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Rescue dogs on the water and in the mountains

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  If the French firefighters released a full calendar of heroes, then there would be strong, beautiful and hardy, but not only males, but rescue dogs. They work alongside a person during events of different levels of danger. A keen sense of smell allows you to feel a traveler under a snow block after an avalanche, strong muscles - to pull a person who is drowning out of the water, as well as squeeze into narrow manholes during blockages or fires, when time passes for minutes and it is necessary, rather than sooner to locate victims and cast a vote. Search dogs are more effective than humans during rescue operations. However, it is the person who helps to reveal their heroic potential. After all, the savior is not just a proud title, but a series of requirements that a four-legged volunteer must meet: resistance to stress (the dog works in far from peaceful conditions and should focus on its task without panic and unnecessary movements) lack of aggression (the be
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Obesity in cats: signs, methods of treatment

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  No matter how plump cats look in photographs and live, being overweight is not a cause for delight, but rather a cause for concern. Let's clarify right away what is overweight and obesityin cats . Obesity - when the normal weight of a cat, for example, 10 kilograms, and he weighs more than 12 (that is, more than 20% excess). Obesity at first glance seems to be the least dangerous among diseases. However, veterinarians have the opposite opinion. Excessive excess weight provokes the following changes: the animal's appetite changes, he becomes lazy and inactive, does not want to waste energy once again, in general, the quality of life of the cat deteriorates Why is the cat gaining weight? The first and most important reason is that there is always a mountain of food in the animal's bowl, regardless of the recommended serving size of dry granules according to the age of the cat. Or, if this is a natural food, the owners constantly put some
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How to punish a cat correctly?

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  Did the cat interfere with your sleep at night again? Shouted at 5 am? Have you marked the corners? For the ninth time, knocked a flowerpot off the windowsill and placed a pile in the middle of the kitchen when you were already late for work? Which of the following do you think require punishment? Should a cat be punished at all ? And if so, how? About this in our article.   Why are cats being mischievous? Cats have lived side by side with humans for almost 10,000 years. But they still remain a mystery to us: we absolutely do not understand many of their habits. We tend to explain them from a human point of view and endow cats with our views and motives. But this does not work, and sometimes it is harmful.   The main thing that needs to be understood for every owner is that cats never do anything on purpose to annoy us.   A cat can "play pranks" when it is bad, painful, uncomfortable, exciting, or when it is influenced by instincts inherent in nature.   Of
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How do cats choose who to sleep with?

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  If you look at your pet now, most likely it will sleep. We even envy cats - it's so sweet to doze in a tiny sock box or a huge one from under the refrigerator. And even if we make the ponytail a perfect royal place, velvet and luxurious, we do not always know how to train the cat to sleep next to it , because it can sleep under the sofa, at the toilet door or on your favorite T-shirt. Fuzzies often come to their owners in bed at night or in the morning. Why does the cat sleep at the feet? Thus, they recognize the owner as the leader of their pack and leader. And it's also convenient there - no one will crush it sideways, if he turns around in a dream, you can always jump off if you get tired. If a cat crawls on its head at night - he really likes your hair or the smell of his skin, so cats often like to sleep on their owners' pillows. What types of sleep do cats have? Our pets have two types of sleep : shallow and deep. The first is close to a light nap. This is a s
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Dog walking rules

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Dog Walk   It would seem, why are grueling marathons needed when you can take the dog out to any bush for a minute and return to daily business? However, the satisfaction of physiological needs is a superficial minimum. Dog walking rules will keep your pet in good shape. It is healthy contact with other four-legged animals and a positive effect on your emotional bond with your dog. Add minimization of the risk of obesity and an adequate nervous system - and your dog is healthy and happy with life!   Why do dogs need walks?   A dog, like a man, needs a society for harmonious development. And the society itself is a dog. This is how your pet sees and learns new forms of behavior , signals of reconciliation and enmity, and also learns about hierarchy. It's up to you to choose when to walk the dog in the morning. It's worth planning your walk so that both of you feel comfortable, and you don't have to insert at 4 or 5 in the morning. The main thing is to keep the
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Does the character of the pet change after castration and neutering?

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  "After castration and sterilization, cats and dogs become calmer, stop marking their territory and pester their owners with shouts!" We think you have heard this statement more than once. But how true is it? Is it true that the procedure changes behavior and character? Let's take a look at this in our article The procedure is different. How is castration different from sterilization? Many people use these words interchangeably, but they are different procedures. It is important to understand the difference between castration and sterilization, because these procedures have different degrees of effect on the body. Sterilization deprives pets of the opportunity to reproduce, but preserves the reproductive organs (in whole or in part). During this procedure, females have their fallopian tubes tied or the uterus removed, leaving the ovaries behind. In cats, the spermatic cord is tied and the testes remain in place. Castration is also the cessation of fer
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