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Pit Bulls do not require much maintenance.

Pit Bulls always need to be busy and they are constantly on the go. There is nothing more important for a Pit Bull than to be needed. To maintain your Pit Bull's physical and mental health, provide your puppy with much exercise. Walking your dog every day is not enough. Hiking, playing fetch, obedience classes or even search and rescue and other activities may not exhaust your Pit Bull. Energy outlet is vital for a Pit Bull. Exercise your dog everyday. Pit Bulls are high energy dogs that need some way of burning off pent up energy. Even a short ten or fifteen minute walk or game of fetch will help burn off energy that can lead to behavior problems.

Never leave Pit Bulls alone with any other animal. Especially another dog. Even if your dog gets along great 99.9% of the time with other animals the Pit Bull is known for animal aggression and it is possible something will happen. Assume the worst: Never trust your Pit Bull not to fight.
Pit Bull breeds are extremely smart and highly responsive to intense and wise training. However, it is next to impossible to train the instinct to fight another dog out of the Pit Bull. These breeds were meant to be aggressive and imposing over other dogs.

Ok guys, here's the basic. Where to go to buy pets!

Well if you are a little short of budget, you can always visit petshops in Cartimar at Pasay City or at the Arranque market in Recto, It's a whole lot on those places, from pigeons to exotic animals like monkeys, phythons or other exotics.

Or you can visit the following:

1. Bio Research: Home and Office 911-1497, 911-1581, 912-0925
Branches are located in: Araneta Center, Cubao,Quezon City

Festival Supermall, Ground LevelCorporate Ave. cor. Civic Drive Filinvest Corporate City, Alabang, Muntinlupa City, MM
850-3958, 850-1097

Ayala Center, Makati City 812-9432, 893-5832

2. Canine Depot
Robinsons Galleria 4th LevelEDSA cor. Ortigas Ave.Quezon City
Products/services include Dog Houses, Trays, Dog Foods, Food for Cats, Fish Flakes, Dog and Cat Shampoo, Feeds, Medicines, and Dog Accessories.

3. Aquapets
Robinsons Place - Manila 3rd LevelM. Adriatico St.Manila
Tel. 536-3195
Products/services include aquariums, fish bowls, fish, fish flakes, aquanic battery air pump, and medicines.

4. Minep's Aquarium Club
351 Tandang Sora Ave.Pasong TamoQuezon City
Tel. 932-8644
Products/services include Wholesaler/ Retailer of All Kinds of Imported or Local Fishes, Aquariums, Aquarium Accessories, Foods, and Medication for Fishes.

5. Pet Haven
Village Centre Acropolis Village187 E. Rodriguez Jr. Ave., Libis,Quezon City
Tel. 635-6871
Hours open: Open from 9am to 4:30pm, Monday to Saturday
Products/services include veterinary clinic and pet supplies.

6. Under The Sea and Other Creatures
SM City North EDSA 3rd Floor Main Bldg.
North Ave. cor. EDSA,Quezon City
Tel. 925-3525
Hours open: 10:00am to 10:00pm
Products/services include aquatic animals, pets, complete line of animal accessories, pet foods, and supplements.

7. Tetra Pet Shop
Robinsons Galleria 4th LevelEDSA cor. Ortigas Ave.Quezon City
Products/services include Fish, Love Birds, Dogs, Rabbits, Aquariums, Bird Cages, and Pet Foods.

Hey! You can also visit Mr. Dean Francis Alfar's petshop Petty Pets @ ground floor, SM Megamall, building A, next to Julia Vargas entrance and sbarros.

See ya!

The Russian Dwarf Hamster, scientifically known as Phodopus sungorus, is a distant relative of the common domestic Golden (or Syrian) Hamster, Mesocricetus auratus. Common names of the species also include Siberian Dwarf Hamster, Winter White Hamster, Djungarian Hamster, Campbell's Dwarf Hamster, and Hairy-Footed Dwarf Hamster. Russian Dwarf Hamsters are most active in the evening, with some activity continued throughout the night. They are, however, more alert during the daytime than Syrian Hamsters, and sporadic activity occurs at any time.


HOUSING
Russian Dwarf hamsters are smaller than Syrian hamsters, so they do quite well with cages and equipment intended for mice. The cage should be lined with pine shavings, NEVER CEDAR! Many individuals are very sensitive to the oil of cedar, and it can cause their deaths. As they love to dig, wire-sided cages can pose a problem with shavings being scattered everywhere.

INTERACTION
In general, Russian Dwarf Hamsters get along very well in family groups of one male and one or two females, or in same-sex groups. Such groups should be established early, however, as putting strange adults together can be very tricky and, if mismanaged, may result in one hamster injuring or killing the other. Their normal defensive action is to sit on their back legs and "box" an attacker -- or a hand -- with their front feet! When they are attacked despite the boxing, they generally flip on their backs where all four feet can kick and, of course, they can bite as well.

FEEDING
In the wild, Russian Dwarf Hamsters subsist on a diet similar to that of other hamsters. The bulk of this diet consists of seeds and other plant materials. The portion of the wild diet that includes insects and other animal matter is not fully known. In captivity, they do well on a diet of pellets intended for the feeding of rats and mice, such as Purina Rodent Chow. A seed-based diet is not recommended for the captive animal, as they will pick and choose the tastiest seeds and leave the rest. This self-selection leads to nutritional deficiencies and reduced lifespan. Seeds, or a premium-style seed/dried-vegetable mix, are much appreciated as a treat, however. They also enjoy fresh vegetables, but greens should be avoided or fed in VERY small quantities only, as they can cause severe digestive upsets. Carrots seem to be relished, as are potatoes.

BREEDING
The natural breeding season of the Russian Dwarf Hamster in the wild is from February through November, but in captivity they can and do breed throughout the year. Breeding age is 50 days. Gestation is 18 days. The average litter size is 3.2, with one report in the literature of a litter of 9. The largest I have ever had was a litter of 8, all of which survived. [Some of them are running in their little wheel as I write this, soon to be sold] I have noticed a very skewed male-female sex ratio, of about 3:1, in many but not all cases.The young hamsters are born with teeth. They quickly grow dark pigment, then fur, then eyes. By the time the fur comes in, they will gnaw at any solid food they can find. One or two days before their eyes open, they will seek it out by smell. As soon as they have functional eyes, they will leave the nest in search of food. If you are using a lab-type cage as I do, at this time some food should be placed in the cage, near the nest, for the babies.Like mice and many other rodents, female hamsters go into estrous within 24 hours of giving birth, so they are often pregnant with one litter while nursing another. This is one of the reasons why rodents can survive the heavy predation they are subject to. The breeder, however, should closely monitor the health of the female, to ensure that she is not losing weight or showing other signs of debilitation due to this. Generally, I give my breeders a one-cycle "vacation" every three litters.The expectant mother hamster should be provided with a clean cage, a supply of tissue for nest-building, and peace and quiet. Do not disturb her until the babies' eyes are open. If it is absolutely necessary to change the cage bedding before that time, do it as follows:Remove the parents from the cage first and wash your hands thoroughly, making sure to rinse well to remove any trace of soap scent. Next, rub the soiled cage bedding all over your hands, to get the hamsters' scent on them. Then, scoop up the entire nest, including the surrounding pine shavings, and put it in a container separate from the parents -- a small box or a soup bowl work well. Clean the cage as usual. Return the nest to its original position. Put in the adults, and IMMEDIATELY sprinkle seeds and hamster treats into the cage. The hamsters will probably pick up the babies, especially if they're still pinkies, and carry them around the cage for a while. This is normal, and within an hour they should have all settled down again.A lot of this depends on the personality of the individual hamster. I have had some where I could lift up one edge of a nursing mother and count day-old babies, and others who stressed out at any disturbance. A severely stressed hamster will abandon or kill her babies, especially if it is her first litter.Unlike the situation with Syrian Hamsters, the male Russian Dwarf Hamster should not be removed from the cage before the babies are born. Not only does this make it difficult to re-introduce him, but he will usually take an active part in rearing the litter! Most males [again, this varies among individuals] keep the babies warm while the female is out of the nest, assist in nest building and maintenance, and many will also retrieve young who have crawled from the nest or been dragged out when the female leaves while they are nursing.

See: Phodopus Sungorus (Russian Dwarf Hamsters)
copyright: (c) 1993 by Jean McGuire

1789 - 1797 George Washington
The first US President George Washington owned 10 Hounds called Mopsey, Taster, Cloe, Tipler, Forester, Captain, Lady Rover, Vulcan, Sweetlips and Searcher

1801 - 1809 Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson owned a sheep dog and is the President who instituted the first dog license. He actually had a dog hanged once for attacking his sheep. a sheep dog to Washington.

1817 - 1825 James Monroe
James Monroe owned a Spaniel

1861 - 1865 Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln owned at least 2 dogs called Fido and Jip. Fido, suffered a violent death much like his master. Fido was knifed to death in the street by a drunk who became angry when the dog jumped on him with muddy paws.

1869 - 1877 Ulysses S Grant
Ulysses S. Grant brought a Newfoundland dog named Faithful to the White House. Faithful belonged to Jesse Grant, the son of President Grant.

1877 - 1881 Rutherford Hayes
Rutherford Hayes owned an English Mastiff called Duke, two German Shepherd dogs named Hector and Nellie and a Greyhound called Grim.

1885 - 1889 Grover Cleveland
Grover Cleveland was believed to have owned a Poodle.

1889 - 1893 Benjamin Harrison
Benjamin Harrison owned a dog called Dash

1901 - 1909 Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt owned a Pitbull Terrier (Pete), a Chesapeake Retriever (Sailor Boy), a Terrier (Jack), a mongrel (Skip) and a Spaniel called Manchu. Teddy Roosevelt’s bull terrier, Pete, almost caused an international scandal when he ripped off the French ambassador’s pants during a White House function.

1913 - 1921 - Woodrow Wilson
Woodrow Wilson did not own a dog whilst he was President. He was the first to shake hands with a dog which was a war hero. The dog was Stubby, a bullterrier, who captured a German spy in World War I. Woodrow Wilson made the following quote, "If a dog will not come to you after having looked you in the face, you should go home and examine your conscience."

1921 - 1923 Warren Harding
Warren Harding owned an Airedale called Laddie Boy and a Bulldog called Oh Boy. Laddie Boy who had his own chair to sit on at cabinet meetings.

1923 - 1929 Calvin Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge owned at least 12 dogs:Terrier (Peter Pan)Airedale (Laddie Buck/Paul Pry)2 White Collies (Oshkosh/Rob Roy and Prudence Primm)Shetland Sheepdog (Calamity Jane)2 Chows (Tiny Tim and Blackberry)Brown Collie (Ruby Rough)Yellow Collie (Bessie)Bulldog (Boston Beans)Police Dog (King Kole)Bird Dog (Palo Alto),

1929 - 1933 Herbert Hoover
Herbert Hoover owned at least 9 dogs2 Police Dogs (King Tut and Pat)2 Fox Terriers (Big Ben and Sonnie)Scotch Collie (Glen)Eskimo Dog (Yukon)Wolfhound (Patrick)Setter (Eaglehurst Gillette)Elkhound (Weejie)

1933 - 1945 Franklin D Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt owned at least 7 dogs:German Shepherd (Major)2 Scotch Terriers (Meggie and Fala)Llewellyn Setter (Winks)English Sheepdog (Tiny)Great Dane (President)Mastiff (Blaze)Fala was given to the President by his cousin, Margaret Suckley. Fala the star of an MGM Hollywood movie about the typical day of a dog in the White House. Fala also became an honorary army private. He received this honor by contributing one dollar to the war effort setting a trend for the rest of the US.Fala is depicted in the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial. Meggie, the other Terrier, was infamous as she once bit a senator! Manchu was owned by Alice Roosevelt and was a small black Pekingese which she received as a gift from the last Empress of China.

1945 -1953 Harry S Truman
Harry S. Truman owned a mongrel called Feller and an Irish Setter named Mike.
President Harry S. Truman is attributed with the following quotes:
"If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog."
"Children and dogs are as necessary to the welfare of the country as Wall Street and the railroads."

1953 - 1961 Dwight D Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower owned a Weimaraner named Heidi.

1961 - 1963 John F Kennedy
President John F. Kennedy owned the following dogs:Welsh Terrier - Charlie and PushinkaGerman Shepherd - Clipper Irish Cocker Spaniel - ShannonIrish Wolfhound - Wolf Terrier - White Tips, Blackie and Streaker.
John F. Kennedy was the first president to request that his dogs meet the presidential helicopter when the president arrived at the White House.Soviet Premier Kruschev gave him a dog named Pushinka who was the offspring of the Russian space dog Strelka. Pushinka had 4 puppies of her own puppies who JFK called “pupniks”! Pushinka often made the President laugh by climbing up the ladder to Caroline's tree house. The Prime Minister of Ireland gave JFK the Irish cocker spaniel, Shannon.

1963 - 1969 Lyndon B Johnson
Lyndon B. Johnson owned 7 dogs: Mongrel - (Yuki)5 Beagles - Beagle, Little Beagle, Him and Her and J. EdgarWhite Collie - (Blanco)As president he received as a gift the white collie, Blanco. He always shook hands with the dog whenever he left or returned to the White HouseHis favorite dog, the beagle called Him, was run over and killed on the White House grounds. Edgar Hoover gave him a dog t o replace Him which he named J. Edgar. His mongrel dog, Yuki, was famous for disgracing everyone present in the oval office including the Shah of Iran. His next escapade occurred when he bit a White House police officer in the groin. Despite these indiscretions Yuki was honoured by his picture appearing on the front page of the Wall Street Journal.

1969 - 1974 Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon owned 4 dogs Spaniel (Checkers) Irish Setter (King Timahoe)Terrier (Pasha)Poodle (Vicky)When he entered the White House a member of his staff gave him the Irish setter, King Timahoe, which he named for the little village in Ireland where his mother’s ancestors came from. Richard Nixon.

1974 - 1977 Gerald Ford
Gerald Ford owned a Golden Retriever called Liberty who gave birth to nine puppies at the White House.

1977 - 1981 Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter gave a dog as a gift to his daughter Amy. The dog was a mongrel who was called Grits.

1981 - 1989 Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan owned two dogs, a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel called Rex and a Bouvier des Flandres called Lucky. The President was photographed being dragged across the White House lawn by Lucky in the presence of Margaret Thatcher. An undignified image for the President of the USA. Lucky was sent to live in California leaving just Rex, the little Cavalier King Charles Spaniel at the White House.

1989 - 1993 George H W Bush
George H W Bush owned a Springer Spaniel called Millie and her puppy named Ranger. "Millie", the Springer Spaniel, has been the subject of a book which has sold more copies than the autobiography of George Bush himself.

1993 - 2001 President Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton owned a chocolate Labrador called Buddy
The TV cameras caught him relieving himself on the carpet! Buddy was barely in the White House a month before Newsweek proclaimed, “At last, a friend who can’t testify against him.”

2000 President George W Bush.
President George W Bush's dogs include a Scottish terrier named Barney and an English springer spaniel named Spot. Spot was named after Scott Fletcher, a former Texas Rangers baseball player. President Bush's dog Spot is the only dog to live in the White House during two administrations. Spot was born to Millie, George H.W. Bush's dog, when George H.W. Bush was President. Spot was given to his son George W. Bush who returned the Terrier to the White House for his term of office.

Dogs are members of the order Carnivora, a group of mammals that originated about 55 million years ago. The current members of Carnivora include animals in the family Canidae. Wolves, jackals, and our dogs, among others animals, make up the family Canidae

The first of the Canidae, called Hesperocyon, lived about 25 to 30 million years ago in North America. Some Canidae migrated to South America where they evolved into foxes. Other Canidae gradually evolved into animals that began the genus Canis. These animals moved westward over the Bering Strait and continued into Eurasia.
The oldest representative of the Canis is Canis cipio; it was discovered in Concud, Spain. It lived about 6 million years ago. The genus continued evolving, producing Canis lupus, or wolf, about 300,000 years ago. The wolf is widely believed to be the forerunner of modern day dogs.

Because humans domesticated dogs about 20,000 years ago, we have no precise knowledge of how this was done. Presumably, young wolves were caught and raised in captivity. Then, humans would breed those animals that had the characteristics they wanted to keep. Over many generations, different types of dogs were developed -- those specialized for hunting, for guarding, and for sheep herding, among others.

Although most modern dog breeds were developed about 100 years ago and a few in the 1700s, these general dog classes -- hunters, guard dogs, and herders, have been known for thousands of years.

Source: The Reader's Digest Illustrated Book of Dogs, 2nd ed., The Reader's Digest Association, Inc., Pleasantville, New York, 1993, pp. 9-10.