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 Show your support with a magnetic ribbon. Recent Pet News, Tips & Info...The Aryan MolossusOnce a Warrior, Today a Loyal Companion and a Family-Protector Should you ever decide that you need a big dog, with an imposing posture, which can look threatening and majestic at the same time, the Aryan Molossus is definitely one breed that you must take into consideration. The Armant The Egyptian Dog with a Lot of Love to Give To some of you, the Armant is better known as the “Egyptian Sheepdog” and, just as the name suggests it, it was bred to be a herding dog. However, in ancient times, it was used mostly as a guard dog. This breed is originally from Egypt and named after the town of Armant. Its loyalty and agility are the two main characteristics which make this dog special. The Atlas Terrier The Small Dog With a Massive Dose of Energy At a glimpse, the Atlas Terrier can be easily mistaken with the Jack Russell Terrier. However, there are some differences that may help you tell these two cousins apart. Before deciding to buy or adopt a dog of this breed, there are some things that you have to take into consideration. Unfortunately, this is quite a rare breed of dogs in our days. Anglos-Francaises de Petite Venerie It Is Impossible Not to Love Them Anglos-Francaises de Petite Venerie are the smallest dogs in the Anglos-Francais category. However, the name „Petite”, meaning „small”, is not at all referring to the size of the dogs, but to the game they are after. Even if they've been around since the 16th century, today, these dogs are not easy to find. So if you have decided to adopt one, you can be sure that you will have a unique pet. |
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How Old is Your PetHow old is your dog? More than likely you know the dogs age in years, or at least have a close guess of its age, but do you really have know how old it is- chronologically speaking?Just about everyone has heard of the old "seven year theory". If not it is the system where each year of a dog or cats life is thought to be the equivalent of 7 of our years. An example of this thinking would be that a 1 year old dog would be the equivalent age and developmental equal of a 7 year old human. Now just how many 7 year old children do you know that are sexually mature -and able to reproduce, none? A cat or dog is much more likely to have a litter when it is one year of age or younger, or at the other extreme, ten years or older, than is a human who is under the age of seven or over the age of seventy! In the early 1950's a French veterinarian, Monsieur LeBeau, developed another system to address this problem. In LeBeau's system, a dog/cat of 1 year in age became the equivalent of a 15 year old human – largely due to the onset of puberty in each species. The second year of a dog/cats life became the equivalent of a 24 year old person- someone/ something that has reached full sexual maturity. After two years of age, each year of an animal’s life would be equal to 4 years of human life. In recent research it has been found that it is very common that an animal may live past his ALE when given improved care, activity, social and psychological stimulation. If we go back and examine the oldest living dogs on record, we can begin to see that most had a moderate exercise program that included varying levels of psychological and social stimulation. Currently, the oldest living dog on record worked as a herding dog in Australia (29 years old). The runner-up, was a mere 27 years of age, was a Lab who lived in the home of a game keeper in England. Other famous notables include Higgins, a terrier on Petticoat Junction and the Beverly Hillbillies(20); Pal, a collie who started the role of Lassie(18);and, last but certainly not least, Rin Tin Tin, movie star and German Shepherd who lived to be at least 16 years of age. Share this article on How Old is Your Pet with friends. 
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