Domestic Animal
Training the Maremma
The Maremma has an active mind of above average intelligence and without some form of training and activity will soon become bored. He will readily understand to sit, heel, down and stay, but you should not expect to receive from a Maremma the same blind obedience you might expect from a German shepherd or a Border collie, for subservience is not in his nature. Read the rest of this entry »
Health of the Maremma
The Maremma is typically a healthy breed, which is not prone to illness or disease, and is relatively free from hereditary abnormalities. Preventative screening for hip dysplasia and eye disease should be carried out on breeding animals.
Usual vaccinations against hardpad, distemper, leptospirosis, hepatitus and parvovirus are required to be given by your vet along with annual boosters. Read the rest of this entry »
The sweat of the sheep
This weekend I was raised a question to which nobody has yet answered it. See if you can help me.
First, let us put you in situation: I was driving the car on a road of La Mancha, July, 17:00, 35 º C outside, no shade in sight. In the middle of nowhere, a flock of sheep. All of them, with his coat of wool. Very close together to each other. Read the rest of this entry »
Epagneul Breton
Breed History Epagneul Breton
There are two theories about the origin of the ancestors of the dog breeds Epagneul. The first holds that their ancestors are those dogs that Gaston Phoebus defined as “Spanish”, present in both areas north of the Pyrenees from the twelfth century, which spread throughout France and led to the Epagneuls.
Also, Antoine Fruitier in his “Dictionaries Universal” (1690) were identified as of Spanish origin, writing: “Epagneul or Espagnols are dogs that pull rabbits in the undergrowth ‘and Leon Bertrand in his book” La Chasse et les Chasseurs ” confirms this theory but adds that many breeds English, French and Italian “originated in Spain or at least have half Spanish blood” (De Benito, 1998). Arkwright (1902) noted that “long-haired dogs from Spain” and that “the spaniel came to England from France, where race was naturalized, but this came from Spain.” Read the rest of this entry »
German Shorthaired Pointer breed
Breed History
Race Braco German or Deutsch Kurzhaar derived from animals bred Spanish Punta Old Dog, which were imported to Germany in 1467 and then reintroduced in the XVI – XVII by hunter’s flamingos, then were crossed with Bloodhounds Bloodhounds and German, giving raise the Old German Pointer.
After crossing the old German Pointer with Perdiguero de Burgos (which is recognized as a founding principal), Pointer English and local hounds, resulted in animals with a slimmer shape, useful for hunting and collecting trace and harder to hunting on land or in water. Read the rest of this entry »
Wool Sheep
Wool Sheep
Apart from silk, hair sheep are made of fibers of a protein characteristic of hair keratin, which has remarkable properties extensible, giving flexibility and elasticity to knit. The wool has a calorific importantly, it absorbs up to 30% of its weight in moisture without giving any impression of wetness: it is a fiber that breathes and is comfortable to wear even in summer.
Like any protein, keratin is denatured by heat once cooked, the egg white cannot return to its original state, and wool is the same! Cold water or a maximum of 30 ° can be washed safely. In addition, subject to a mechanical action in hot and wet (washing machine), the fibers can become entangled: the felting. Read the rest of this entry »
The sounds of dogs decrypted
Owners of dogs know their canine growl, bark and howl at various occasions. However, mostly dogs growl when protecting their territory, defend their bones or play with their teacher or peers.
A study published in the journal Animal Behavior indicates that domestic dogs are growling and have multiple meanings very different from each other. A dog that barks or howls emits a signal to distant individuals, a dog that growls, however, warns a person nearby. However, these grunts have unsuspected nuances. Read the rest of this entry »
A lamb Fell from the Sky
There is more car accidents difficulty Than Others to explain history to Insure. A German motorist Will Find It Difficult to be heard in history that history because he feels into rocks to Avoid lamb in the city…
Yet. A young man of 36 years, traveling down a street in Steady Cologne, has seen a lamb suddenly falling from the sky Before HIM. At the Time, Moreover, He did not Really See What It Was, he only saw year undetermined mass fall and crash on the road, The Local contacted police. Read the rest of this entry »
Kinds of digital pets
Web-based digital pets
Virtual petsites are generally free to play and accessible to all who register. Can be accessed via web browser, and often include a virtual community, as in Neopia and Neopets Marapets in Marada. In these worlds, you can play to earn virtual money, which is usually spent on food and products for your pets.
Some sites adopt out pets to put on your webpage el ‘use of role-playing in chat. They often require the “adopted to have a page ready for their pets. Sometimes there is a setup for the “breeding a pet and then the” adoption outside. Read the rest of this entry »
The Pension horses
“The horse just the best
Pension horses is, to make it right rider and horse …
About one million German regularly sit in the saddle – with growth expected. So the board horses increasingly becoming an alternative source of income for farmers. Many farms have stables, pastures, the connection to a network of riding trails and operating their own food to the ideal conditions. Read the rest of this entry »