Vital Statistics: Place of Origin: Russia Coat Type: short, plush, dense Color: Blue with silver tips Temperament: intelligent, quiet, affectionate, sensitive, playful Cat of the Month The Russian Blue’s beautiful dense blue coat with silver tips is soft and silky to the touch. Where does the Russian Blue come from? The Russian Blue, a naturally […]
Amazingly cats can hear the tiniest sound and gauge direction and distance from the sound. A cat’s hearing is about 5 times greater than a human’s, particularly with high-pitched sounds. Dogs have more pitch range, but otherwise their hearing abilities only about one-third that of cats. According to scientists, cats can actually sense earthquakes even […]
Auburn University in Auburn Alabama has a program called EcoDogs. EcoDogs is a project designed to train dogs to find plant and animal species or their signs to benefit ecological research, management or conservation. A few years ago the Army Corp of Engineers approached Auburn University to see if dogs could be trained to seek […]
