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Pets and Divorce – How to Keep Fifi and Fido in the Family

By: Steven Washington|In: Cats And Dogs|Last Updated: January 12, 2019

Pets and Divorce - How to Keep Fifi and Fido in the Family — image source

Here’s some statistical food for thought: according to the American Pet Products Association (APPA) 2009/2010 National Pet Owners Survey, 62 percent of U.S. households own a pet. In its pet ownership breakdown, the APPA reports that American households include 77.5 million dogs, 93.6 million cats, 13.3 million horses and 15 million birds. Clearly, a lot of pets are living with families that will experience divorce.

How does divorce law deal with pets? By law, property acquired during marriage is presumed to be community property. If one spouse proves that a pet was acquired before the marriage, for example, it is considered separate property and the community property presumption is overcome.

In a divorce or legal separation, community property must be divided, resulting in the property settlement. When the pet is community property, the animal’s best interest doesn’t apply, at least not directly. But that is changing.

Earlier this …

By: Steven Washington|In: Pet|Last Updated: December 24, 2018

Pets Can Help the Elderly Avoid the Need for Psychotherapy — image source

Depression is a serious problem for the elderly. The inability to do the normal day to day activities because of their health, the death of a spouse or loved one, and isolation from friends and family can all take their toll on an elderly person’s well being. Although training for therapists includes specific care for their elderly patients, it may be a better course of action to help the elderly avoid the need for psychotherapy. One way to do this is for them to have a pet or be exposed to pet therapy.

Having a pet can be a very positive force in an elderly person’s life. If they live alone the benefits of having a pet are even more profound. Pets give their lives structure and companionship. Pets alleviate loneliness, reduce depression and anxiety, and help an elderly person cope with the loss of a loved one. …

By: Steven Washington|In: Cats|Last Updated: December 15, 2018

Cats are pretty amazing creatures. They’re one of the two most popular pets in the world. And unlike dogs, they pretty much made a choice to share their lives with us. It’s led to a shockingly independent but also loving companion animal.

In fact, they’ve been such a part of human life that there’s a number of different breeds out there. And there’s some things to keep in mind when deciding on a particular breed of cat. One of the biggest is medical need. Different breeds of cat tend to have different requirements.

Some breeds of cat even do better with a daily walk outside. Others should be kept indoors. And sometimes it’s highly dependent on the climate. But there’s one other thing to keep in mind. Different breeds of cat also come with different prices.

Take a Bengal for example. Although, with any Bengal Queens for Sale you …

By: Steven Washington|In: Exotic Pets|Last Updated: December 12, 2018

Humming Birds Do not Make Really Great Pets, But they Are Exciting To Watch — image source

Suffice it to say that humming birds do not make extremely very good pets, and I know mainly because I’ve tried. You see, these small combination of insect flight qualities and bird bodies are so quite independent. You can not tell them where to nest and even recommend an excellent nesting location, they are going to seek out and pick a place they really feel is safe, it might not be as safe as the one you choose, but it is their property and also the way they want it. Stubborn small critters certainly, I’d say. Okay so, let’s talk, since all of us like to watch humming birds play, defend their nectar meals provide and perform unbelievable flight maneuvers all day.

Now then, if you’d like to get the hummingbirds up close and individual then it tends to make sense to put a hummingbird feeder proper outside …

By: Steven Washington|In: Dogs|Last Updated: November 5, 2018

The Gеrmаn Shерhеrd Dog Is Alѕо Knоwn By Thеѕе Othеr Names: Alsatian, Deutscher Sсhаfеrhund, GSD. Thеrе іѕ a vеrу оbvіоuѕ rеаѕоn why Gеrmаn Shepherd rеmаіnѕ as оnе оf thе mоѕt popular brееdѕ іn Malaysia. Duе tо mеdіа еxроѕurе and соmmоnlу ѕееіng thеm uѕеd аѕ роlісе dogs, thе mаjоrіtу of thе population соnѕіdеrѕ the Gеrmаn Shерhеrd Dog to be the mоѕt іntеllіgеnt, рrоtесtіvе аnd gеntlе brееd іn еxіѕtеnсе.

Whіlе аnу рuрру is cute, a Gеrmаn shepherd іn Mаlауѕіа have аn exorbitant amount оf energy and need соnѕtаnt trаіnіng frоm thе ѕtаrt. Whеn аnу dog іѕ this іntеllіgеnt аnd this protective, an owner muѕt fіnd a wау to make ѕurе that the dog dоеѕn’t bеgіn tо thіnk thаt hе/ѕhе is smarter thаn thе оwnеr. This rеԛuіrеѕ an incessant аmоunt of daily trаіnіng in оrdеr tо establish уоurѕеlf as the mаѕtеr, аlоng wіth a сеrtаіn dеmеаnоr and lіfеѕtуlе, and kееріng thе dоg under …