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it’s that time of year again. the air is nippy and your pup’s feeling chilly , especially during those long walks. walking your dog during the wintertime is a much more challenging venture for those who live in northern climates than it is during the summertime. during the winter it can be tempting to simply stop walking the dog altogether , by letting them go in the back yard or as i am occasionally guilty of , holding the leash out the front door long enough for them to go pee. ...read on

we live up on the great lakes and have our fair share of seagulls as a result. most people think of these as seabirds , while technically the great lakes are inland seas; they aren’t usually seen this way. so , it can be quite a surprise for the average tourist to encounter gulls on the lakes. our seagulls are just as bad as the ones you’ll find on the east and west coasts. if you feed them they will come…back for more and never leave you alone. in fact , ...read on

a study run by the center for disease control and prevention (cdc) has recently completed and it’s quite revealing about the cause of the 2007 and 2008 outbreak of salmonella in the us . the study looked at some 107 reported cases of the virus starting with the case of two girls who came down with salmonella after swimming in a pool with their pet turtles. lessen learned right off the bat….don’t swim with pet turtles! seriously though , these two girls came down with a very bad case of salmonella. both of them developed bloody diarrhoea , vomiting , fever and stomach cramps and one girl ...read on