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Breed: Affenpinscher Temperament: Playful and affectionate Cost: $1,000-$2,000 Lifespan: Average 12 years Maintenance: Medium Recommended for: Young families, small dwellings History The Affenpinscher is a true toy terrier, having been developed in Germany about 300...
Breed: Land Hermit Crabs (Coenobita variabilis) Temperament: social, non-responsive Cost: crabs $7-$30 (set up $100-$200) Lifespan: several months to years Maintenance: low, though higher than one may expect Recommended for: children over 10, apartments Activity...
Preventing and controlling ticks. Tips from Dr Chris Brown. Where? The entire East Coast of Australia is affected by ticks, and you need to be vigilant year-round, but especially in summer. Know your enemy: ticks have eight legs, so a bump on your pet’s body without...
Cat Scratching Post No matter how cute and how cuddly your cat might seem, there’s always a little tiger lurking inside, waiting to get out and scratch your furniture. The solution to the problem is a scratching post. In the stores they cost about $50. Dr Chris Brown...
Breed: Standardbred Horse Temperament: Calm, Resilient Lifespan: 25 years Price: Average $300 Maintenance: High Recommended for: Experienced horse people History Standardbreds are to trotting what Thoroughbreds are to galloping. The breed originated in the USA around...
A good dog is the best friend you could ever have but a bad dog can be a real disaster. The bad dog destroys your garden, barks all night, jumps up on guests and never does what it is told. Sadly, many dog training techniques leave a lot to be desired, yet all dogs...
By Linda Dennis This is the full text of Linda’s presentation on Australian wombats, an edited version of which appears in the November 2012 issue of ‘Burke’s Backyard’ magazine. The full list of contacts and further reading is at the end of this fact sheet. Wombats...
Some plants are bad for dogs. We’re building up a list of them, but it’s incomplete. Compiling this list is important work. Don Burke points out the ones we know about, but we need your help in identifying all the plants dangerous to dogs. Brunfelsia. Perhaps the...
For the full article click here (1MB PDF) Don Burke says you can discourage the bossy, unwanted feral birds and encourage lots of colourful and beautiful native birds with your garden design and choice of plants. There are good birds and bad birds. Some birds are...
You often see horses smelling each other’s breath. This is the horses way of shaking hands – via an exchange of breath. You smell the horse’s breath & s/he smells yours. If you own a friendly, calm horse, you may want to “shake hands” with it in the same way. ...