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Cats are obligate carnivores and must ingest meat to survive. Saying cats are “obligate carnivores” doesn’t mean they like to eat meat and…

Many cats and dogs are great friends, but reaching that point can take some patience. If your dog isn’t used to cats, start with conside…

Cats can be quite territorial – especially if they’re used to being the only cat – but they can and will form close friendships with other cats. Be …

Samoyeds are a friendly dog breed that has worked with everything from herding reindeer to pulling sleds. The breed gets its name from the nomadic S…

The Borzoi is a large and elegant hound stemming from Russia where the aristocracy bred them for hundreds of years. There are records stemming back …

The Black Russian Terrier is a large, powerful, and robust type of working dog developed in the Soviet Union after the second world war.   W…

The Portuguese Podengo is an ancient dog breed believed to stem from dogs brought to Portugal by Phoenician traders around 700 BC. The dogs are hard…

The Rafeiro do Alentejo – also called the Alentejo Mastiff – is an old Portuguese dog breed developed to protect herds of sheep and cattle. The dogs…

The New Guinea Singing Dog isn’t your average house pet. The dogs are close to the wild with a strong hunting instinct. The breed is often called a …

The Norwegian Lundehund is also called Norsk Lundehund or the “Puffin Dog.”  It is a small and agile Spitz with several unique characteristi…