Incitatus was Roman Emperor Caligula’s favorite horse. The name is Latin for impetuous. Because Caligula took cruelty to extremes and his behavior was so bizarre, it is thought he may have been suffering from a mental disease. But the one thing Caligula did love was his horse Incitatus. Stories about his treatment of Incitatus abound. […]
I’m going to begin with cancer because my lovely Timo, a Rottweiler mix, has osteosarcoma, bone cancer. It was discovered quite by accident, as she showed no signs of illness. One day, the beginning of December 2008,Timo and my German Shepherd, Quanah, were playing when Quanah accidentally stepped on Timo’s right front leg. Timo let […]
Where does the Ukranian Levkoy come from? Developed by breeder Elena Biriukana in the Ukraine, the Levkoy is a product of mating between a Scottish Fold male and a Donsky Sphynx female as well as domestic and other oriental cats. The forward folded ears and little or no hair is due to a dominant mutation. […]
