A Michael Broad Blog
The Times headline is, “Cat was almost toast when dog started kitchen blaze”. A nice headline but obviously a serious connotation because the story describes a pet dog almost killing the family cat after starting a house fire by accidentally turning on the family’s toaster. Herbie is the name of the dog. They think …
Unquestionably, it is cats who normally rule the roost and boss dogs even if dogs are much bigger than them when they live in the same home. It looks incongruous because if the dog wanted to, they could dominate and harm the cat, but they back off when the cat is aggressive towards them. …
Clearly, there are millions of households in which cats and dogs live together harmoniously. As we all know it is down to socialisation and good caregiving. Although dogs naturally treat cats as a prey animal, if they are socialised to cats it completely subsumes that natural instinct to the point where they become friends. …
NEWS AND COMMENT: Louise Blake from Hucclecote, UK, adopted a German Shephard puppy who was eight weeks old from, I presume, a breeder. He was quieter than his siblings and was off his food when she brought him home for the first time. He started to gag and he threw up a couple of …
Are felines stronger than canines? Are cats stronger than dogs? The answer depends on the species of feline and canine we are referring to. For instance the tiger is a feline. The French bulldog is a small, highly popular domestic canine. Which is the stronger! You get the obvious point. Conversely a large dog …
There are two clear, major possible reasons why a domestic cat might be peeing because there is either a new baby, new dog, new cat or anything else that is new in the home and the reasons are (1) idiopathic cystitis and (2) spraying to mark territory. Idiopathic cystitis Idiopathic cystitis is exacerbated by …
A cat is innocently playing with the family dog. Everything is perfect except the cat is playing on a coffee table and in the middle of the table is a burning candle. Just as the tail catches alight a woman passes by in the background unaware of what is going on. The timing is …
This is a cute Instagram, TikTok video doing the rounds on social media. An overly excited pitbull got to meet a new kitten and in the video you can see Kylie Alexis doing her best to calm him down (@kyliealexis16). The interesting aspect of the video is the strange sounds that the dog makes. …
