Vital Statistics: Place of Origin: United States Group: Sporting dog Height: Height = 21-27 in. Weight: 40-65 lbs. Life span: 10-12 yrs. Trainability: moderate Good with children: yes, usually with older children Good with other pets: will chase small animals What is the origin of the Redtick Coonhound? The Redtick Coonhound is a result of […]
There’s a new designer pet called the Micro Pig. It measures just 8 inches from nose to tail and weight 9 oz. at birth, about the size of a teacup. Jane Croft, formerly a veterinary nurse, left her job to breed pigs and came up with these micro sized pigs. When full-grown, the micro pig […]
Strangles is a bacterial infection, Streptococcus Equi. It can quickly spread from horse to horse contact or contaminated materials such as food and water buckets, grooming tools, etc. The disease is known as strangles because sometimes extreme swelling of lymph nodes in the throat area can cause suffocation. The bacteria enters through the nose or […]
