Orange County Pet News

Chickens are fun and easy to keep. These individual characters are rewarding, as they’ll entertain you with their clucking around, re-arranging the flooring material in their run and taking dustbaths. You should get eggs daily except in the middle of winter. Most chickens can lay up to 6 eggs a week so just keeping, say [...]

Parrots make great pets because they’re clever and very good looking. It’s fun and entertaining to teach a parrot to talk, sing or make noises. Because parrots live a long time, sometimes up to 100 years, a parrot is truly a lifetime commitment – and then some!  Although you can train any type of parrot, [...]

There are a lot of benefits and risks to spaying or neutering your dog at all.  I’m going to assume that you should, even if there are some negatives, because it would be a shame to have more puppies that can’t find homes.  And it’s just not reasonable to think that your dog will never [...]

Parrots in the wild are facing extinction. Man has destroyed a great deal of their habitat and food supplies, and has taken too many birds to supply the pet trade. The only way you can get a pet parrot legally is by going to a parrot breeder, because importing wild parrots is now illegal in [...]

A dog crate has many useful functions besides keeping your home safe from your lonely dog when you are away. For your dog the crate can be a haven where it feels safe and comforted. A dog crate can be a big investment. You want to find a durable crate that will be with you [...]

A bark control collar may be used as a safe and efficient training tool for eliminating your dog’s nuisance or persistent barking. Following are the most frequently asked questions I receive from pet owners interested in understanding how a bark collar works.
Are bark collars humane?
There has been a lot of debate about the humaneness of [...]

A passion for birds has been a past time for many and as a result have been making bird houses to draw various types of birds into their yard. Some bird houses are made to attract a specific species of bird into your yard. By placing a hummingbird house in your grounds you can attract [...]

How do you find the person who is right for you?  There are many traits you’ll want to consider, but probably the most important indicator is whether your pet likes him or her.  So how are you going to meet that special someone who loves animals as much as you do?  Go to the Singles [...]

exotic birds
“For the birds” has been a saying that has been around for quite some time. It means that an idea or activity is on the crazy side. People often associate typical tasks and phrases with birds. It is another story when bird watching is involved though. Bird watchers mean business. They take their hobby [...]

The act of giving chocolate is one way of showing how a person values or likes another person. It tastes good, and can be quite expensive; so giving somebody a pricey brand of the edible is in some way saying that you love that person. We, as pet owners, love our dogs. Showing that we [...]