Vital Statistics: Place of Origin: Italy Group: Guard dog Height: males 26-31 in., females 24-29 in. Weight: males 150 lbs. up, females 140 lbs. up Life span: 7-9 yrs. Trainability: moderate Good with children: not recommended for small children Good with other pets: yes if raised with them, may be dog aggressive What is the […]
More than 210,000 elementary age school children have the chance to interact on a daily basis with a pet thanks to The Pet Care Trust. Pets in the Classroom, an educational grants program offered by The Pet Care Trust (PCT) to support responsible pet care for school classrooms, grew by leaps and bounds in 2011, […]
Spanish researchers at the Department of Agro-Forestry Services at the University of Seville (Spain) believe the stress level of a horse can be tested through its eyes with a thermographic camera. Dr. Ester Bartolome Medina PhD at the Agro-Forestry Services believes that a horse’s eye temperature can reflect stress levels during competing show events. In […]
