posted by Tess on Jan 18
You may wish to consider a chinchilla as a possible pet. They are of the rodent family, (but it doesn’t seem that way).
Also known as “chins” they have incredible velvety fir, and they resemble a chubby squirrel with Mickey mouse type ears. They are nocturnal, although they do get up and play alot during the day. Chins are very smart and playful, and I’m told can be trained. They are also very clean,so their cage area doesn’t tend to stink as many other types of caged animals can.
I got my first pair of chinchillas, as adults, a proven breeding pair. They were nice enough but they never really did bond with us. We ended up having 3 litters total. They usually have 1-3 babies (also known as kits), and their pregnancy is 111 days (about 4 months), which is very long gestation period for an animal that size.
The babies are born fully formed, “ready to go” you might say. Fully furred, eyes opened, running around. They can even eat adult food almost from day 1, although they prefer to nurse.
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posted by Tess on Jan 18
Because your dog lives with humans, he’s going to have to learn to deal with frustration sometimes, because you shouldn’t let things always go his way if you’re to be a responsible dog owner.
Dogs that are strong-willed and confident are more likely to become frustrated when they can’t have something, especially if to them they are the dominant one, and not their owner.
To cure this bad behavior, you’re going to have to set up some situations in which your dog becomes frustrated. You must then wait for him to go through his frustration and eventually calm down. Once he’s calmed down, he’s allowed to get whatever it is he wanted.
You need to remember while you’re doing this, that you can’t react in anyway while he’s frustrated.
Here’s an example of the whole process:
Offer your dog something he wants, often a food reward of a favorite toy will do the trick, and keep it just out of his reach. If he pulls on his leash, or barks, just ignore the behavior.
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