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Is Your Cat Polydactyl?
What IS “Polydactyl?” Simply stated, it means having extra toes. The average cat has five toes on its front paws and four toes on its back paws. Anything more than that makes it polydactyl.
The most famous polydactyl cat may be Princess Six Toes, who was owned by Ernest Hemingway. Because of this, cats with extra toes are sometimes called “Hemingway Cats.” The Hemingway Home and Museum in Key West, Florida, is home to about 60 cats, many of whom are descended from Princess Six Toes. About half of them are polydactyl.
According to the Guinness Book Of World Records, the world record for the cat with the most toes goes to Jake, of Bonfield, Ontario, Canada. Jake has a total of 28 toes – seven on each paw. Watch out, mice!
For detailed information about polydactyl cats,
we recommend a visit to: http://www.messybeast.com/poly-cats.html
From the January 2006 Issue:
Dear Readers,
It's hard to believe that another year has passed! I hope everyone has had a safe and happy holiday season, and congratulations to those who have added new furry friends to their families. Check out our photo page to see some happy pets with their newly adopted people, courtesy of the Almost Home Animal Rescue League. It sure is wonderful to see a happy ending to these rescue stories! Kudos to Almost Home for all their dedication, hard work, and love for these special animals!
Result from last month's poll:
Last month, we asked FurryFun readers about how they included their pets in their holiday celebrations. Here are the results!
43% give their pets extra treats during the holidays
36% wrap gifts for their pets to open
14% fill a stocking with goodies for each
of their furry buddies
7% have pets who don't celebrate holidays
Sounds like there are a lot of happy animals out there!
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Over Nine Million Happy Pets
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Choosing Your Dog’s Name
By: Dennis Fetko, Ph.D., “Dr. Dog”
Because dog confusion is a major obstacle to training success, what you name your dog and how you use that name can determine your success in his training and behavior.
Dogs are vocal, not verbal. How words sound is important to them, so consider that then choosing names and commands. To your dog, the words "No," "Know," "Beau" and "Joe" are the same sound; the dog will have trouble knowing which you mean. If you name him "Beau" and use "No!" as a reprimand, saying, "Beau, you know what I want!" reprimands him twice although you didn't intend a single one!
You always want your dog to come to you when you call him, so how much sense does it make to name your dog "Beau" and use "NO!" as your reprimand? He'll have trouble knowing whether you called him or yelled at him.
I like to have a dog choose his name. There are two ways to do this. First, spend enough time with the dog to really get to know his personality and select a suitable name. For example, when new to us my Husky-mix not only jumped on me, he pinned me to the wall and took stuff out of my shirt pocket! I said to my wife: "Look at this! I'm getting mugged!" Naturally, he became Mugger! A client had a very rambunctious Great Dane pup and I love the name she chose: Chaos! Let the dog earn his name!
Another way is to make a list of your favorite names
and--in a playful and animated voice--try them on the
dog. The one to which the dog reacts best is IT! And
he WILL react differently to different names! Try it!
Contrary to popular belief, a dog's name should change with every new owner. The old thought was that once a dog recognized its name, you couldn't or shouldn't change it. Wrong! Since many owners make the mistake of using the name with a reprimand, or even AS the reprimand, if you keep the old name you tell the dog you're one of THEM--the former crew. If the dog is now yours, you can't presume former owners did everything right. If they did, you probably wouldn't have him. And you're trying to tell the dog this is a new start in a new home, right? Then why use the old name--especially when it was likely used negatively in the past?
Be sure to teach the dog his new name by using it only with things the dog likes such as treats, praise, meals and love and affection. And don’t choose a new name that sounds a lot like the old one, like “Bo” and “Noah”.
Use the new name consistently and positively ONLY with things the dog likes and within a week or two he should respond nicely. We changed the names of two of our dogs and now they ignore the old names.
The author, Dr. Dennis Fetko, “Dr. Dog” is a world-renowned animal behaviorist who has appeared on the 20/20 television show, managed the reintroduction of captive-bred Arabian Oryx into the Saudi Arabian National Wildlife Research Center, and made a presentation at the South American Veterinary Congress. His ebook, Dr. Dog’s FAST, EASY FUN Behavior Solutions, reveals his proven methods for eliminating barking, jumping, chewing, digging, pulling and his puppy housetraining methods.
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