In 2009, researchers conducted a study of where domestic cats originated. Their findings, based on DNA showed that domestication of cats began in the Fertile Crescent. The Fertile Crescent is part of the Middle East including Turkey to Northern Africa and eastward to Iraq and Iran. When humans decided to settle in one place and […]
I want to begin this article with a story about my son. As a baby, he cried A LOT, even after seeing to all his needs and cradling him in my arms as I paced back and forth. A cousin of mine who happens to be a nurse suggested swaddling him, an age-old method of […]
Spitz-type dogs are a type characterized by long, thick, and often white fur, and pointed ears and muzzles. Their tail is usually curled over the dog’s back. Although it is not clear where they originate from, most of the Spitz-types seen today are from the Arctic. Through selective breeding, Spitz types have been developed to […]
