Pet Adoption

People often make a mistake when choose a dog for the first time. People use not those criteria which are really important in this question. Often the main role plays appearance of a dog. People have long discussions as their pet should appear. Whether it should be fluffy or not, white or black, big or small. The majority of people think that if they live in a small apartment also their dog should be small. But the small choleric dog occupies more places, than the big phlegmatic dog. The important role is played with a fashion on breeds. But the fashion on the certain breed to lasts three-five years. Then one fashionable breed is replaced by another one. But dogs live ten-twelve years. And many fashionable pedigree attributes hide in themselves the certain problems with health and mentality. The some people think that if they cannot devote much time to a dog it is necessary to get a small dog. Forgetting, that a small dog is big efforts too. Determining what a dog should be - small defenseless or big and courageous, people do not reflect, that the big size of a dog does not protect dogs from the same problems with health. I would advise to give more attention in this question to such concept, as “breed”. Try to find out as much as possible about the breed which has interested you. It would be quite good, if you would study some breeds. Would find out their history. Would find out for what mankind has invented this breed. What working qualities of dogs are incorporated in this breed? In fact this moment will play very important role in behavior of your pet. You should study an anatomic structure of the given breed attentively. Usually behind anatomic features problems with health are hidden. Short muzzle - problems with breath and as the consequence big loadings on heart, means problems with heart. Dog large - the problems. For the first year of a life it is necessary for puppy to increase weight of the body a hundred times. The puppy is born weight in 500 gram, and by a year it already should weigh fifty kg. Usually joints have not time to be formed so quickly. Joints lag behind in growth. Therefore large dogs often have problems with joints: such as arthritis. Excessive amount of folds of a skin - new problems. Any wound serves as the open door for an infection. The result - the growth of risk of the infectious diseases, the lowered immunity. To the person who is not engaged professionally in dogs, it is difficult to understand such things. It is better to ask to consult the person who is engaged in cultivation of the given breed. It is desirable to receive consultations of several experts. Because, in my opinion, the cynologistic is a set of subjective opinions which develop in an objective estimation. It would be good to communicate to some representatives of the given studied breed. After dialogue with dogs you will understand about what cynologists spoke you. And only after you have determined with breed, it is possible to pass to a choice of the puppy. It is very difficult to tell looking on the puppy what character will be at it, when it will become an adult dog. Formation of a dog depends on a plenty of factors. But it is possible to define the type of temperament. And it is very important. The dog with mobile temperament (the choleric or the sanguine) will more suit the amateur of morning jogs than the amateur of fishing. To study so diligently a question of a choice of a dog, it is necessary to spend a lot of time. Even some months. Even a year. But the dog will be near to you twelve years. And you can make these years happy or fill them with never-ending problems.

Comments from Kira: it is possible to think even three years what you want a dog. But when you meet YOUR dog, you forget about everything. And your happiness does not have borders….

Scientific have found out, that pigs have been cultivated a long time ago. The archeologists, who are carrying out excavation in Ancient Egypt, have made curious discovery: it appears, in Egypt pigs were considered as sacred animals. A pig was considered as a symbol of mind and courage, a prosperity and well-being. And in a tribe of Papuans till now highly honors a cult of a pig. These animals become here members of family, to them address by name, to them talk, sleep and bitterly grieve, when the animal dies.
Due to the uncommon mental faculties, pigs have got respect and love of the person. I with the big surprise have found out, that pigs are used in hunting. Yes - yes, taking into account a magnificent scent of these animals and having carried out with them a rate of training, it is possible to use them for a finding of the hit partridges and other. Pigs have ability to smell subjects on huge distance about 60 meters. It allows search and rescue services to use these animal people for the search, taking place under blockages. Little pigs, even, take to serve in police and on customs service. Sense of smell at pigs is much better, than at dogs, besides they are easily trained. Pigs precisely find a site of drugs and explosives.
I want to tell the following: I’m revolt and excite very much the features of the Chinese and Korean kitchen connected to dogs. Someone is exact as the ham and bacon revolts.

You never suffered an allergy? What’s a pity. You would not understand, what this torture for whole organism. All body is scratched, and simultaneously in several places. And what pleasure to be scratched! BUT, it will be bad after. To the person it is possible to tell strictly: “Not scratched! It will be worse!” And to a dog? Well you will shout at it: “Stop!” And it will climb under a table and continue to scratch itself! And the irritation increases next day. It is possible to give tablets, certainly. But it is not the best decision. Before treating, it is necessary to find out, that causes an allergy in your pet. Someone cannot eat a chicken, someone milk or a fish. And somebody can eat nothing. Though, as practice has shown, dogs do not have almost an allergy on a potato, and at cats on fig. At revealing allergen the sequence is important. It is necessary to exclude consistently products from a diet of your pet one by one. The product which causes an allergy will not be found yet. It is necessary to remember, that there can be many allergens. It is desirable to check up the whole list of products. And already if to you has not carried also your pupil suffers a food allergy, you should show backbone. Any product in the menu of your pet is entered very cautiously. In the beginning in a very small amount. And only if you are sure, that it approaches your pet, only then it can be used constantly and to try new.
My experience helps me to find quickly enough improper products for my dogs. And I have noticed some interesting things. If a new product into a diet of puppies to enter together with a pumpkin or vegetable marrows practically there is no allergy and problems a stomach. If I plan to have puppies in the winter or in the spring, I always prepare a plenty of vegetable marrows and pumpkins. For these purposes completely ripened vegetables, with a firm crust approach only. And one more supervision. If at your dog a healthy stomach and at it insignificant attributes of an allergy have appeared, instead of a tablet it is possible to use juice of a lemon (8-10 drops) together with calcium.

The terrible heat is in the street�! Thirty degrees in shadow. I can’t take such temperature. But when I see, how it is difficult for my dogs, it becomes even worse to me. Dogs have lost any interest to day time walk. In the street they try to keep in the shadow all time. They refuse to walk. They agree to the long walks only on 6-7am or 10-11pm o’clock. They suffer equally: boxers, with their short muzzle and short-haired mastiffs, with their long enough muzzles. Our neighbor, the black terrier, simply pines with heat. An assurance of cynologists, that the rigid volumetric wool of terriers rescues dogs from heat, in practice are not true. It is hard to look at sheep-dog Dezi. She tries to kip form very much. But she looks as the thawn ice-cream. And I start strongly worries.

Comment of kira: if in the afternoon quickly-quickly to run in a shadow, to solve all questions. And then quickly-quickly to return to the house and to fall a stomach to a cold floor still it is possible to struggle with this heat. If heat becomes the greater, we shall demand from mum of cold milk as indemnification.

The Austrian dog has invented a secret of an eternal youth! A dog whose nickname is General Edi is 22 years old! Questions of the surprised veterinaries and admired journalists were answered by the owner of a dog. On his assurances. The secret of long life of General Edi is very simple: the dog adores eating of… cigarettes! Who has imparted to a dog such strange habits, it is not known. General Edi “destroys” 10 cigarettes per day, eating a paper and tobacco, accurately spitting out filters. And in fact it is accepted to consider cigarettes �harmful habit�.
Coffee is harmful habit too. But how can Kira understand this? Kira runs on kitchen faster a lightning when I open bank of coffee. I cannot pour coffee only to myself. Kira will not forgive it to me. And it is not important for her whether I drink coffee. It is important, that coffee would drink Kira. She can drink coffee from the bowl, can from cup or even to lick it from a saucer. The sandwich to coffee is not obligatory. And even it is possible without cheese. Kira is ready to refuse much. But not coffee. I know the favorite recipe of coffee �from Kira� - cold sweet coffee with cream. Kira even can work as good girl for a cup of such coffee. I think that this �harmful habit� is very useful for Kira.
Varvara has �harmful habit� too. Chocolate. It is possible are sweet. It is possible bitter. It is possible black. It is possible dairy. With impurity. Without impurity. My strong Varvara become very weak when she saw chocolate. She is ready to elicit chocolate from those who does not guess to treat with her. She can loudly elicit chocolate from those who convinces Varvara, that chocolate is harmful for dogs. She can even steal a bar of chocolate from a table. And only after all chocolate is eaten and the piece of paper is licked, Varvara start to conscience. If you saw that especial happy look of Varvara, when she eats chocolate you would never name chocolate a harmful habit.
And if these habits are not too harmful, I will go on kitchen. I shall cook to myself coffee. Take chocolate! Is a pity, but cigarettes are not necessary for me. I do not smoke. And not eat cigarettes!

Comment of Kira: and I with you…

Well, with whom there was no such case: you walk - and suddenly your eye “falls” on plaintively mewing or whining fluffy lump. Forty times you passed by homeless kids, repeating yourself, that it is impossible to regret everything, on forty first - have not sustained. And now you go with the find, having bought a pack of milk and a package of forage for it. The first reaction is to feed a hungry animal. Wait! What are you going to give him? This forage? It is impossible. You think, the kid could find in street “Pedygre” or “Wiskas”? Start better with finely cut boiled meat, a boiled rice on the diluted milk (the pack was useful!). You can give a little bit cottage cheese or kefir. Also observe reaction of an animal to each item of the menu! Absence of appetite during the first moment can be caused by nervous stress. But if appetite is not present and after a pair of hours of stay of an animal in the house, there is an occasion to reflect on, whether the animal is healthy. Take it temperature, glance in ears - whether there is no there an inflammation, observe its behavior. Slackness and absence of reaction to an event around should become an occasion for immediate visit in hospital! And if with it everything is normal, give it medicines against intestinal worms and banish fleas.

It’s necessary for dogs and cats to give them medicines against intestinal worms ten days before inoculations. Generally these medicines are recommended four times a year, but before an inoculation it is absolutely necessary. And with approach of heat season animals are in need of protection from attacks of fleas and ticks.
All chronic illnesses become aggravated at animals in the spring. So preventive course of treatment in the spring, quite probably, will prolong and will improve a life to an old dog or a cat. Also will help you not to spoil holiday by sad cares.

Tritons are very interesting, unusual and beautiful essences. Besides their name is rather romantic. Triton was name of Posejdons son in Greek mythology. Triton is an amphibian. And it means, that it will lead a half of life in water, and a half - on land! Tritons leave native lakes after will finish the marriage period a throwing of caviar. Staying in water is dangerous to a health of a triton at this time! If you have decided to take this dear essence in the house, equip aquaterrarium according to its way of life: a superficial reservoir for water and some land should be there. There should be plants in a reservoir and on land. Female will leave caviar on leaflets of seaweed. In a ground phase of a life tritons are awake at night, and are hidden in dark damp places in the afternoon. Put on a land dry layer of a moss, ceramic pieces or something like this. Tritons will choose to themselves secluded places and with pleasure will while away days there. And one more: do not hold large individuals and small tritons in one terrarium: big tritons can easily eat small one!

Each amateur of an aquarium knows that snails are necessary in an aquarium for maintenance of balance of ecosystem. But how to be, if these snails have awfully bred? To collect them one by one – business senseless and very long. To cope with it is faster, take a small dish, put there forages, cover a plastic glass with the cut apertures and put in an aquarium. All snails appear in a glass very soon.

These small singing birdies are loved by experts on a “feathery vocal”. But, to make a canary real “singer”, it is necessary … to train it to sing. Candidates for “opera divines” are carefully selected: the degree of talent of the pupil and its heredity is taken into account. Canaries of the different countries sing on different voices. In Russia, for example, the sonorous tune is characteristic for canaries. In suburbs of German city Harz the breed of canaries singing low and gruffishly was invented.