PetPix Today!

A look at some natural Australian marvels… thanks to photos sent by email.

On the greater side…

This six-year old shire horse known as “Noddy” was born in Pakenham Australia and is over 20 hands high and 1.3 tonnes in weight.

“The massive horse, whose full name is Luscombe Nordram, was born in Australia to a mare and sire imported from England. Noddy’s grandfather, Ladbrooke Edward (UK) was the world’s tallest horse during the 1980’s.”

Noddy is still growing…

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Protecting your pet’s dental health…

Health-savvy people are very accepting of flossing, brushing and oral rinses for maintaining good dental hygiene… for humans.

When it comes to pets, the same good health habits have merit in protecting their health. Like humans, pets can also get Gingivitis… diseased and bleeding gums.

The dental disease in pets can get so bad as to require antibiotics, anti-inflammatory medicines or even the removal of the pet’s teeth.  [Read the rest of this entry...]

Three family dogs provide solace…

It always amazes me, even after all this time of it happening, how books leap into my hands just when I need them.

I almost never go into a bookstore looking for a specific book… instead I go in with a feeling, of need.

A need for an answer, a need for inspiration, a need for information, though I may not know what that information is exactly. And, in almost every instance, the perfect book finds me.

I leisurely roam around, glancing at titles, until the perfect book jumps out at me, almost leaping into my hands. Such was the case this week when the book “A Three Dog Life” by Abigail Thomas appeared. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Email humor…

Every once in a while an email brings outright laughter… this was the case today when I read “Hooked on Phonics (From the diary of a Preschool Teacher).”  I know that all you pet lovers will get a kick out of this too… Enjoy!

My five-year old students are learning to read.
I have had them start with a lot of stories about animals and pets. Yesterday one of them pointed at a picture in a zoo book and said, “Look at this!  It’s a frickin’ elephant!” [Read the rest of this entry...]