Vital Statistics: Place of Origin: Japan Group: Guard Dogs Height: 8-22 in. Weight: 45-65 lbs. Life span: 11-13 yrs. Trainability: moderate Good with children: when raised with them Good with other pets: may be dog-aggressive What is the origin of the Hokkaido Dog? The Hokkaido dog also known as the Ainu-ken, Seta and Shita is […]
You know what cats say: “Dogs drool and cats rule.” Drooling is far from the prettiest sight, but most of the time, in dogs, particularly certain breeds, it’s perfectly normal. However excessive hypersalivation (drooling) in horses can be a symptom of a serious condition. Horses have 3 pairs of salivary glands – parotid, sublingual and […]
Science Daily reports that a recent study shows that even healthy cats exhibit symptoms of illness when their routine is changed. The study drastically changed the routines of both healthy cats and cats with feline interstitial cystitis, a chronic illness, and found that all the cats exhibited the same symptoms of sickness behaviors, and just […]
