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Dear Fisher,
I really enjoyed your blog and would like to submit the following information on a pet photo contest. As you can see, we want to get the word out because the deadline is near! It’s AAA’s PetBook Photo Contest, sponsored by Best Western. Entries must be received by November 30, 2009. Just submit a photo and your pet may appear on a cover of the next edition of Traveling with your Pet: The AAA PetBook. To enter visit AAAPetbook.
Two winning entries will appear on a cover of the next edition. The “Best in Travel” winner will also receive $350, five complimentary copies of the book, plus a $150 Best Western Travel Card. The second-place winner will receive $200 from AAA and two complimentary copies of the book. Photos and completed forms must be submitted by Nov. 30. Check the AAA web site for rules and information on past contests.
Heather
Dear Readers,
I love to travel! How about you? Humans, have you traveled with your pet? Submit a photo and you may appear on a cover of the next edition of Traveling with your Pet: The AAA PetBook. Visit now and enter. Happy tails.
Your friend,
Fisher
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In a zoo in California, a mother tiger gave birth to a rare set of triplet tiger cubs. Unfortunately, due to complications in the pregnancy, the cubs were born prematurely and due to their tiny size, they died shortly after birth.
going forth with confidence
The mother tiger, after recovering from the delivery, suddenly started to decline in health, although physically she was fine. The veterinarians felt that the loss of her litter had caused the tigress to fall into a depression.. The doctors decided that if the tigress could surrogate another mother’s cubs, perhaps she would improve.
After checking with many other zoos across the country, the depressing news was that there were no tiger cubs of the right age to introduce to the mourning mother. The veterinarians decided to try something that had never been tried in a zoo environment.
love shelters you
Sometimes a mother of one species will take on the care of a different species. The only ‘orphans’ that could be found quickly were a litter of weanling pigs.
Why can’t the rest of the world get
along?
from a sweatshirt!
This is from my friend, Dave, at the ASPCA Online Community, for those of you with sewing skills who would like to make a custom cat bed – here is the pattern. The pattern was given out at a Paws With A Cause event by one of the local animal shelters. Feel free to share it.
(This also answers the age-old question of what to do with your favorite sweatshirt that is too worn to wear but you just cannot bear to toss it out!)
Step One: Turn sweatshirt inside out and sew neck opening together. It may look funky when you turn it right side out, but once stuffed the fold will turn into a nice pleated top.
Step Two: Turn sweatshirt right side out. Lay sweatshirt flat front side up, in the shape of a T. Then, draw a line from underarm to underarm, pin and sew. This separates the bottom of the bed from the top which will become the sides and back.
Step Three: Fold the arm seam along the side of the sweatshirt body. Pin and sew. Repeat for the other side.
Step Four: Stuff the upper part, arms and chest. Stuff the lower part, body of the sweatshirt.
Step Five: Pin and sew the bottom of the sweatshirt and the cuffs. (Sew cuffs shut over the seam where they are attached to the sweatshirt.)
Step Six: Now fold the arms around the bottom and tack the cuffs to the bottom of the sweatshirt. You can sew over both layers of the cuff, or sew the bottom section of the cuff down, leaving the top part to cover up the sewing.
Dear Fisher,
Really warm weather is here now and I am wondering if you have an idea about what to do about all my shedding. Hair is everywhere in the house. I play in a big back yard with trees and flowers and lots of great shaded areas. I never see my shedding out there so how come it’s all over the house? My human guy is always brushing his clothes and furniture. And then that awful vacuum cleaner comes out to get the hair out of the carpet. He doesn’t really complain but I know it’s annoying.
Ralphie
Dear Ralphie.
Some pets think that the more the humans obsess about hair on the furniture, the more the hair just appears. Then there are theories that if a human shares his house with a cat or dog, or any other furry critter – and he wears black – the fur will instantly gather and cling to his clothing. This phenomenon is even more extreme if the person in the house is a guest. I find nothing to prove or disprove such a theory, but pet lovers everywhere seem to agree it is true.
Shedding hair is a normal process in dogs, cats, and even people. It is just simply out with the old and in with the new. There is a season for everything, as they say, and you are in your hair-shedding season. Now, just as a caution, if you are shedding excessively and developing bald spots, get to the Vet ASAP. You could be reacting to your dog food, or you might be over-stressed, or something physiological could be going on and you need to get it checked.
Normal shedding is just that – normal. Grooming is very important in order to help the process along. Daily combing routines cut down on the evidence. Your human can do this himself, take you to a groomer (get a good recommendation), or do both. It is going to be much easier for him to do it himself first to see how effective he can be in eliminating his own frustration. Daily brushing is also a great one-on-one bonding between man and dog.
Visit The Amazing Dog Training Man for an excellent article called “How To Reduce Your Dog’s Shedding in 3 To 5 Days”. His recommendations include:
- Brushing Start at the head and work towards the tail
- Groom Frequently Establish a regular schedule and include lukewarm bath
- Carding An extra step to remove excess undercoat
Oftentimes dog lovers will take their dogs to a groomer for nice summer fur cut. You may not approve of you new look, but the extra breezes blowing through your short hair can make you more comfortable and help you enjoy those lazy days of summer.
Your friend,
Fisher
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