Your Guide to Common Dog Poisonings

Here is an excellent guide especially at this time of the year when pets are outside more: Your Guide to Common Dog Poisonings Another thing to watch out for is standing water (i.e. ponds and low birdbaths) and if you have bird feeders make sure they are cleaned regularly and any seed that falls to the ground is disposed off. I have this problem with Lilly wanting to eat leftover seed. Unfortunately birds do carry bacteria and disease and care should be given to try to remove as much seed as possible.

Blog Talk Radio The Power of Love Relay for Life Team Interview With Host Nathan Webster

Tune in to listen to The Power of Love Relay team's Captain April Stewart, myself and Master of Ceremonies Tim Stewart talk about why we relay, some history on the Relay For Life of Northern McHenry, fundraising activities and the event itself which takes place Saturday, June 26th & 27th at the McHenry Township Offices in Johnsburg, Illinois.

Rabbit Language Feedback

Here's a great rabbit site and advice on how to "rabbit proof" your home. Rabbit Language Feedback As you can see I've been doing a lot of that reading hoping to rabbit proof the entire homesite. To the left is the smaller demon child making herself at home on a kitchen chair. She now thinks it's ok to sit on the table.

And here's the slightly larger demon child getting ready to make a leap onto the table for some relaxing chewing. I know now why God made them so soft and cuddly!

Turtle Tracks

Gotta give some air time to turtles! I have an Eastern Box turtle named Mr. Bojangles. He's the quiet one in the house but the most intellectual and observant. He is about 9 years old and he can live up to 100 years but average between 40-50 years. That means Professor Jangles could outlive me....which is why he is in my will. After reading various care sites online about turtles I came across Steve O'Neill and his project The Earthshine Turtle Tracks Eastern Box Turtle Conservation Group. Below is a link to the amazing things they do tracking and recording turtles. Turtle Tracks The neat thing is the involvement he gives children in his projects which is vitally important to the future of these interesting turtles. The turtle plays a significant part of history especially to Native Americans. The Story of the Turtle by Neebing White Eye is a great example of how animals are symbolic in life.