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10 Tips to help set up your own Koi pond

June 21, 2018

Koi-keeping is a relaxing, stress-relieving hobby. Koi are intelligent and can be taught to eat from your hand. They can also hear well and respond to your voice! Koi appreciate in value as they grow. The word Koi comes from the Japanese word ‘Nishikigoi’, meaning ‘brocaded carp’. The average lifespan of a Koi is 25 […]

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Raising a duck or 2 in your garden pond (Part 2)

October 20, 2017

Duck, duck....goose! If you have a garden pond, you can raise a pair of ducks or other suitable waterfowl Do you know the difference between dabbling ducks and diving ducks? Dabbling ducks are those ducks seen face down in the water as they feed. This group includes mallards, teals and the Muscovy duck. Diving ducks

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Raising a duck or 2 in your garden pond (Part 1)

October 19, 2017

Duck, duck….goose! If you have a garden pond, you can raise a pair of ducks or other suitable waterfowl

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Share the love: Does your cat have what it takes to be a therapy cat?

October 19, 2017

Share the love: Does your cat have what it takes to be a therapy cat?

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Q&A: Why and how do cats purr?

October 18, 2017

Purring is part of every cat’s repertoire of social communication

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Q&A: How do I keep my pet calm from loud storms and fireworks?

October 18, 2017

Q. The holiday season sees an increase in storms and the use of fireworks. How do I keep my pet calm? A. Startling at loud noises is a normal survival mechanism for animals, because loud noises are often associated with danger. In most cases, when an animal is exposed repeatedly to a noise without anything ‘bad’

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