Munchkin cats are in high demand due to their unusually short legs, but critics suggest the genetic trait, which is a form of dwarfism, may plague the cat with health problems and possibly even make it too painful to jump.
Does your cat annoy you or control you to the point of no return? If she's trained you to do her bidding instead of vice versa, take heart. This training tool, plus your cat's primary motivation, can help you train these 3 key behaviors and give you a new cat in a matter of weeks.
Search and rescue dogs save lives during natural disasters, assist in finding people lost in the woods, and are trained to keep searching even in extreme climates and conditions. It's not the breed that makes the best search and rescue dogs but rather these sought-after traits.
Dogs' noses are 10,000-100,000x more powerful than humans', giving them an astonishing ability to detect changes in odors. Dogs are now using their noses to help humans, from detecting multiple different diseases to alerting people with life-threatening medical conditions.
Most likely your pet isn't into shoes or their associated fashion statement. But their paws still have many jobs to do, and can take quite a beating. And you might be completely surprised by the number of totally unrelated issues that can affect their pain level in walking about.
Pets who obsessively lick one spot on their bodies are often diagnosed with this stubborn, frustrating disorder, and then the long journey begins to find the cause and an effective treatment.