This unusual pigeon is not the same as those we are used to seeing. Named for Queen Victoria of Great Britain, the pigeon’s coloring is blue with a maroon chest. They are tall, about 29 inches (74 cm.)and the largest living pigeon. They have a magnificent fan-shaped crest of feathers on the head, looking like […]
Beatrix Potter, most famous for her book The Tale of Peter Rabbit, was an author and illustrator of children’s books depicting animals, as well as a sheep breeder and conservationist. Potter was born in London in 1866 and was educated at home by governesses. She had many pets including frogs, newts, ferrets, a pet bat […]
Tank, my 10 year old (at the time) Australian Shepherd, was diagnosed in December of 2008 with Osteosarcoma in his front left paw. I didn’t do any kind of amputation or limb sparing surgery. I give him 35 mg. of Fosomax daily and he is on Neoplasene. We tried a cancer diet from the University […]
