DOG PARK ETIQUETTE -- REDUX
By Stacy E. Smith
At the beginning of this month there was an “incident” at one of our local off-leash dog parks (of which we are huge fans – for the record). A three (possibly four) month old Chihuahua puppy was fatally wounded by a larger dog that, by all accounts, was not aggressive, but likely saw the tiny puppy as prey. Our hearts go out to the families involved and we wanted to take this time to reiterate some important things dog owners should keep in mind when they take their dogs to these doggie playgrounds.
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A BIT ABOUT BUNNIES
By Stacy E. Smith
Since Easter falls in April, it seems appropriate to turn our attention to the holiday’s mascot – the bunny rabbit.
Today’s pet rabbits are direct descendants of wild European rabbits which originally inhabited the area around Spain and Portugal. They were first bred in captivity at least 3000 years ago as a source of food and fur. “Fancy” rabbit breeding became fashionable in the 19th century and is responsible for the many shapes and sizes of rabbits we have today. Since rabbits have never really been bred primarily for behavioral characteristics (as dogs are) but rather for size and color, the behaviors we see in today’s domestic rabbit vary little from their wild ancestors
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