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Celebrating Groundhog Day with 8 Fun Facts About Groundhogs
Groundhogs are the largest species in the squirrel family. Other names for groundhogs include woodchucks, whistle-pigs, and land-beavers. Groundhogs are skilled climbers and swimmers, which helps them to escape less-skilled predators. Groundhogs build incredibly complex living chambers and they can also be a bit sleazy, as they are known to whistle at potential mates, thus […]
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February is National Pet Dental Health Month
The Rutland County Humane Society (RCHS) would like to remind you that February is National Pet Dental Health Month. An astonishing 80 percent of dogs and 70 percent of cats shows signs of oral disease by age 3. Symptoms of gum disease in dogs and cats include yellow and brown build-up of tartar along the […]
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The Extraordinary Way That a Horse Sees
The placement and structure of your horse’s eyes is vastly different from a human’s. While we can easily wear glasses to correct poor vision, this isn’t possible for horses. Also, we are used to a clear field of vision in front of us. Horses, however, have amazing peripheral vision with two blind spots one directly […]
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6 Steps to Use When Introducing a Cat to a Dog
Getting or adopting new pet can be such a fun and exciting experience, but if you already have one, you need to be careful. When introducing a new pet to an existing pet, it is essential to have expectations that are based on reality. This article lists the six things to keep in mind when […]
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3 Reasons to Handle Your Pet Bird Every Day
All pet experts will tell new bird owners to set aside time every day to handle their pets. The questions is why is this so important? Keeping them tame is not the only reason that daily handling is so important. These are three reasons why handling your feathered friend every day is imperative to successful […]
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2 Easy and Inexpensive Horse Care Ideas
Hay nets are notoriously awkward to fill and close. The other problem with nets is that the drawstring you use to close and hang the net usually wears out a lot faster than the rest of the net because of repeated pulling and wear when you hang the net from a metal ring. To solve […]
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The Best Chicken Breeds for Your Backyard
There are many chicken breeds throughout the world, including several dozen domestic chicken breeds from hybrids to heritage lines. Different types of chickens are raised for different purposes, from show animals to meat birds to egg laying chicken breeds. There are many chicken varieties, and all lay eggs, but only a handful are in the […]
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February is Adopt-a-Rescued-Rabbit Month
The Rutland County Humane Society (RCHS) would like to remind you that February is Adopt-a-Rescued-Rabbit month. Did you know that rabbits are the third most likely animals to find themselves looking for a new home? Rabbits make excellent companions. They can live eight to ten years and bond closely to their adopters. Quiet but inquisitive, rabbits can also […]
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How Much Each Dog Breed Sheds
How much a dog sheds is one of the factors that needs to be considered when it comes to owning them. Listed below are dog breeds listed from the ones that shed very little to the ones that shed a lot. Non-Shedding Dogs Dog breeds that shed very little are known as hypoallergenic dogs. They […]
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The Importance of Colostrum for Newborn Lambs
Colostrum is that yellow secretion given by the ewe for the first twenty-four hours after lambing. The three main functions of colostrum include: Nutritional, protective, and laxative. The nutritional point of colostrum is due to the highly concentrated nutrients such as proteins, sugar, fats, minerals, and water which are easily and rapidly absorbed in the […]
