• I've taken my mother's two dogs (terrier and German shepard) since she is too sick to take care of them. They had been house dogs. Because my wife and son are seriously alergic to dogs (they go weekly to the Dr for shots) we can't have them in the ...
  • Recent research has shown that the average lifespans of domesticated animals are up to 4 years less than those of their feral counterparts. The findings of this research highlight the hypocrisy and selfishness of pet owners - that these so-called ...
  • I have waited over 15 years for a dog of my own. In August, my puppy, Maui, finally came home. Since then he has been spoiled and treated as a king. I don't have kids or a husband so he is my main companion. We share a bed and play for hours. ...
  • I just got back inside from burying my old friend of 15 plus years. His name was Phantom; my grouchy Old man. I buried him next to Spirit. I wrapped him in some towels and a nice box. I decorate the grave in red tone chipped bricks.Last night ...
  • First of all, I love dogs (most of the friendly ones anyway) and have had dogs myself, but this.. A woman has irresponsible neighbors who let their dogs run unrestrained as a day-to-day practice onto her property. After lodging 45 complaints to loca ...
  • No new tarantula pics, but I took some nice ones of my snakes. These are all at www.kizandjenn.com/Dec2003 if you don't feel like reading through my descriptions. Here is my baby amelanistic corn: He's a cutie. I'm horrible with names, so he doesn't ...
  • I've discovered a couple of ways to explain certain concepts to my students that result in visible light bulbs igniting over their heads. So I thought I'd share them with those of you who teach, and ask for examples of similar analogies you use ...
  • "What a long, strange trip it's been": I wasn't supposed to have a land line until December so I have no idea why mine is working but last night I discovered that it does; for awhile anyway. The phone box out at the road is still sitting 9 feet in ...
  • Hi, My wife and I are thinking of buying a German Shepard. I would prefer a male, she would prefer a female (-: I can't imagine why :-). My wife is under the impression that male German Shepards are harder to handle and that the risk of agressive ...
  • Greetings all: Zoe and I had an unpleasant situation during our walk yesterday evening. We saw a large dog we didn't know ahead of us, and I thought about just turning and going another way, but then I thought it's good to practice remaining calm ...