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HubMob Weekly Topic: All About Pets: The different stories, advice and tips that have to do with them


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How To Make Your Cat Famous Like Morris and Other Famous Cats 7794

How To Make Your Cat Famous Like Morris and Other Famous Cats

Do you ever dream of having your cat in show business? There are several ways to make your cat famous. Make sure you take plenty of pictures of your cat while he is being playful, mischievous and while he is napping. Follow your cat around and... keep reading →
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My Wild Pet: Pocket Ground Squirrel 8296

My Wild Pet: Pocket Ground Squirrel

I didn't know I shouldn't catch a baby ground squirrel in the woods. He became a much loved pet, but I wouldn't do it again... keep reading →
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Do You Want a Wild Animal Pet? Oh, Deer! 7996

Do You Want a Wild Animal Pet? Oh, Deer!

Wild animals do not make good pets. Though "rescuing" a squirrel, fawn, raccoon or other wild critter may seem humane, it often has bad consequences for both the animal and the human. keep reading →
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Pets That Write Poetry Are the Most Wonderful Pets in the World 66100
 

Pets That Write Poetry Are the Most Wonderful Pets in the World

Cats are entertaining and talented. They have many other interesting characteristics as well, but few people know that they can write poetry and music... keep reading →
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My New Pets 7395

My New Pets

The strange and fun pets I have had over the years. I have had a variety of pets over the years. keep reading →
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Neutering Your Male Dog 9298

Neutering Your Male Dog

Neutering your dog may potentially reduce health problems in the future with an unneutered male dog. Before you opt for the procedure, make sure you know all the details. keep reading →
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Keeping Large Snakes as Pets 7098

Keeping Large Snakes as Pets

There are many different types of snakes that make great pets, and depending on your experience level you will want to choose a smaller and more manageable pet snake than a large snake. You don't want to get a large snake just to be able to say "I... keep reading →
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How to Keep a Pet Ferret 8295

How to Keep a Pet Ferret

So you think you would like to have a ferret as a pet but want to know exactly what is involved and how to care for it properly. This is a very important consideration as your ferret can live to be up to 9 years old. This article will cover exactly what is involved in keeping a pet ferret. keep reading →
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Caring for Pet Rocks - Should You Get a Pet Rock? 6798

Caring for Pet Rocks - Should You Get a Pet Rock?

It was always a joke when I was volunteering what type of pets certain people should have. Because if you think about it every person has the patience, time, and money for certain pets. Some people want minimal care and find fish their passion,... keep reading →
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Walk a mile in my paws! 6895
 

Walk a mile in my paws!

I'm one of the grandsons of Zsuzsy Bee. Her son is my human pet. She asked me to let you walk a day or a mile or two (which ever comes first) in my paws. It will not be easy as my ‘Dog-Latin' might set a bit of a language barrier here, but I will... keep reading →
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Panda: The Dog Who Was Part Coyote 8393

Panda: The Dog Who Was Part Coyote

The year was 1976 and my parents' dog had just passed away. Their friend had a few puppies and decided to give one to my parents. Apparently these people were breeding a dog with a coyote, which is not something I would choose to do, but apparently... keep reading →
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How to Protect Dogs and Small Pets In the Arizona Desert from Coyotes and Other Predators 7991

How to Protect Dogs and Small Pets In the Arizona Desert from Coyotes and Other Predators

Most homeowners who allow their pets to become prey in the Sonoran desert do so unwittingly. The sunbelt states often draw retirees from other areas of the country who are unaware of the predators who prey on small animals. Keeping your pets safe is a matter of a few common-sense measures. keep reading →
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The Thousand Rand Cat 6893

The Thousand Rand Cat

The One Thousand Rand Cat Being a pet owner can be a very expensive undertaking. I need to go back to the year 1982, when this saga with a plain grey tabby tom cat named "Macavity", yes my first wife named him after that classic poem. Friends... keep reading →
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Designer Dog Products: From Reasonable to Ridiculous 6997
 

Designer Dog Products: From Reasonable to Ridiculous

Ready to dress your pet for success? Or just want to marvel at others' excess? Some of the most ridiculous, and more reasonable, designer dog products are showcased below. keep reading →
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Dewey the Small-town Library Cat Who Touched the World - Book Review 6898

Dewey the Small-town Library Cat Who Touched the World - Book Review

One of the most popular books at the moment is Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World by Vicki Myron. Read my review. keep reading →
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When Kids Eat Cat Food: A Story About Eating Something Yucky 6993

When Kids Eat Cat Food: A Story About Eating Something Yucky

When I was a year old my mom heard a knock at the door and decided to go see who it was. It turned out it was a representative of a cable company asking everyone to sign a petition requesting that our isolated part of the mountain now be serviced... keep reading →
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No No Nacho - Nacho Dog's Harem 72100
 

No No Nacho - Nacho Dog's Harem

Hub Pages’ Nacho Dog was set to take on the part of a major screen epic to rival Ben Hur, but it was not to be... keep reading →
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Why Are Dogs Man's Best Friend? 14,000 Years of Companionship 9192

Why Are Dogs Man's Best Friend? 14,000 Years of Companionship

When humans emerged from the evolutionary process, they were greeted with a wag of the tail and a lick on the face. It seems that way sometimes. The truth behind man's best friend. keep reading →
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Adopt a Black Dog 8395

Adopt a Black Dog

Although the problem has never been studied, there is anecdotal evidence from animal shelters and humane societies around the country that suggests that black dogs, especially big black dogs (BBDs), are the hardest dogs to place in new homes. The... keep reading →
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Making Space For a Ring Neck 6693

Making Space For a Ring Neck

Great excitement and a whole lot of changes going on at present in our household, as we now anxiously await the arrival of our latest family member. Why the excitement you may wonder, Simple, ever since I... keep reading →
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The Love of a Pet 6688

The Love of a Pet

A pet's love can never be underestimated, This is a story about a truly brave and remarkable feline friend which I was blessed with. Her name was Bebe. Although, she is not with me anymore, she wil always live in my heart and memories. Back in... keep reading →
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The cat and mouse game 6290

The cat and mouse game

  I really love her, our two year old Tart. “Snol” in Dutch. Yes that is how she’s called, our red pussycat. Two years ago I found her as a small kitten, too small for her age. I took her home with... keep reading →
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Pet Tech: Gadgets To Help Bring Safety & Happiness To Your Dog, Cat, Fish or Pet Tree 7184

Pet Tech: Gadgets To Help Bring Safety & Happiness To Your Dog, Cat, Fish or Pet Tree

Reviews of cool pet products including a dog GPS locator, safe outdoor play space for your cat, a pet tree and more. keep reading →
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Sea-Monkeys the Easiest Pets of all 8595

Sea-Monkeys the Easiest Pets of all

Sea-Monkeys are probably the easiest pets you can ever own, and they were probably the first pet I ever had. This article tells you more about Sea Monkeys and where to buy them.... keep reading →
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My Pet Goat Trixie 7095

My Pet Goat Trixie

This is my story of the fun I had in the days when I had a pet goat called Trixie, and some of the amusing experiences owning a goat brought into my life..... keep reading →
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How NOT to euthanize a hamster 8092

How NOT to euthanize a hamster

Once upon a time, in my youth, I had two hamsters...Tarzan and Jane. Both were male, fortunately, otherwise I might have ended up with a lot more hamsters. Things were good for a couple of years. One day, I noticed that Jane, my tiny little... keep reading →
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How to Help Your Pet Deal With Grief or Depression 7987

How to Help Your Pet Deal With Grief or Depression

I was searching for answers to that very question when I saw this weeks HubMob topic on HubPages. I was stunned to say the least at the lack of information out there about this very subject. Not that people are not interested I am sure rather that... keep reading →
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How to Supervise Your Humahnz (by Princess & Pirate Swift) 5890

How to Supervise Your Humahnz (by Princess & Pirate Swift)

Humahnz make pretty good servants and better furniture. And, of course, they're the very best pets!  Our humahnz need a strong paw to command them. It's for their own good, and they know it. keep reading →
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The Joys and Perils of being a Feral Cat Caretaker 7290

The Joys and Perils of being a Feral Cat Caretaker

October 16th gets celebrated every year at my house.  Not a birthday, not an anniversary, it marks another kind of celebration.  It is National Feral Cat Day.  My husband and I are feral cat caretakers, a volunteer occupation that constantly... keep reading →
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YouTube's Most Popular Pet Videos 7386

YouTube's Most Popular Pet Videos

My 75-year-old mother, who lives in Florida, has been talking about getting herself a Shih-Tzu to keep her company as she gets older, and I've been encouraging her. To further encourage her, I recently promised that I would be emailing her a "Shih... keep reading →
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Pretty Boy - Life With A Budgie 7092

Pretty Boy - Life With A Budgie

My father loved birds...in particular, he was fascinated with budgies. Our family was never complete without one dog and one bird. The life span of our family dog, Penny, was sixteen years...but the budgies... keep reading →
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Train Your Cat!  --But be Careful What You Wish For. 7190

Train Your Cat! --But be Careful What You Wish For.

Follow me in this dramatic story as I struggle to gain a modest amount of influence over my precious but quirky little guy. (Warning: somewhat long) keep reading →
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Pet Cemetary. A commentary on Pets and their lives and deaths 6589

Pet Cemetary. A commentary on Pets and their lives and deaths

Throughout my life pets have played an interesting role My first Pet As a child I recall my first dog at about the age of 3. At around that time we as a family had a magnificent Sheppard named Trix, who... keep reading →
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What You Need to Know Before Adding an Italian Greyhound to Your Family 7790

What You Need to Know Before Adding an Italian Greyhound to Your Family

I have an Italian Greyhound. I love, love, love my little doggie to death, but I’ll be the first to admit, he’s not the perfect dog. Italian Greyhounds have a lot of wonderful qualities and some annoying ones too. My Italian Greyhound is the... keep reading →
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Funny Stories About Many Pets I have Had. 8195

Funny Stories About Many Pets I have Had.

ver the years I have owned so many pets that it is hard to remember them all, but I do remember some of the funny stories associated with owning them. This hub is to give you a selection of tales about the pets I have owned, and hopefully make you laugh in the process. keep reading →
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22 Ways to Enjoy Animals When You Can't Keep a Pet 6691

22 Ways to Enjoy Animals When You Can't Keep a Pet

Not everyone can have a pet in their home, but that doesn't mean that you can't spend quality time with animals. Here are 22 fun ways to enjoy pets. keep reading →
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"Meowmy, I'm bored" – Five Simple Ideas to Keep Kitty Entertained - HubMob Weekly Topic 7687

"Meowmy, I'm bored" – Five Simple Ideas to Keep Kitty Entertained - HubMob Weekly Topic

Many of us keep our precious kitties indoors-only, for their own safety. However, unless we take specific measures to create a stimulating indoor environment, they're at risk for a different kind of threat:... keep reading →
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Airplane View: Lessons Learned from Our Cats 6091

Airplane View: Lessons Learned from Our Cats

Originally written in 2004, this essay would likely enjoy a larger audience as part of a hubmob than sitting on a harddrive all alone.   Like most little girls, I loved cats, and especially Snowball. She... keep reading →
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Costumes for pets 5497

Costumes for pets

I was looking for a costume for this Halloween when I stumbled upon pet costumes. To be honest I had seen people dressing up their dogs with woolly jumpers for the winter, but a Halloween costume? I have never seen that, but then I am not a "pet... keep reading →
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The Diabetic Dog: Food + Exercise = Healthy 7685

The Diabetic Dog: Food + Exercise = Healthy

Even veterinarians are also seeing more pets with diabetes. And one of the major causes is obesity. Naturally you need to change and monitor her diet, but in addition to a diabetic dog food diet and... keep reading →
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Chosing a pet based on your personality 6688

Chosing a pet based on your personality

Ok, heres the deal. I am committed to this whole HubMob thing and usually really enjoy it. But I tried three different times to publish a Hub about pets and have found no inspiration. I have a cake decorating... keep reading →
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The Story of the Suicidal Goldfish 7787

The Story of the Suicidal Goldfish

No, seriously. This is actually about a suicidal goldfish. o_O keep reading →
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Cats I Have Loved 6785

Cats I Have Loved

Cats who have owned my family and me have invaded our home and hearts, been snuck in as stowaways, made us laugh, and even inspired poetry. Why do cats make such special pets? keep reading →
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Adopting my Pet:  Three Views 6690

Adopting my Pet: Three Views

Adopting a new pet can be a struggle sometimes. Which one do you choose? What factors do you look for in your new friend? Will they like you? Breed, color, and personality all matter, but sometimes there's... keep reading →
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HubMob Weekly Topic: All About Pets: Why are we giving up our pet bird? 7171

HubMob Weekly Topic: All About Pets: Why are we giving up our pet bird?

With all of the economic turmoil in the last three weeks, we have been accepting more pet birds into our sanctuary then ever before. For some reason when families or individuals have financial issues the... keep reading →
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Aldo and Noelle:  How a Social Networking Site saved Pets 7290

Aldo and Noelle: How a Social Networking Site saved Pets

Disclaimer: These are not my pets, nor was I in charge of the rescue effort. I was (and still am) a concerned member of the Catster community, and helped keep people informed throughout this rescue. I believe this story is an important tribute to... keep reading →
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A pet kangaroo stole my place in a Florida phone store 6780

A pet kangaroo stole my place in a Florida phone store

I saw my first non-zoo kangaroo this spring. In Florida. In the cell phone store. It stole my place in line! Really! There I was, standing at the counter trying to explain my internet issue to the woman on the other side. She was only... keep reading →
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Health and illness of dogs, cats, birds and OWNERS: can a pet make you sick? 7080

Health and illness of dogs, cats, birds and OWNERS: can a pet make you sick?

The happy bark and waggling of the tail of our dog when we get home... the long lean stretch of our cat, while he purrs contently... the beautiful song our bird sings every time... Pets sure gives us lots of pleasure. However, no matter how loved, pets can make you sick. How to avoid it? keep reading →
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All About Pets: Stories, Advice, Tips, and Smiles 4769

All About Pets: Stories, Advice, Tips, and Smiles

Cats, dogs, fish, oh my! But wait...hamsters, hermit crabs, and frogs too...no way?! Yes, sir! If it's been small enough for apartment living I've loved, feed, and cuddled it atleast once. Although my parents... keep reading →
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