Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Why Pit Bull Owners Need Pet Insurance

!±8± Why Pit Bull Owners Need Pet Insurance

Why would Pit Bull owners need pet insurance?

Pit Bull owners need pet insurance because it's smart and our
breed is active and we often find ourselves at the vet's office.

Pet insurance gives owners a little extra help when they need
it most and it also provides assistance for those unexpected
situations.

Getting hit by a car, getting a dog born disease, eating
a toy ball thrown in your yard, even getting lost are usually
covered by pet insurance carriers in the US and aboard.

As a Pit Bull owner you can rest assured that your dog will
receive the proper medical care and you can rest easy knowing
that you won't have to break the bank to cover those expenses.

I know from experience that accidents can happen. My dog Angel
ate a toy ball a kid through in my yard. That little ball almost
cost my dogs life and ,000 in vet bills to remove it.

My dog Patch severely cut his paw pad on a large piece
of glass (once again tossed in my yard by a child) and required
0 worth of medical attention.

You can learn two lessons from my misfortune...

1. It's not if, but when will an accident happen.

2. You should monitor your yard and make sure it is clean of debris that
can potentially cause those accidents.

Pet insurance offers protection against such things. Some insurance
providers cover up to 6,000 illnesses your dog can get during their
lifetime.

A few other items pet insurance offer are:

1. Coverage for unexpected deaths.

2. Coverage for boarding or kennel fees as a result of medical problems.

3. Recovery cost to pay for advertising or to offer a reward should
your dog go missing.

Some Tips for Finding Pet Insurance for Your Pit Bull

1. Remember the cheapest is always the best policy. Research all the policy options
because you may find investing a few more dollars is the best route to take.

2. Look for lifetime coverages.

3. Find out what the excess is. This is the amount of money you will have to pay
out of your pocket.

4. Check if they have higher premiums for Pit Bull owners. Sometimes they do have breed
specific rates and from my own research it will cost you a bit more but in the end
I've found its worth it.

5. Check if they have breed restrictions. I haven't found one that does have this
but you never know.

6. Decide on what level of coverage you need or want before you submitting a quote.
You will find a wide range of options. Take your time and choose the appropriate
level of coverage before you commit to anything to ensure you get the best
possible option.

In the end having pet insurance for your Pit Bull is going to save you money,
time, and frustration if something unfortunate happens. Having pet insurance
is responsible, smart, and as a Pit Bull owner you never know when your nutty
dog is going to do something, well, nutty and get themselves into some
mischief.

And as my mother always said, "it's better to be safe than sorry."


Why Pit Bull Owners Need Pet Insurance

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Friday, November 25, 2011

Ten Best Breeds For Guard Dogs

!±8± Ten Best Breeds For Guard Dogs

Around the world there is much debate as to which dogs make the best ones for guard duty. Most experts just judge the effectiveness of dogs they are familiar with, while ignoring unfamiliar less local dogs. Most lists tend to be regional and not global. In England, large terriers show up higher on the list, while in Europe they tend to lean toward the traditional dogs like German Shepherds and Doberman Pinschers. American lists tend to add Pit Bull terriers and while the Japanese add the Tosa Inu. The top ten list here takes these factors into account and presents a good balance of guard dogs from around the world.

10. Tosa Inu
The Tosa Inu is a stately, massive dog. Bred for hundreds of years in Japan, the Tosa is surprising athletic and agile. With a large head and broad skull, it has a large mouth with very powerful jaws. The sheer size and deep bark of this dog is an excellent deterrent for intruders. Tosa Inus are crossbreeds between Great Danes, Saint Bernards, and Mastiffs and were created to be large fighting dogs. They are highly intelligent and do not need repetitious training, but do to their size, they should not be left with children unsupervised.

9. American Akita
The American Akita, separate from the Akita Inu, is a large dog breed that originated in the mountains of Japan. The Akita is a beautifully striking dog with the appearance of strength and nobility. Physically, these dogs were bred for cold weather. They have luxuriously thick coats and large bear-like heads. They are very affectionate, loyal and very territorial. They tend to be socially dominant towards other dogs, reserved barkers, and can be hard to train. But unlike the Tosa, the Akita is well suited for families looking for more than a watch dog.

8. Giant Schnauzer
The Giant Schnauzer is a large compact dog that operates well in clear defined pack relationships. It is a calm, versatile work dog that loves to be with its owner at all times. The Giant Schnauzer is easy to train and responds to firm consistent behavior. The key to this breed is for it understand that all other humans around it are higher up in the pack. The Giant Schnauzer lives in pack mentality, and it is crucial to have a consistent behavior with this dog to remain a great guard dog.

7. Komondor
The Komondor is a large dog with Hungarian origins that is covered with a heavy corded coat and a robust body. The Komondor is a natural guardian that is used to protect livestock and property. These dogs were almost wiped out during World War 2 when the Germans and Russians had to slay them before entering the properties they were invading.

6. Puli
Similar to the Komondor, the Puli is a medium sized guard dog. Its fur is similar to the Komondor and differs in color and tends to be darker than its cousins. The Puli is an intelligent, agile dog used both for guarding and herding livestock and are very loyal, easy to train dogs.

5. Rhodesian Ridgeback
The Rhodesian Ridgeback is a breed that is indigenous to South Africa. The Ridgeback's distinguishing feature is the ridge of hair along its back running in the opposite direction to the rest of its coat and are typically muscular with a light wheaten coat, which should be short, dense, sleek and glossy in appearance and neither woolly nor silky. Ridgebacks are loyal and intelligent, but tend to be aloof to strangers. A Ridgeback of proper temperament will be more inclined to ignore a stranger than to challenge them. This breed requires positive, reward-based training, good socialization and consistency, and is often not the best choice for inexperienced dog owners.

4. Bull Mastiff
The Bullmastiff is a powerful dog, which was originally a cross between the English Mastiff and the Old English Bulldog. Originally bred to find and immobilize poachers, the breed has proven popular as a family pet. A Bullmastiff can be fearless and confident, yet docile. It has a very strong protective instinct and will defend against any threat to its owners, as well as any threat to its territory. Their protective instinct combined with their great size and natural wariness of strangers means that early socialization and obedience training are essential.

3. Rottweiler
The Rottweiler is a medium to large breed originating in Germany as a herding dog. It is a hardy and very intelligent breed with well developed genetic herding and guarding instincts, but the potentially dangerous behavior in Rottweilers usually results from irresponsible ownership, abuse, neglect, or lack of socialization and training.

2. Doberman Pinscher
Doberman Pinschers are among the most common of pet breeds, and the breed is well known as an intelligent, alert, and loyal companion dog. The Pinscher are short coat dogs compactly built with endurance and speed and have a proud, watchful, determined, and obedient temperament. Although once commonly used as guard dogs, watch dogs, or police dogs, this is less common today.

1. German Shepherd
One of the most registered breeds in the world, German Shepherds are a relatively new breed of dog, whose origins date to 1899, and were developed originally for herding sheep. The breed is marked by a willingness to learn and an eagerness to have a purpose. Because of their strength, intelligence and abilities in obedience training they are often employed in police and military roles. Shepherds have a loyal nature and bond well with people they know. They are in the top five on most guard dog lists.

Note, while the Pit Bull is a popular dog, it is also the top dog for viciousness and I would not recommend it for a guard dog due to its chaotic temperament and history. The Pit Bull can be a very loving dog and excellent deterrent as a watch dog and we need to bring these loving dogs back into the world as a safe breed for families.


Ten Best Breeds For Guard Dogs

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Sunday, November 20, 2011

A Cry For Help

!±8± A Cry For Help

A Teenage gang thinks it's fun to shoot an animal in the street. A home owner views a dog in their garden possibly a stray looking for food to survive and then the sound of a gun shot, but the dog does not die but attempts to hop on three legs to escape leaving a trail of blood and then another shot a bullet to the head. Too many puppies to a cage with no food or water taken from their mothers too early and covered in feces, it's not the puppies' fault they were taken to a puppy mill. Around two hundred dogs from Texas starving to death and some just skin and bones and too weak to walk, some sent to other states and some went to Vegas but many had kennel cough and pneumonia and many had to be put to sleep. A decapitated dog at the bottom of an alley still with chain around its neck tied to a fence. Bears in cages unable to turn around with muzzles and chains around their body are whipped and paws removed whilst awake and bile extracted.

Pit Bull dogs are forced into fighting for profit and pleasure with both mental and physical damage. Man's doing has earned these dogs a reputation on the dangerous list and last I heard UK has now banned these animals from entering the country. Chimps in over crowded cages unable to play or run have become depressed and withdrawn. Horses tied in a paddock with no food or water and whipped and beaten with broken legs. A firework tied to a cats tail for fun then set alight. Animals skinned alive for the fur trade. Elephants knifed and shot for their tusks leaving their babies to fend for themselves and most die not given enough time to learn how to survive in the wild without their herd. I have only mentioned a teaspoon of the torment and torture that animals suffer. My advice to anyone selling live animals including stores is to check out where they are buying their animals from and don't just take the word of the seller. Any owner that sells Animals, Reptiles, Fish, or any other species should do their homework or hire someone to investigate and visit the original starting point or source of where the animals are coming from and make sure they have not suffered long and tedious journey without proper care and provision like that of Tropical Birds. There should be visits made unexpectedly by the proper authorities to stores selling puppies and kittens and if the regulators find that the stores have sold or are selling animals from inadequate sources they should be made liable and fined no less than 0.000 and submitted to their credit report as an outstanding balance.

This money can be put back into the state from where the owner was prosecuted to help pay for more Animal Welfare Investigators and to also help build more Animal Shelters for the homeless and abused. If an individual is found guilty of animal abuse then they should be fined .000 and submitted to their credit report also and never be allowed to take care of any animal again and if the individual is not working then the money should be taken from their social security check on a payment plan made by the courts. It is now time to give Animal Abusers what they deserve.

I do not believe for one moment that my statement is harsh on the said amounts considering the price an animal has to pay with it's life. I do understand that our Prisons are either over crowded or full, so with the above amounts we can build specific Prisons to jail these abusers. I am not so forgiving as the law when it comes to animals, but the law can be changed. Every species on earth has a part to play in the circle of life. Man can and will lead to the extinction of many species like that in Global Warming where man is responsible for the dying Polar Bears, as the ice melts at a rapid pace, starvation is killing the cubs and at worst, the Polar Bears are heading for extinction. Unless tougher measures are sought immediately animal abuse will continue to rise.


A Cry For Help

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