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Awesome Blog Content Award

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I have received the Awesome Blog Content Award!

Thank you so much to Fluffy Tufts Gang for honoring us with this AWESOME

Award, and I am tickled pink to accept!

Rachel, from Fluffy Tufts is the proud owner of three delightful dogs (The Lads), and a tortie cat.

Follow their adventures for a good chuckle!

Rachel has also started a new venture – hand-crafted crochet items for humans and their dogs. Check it out here!

The rules for this award are

1.  Share something about you, alphabetically – just a few words about you starting with each letter of the alphabet.

2.  Nominate other worthy bloggers for this Award, no limit on how many you pass it on to.

Ok, are you ready?

A – Animals are my passion 

B – British by birth

C – Camera freak!

D – Down to earth

E – Eager to learn new things

F – Friendly

G – Garden. I love growing things

H – Haggis. I love Haggis – after all, I am a Scot by birth!

I – Independent

J – Just and fair in all things

K – Kilt. I wore one as a child

L – Loving

M – Mother

N – Nervous at times

O – Owner of Poppy, my 12 year old Shih-Tzu

P – Patient

Q – Quiet

R – Reader (I love books)

S – Singapore – I lived there from the age of 13-15

T – Thankful for what I have

U – Understanding

V – Vodka, my tipple

W – Worry-wort

X – Xciting. Sorry for the spelling, but can you think of an appropriate word beginning with X?

Y – Yell. Yes, sometimes I have been known to yell!

Z – Zoo. I live near Steve Irwin’s Australia Zoo

Phew, that was a bit of a task; hope I didn’t bore you too much!

As regards nominations, there are so many fantastic blogs out there, it’s impossible to choose just a few, so I would like to throw it out there for anyone who wants to accept this award. No pressure.

Thank you again to Rachel at Fluffy Tufts for this Awesome Award!

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Pet Safety Tips for Halloween

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Keep Your Pet Safe this 

Have you thought about how it will affect your Pet?

Halloween is a crazy and fun time for humans, but for our pets it’s a completely different story – they can become confused and scared by all the different goings-on in their house.  Parents are busier than usual making outfits for their kids, preparing food etc., and the kids are hyped up by all this activity.  Their anticipation and excitement heightens as Halloween night approaches.  Of course, everyone is so busy and pre-occupied with the preparations that our pet is often neglected at this time; they cannot understand what’s going on, why everyone is so excited, and they feel very confused.

So what can we do to keep our pets safe and secure?

 1.  Keep your pet in a safe place to avoid him getting stressed – as far away from the front door as possible; a back bedroom would be ideal, or an upstairs  bedroom would be even better.  Close the curtains to keep out the noises of the front doorbell ringing constantly and strange voices – people’s voices get  louder when they are in party mode!

 

 

 

2.  Pets can knock over lighted pumpkins, so they should be kept out of your pet’s reach.  As we all know, cats are very curious and may want to  investigate a lighted pumpkin and run the risk of getting burnt, so instead of using a candle, use one of those luminous sticks that glow in the dark – a  great idea – and a lot safer, both for our kids and our pets!

 

 

   3.  Chocolate can be harmful to animals, so don’t be tempted to give your pet a “treat” just because it’s Halloween!  Be careful where you put any    plastic candy wrappers or cellophane, as your pet could be in danger if he swallows them.  Remember – if you drop anything on the floor, it’s like a  magnet for your pet.  He will lick it up or try to chew it – and worse, even swallow it – so teach the kids that anything to be thrown away goes straight  into the rubbish bin – out of harms way!

 

 

4.  Party lights are very common on Halloween night so make sure all electrical cords and wires are well out of reach for the sake of both your pets and your kids.  If your pet chews on an electrical cord, the result could prove deadly.

 

 

5.  Some people act quite strangely on Halloween night and do things they wouldn’t normally do – it’s been known for people to steal animals on this night, and sadly, black cats are a prime target because of the superstition that goes with black cats.  Some people will tease or even injure your pet, so keep your pets inside where they are safe and therefore cannot be the target of pranksters.  Sadly, many pets are injured on this holiday in thoughtless and harmful pranks.

 

 

6.  Kids want to take your dog trick-or-treating?  Definitely not!  The flashing lights and sounds of fireworks are very frightening to animals, and often cause them to run away to find a place to hide where they feel safe.  Dogs may become uncontrollable, and may bite because of their fear.  Cats should also be kept indoors at all times for their own safety.

 

 

7.  If you have a pet bird, throw a cover over the cage to keep out the noise of the fireworks and the bright lights; they too can become easily stressed by it all.

It’s not only dogs, cats and birds that are afraid of the noise and flashing lights from fireworks on this night – or any night for that matter – the same applies to horses, chickens goats, etc.

The overall rule is basically to keep all animals contained in a safe place on Halloween night – for their own protection.

They look to us to protect them, so let’s not let them down.

Then you can enjoy Halloween night knowing that your pets are safe and sound!

Cyclone Preparation for Pet Owners

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Queenslanders have once again gone through a tropical cyclone, but this one (Tropical Cyclone Yasi) was a monster, and the Premier of Queensland, Anna Bligh, had stated that it would be devastating, destructive and potentially deadly. She was right.

ID Collar on Pet

After the safety of people, my thoughts turned to the safety of pets,  so I thought it would help pet owners to be aware of some of the preparations they can make for their pets before the onslaught of the danger; it’s too late for this one, but not for the next.
This cyclone was forecast well in advance and because of that, people had time to prepare for it, and that preparation probably saved lives too. This cyclone has taught us that preparation is essential – but what about our pets?

Cyclone Yasi Aftermath

Animals become very anxious during weather events such as this, so pet owners should ensure that their pets and animals are clearly identified with ID tags, showing telephone numbers – just in case some of them try to escape from their homes and yards during the cyclone.

It is recommended that pets should be kept somewhere familiar where they can be monitored; they need to feel secure, so keep them in a place where they feel comfortable and somewhere that is familiar to them. If the owner is anxious, this will pass on to the animal, so try to keep as calm as possible.  Make sure there is plenty of water and food available to last at least a few days – just in case.

The noise a cyclone brings with it is horrendous, and will be terrifying for an animal – remember their hearing is more sensitive than humans, so they will be more prone to any kind of noise. Torrential rain lashing down on the roof makes a deafening sound, the fierce winds will pick up anything in it’s path and the debris will come crashing down on buildings. Uprooted trees will be thrown about like toothpicks and might even come flying through windows, so make sure any windows are taped up or covered with plywood.

The main thing is to try to keep as calm as possible as this is the time when animals will become extremely distressed and may even try to run away because they are so frightened. The animal is a lot safer inside a building with his owner than he would be out on the street.
A cyclone of the magnitude that this one is would pick an animal up and toss it around like a rag doll; it wouldn’t stand a chance.

So preparation is essential, keep the animal in a safe place, wearing ID, and try to keep calm until the cyclone danger is over.

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