Pets - By Animal

Birds

Bird Talk Species Profile This site gives specific information about different
species of birds so you can decide which one would best suit you and your
lifestyle. Covers Amazons to Toucans and just about everything in between.
Emergency care for birds Solid how-to information about emergency care for birds. This site covers common problems you can handle at home and tells you what emergencies will require a veterinarian.
The Pet Bird Page Parrots have got to be one of the most adorable friends with whom to share your home. This site will teach you how to care for and train these delightful characters. Also has information about other kinds of birds.
Companion Birds A site which stresses the companion factor of having a pet, focusing on birds. Includes information on training your bird.
Bird Names Your bird can have the most orginal name on the block. This site offers plenty of suggestions, from Aladdin to Zepato.
Pet Bird Report About Household Dangers Did you know things like scented candles, chocolate and vapors from hair spray or deoderant can be toxic to your pet bird? This site lists items you'll want to limit or eleminate from you home to help your feathered companion live a long, healthy life.
Caring For Your New Pet Bird This woman wrote a book and put it on the web to reach a larger number of people in hopes of preventing what she calls, "pass around birds." This site is full of helpful information to help make you a responsible bird owner.
Birds and Lights Here's an article that tells why light is so important to raising healthy birds. It's a bit technical but has invaluable information so wade through it a bit and you'll learn a lot to help your feathered pal.
Biting Parrots The parrot behaviorist who authors this site says that biting is one of the easiest habits to break - if the owner is patient and consistent. An
interesting look at why birds bite and what humans may unwittingly be doing
to encourage the behavior.
Pet Bird Recipes If your bird has a gourmet beak, this is the site for you.
Why, your bird hasn't lived until he's tried some Parrot Bread or Pineapple
Muffins and the easy to follow recipes are all here.

Cats

Cat Fanciers An Internet forum for cat lovers, this site has information about breeders, shows and clubs and the latest on feline welfare, rescue and health issues.
The Meditative Cat This is a family web page designed to teach you and
your feline companion the fine art of meditation. It includes some great free animated graphics and free virtual postcards which have a nice emphasis on animal welfare.
Index of Famous Cats Need ideas for naming your new feline pal? Do you remember the name of Garfield's girlfriend? (Arlene) How about the name of the kitten loved by Koko, the gorilla who used sign language to communicate? (All Ball) Lots of uncommon names, from both fact and fiction.
The Tidy Cats The graphics on this site rate five stars. Travel a cyber neighborhood and visit such characters as Tom and Nigel to learn the basics about cat care.
Nature's Extradordinary Cats This site features acts of extreme heroics, bravery and intelligence...from cats, not people! Here are some tales that will warm your heart.
Myths and Facts About Cats Heard some amazing things about cats? Or just want to know more about them? This is a great site for dispelling rumors and giving you the straight skinny about our feline buddies.
CatStuff You could spend a whole hour on this site and not get bored!
Has over 3,000 cat-related graphics, an information library, stories and you
can even listen to whimsical tunes while visiting.
Cat Facts and Cat Opinions This site was put together by Precious the Cat to keep fellow felines in the know about humans and (cough) dogs. Precious has great wisdom and humor and an impressive eye for graphics.
Cat Colors After a trip to this site, you won't describe your cat as being "just regular" any more. A very intriquing list of the different colors of coats felines have in their closets.
You Can Make A Difference Although written with cats in mind, this site gives practical suggestions about how you can be an advocate for all animals.
Cat Haikus For you literay types..haikus written from the feline perspective. This site might inspire you to try your paw, er, hand, at this fun type of poetry.
Feline Development Chart This site is like having a Dr. Spock for cats at your beck and call. Has a chart which gives age-specific information about necessary medical care, learning and development.
Tally's Cat Owner's Manual A cleverly-designed site which offers the basics of owning a cat. Covers all topics from newborns, health, safety and behavior. An excellent resource.
Cat History A straight-forward, no graphics, site that offers the history of
our domesticaed feline companions. Just the facts, ma'am.
The Nice Kittens Home Page This site, dedicated to kittens, is very nicely done. Download a cat screen saver, find some books about kits, and enjoy tons of photos of these wonderful baby tigers.
Were You a Cat in a Former Life? A humorous essay that details ways to tell if you were reincarnated from a feline or if your cat might have been a human in his or her former life.
Cat Owners Responsibility Cats are more than just pretty additions to our homes. They are living, breathing, feeling creatures who depend on us to care for them. This site summarizes the things necessary for being a responsible feline friend.
The Cat That Eats Things Besides Food So you have a cat who eats dinner - and everything else in sight, like odd objects or clothing? Because this habit can be health-threatening for your kitty, this site explains such behavior and offers solutions.
Airline Travel With Your Cat This site provides important information if you must ever fly with your cat. It covers topics such as what to ask the airlines, the use of tranquilizers and the proper kind of crate to use for transport.
Playtime Teaching your cat to play sounds simple, but for many felines it involves more than rolling a catnip-ladden mouse across the floor. This is an
interesting site which teaches "cat think" to help you bring up a sociable
cat.
Sandtracker's Cat Pages Dedicated to the feline persuader, this site has kitty
prayers, quotes, even a IQ test for your furry genius. Wonderful!

Dogs

Canine Activities: Camping with Your Dog FAQ A useful guide to camping and hiking with your canine. Includes topics such as equipment, identification and getting your dog used to your pack.
All About Border Collies Everything you need to know about the talented and intelligent border collie including health, breeding and general information.
Select a Dog Want a dog but don't know what kind would be best for
you and your family? This site has information about 140 different breeds to
help you choose. Remember, pet ownership is a lifetime commitment.
Facts about Greyhounds This site has so many interesting facts about Greyhounds, everyone will want to make a retired racer a member of the family. Also has some great links to more information and adoption connections.
How Old Is Your Dog? Your dog's age in human years isn't necessarily the usual seven years calculation. It depends on the breed and size of your canine
and this site has neat little charts to help you figure it all out.
2000 Dog Names This site offers lots of ideas for the humans who want to
give their puppy everything, including a worthy name.
Dogparks In The US Love to exercise your dog but your yard's not big enough? If you want a safe place to play, try a dogpark! This site lists locations, by state, where your dog is welcome to romp without a leash.
Ask Joanne Interesting essay from a vegetarian about whether or not the
no-meat lifestyle is good for your canine, who is, by the way, a natural carnivore.
A Puppy Place, Seeing Eye Dogs, Guide Dogs & Puppies A special site designed by someone who raises puppies to become service dogs. How inspiring it must be to watch the pup you raise and train later be responsible for helping a blind person regain confidence and dignity.
Caring for a Deaf Dog A wonderful site dedicated to our canine pals with hearing problems. Talks about different types of deafness, how to train your deaf dog and how to keep him/her happy and safe.
Dogs for the Deaf, Inc. This organization matches up unwanted dogs with people who truly need them. They train canines to become hearing and special needs dogs and career change dogs. Learn how you can help.
Canine Development Chart This site is like having a Dr. Spock for dogs at your disposal. Has a chart which gives age-related information about medical care, learning and development.
Dog Owner's Guide Profile: The American Eskimo Did you know the American Eskimo dog actually started out as circus performers? This site offers fascinating information about the breed and offers specific care instructions.
Dog Owner's Guide Profile: The Chihuahua The webmaster calls Chihuahua's "pint-sized canines with a macho streak." If you are owned by one of these guys, or think you might like one as a companion, this site offers great behavior and care information.
Dog Owner's Guide Profile: The Poodle Smart and loyal, the poodle is an all-time favorite. This site tells you all about its history, behavioral aspects and special care required.
Dog House Construction This site is based on one man's attempt to build a fabulous house for his two enormous canines. Use his model or check the Dog House Gallery for other designs. All the materials and tools you'll ever need are included.
Rottweiler Home Choice Page This site has lots of good stuff about this nobile, alert breed. Includes health, behavior and care information.
Dr. P's Dog Training Commands A way cool site that teaches you how to give common dog training commands, such as "heel" and "sit" in seven different languages. You can even listen to wavs to most of the comands to hear how the words are pronounced. A must for that cosmopolitan canine.
Best of Breed Online All types of dog information about various breeds.
Breed Selector Here's a questionnaire to fill out that will help you select the perfect dog for you and your lifestyle. The answers are tallied to create a list of breeds that would most suit you and offers comparisons of each.
Exercising With Your Dog It's as important to exercise your dog as much as it's important for you. This article gives you the reasons for getting up and about with Fido and some suggestions for making the time more fun - for both of you.
Tricks to Try Does you dog ever need a "time out?" This site instructs you on how to send your dog to his room - actually his bed. A very gentle way to introduce your puppy to training.
Kids and Dogs: Safety First Kids and dogs can coexist, beautifully even, but certain steps must be taken to protect both the child and the dog. The site offers valuable information that might help you understand dogs - and kids - better.
The Tibetan Spaniel The Tibetan Spaniel has two of the biggest, most expressive eyes in the canine kingdom and don't think they don't know how to use them to get what they want! This site features this ancient breed once used by monks to warm their beds.
The Mexican Hairless Did you know the Mexican Hairless is the only breed dog that sweats through it's skin? This site gives lots of good information about rare canines that clean themselves by licking their bodies like a cat.
Bloodhounds Here's lots of information about the canines who can sling spit 20 feet with one shake of their heads! Bloodhounds have soulful faces, exuberant natures and quite an impressive (and often loud) vocal range.
Whippets: Born to Run A Whippet can sprint at 35.5 mph, just a little
slower than the Greyhound. This site is well done and offers someone
unfamiliar with the breed lots of information about this playful, impish canine.
So...You Want a Siberian Husky This site offers straight talk from the Siberian Husky Club of American about whether or not this breed would be a good match for you and your family. The Husky is lively and loving but needs a special home situation where he can flourish.
The West Highland White Come visit the Westie Owners club, Breeding, Feeding, Photo's, everything you wanted to know about Westies... And More

Ferrets

Ferret Central A bevy of facts about these furry creatures, ranging from health concerns, training, care and more.
Ferret Facts A informative site offering photos and info about the care of
ferrets, clubs and shelters where you can adopt one of these loveable critters.
KiSta Ferret Shelter A well-designed site promoting adoption of the lovable
ferret. This is a no-kill, non-profit shelter that shares lots of ferret-related info such as their favorite before-bedtime snacks and what to have in a ferret first aid kit.
Top Seven Ferret Questions Answers to the most commonly asked questions for current and prospective ferret owners. A good general resource.
League of Independent Ferret Enthusiasts (LIFE) An advocacy site for ferrets which includes such topics as humane treatment, disaster preparedness, adoptions and general care.
Training Your Ferret Many people would doubt a ferret can be trained but that's not so according to this nicely done page. It covers topics like how to stop your ferret from biting and how to train him to use a litter box.
Zen and the Art of Ferrets Puzzled about ferrets? Just ask Buddha Ferret who lives at this site. He knows everything about the furry creatures and is willing to pass along his great wisdom.

Hamsters

The Complete Hamster Site Here you'll find out all the cool stuff you always
wanted to know about these little creatures. Learn about different species,
care, equipment, breeding, even showing of hamsters.
Hamster Tales "Hammies" make wonderful pets but require different care and attention than Spot or Fluffy. This is a very thorough site, offering
information on topics such as choosing a hamster, behavior, care and medical
concerns.

Guinea Pigs

Dr. Barb Deeb's Guide to Guinea Pig Care A very comprehensive site for someone new to the delights of having a guinea pig as a pal. Learn about everything from nutrition to interpreting guinea pig language.
Guinea Pigs Info A straightforward page filled with good information about
these little guys. Covers housing, diet, grooming, behavior and more.

Rabbits

House Rabbit Society learn how to care for a pet rabbit
Living with a House Rabbit This site details the basic care a house rabbit requires to become a happy member of your family. Topics include bunny-proofing your home, training, health problems and socializing a rabbit with dogs and cats.
Massachusetts House Rabbit Society Oh, the gleeful hippity hop for which bunnies are so well known is a magical sight. But before you bring home a rabbit to share your life check out this site which covers such topics as care, diet and tips on how to bunny-proof your home.

Sugar Glider

The Sugar Glider - A Perfect Pet? If you've considered a sugar glider as a pet, check out this site to learn about what you must do to care properly for these cute critters.
Glider Sailing A site with graphics as whimsical as the glider. Teaches you everything you need to know about the care, companionship and cuteness of these little creatures.

Pot-Belly Pigs

All About Pot Bellies This interesting animal makes a great house pet but does have special care and safety requirements. This site offers you a peek into the companion pig realm.
Pigs As Pets Association Your one-stop pig pen filled with information about the pot bellied pig and other miniature pigs that make great house pets. This organization also serves as a pig adoption network.
PotbelliedPig.com This site has a lot to oink about for lovers of those
adorable pot bellied piggies. It offers information about adoption, health,
behavior and lots more.

Reptiles and Amphibians

Turtles, turtles and more turtles This site offers all kind of information about having turtles as pets. From tank set up to food to how to tell whether your turtle is a boy or girl, this is a good place to learn how to bring your friend
out of his or her shell.
Box Turtles A very factual site about the most common type of turtle kept
as companion animals. Covers selection, care, health, food and environment
issues.
Your First Frog If you're feeling "froggy," how about an amphibian for a
pet? They make great ones as you'll learn from this site. Some can live
up to 14 years or more if cared for properly.

Iguana's

Jen Swofford's Iguana Pages Did you know that most iguanas imported into the U.S. each year die? This site gives you information about how you can prevent that if you choose an iguana for a pet.

Tropical Fish - Aquariums

Tropical Fish Central Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania
reported that tests of people watching fish in their home or office made them less subject to stress than other people who didn't have aquariums. Includes information about how to set up an aquarium, species and diseases.
The Virtual Aquarium: AquaZone Raise tropical freshwater fish right on your computer. You'll have fish that eat, swim, breed and die - everything a real-world aquarium has except the smell!
Fresh Water Aquariums For those of you who prefer a reality-based fish tank, here's info about freshwater fish, algae, frogs, ponds and more. This
site also has chat, clip art and lots of animal related links.
Control of Algae This site is written in rather scientific fashion and there are no cute graphics, but you can still learn a lot from it about how to control the
growth of algae in your fish tank.
Fish Identification - Livebearers This site lists all the fish considered livebearers, meaning if you maintain perfect condition in your tank, you're likely to see some babies, like Guppies and Mollies.
Moving with Fish and Tanks This site offers practical information about what to do and not to do when dealing with fish and aquariums at moving time.
Aggression in Fish There's such a thing as a mean fish? Yes, you can have some species that are more aggressive than others in your tank. This site explores basic fish behavior and offers tips about diet, space and health to help you maintain a more peaceful underwater world.