http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Mike+Mathews Pets Mike Mathews Mon, 04 Jun 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=156851&ca=Pets Move over pure-bred and designer dogs and make room for the rare breed Xoloitzcuintli or Xoloitzcuintle. The Mexican Hairless breed or Xoloitzcuintli was showcased at the 2007 World Dog Show in Mexico City. Although accepted in the American Kennel Clubs (AKC) Foundation Stock Service for rare breeds... Pets Mike Mathews Wed, 11 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=141344&ca=Pets Most dog (and cat) owners are seriously concerned about the safety of the commercial pet food that they are using. With the pet food scares and recalls that are all over the news recently, more and more dog owners want to prepare their own nutritious dog food for their loving companions. However, a... Pets Mike Mathews Mon, 05 Feb 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=122796&ca=Pets Designer dogs are really hybrid or cross-breed dogs that have been developed to try and gain some positive characteristics or lose some negative characteristics from the founding pure-bred dog breeds. “Poo” hybrid dogs where the Poodle is crossed with a number of breeds such as the Labrador Retrieve... Pets Mike Mathews Sun, 04 Feb 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=122794&ca=Pets Many people are allergic to the family pet and research has shown that people are allergic to cats about twice as frequently as dogs. Getting rid of the beloved family pet is usually not an option. Therefore we have to learn how to live with our allergies by learning how to manage them. Most people... Recreation Mike Mathews Tue, 19 Dec 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=110200&ca=Recreation I received my first model train set when I was just 11 years old. It came at Christmas and was set up around the tree like a silver train track wreath. There were two engines (although if I remember correctly one was just for show), five boxcars, two flatbeds and a caboose. The engines were old blac... Pets Mike Mathews Sat, 09 Dec 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=107558&ca=Pets History has shown us that people have been naming their dogs for as long as they have kept them. The earliest known pure-bred dog was the Saluki, named after the town of Saluk in Yemen. Rock carvings dated to 7000BC show a very strong resemblance to the Saluki. The earliest domesticated dogs seem to... Pets Mike Mathews Wed, 11 Oct 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=91478&ca=Pets The Non-Sporting Group includes dog breeds that don’t seem to fit well in any other group. The name doesn’t really fit the group and they would better named “Specialty Dogs” as the group includes some of the most interesting and exotic breeds. The breeds in this diverse group have a wide variety of... Pets Mike Mathews Mon, 25 Sep 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=87109&ca=Pets The Working Dog group includes most of the guard dog breeds such as the Rottweiler and Doberman Pinscher as well as the northern sled dogs such as the Alaskan Malamute and the Siberian Husky. Most of these dogs need lots of exercise and a fair amount of living space. Many of these dogs have thick do... Pets Mike Mathews Mon, 25 Sep 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=87110&ca=Pets The Toy Group includes most of the very small and miniature lap dogs and apartment-sized companion dog breeds. Toy dogs play a critical role in the lives of people that live alone and their presence can have beneficial effects on the health of the sick, the elderly and the housebound. Toys are popul... Travel Mike Mathews Sat, 10 Jun 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=58618&ca=Travel When my wife and I recently stepped off a cruise ship in Skagway Alaska, we were excited to be revisiting some her family's history. In 1897 her grandfather Jim and her great uncle Albert, joined almost 100,000 gold-rush prospectors who were going to the Klondike to search for gold. They were among...