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Find out everything important about living with a pet in our Pet Magazine! Whether you have a cat, dog, bird, small pets or aquarium pets, we offer you valuable advice about the care of your animal friend. You can learn about different breeds and their specific characteristics. Find out how specific types and breeds of pets need to be trained, fed and equipped.
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Dog Adoption
Valentine’s Day: Top Picks for Dogs
On 14 February we are celebrating St Valentine, a day where everything revolves around our loved ones. It’s becoming more and more usual to treat not just your partner on Valentine’s Day, but your friends both human and four legged. We’ve put together some of our top picks when it comes to the purrfect Valentine’s gift for your four-legged friend!
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Cat Adoption and Ownership
Why black cats are great pets
According to an old preconception, black cats bring bad luck. Even nowadays, many people still reject them. In animal shelters, they wait an above-average amount of time for a new home. What people are missing out on are loving, elegant pets with a beautifully glossy coat.
6 min
Small Pet Adoption
How to celebrate a stress-free Christmas with rabbits
Regardless of whether you're celebrating Christmas with your rabbit for the first time or are a long-time rabbit owner wishing to give your loyal companion a Christmas gift – you can ensure with our tips that your rabbit has a happy and stress-free festive period.
4 min
Bird Health and Care
Bird mites: what you can do
There is a wide range of bird mite species. Most of them go undetected, but some mites can trigger severe symptoms. We will explain how to recognise and treat mites on birds.
3 min
Aquarium Guide
Tapping on the Aquarium
Two researchers carried out an investigation into the noise exposure of one of the aquariums due to the visitors in the Schönbrunn Zoo in Vienna, and found some surprising results.
They hid an underwater microphone in a one cubic metre aquarium to register the effects of visitors tapping on the glass. Helmut Kractochvil and Harald Schwammer investigated this activity for four weeks, counting the taps per 100 visitors between midday on Monday to midday on Friday, and then from midday to Friday to midday on Monday. They then introduced three different signs with the inscriptions: “Tapping on the glass kills the fish”, “Only idiots tap the glass”, and “Please do not tap the glass”.
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Cat Breeds
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Dog
Dog Breeds
German Shepherd
The German Shepherd is one of the most popular utility dog breeds in the world, though the willing-to-learn and people-focused nature of these versatile dogs also makes them suitable for family life.
Cat
Cat Breeds
Maine Coon
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Cat Adoption and Ownership
Cat sounds: what miaowing, purring and hissing really mean
Cat sounds are varied and act as a tool to express feelings. The most well-known are miaowing, purring and hissing. This article translates the most important sounds into human speak.
Dog
Dog Breeds
Bernese Mountain Dog
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Dog
Dog Breeds
Bernedoodle
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