First of all, this are stray Cats. Oh boy, in the past i would get scolded and they would say, Those are not worth it. Because? They're cost are 0. Meaning we are told that no need to Take Care of Animals which has no Value, like they are not sellable. But, I love Cats. Whatever their worth is. The problem is, we only have a Little cash to spend on... This cats are Fed once a Day so they become this Hungry. And for the reason they Locked up upon a Cage is that, Cats are not allowed inside our Home. Also, I could not take good care of them. They are like Prisoners. But oh boy, they do eat a Real Lot. If you could see the next Video i Upload, They are So Fat, and it happens everytime that they keep eating so much. But in the past, i had lived with my Grandma's house. I had my Own Room and I had a Cat. Her name was "MING" So she does live inside the House. Few Years Later, she had some babies so she left home and had her own Family. That cat was
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Feral babe - day 1 (part 2)
Taming a feral kitten. This is day one with the little girl named Sabrina. I'm able to pat her when she's not looking at me, and she seems to enjoy it - I'm still wearing gloves just in case though!
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Should I Get a Budgie?
Taking a budgie home is a big responsibility. You're wholly responsible for the well being of your new pet day in, day out. And that will still be true once the novelty wears off. At the risk of sounding like a spoil sport, there are a few things you need to consider before you bring a budgie home.
Time and Effort
Taking care of a budgie's basic need doesn't take up a massive amount of time. But it does take a little of your time every day. A budgie needs fresh food and water, a clean cage and regular companionship.
In the wild budgies live in huge flocks. And within the flock they have an immediate family that they are very close to. It's a common myth that a budgie alone in its cage will be happy. The truth is that they are very social animals that have a deeply ingrained need for company. As your budgies adopted family you will have to spend a decent amount of time with it if it's housed alone. Otherwise it's likely to get depressed.
Cost
Now, budgies aren't expensive pets to keep. Far from it. But there are costs that come with owning any pet. The obvious initial expense is a decent sized cage, but you've probably already realized that. A regular supply of food, sandpaper, grit and mineral blocks does add up. As well as the need to buy new toys every now and again, so your budgie doesn't get bored with them.
Also, it's a good idea to put a little money aside each month to pay for vets bills when you need to. Alternatively you can get pet insurance. Nothing is more heartbreaking than not be able to pay the vets bill that could save your pet's life. Or having your budgie suffer because you don't have any money for treatment. A saying that I heard recently really sums up this point, 'If you can't afford the vet, you can't afford the pet.'
It only costs a couple of bucks to buy a budgie, but then it's your duty to make sure you can look after it.
Is A Budgie The Right Pet For You?
While budgies are great companions that can bring a lot of joy into your life, they're not right for everyone.
A relationship with a budgie is much more hands off than a relationship with other pets. Budgies will sit on your finger and let you stroke them for some of the time, but they're certainly not pets that you can have a very physical relationship with. So, if you're looking for a pet that you can cuddle and stroke often, then you are probably better suited to owning something furry.
Noise is also something that you need to think about. Are you going to get irritated if your budgie squawks all the way through your favorite TV or radio show? If there's a steady stream of sound, like a conversation going on in the room, you budgie will often join in. Also, a budgie tends to create a fair amount of mess. Feathers and seed husks will usually litter the floor under and around your budgies cage. And when your budgie's flying around the room it'll leave stray feathers all over the place. This means that you'll likely find yourself needing to vacuum slightly more often than you do at the moment.
Budgies and Other Pets
You'll often hear tales of a small bird being introduced to a cat, and of the cat getting on well with the bird. Of the cat taking a curious interest and then leaving the bird in peace. It sounds cute and it probably does happen. But it's the exception rather than the rule. Generally, if you have larger animals like cats or dogs they'll need to be kept apart from your budgie. Since your budgie needs time every day outside his cage, you'll need to house him in a room that you're happy to lock the cats and dogs out of while your budgie flies around and explores.
Budgies can be housed with quite a few different species of bird. They're not suitable to be kept with all types of pet bird though.
Budgies and Children
You might be thinking about getting a budgie primarily for your child. If you're child wants a budgie, that's great. They're good pets. And your child can learn about responsibility as well as gaining a loving companion. However, children generally like to be hands on with their pets. The younger they are, the more hands on they tend to be. So your child will need to be taught how delicate a budgie is and supervised when handling it.
Lastly you should remember that as the adult you have the primary responsibility for the budgie's welfare. Your child might want a budgie more than anything in the world right now, but what about in six months time? Are you prepared to look after the budgie in the years ahead, if your child gets bored of it?
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Monday, November 28, 2011
Timid, Shy or Scared to Death - Does That Describe Your Dog?
What causes a puppy/dog to show signs of timidity, shyness or just being scared to death?
In some it can be a genetic trait, with a purebred dog you generally know the genetic traits in its family background, as the breeder should have documented records of the family background.
When adopting a shelter dog, a stray or a dog from your friendly neighbor and the history is not known, you may have to cross your fingers on the genetic breeding that the dog has. Generally speaking if you start the puppy off on the right foot and/or you adopt an older dog and you take an active role by implementing a super-socialization program, your problems should be few. The end result will be happy, healthy and self-confident dogs that will behave very well around people (familiar ones and strangers.)
One of the most important things you can do when you get a new puppy is socialize the dog. Puppies need to be exposed to as many different kinds of people that you can find, along with many different life situations.
That is to say, situations that are not scary or associated with loud noises, and extreme visual stimulation (like fireworks.) These experiences can be extremely frightening and create painful memories in a puppy's mind.
Exposure to children can to frightening to a puppy, as children tend to be loud, noisy and move very fast. To create a positive experience have the child and/or children sit quietly and feed the puppy tasty treats. Always supervise children when around a puppy, as puppies are fragile and children do not always realize that.
Make going to the vet a good experience, this is a time when good treats like pieces of cooked chicken come in handy. A treat of this nature can be fed while in the waiting room, while getting its shots and during the poking and prodding time. It is especially good if the vet and assistants offer treats to the dog.
Even if your puppy/dog is naturally confident, it will still need to be socialized in order to become a well-adjusted adult dog.
I have neighbors that got a puppy almost a year ago. The most adorable creature you ever saw as it is part toy poodle and part Yorkshire terrier, all black and really precious. I advised them right from the beginning to bring the dog out and socialize it, they did not heed the advice and the end result is we (the neighbors) terrorize the wonderful little dog with our presence, when talking to them outside.
If your dog is genetically timid or shy it will need tons of socialization to become a normal dog. Think of it as training your dog's emotions, which is much more important than the behavior training at this point.
Fearfulness in a dog can actually lead to aggression because a dog that is timid and fearful is suffering from a lot of stress. Stress in a dog leads to acts of aggression such as biting; growling and snapping especially if the dog feels cornered.
The secret here is to keep a pocketful of treats with you at all times during this social training period. If you see your dog reacting to a situation that appears scary to it, offer treats while the experience is going on such as a motorcycle, a baby in a carriage or stroller, a horse, the vacuum cleaner. This way your dog associates the experience with something good, you stop the treats when the scary thing has passed.
If you see your puppy or dog becoming increasingly fearful or starts to get aggressive it is important that you contact a qualified behavior professional as you will need help in developing a program that will eliminate this behavior.
Many people do not realize the importance of a dog's emotional stability, in fact many people do not think that dogs in general feel emotions or suffer with stress anxiety.
Believe it or not, most behavior problems can be related to stress and anxiety, once you find what the problem is and begin a modification program to help cure the cause of the stress or anxiety, you will have the best-behaved dog on the block.
As a pet parent you are aware of your dog's behavior toward certain things or situations and maybe you think it is funny that your dog acts the way it does. But, it is not funny to the dog, it is scary and fearful and just with a little effort on your part you can reduce the stress and the fear and bring peace of mind to your pet. It truly is worth the time and effort.
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Saturday, November 19, 2011
Maty, Diamond Collar Hero Winner
The Oregon Humane Society honored five heroes on February 17 with Diamond Collar Awards recognizing pets and people for remarkable achievements in helping others. Maty is a legged wonder dog. In addition to being an Humane Educator for the Humane Society of Central Oregon she is a nanny dog to feral cats, taming them with love and affection. Be a fan at www.facebook.com
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Saturday, November 12, 2011
Vibram's FiveFingers Shoes - Not Just Another Pair of Martial Art Shoes
A long time ago - oh say going back about 10 years or more, I wrote an article for one of my Web Sites called, Tabi or not Tabi, that is the question (punning on Shakespeare's to be or not to be). It was focused on the benefits of the popular Ninja Martial Arts footwear called the Tabi Boot.
Now whether or not Shakespeare would have been a good Ninja is up for speculation, but we can all probably agree that he would have preferred to avoid the modern day slings and arrows of outrageously pointy objects.
Therefore, to end this worrisome fear and conclude that one might indeed desire NOT TO BE the victim and to take arms (and feet) against this sea of trouble (especially when training in the sea of Thailand, where the coral can pierce even the toughest of feet), by giving yourself foot protection that still offers the wearer a better chance at having opposable toes.
Okay, so that might be stretching your toes and this belief in good footwear a bit too far. Let us get back down to earth:
Many of us train in the martial arts OUTSIDE. In fact, in the system that we teach as part of the Multi-Martial Arts, Mind - Body - Spirit, Outdoor Adventure experience (catching my breath) - training outside is required 80% of the time.
Why are big boots just not very Ninja like?
If you saw the movie Kick Ass, you might have noticed the main character (incidentally named Kick Ass), was wearing some rather clunky looking construction boots as part of his super hero outfit. Now if you are going to be punched, kicked and generally thrown around as much as this character, one might certainly desire to have more armor. Big shoes = more armor.
However, you will not be jumping over too many candlesticks if you prefer to don the jack-of-all-trades footwear. A cat in boots is just slow (cats in hats are up for discussion).
I started to train seriously in the martial arts when I was about 15. This was also the time I was in the Boy Scouts and taking many weekend camping and hiking trips. It was general practice to own a pair of HUGE hiking boots. It was almost as if I did not have a choice in the matter. From my Scout Leader to my parents, there was a lot of pressure to wear what I thought were just a bulky piece of rubber and dead cow. I find it pleasant to know that after all of these years of sticking to my beliefs, it turns out that science is indeed supporting my bad habit (see the post on going barefoot) of wearing lighter shoes.
When hiking with the Boy Scouts, I would sneak in anything but hiking boots. I wore wrestling shoes, I wore Ninja tabi boots, I wore the popular Adidas or lightweight TKD shoes (my street shoe of choice in the 80's, along with the horribly unfashionable super-baggy-pants).
I tried to wear anything but, big, bulky hiking shoes. My scout leaders said that I needed to wear hiking boots to keep from twisting my ankle in the rocks. However, my real life experience taught me otherwise and honestly, boots had the opposite effect on me. They did not protect my ankles because they actually caused me to have poorer balance and coordination - which lead to more ankle injuries.
That was my first argument - big boots are not good for being agile.
So out with the shoe and in with the new.
There are countless number of the benefits of going barefoot. The only question is - how can we be as close as possible to bare feet without losing too much proprioception or putting the bottoms of our feet in danger? The answer - wear shoes like Vibram's Five Fingers.
These types of shoes are perfect for the martial arts and adventure activities as they allow us the ability to maximize our balance and still spread out the toes for a true feeling of agility. You can feel light on your feet and when you hike, jump, swim, climb, or kick - it just feels better - more natural.
Now I still like the split toed shoes like the tabi or Nike's small running shoe. These are still superior to bunching the toes together.
For advanced hardcore hiking and climbing, I would suggest that you pack up the barefoot shoes and unleash a good pair of approach shoes (multi-purpose adventure shoe with climbing rubber). I would consider approach shoes to be best shoe for any Street Ninja.
But if you don't need the armor of a slow moving tank, then consider a pair of lightweight martial art shoes. Here are a few of the reasons why I like these types of shoes. Please feel free to add your comments.
01 Five Fingers are lightweight
I am a member of the travel light - mobile office club. That means that my office can pack down into a small pack and I prefer never to use a suitcase. Traveling light requires high quality lightweight gear. These shoes are LIGHT, but also serve a multitude of uses. That alone is a key factor - one item = many and so I can fuel my Less-is-More quest.
02 Light shoes with sticky rubber so you can play like a monkey
I would normally say, "shoes great for rock climbing," but I do prefer approach shoes if I am going UP a rock face that requires a firm sole. However, for all other climbing and bouldering, lightweight shoes with decent rubber soles are perfect. Climbing easy routes and scrambling through places like Malibu Creek - California are a blast. Climbing trees and jumping from boulder to boulder (try doing a Rock Jumping Hike in tight climbing shoes - not fun).
03 Water worthy footwear
This is again another huge plus for a shoe that has many uses. In Thailand on the islands, I like to train, go running, cruise the beach and just jump into the water without having to take off my shoes. With shoes like the Vibram Five Fingers, not only can I protect my feet, but I don't have to worry about stray dogs running off with my flip flops if I leave them on the beach while I go for a swim (yes, I speak from experience).
04 Multi-Purpose Shoes
As I mentioned, I like to pack light and this means I prefer one item that can serve many uses as opposed to many items that only have one purpose. These shoes are tested and proved good for running, swimming, scrambling, hiking, and or just playing around. I even wear them in the gym. However, most importantly, I can wear them with my uniform when needed.
05 Shoes that look really weird - Eye Candy
Wearing these shoes is like running around with a sign on your back that says, "ask me about my feet." For many, this is a con, but - if you like to share your thoughts, love attention and can handle debates with people that still believe the Earth is flat...dare to go public.
06 Shoes with flexibility
You can actually move your toes in these shoes. This is great for the martial arts. If you want to pull your toes back when throwing a front ball kick - no problem. If you are climbing up a rope, you can place the rope between your big toe and simply walk up the rope.
07 Non leather shoes
No cows are harmed in the making of these shoes. Leather also weighs more.
08 Shoes for better health
Having lighter shoes is better for your body in the long run (yes this is a double whammy). And, reminding yourself that you should stop walking on your heals (bad Ninja) is helpful too. If you have not gone barefoot in a while, these shoes will remind you of what muscles and joints you need to develop.
Nevertheless, do not consider them a replacement for all your shoes - just another great shoe to have when needed. Common sense is required.
I consider these types of shoes the multi-adventure shoe because I can participate in most of my outdoor activities in only one shoe. Some other benefits:
* If you want to practice stealth movements - the closer to being barefoot the better. These types of shoes are better for silent movement.
* Your foot can move at a faster speed and thus adapt quicker to changes in the terrain if you have on lighter shoes.
* Heavy shoes are hard to swim with and do not move naturally in the water.
Naturally, I am not asking you to throw away your steel-toed boots if you need to kick some trashcans. In addition, if you plan to hike the John Muir Trail, I would suggest that you wear a pair of shoes that can go the distance (unless you are trained in walking long distances with a pack barefoot in advance). Most of us will simply want to pack a pair lightweight multi-purpose shoes to wear every now and again.
I wear mine to the on runs through the park, cruising on a moped in Thailand, on short hikes (though I also go barefoot hiking).
Feel free to chat about your thoughts on these and other shoes for the martial arts.
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