You think you want a Beagle?

People love them or they can do without them, (to put it politely). If you want a great companion for a bunch of kids you need a dog that is small, sturdy, happy and forgiving. All those adjectives describe a beagle!Beagles don’t rate high on t

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The use of crates and dog management

The use of a dog crate when I was a kid was not ever heard of. Now, almost everyone with a dog uses a crate, or has one available. Should you use one? How do you use one? Will the dog like it?According the Tufts University website, “Crate t

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Care of the Barn Cat

Everyone who has a barn with livestock in it also has at least one barn cat living in it. Some folks just “allow” the cats that show up to use the barn as a shelter and as for the rest of the cat’s requirements, they are on their own. This, of c

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