PetPix Today!

If you or your children have difficulty with respiratory ailments of any kind, then keeping a dog or cat may seem problematic. Despite the info about the pet’s saliva and dander being the major causes of allergies, there are a number of dogs being touted as hypoallergenic.

President Obama has chosen one of these for that reason, and we are wondering how that is working from an allergenic standpoint…

This Australian “toy” foal, born in Victoria in November 2008, was only 15 inches tall when born… about the size of a week-old lamb. The filly is expected to grow to a height of not more than 24 inches, which is usually the normal size for a new-born miniature horse.

Like humans, pets can also get Gingivitis… diseased and bleeding gums. The disease can get so bad as to require antibiotics, anti-inflammatory medicines or even the removal of teeth. Read more about this dental health concern for pets and how a change in diet may help.

I was intrigues by the title… “A Three Dog night”. Thomas aptly uses to explain the intensity of her life experience, which is explained by Australian folklore/history that tells us that Australian Aborigines slept with their dogs for warmth on cold nights, the coldest being a “three dog night”.

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 [...]