4th of July, Daisy's Adoption Day, and Contest Winner Announcements

Today we have some great announcements on this awesome Fourth of July. First, happy Independence Day! Second, Daisy's adoption day was today, so she got some extra love today. (Yes, I adopted her on July 4th.)

Finally, the winner of the Drawing Independence Day Contest is Maggie Alden, with her submission of a Nubian goat. I will create her drawing ASAP and it will be ready very soon, maybe even tomorrow. We are so happy for everyone who entered, but we loved this unique submission and a Nubian Goat is so cute as well! Thank you everyone who entered via Contact Form, and I am very excited that I can share my artwork with everyone. You are welcome to print out the drawing or save it to the photo gallery. 

Anyways, happy 4th of July, and thank you so much for visiting the blog today!

 Also, remember to keep your pets indoors during fireworks. NEVER take your dog to a firework show, since they have very sensitive hearing. 

I hope the rest of your Fourth of July will be a safe and fun one for you and your pets! Bye!

From Bunnies to Magazines and More...

Unlike my usual post about the care of pets, today I have to announce the upcoming magazine, The Daily Critter. It is a home-printed magazine, and it cannot be sold to the blog-readers,  but Critter Corner will put excerpts online for you to see! The picture is here and can also be seen in the Gallery. 

Another magazine-related announcement is that Nature Girl has decided to order a Critters magazine on www.smallanimalchannel.com, an awesome website that you should check out if you have not yet done this. Even better, you should buy and read the magazine, which can only be found online. The magazine, which is filled with articles, quizzes, and more about critters, is a yearly issue, so it is very thick and has more than 120 pages of critter enthusiast-friendly stuff for you and your critter that has experts you can count on!

Finally, I remember a rabbit loving someone saying "that dogs and cats seemed to have endless websites and nobody ever devotes any websites truly to rabbits." Well, this is not true. If you look extra hard you can find some great websites just for these furry-eared pals, along with other some other great critters too. Of course, it is hard to spend a lot of time searching for them, so I found these rabbit-safe websites that you can add to your Favorites list so you can always find them.

 Bunny Bunch Boutique, www.bunnybunchboutique.com

 Bunny Bytes, www.bunnybytes.com

 The Busy Bunny, www.busybunny.com

 Cats & Rabbits & More,  www.catsandrabbitsandmore.com

Leith Petwerks, www.leithpetwerks.com

Marshall Pet Products, www.marshallpet.com

Oxbow Animal Health, www.oxbowanimalhealth.com

The House Rabbit Society, www.thehouserabbitsociety.com

ASPCA, www.ASPCA.org

Rabbit Shop, www.rabbitshop.com

SuperPet Pet Products, www.superpet.com

Vet RX, www.vetRX.com

American Rabbit Breeders, www.ARB.com

LM Animal Farm, www.LManimalfarm.com

I hope this helped!

Puppy Love

Yesterday I visited a friend's house, and she had a very special surprise! A new puppy for Christmas! Holly, which was the puppy's name, was a West Highland Terrier. Seems familiar from the Cesar dog food advertisements. Remember the cute fluffy dog with seemingly immaculate soft fur? As puppies they are teeny tiny balls of cuddly soft cuteness, but these docile breeds grow up to  14-16 inches in height, and from what I have read, they live 12-16 years.

West Highland Terriers, or Westies, as they are more popularly known, originated from Scotland. The name "Scottie", and "Westie" can confuse you into thinking they are two different breeds, but the names are all for the same dog. Right? Wrong. Just remember that the dog with a mustache is a Scotland Terrier. The dog with a beard under his chin is a West Highland Terrier. Also, the two differ  in the length of their snouts--West Highland Terriers have shorter muzzles, while Scotland Terriers have very long noses.                        

So cute....so fluffy.........Who doesn't want one?


Even the cutest puppy still needs for his puppy pads to be cleaned, his bed to be washed, and his fur to be cuddled. Before you rush off and buy your pup before you finish reading this post, you need to know about them. So come on and please please don't stop reading this, because we have just started.

Consideration #1: The Amount Of Care. When they get older and they can actually run outside, Westies are frisky breeds and should only be for people who have enough time to let them outside to play fetch often. They are active dogs that love to run and play, which is surprising since they have really short legs! Westies also are very courageous dogs that will do anything, even if it means death, to protect you and your home--another surprising fact since a lot of small dogs get easily frightened.

Consideration #2: Other Pets. Westies are known as "rat dogs" because they were used for hunting rats underground when they were first introduced to the U.S.  Therefore, any small rodents could get stressed around a dog like that, and to make matters worse, he could possibly be killed. Just because there isn't any rats in your home doesn't mean nobody will get "hurt". Animals get jealous about the attention others recieve. You may notice your cat is more in hiding than usual when you first bring your pup home. Other dogs aren't as jealous, but they probably will do something considered naughty to get extra attention, and they probably don't know that "going" on the floor and chewing the puppy's toys will cause the wrong kind of attention! Avoiding this is easy. Spend one-on-one time alone with your jealous pet often, and it surely will wear off.





To learn more about Westies, go to www.wikipedia.com/west highland terriers. Thanks!