Dogs don’t sweat as we do. They cool their bodies by panting. Oxygen enters the body through the open mouth, cooling their bodies. The evaporation of moisture on the tongue helps to reduce body temperature. Dogs can also reduce body temperature by dilating their facial and ear blood vessels. This allows the blood vessels to […]
It’s all about bow-wow-wow, the cat’s meow…and everything in between for all creatures big and small! The 23rd annual America’s Family Pet Expo returns April 20-22, 2012 to the OC Fair and Event Center in Costa Mesa. See more than 1,000 animals including dogs, cats, equine, birds, fish, llamas, pot bellied pigs, goats, rats, reptiles, […]
A major flood in January 2011 in Queensland, Australia, has been a disaster for animals as well as for people and property. Many pets were left behind because their owners had no way or time to take them with them. Some pets were washed away by the water. Livestock bore the worst of the disaster, […]
