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How to Prepare Your Horse for Winter
Now that the weather is cooling off prior to winter you will want to evaluate your horse’s body condition, teeth, food, and shelter. You should try to provide the best quality hay possible. Grain can be added to the feed with the amount dependent on the body condition of your animal. Animals that have a […]
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Thanksgiving Safety Tips for Pets
Thanksgiving is right around the corner. While you’re making preparations for your holiday feasts and family gatherings, Rutland County Humane Society (RCHS) would like to offer some tips on how to make your holiday festivities as safe and enjoyable as possible for you and your pets. Thanksgiving is all about the food, but not all […]
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How to Identify and Solve Aquarium Problems
There are literally hundreds of afflictions that can affect the health of your fish. There are several precautions which can be taken to reduce the possibility of disease and keep it from spreading if it does occur. The first step is to buy only good-quality, compatible fish and then quarantine new fish before adding them […]
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Good Reptiles for Beginners
Reptiles can make excellent pets, but unfortunately, many new owners end up surprised and unprepared when they find out what it really takes to care for their pets, in both time and cost. Unmet expectations result in a bad experience for the owner and can ultimately be fatal for the reptile. Some reptiles are poor […]
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How to Prepare Chickens For Winter Weather
What most people don’t realize is that most breeds of poultry are quite tolerant to the cold. Chickens have much more trouble dealing with severe heat, than they do with severe cold. If you take a few easy precautions, your fowl will make it through the winter months very easily. All chickens need is a […]
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6 Tips to Keep Your Pet Healthy During Cold Weather
Cold weather and frigid temperatures are just around the corner, so follow these six tips to keep your more comfortable this winter. #1 If your companion animal is older and arthritic, be sure not to leave her or him outside too long. Just as with humans, colder temperatures can make arthritic joints stiff and painful. […]
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4 Inexpensive and Easy Horse Care Ideas
Use these four inexpensive techniques to protect your horse’s hooves, braid their mane, treat their scars and more. Temporary Hoof Repair Chunks of missing hoof wall or deep cracks in your horse’s foot will only get deeper and larger while you wait for the next farrier visit. Dirt, arena sand and other debris erode the […]
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10 Tips to Keep Goats Healthy During Winter
Goats are rather hardy animals; however, they are susceptible to pneumonia, a possible result of being subjected to damp, drafty conditions. Dairy goats can handle the cold temperatures if they have a shelter to get out of the wind and have a good undercoat of hair to protect them from frigid temperatures. The ideal shelter […]
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Cattle Show to Align North-South When Grazing
Cattle partake in some directional grazing. Have you ever noticed that herds of grazing animals all face the same way? Images from Google Earth have confirmed that cattle tend to align their bodies in a north-south direction. Wild deer also display this behavior – a phenomenon that has apparently gone unnoticed by herdsmen and hunters […]
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How to Teach Your Dog to Leg Weave
If you’ve ever witnessed a live Canine Freestyle Dance routine or watched one on You-Tube, then you are sure to have been awed by a remarkable trick called The Leg weave. This is a maneuver where the dancing dog gracefully weaves in and out of her human partners legs to the beat of the music. […]
