food flavoring, for catnip tea, and for medicinal purposes.  Catnip is a stimulant to cats, but it is a mild sedative for humans.  Catnip tea is one of the primary ways of getting it into our systems, and helps colic

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Most people know about catnip's effect on cats and know that catnip comes in leaves or powders, but did you know the catnip oil, or neptalactone is the secret incredient? It can be used to make a catnip spray that you can use to refresh old toys. Catnip oil can also be used as an insect repellent and has shown promise agains

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German shepherds are becoming a very popular dog breed. German shepherds are not only intelligent and agile but they also make great pets. However you really have to have some sort of obedience training for your german shepherd or else you'll drive yourself crazy. Here are some german shepherd obedience training tips to help y

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You can potty train your puppy easily by following the steps in this article.  It's all positive reinforcement and easy to do.  Get your puppy started off right by not allowing it to form bad habits.  Learn the signs to watch for when your pup needs to go out so you can get him to the right place in time. 

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The Dog Blog Carnival has posted.  Please stop by and visit a great collection of dog tips, stories, and photographs from around the world.  Included in this edition are Tips for Locating Lost Pets, Life of a Farm Cavalier, the story of rehabilitating a rescue dog, Chase and the bunny, some funny dog videos, Questi

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Pet urine or pet odor got you down? Is Fluffy seemingly unable to use the litter box? What's the solution? Cleaning cat urine can be tough and time consuming, and few simple, easy methods of how to clean cat urine exist. You should find out how to clean cat urine, but you should also be cognizant of the underlying problem in the first place.

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