The barber

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Nap time

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Smile!

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How sweet

Create adorable cakes, cupcakes and cookies with these Edible Sugar Woodland Animals. Made out of sugar, these animals can be used to decorate cupcakes, cakes and cookies.

Buy them at etsy.

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Climbing

Photo: Nikolenko Vladimir

Heartworms: Not Just for Dogs

Dogs aren't the only ones who get heartworms.

 Did you know that cats can be affected by this parasite as well? Cats are not the intended host for heartworms, but they certainly can get them.

Ann Paws  has done some extensive research on this topic and shared it in, "Heartworms Aren't Just For the Dogs". Please read her informative post to learn the symptoms, treatment, and prevention methods of heartworms in felines.

Too much Halloween?

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Happy Halloween

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Does your cat need a scarf?

Instructions on how to make it yourself, at Sweater Babe.

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Piglets in a pumpkin

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Save your hair

Would you believe this bracelet is made of hair?

It's a Victorian snake coil bracelet with 14 karat yellow gold and garnets and a woven hair band, approximately 14" total length by 1/2" wide, snake head 2" long. For sale here.

 Hair jewelry was the height of the romanticism and sentiment that characterized the Victorian era.

 Watch chains and bracelets often show the most ingenious hair weaving techniques with more than one color of hair often used, as perhaps a chain given by three daughters to their father.

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Bird?

Animal appreciation

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NOT a mouse

Looks like a mouse: Has a mousy tail. And certainly its ears are Mickey-like. But it's no rodent.

This resident of the Riozoo in Rio de Janeiro is a Brazilian gamba (opossum), specifically the Big-Eared Opossum.

Photo: Vanderlei Almeida, AFP/Getty Images / SF

Misleading names

Are white rhinos really white?

Are Australian Shepherds from Australia and Baltimore Orioles from Baltimore?

Are Guinea Pigs really pigs from Africa?

Check the article (and photos) at the Huffington Post: 8 Creatures With Misleading Monikers

Cozy feet

Gray Felted Bunny Slippers, $95

Video: The Ultimate Dog Shaming

Maymo the beagle --- WAY too cute for shaming!

Howl-o-Ween Pet Safety Tips

 #1: Keep your Pet away from the front door.

Keeping your Pet in a separate room during the trick-or-treating hours is best. At an open door, dogs in particular, may feel the need to protect their home & humans and may bite your bizarre-looking visitors. Your Pet may also become frightened and dart out through the open door.

 #2: Be careful of Pets around candles and lit pumpkins.

Pets are attracted to bright lights in a darkened room. Candles can be easily knocked over, spilling hot wax onto furniture and carpet, and potentially causing a fire. Curious kittens especially run the risk of getting badly burned.

 #3: Keep your Pet inside.

There are plenty of stories of vicious pranksters who have teased, injured, even stolen Pets that are left in their yards or allowed to roam outside on this night.

#4: Do not give your Pet candy.

Chocolate contains theobromine, a substance that can be poisonous to your Pet. Dark, semi-sweet or Baker's chocolate can be lethal if ingested. •Sticks on caramel apples can be swallowed and cause damage to internal organs or choking. •Candy can upset the stomach, resulting in diarrhea or vomiting. •Packaging can cause choking or intestinal blockage. Foil wrappers can become as dangerous as razors when swallowed.  #5: Do not take your cat or dog with you in the car while your kids go trick-or-treating. It can be very frightening to a Pet to sit in a dark car while scary creatures of every size and shape walk by. Furthermore, your normally friendly Pet can become aggressive & protective and lash out at a friendly ghost or witch. For the safety of your Pets, leave them at home, inside where they are safe.  #6: Ensure decorations cannot be pulled down. An item that is pulled off could seriously hurt your Pet if the decoration was pulled down on top of them. And with some decorations they could become entangled. Source

Baby chicken hat

This is a handmade to order chicken hat. Great for photo prop or just for fun. Made from 100% cotton and Alpaca yarn. Available at etsy.