New York State has filed Assembly Bill 3431 and Senate Bill S6167 to prohibit devocalization of dogs and cats. There is opposition to these bills from lobbies that profit from devocalization. They are trying to kill the bills through loopholes. One amendment would allow some people to have their dogs and cats devocalized. Devocalization is […]
One of the joys of owning a parrot can be the bird’s ability to talk. It’s such fun to seemingly carry on a conversation with your bird. It’s interesting to speculate how parrots can talk since they don’t have vocal cords or lips. Dr. Irene Pepperberg did some research on the subject at Brandeis and […]
Many pets enjoy burrowing under the bed covers to be close to their humans. That feeling possibly dates back to the time when they slept in dens, close to each other. Burrowing under the covers has an advantage for pet parents too as it can make crate training easier. Placing a blanket in the crate […]
