Vital Statistics: Place of Origin: Tibet Group: Working dog, Guard dog Height: males 26 in. min., females 24 in. min. Weight: males 100-160, females 75-120 (Some dogs are close to 200 lbs.) Life span: 10-12 yrs. Trainability: low Good with children: yes but always supervise Good with other pets: with opposite sex dogs, may chase […]
The best way to prepare your dog for a new arrival is to socialize early with other dogs. Knowing your dog’s personality – aggressive, anxious, fearful? – will help determine how to handle the arrival of a new dog. If you have a multi-dog household, introduce the new dog one at a time so as […]
If you’ve ever been licked by a cat, you’ve experienced the roughness of the tongue, almost like sandpaper. A cat’s tongue is covered with barbs called papillae that face backwards and cause the rough sensation. The barbs are made of seratin, a substance found in human fingernails. The barbs serve a number of purposes. Cats […]
