PET OBESITY: IS YOURS AT RISK? Studies show nearly half of our dogs and cats are overweight or obese‚ but these healthy habits might help keep your pet from becoming an alarming statistic. Is your pet at risk? People aren’t the only over-eaters in America: The Association for Pet Obesity Prevention (APOP) found that 56 percent of dogs and 53 percent of cats are either overweight or obese. Recently‚ we were touched by the story of Meow‚ a 39-pound cat who died in a shelter from obesity complications
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The Influence of Pet Ownership in Loneliness The idea of owning pets becomes widely spread nowadays as pets are promoted as being beneficial to health and companionship. The article “The Impact of Pets on Human Health and Psychological Well-Being: Fact‚ Fiction‚ or Hyopothesis?” by Harold Herzog considers evidence of whether pets contribute to owners’ psychological and physical health. While mentioning “pet effect”‚ the author discusses the advantages of owning pets as providing owners a sense
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Pets are animals that have been kept as pets by people of the world for thousands of years. The most common pets are dogs‚ cats‚ parakeets‚ canaries‚ and fish. But many people keep unusual pets‚ such as raccoons‚ skunks‚ alligators‚ and monkeys. Many Japanese children tame mice and teach them to dance to music. Australian children sometimes make pets of kangaroos. Pets can make interesting‚ playful companion. People enjoy teaching them to do tricks to obey commands. They must see that their pets
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My Pet For the past year my family and I have cared for my Betta‚ Ghost. Ghost is a Veil Tail Betta‚ the most common type of fish in the Betta class. My pet is easily forgotten because he blends into his home so well. This Betta has an attitude like most males and is not afraid to show it. I would like to share details about Ghost’s habitat and unique characteristic. Ghost’s one bedroom abode is a one gallon pentagon tank. Ghost’s home is filled with filtered water set at room temperature.
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Imagine that you are a soft and adorable guinea pig that was born in a pet store from your captured parents. There‚ shoppers are banging on the cage window‚ trying to wake you up and see you running on your hamster wheel‚ and are screaming “Look! Cute piggy!” When you are purchased‚ you are transported to a tight‚ compact cage‚ believing that you will finally have some peace and quiet‚ but instead‚ every day you must endure even more despicable kindergartners. Now‚ when you were busy imagining that
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Dogs as Pets It has been 33‚000 years since the dog became the first animal to be domesticated. It has been the most widely kept working‚ hunting‚ and pet animal in human history. There are over 490 breeds of dogs in the world. Many of these dogs can be great loyal companions for your family. In my family‚ we have a Greyhound and an Akita. Greyhounds are medium size dogs with very short‚ easy to maintain hair. They have a long-head‚ an elongated snout‚ and are muscular built. They have a large
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Values of Pets to people Materialism is a way that people use to measure their social status and success. Some people think having pets is one of the values that can show the high value of their material possession; with a high value of pet‚ these people feel satisfied and successful in their life. However‚ most people do not think that having pets is a value of materialism. Most of the people think the values of pets are love of human being‚ benefit and helpfulness. One of the values that pets serve
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My Pet My dog‚ Itsy‚ is the best pet; in fact some people tell me she is like on of my children. I have had her since she was a small‚ innocent‚ four-week-old puppy. She is a black and tan dachshund‚ otherwise known as a weenie dog. Itsy is mostly black like the midnight sky‚ although‚ all four of her paws are tan and she has a small round tan dot on the inside corner of her eyebrows. Her snout is tan with ebony down the top; it’s also long and narrow like Pinocchio’s nose
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helps to ensure the dog is healthy and comfortable. Pet grooming Is the important part of responsible pet care. Pet Grooming keeps the house Pet Hygienic and odor free‚ and controls dander and shedding. Pet Grooming can remove tangles and loose hair. With regular use of Grooming Products you can actually reduce the chances of your Pet staying dirty. Owning pets is a big responsibility. Cat and dog owners should take care to groom their pets properly and train them to be good members of society
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My pet peeves Everyone has pet peeves. That means they feel uncomfortable and frustrated with the bad manners which other people are showing. Maybe I’m a fastidious person. I hate some manners of others‚ but those might be normal for some people. My list of pet peeves are so long. Three things on the top of the list are public spitting‚ leaving a mess on the bed and asking question during movies. Firstly‚ public spitting is very rude‚ unsanitary and impolite. When I took the train in the Sprinter
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