Choosing the right pet shampoo from the variety of formulations available depends upon what you hope to achieve with its use, and what type of animal you own. Rather than using human shampoo, choose a product that is specific to the animal you will use it on, as some human formulas can be harsh on animals, and cause skin irritation.

You veterinarian is the best source for products that are medicinal in nature. You should always have any pet condition checked by your vet, as they can suggest the right product to help remedy the ailment. Over the counter products that treat skin conditions can be unsafe, or diluted, essentially ineffective, and therefore a waste of money.

For treating fleas, ensure you treat your home as well, as removing them from your pet is not enough to stop the cycle. Without using a product to kill eggs and fleas in your home, and vehicle if your pet spends time there, they will quickly re-infest. Be careful with flea products, and follow the label directions at all times. What is safe for one type of pet may not be for another, and can cause serious health problems.

If you are looking to reduce your pets shedding, there are formulations that claim they can help cut down on hair loss. For lighter colored or white animals, there are specialized types of shampoo that can help whiten the coat and remove stains around the eyes and on the face.

Shampoos that are environmentally friendly and can biodegrade may appeal to you. Some have herbal or naturally medicinal ingredients. It is smart to test these products on a small patch of skin before washing the entire animal to be sure there will not be a reaction or allergy. If you like, you can find recipes and create your own shampoos at home.

An array of fragrances gives you the choice of what you would like your pet to smell like. Fruity, flowery or fresh, and everything in between, the decision is yours. Always rinse copiously after shampooing to ensure there is no shampoo remaining on your pets skin

After shampooing, you can apply conditioner to make the coat smooth, shiny, tangle free and easy to brush. There are even pet perfumes and colognes available, and these can help keep your pet fresh and smelling their best between shampoos.

Find a product that works best for your pet, and smells and performs the way you want it to. Don't use human products on pets, and ensure that whatever you buy, it is meant for the animal you want to use it on. Grooming your pet is fun and easy, especially with so many options.

It is commonly known that essential oils can be used to support the health and wellness of people, but can they also be used with pets? Yes, they certainly can. Therapeutic grade essential oils, from naturally grown plant material, provide a natural way to support the health of our treasured four-legged and winged family members.

It is really quite natural for animals to be supported with essential oils. In the wild, animals are daily exposed to the fragrances of plants. All animals smell the aromatic plant oils that are naturally released in the air. Birds and animals that eat plants are digesting and absorbing the plant oils as part of their diet. Their skin is absorbing the plant liquids each time they tread upon plant material and rub against trees.

Essential oils can be used with animals in many of the same ways they are used with people. Some examples are using peppermint, clove and cinnamon to help boost the immune system. Lavender and cypress oils can be used to help heal cuts, scrapes and bruises. Frankincense can be used to help disinfect and cleanse a wound prior to beginning the healing process. Peace & Calming and Valor oil blends can be used to help with anxiety and nervousness in animals. Purification oil blend and lemongrass oil can be used to prevent flea and tick problems.

Be cautious when using oils with animals. Smaller amounts of the oil will be needed for small animals. Diluting the essential oil with a carrier may also be needed for small pets. Extra virgin olive oil is an example of a carrier that can be used to dilute the essential oil. This is one way to weaken the strength of the oil and help it to absorb in slowly and gradually. Animals are often very sensitive to smells and not much of the aromatic plant oil is needed.

When working with pets, only use pure therapeutic grade oils that are carefully distilled from wild-crafted plants. Wild-crafted plants are grown in soil that has never been treated with chemicals. By using these plants, we can be certain there are no chemical residues in our essential oils. The plants should also be distilled at low pressure and low temperature to preserve the powerful therapeutic effects. Never use oils that are synthetically produced or diluted with chemical additives with animals. The animals may have a negative reaction to the chemicals and the oil will not have the same medicinal effects.

Share the experience of using essential oils with your pets to help them be strong and healthy. Your pet will really appreciate having a natural solution to help support its health.

For sure, you must have already prepared what would become the home of your new pet dog, cat, hamster or any other kind of animal for that matter before purchasing or adopting one from the pet shelter. You think you have all the essential supplies and accessories ready so your new pet will feel most welcome and comfortable in your new home, except that you can't think of a good name for your pet. Following are some good pet names that you can use.

you may want to name him Blackie or Midnight. Shadow, Jet, Ebony, Charcoal, Char, and Inky, are also appropriate names for black-colored puppies. If you are considering of getting a white-colored pet, you can name him or her Snowy, Snowball, Ice, Sugar, Winter, Snowflake, Frosty, or Ivory. The names Brownie, Coffee, Clay, Eartha, Java, Sienna, Bear and Cub all sound great on brown-colored pets, but if your pet is multi-colored, you may want to name him Freckles, Confetti, Patches, Autumn, Calico or Callie for short.

It's also a good idea to name your pet based on his or her personality. For example, you have a pet that likes to jump. A good name for jumpers would be one of the following: Cricket, Kanga, Roo, Hopper or Grasshopper. Good pet names for aggressive animals.

You may also want to consider naming your pet dog after animal names used in popular TV shows, series, and movies, such as Benji and Lassie, for instance. You can also name your dog Astro after the Jetson's family dog, Tramp (the lead male dog in the Disney movie Lady and The Tramp) or Lady (the lead female dog in the same Disney movie). Snoopy, the famous beagle in the Peanuts comics and movie is also a nice name for your pet dog, so are Pluto and Goofy, two of the most famous Walt Disney dogs, Dynomutt (a cartoon superhero dog) and Bruno (the dog in Cinderella, a Disney movie).

Following are some suggested names if you are getting a cat, instead: Felix, Garfield, Simba (the lion in the The Lion King Disney movie), Mufasa (Simba's father in the Lion King movie), Sarabi (Simba's mom), or Scar (the evil lion also from The Lion King movie). Tom is also a great name for a cat as this ultimately reminds you of the cat in the Tom and Jerry cartoons. You can also use the name Sylvester of the Sylvester and Tweety cartoons or Tigger, a character from the popular Disney book and movie Winnie the Pooh.

For a pet rodent, hamster or mouse, the following names used in movies are suggested: Fievel which is the name of the lead mouse in the American Tail movie, Bernard (the name of the mouse in another Disney movie The American Tail), Mickey (the Disney male star mouse), Minnie (the female counterpart of Mickey), Jerry (the mouse that makes Tom's life in the Tom and Jerry cartoons seem like hell), Mighty Mouse (the superhero mouse both in comics and in film), Remy (the lead mouse in the Disney movie, Ratatouille), Emile (Remy's brother in Ratatouille), Django (Remy's father in Ratatouille), Roddy (the lead mouse in the Flushed Away movie), Sid (the sewer rat also from the movie Flushed Away), and Rita (the scavenger rat from the Flushed Away).

Of course, you have all the liberty in the world to create a name which best suits your pet. However, if you find it overwhelming, as it often can be, you can also refer to these good pet names for inspiration.

Animals can also suffer the allergies just like people. They are also very susceptible to the allergies. You will find that the ways to test animals are almost the same with testing humans. When your pet suffers a certain allergy, you can test it so that you can do appropriate treatment to your pet.

In this case, you might not able to do the testing by yourself. Thus, you should take your pet to a veterinary dermatologist. This person is trained to diagnose the allergies in animals so that you will be sure that the testing is done by a correct person.

As the beginning step, you can discuss the symptoms with the vet. You will find that most allergies in pet are caused by inhalants. Other common allergies that can be suffered by animal are food allergies. The symptoms of allergies caused by inhalants usually are occurred in the on the skin. Meanwhile, the symptoms of food allergies show up in the digestion.

After the symptoms are discussed, you can have the veterinary to do a complete diagnostic. The diagnostic will make your vet is able to do the allergy tests to your pet. You will find that there are some conditions that show allergy-like symptoms.

Another test that you should do your pet is to get him/her to have an intrademal test. This type of testing is recognized as the best way to test allergies on animal. In this test, the skin of your pet will be shaved and then it will be injected by small amounts of suspected allergens. After few minutes, there will be results on the skin of your pet. There will be raised bumps on his/her skin that are hard to see with untrained eyes. Thus, should be done by the expert.

However, you can have your pet to get a RAST (radioallergosorbent) or ELISA (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) if he/she cannot have the intrademal test. This is a blood allergy that is actually not too effective to identify allergies on your pet. But, you will find that RAST or ELISA are important to do for several conditions.

After it is identified that your pet suffers a certain allergy, you must discuss the treatment. There are some allergies that can be treated by doing the medication.

Conventionally, those people who buy a parrot as a pet also try to teach him to speak their native language. Well, it is not an easy task to teach parrot a human language but many experts and trainers have done enough research and training that they can teach such lessons to their bird pets. No doubt, everyone who thinks about buying a parrot will also think that how to train parrot with clicker training?

For your information, the very basic and difficult tasks to train your parrot are playing or sorting out cards, ring the toy bell and picking nut stuck between your lips. This training might seems to be easy to you but in reality, they are very hard and it is not that easy to teach your bird some good tricks and lessons. Below, I am going to share some exclusive tips on how to train parrot with clicker training.

Before starting the tips, I want to discuss a little introduction on the device known as "Clicker". Well, this is a small device and it can easily produce clicker sound when you press it. The sounds are just a little bit higher than the click of your mouse. The very basic purpose of this device is to make your parrot familiar with the clicking sound.

One thing more, parrot is a sensible bird and it has feelings and emotions too. So, during the training session make sure that you are not yelling or screaming at him. Yelling and screaming on parrots can easily generate a gap between the owner and the parrot and the bird will start ignoring you. So, do not do this no matter how hard it becomes to train your parrot.

The very first method to start clicker training is the observing the behavior of your pet. If it easily accepts it then start the training otherwise offer him treats to get him familiar with the clicking sound. Food is everything that birds and other pets need. Therefore, do not forget to present them their most favorite food during the training.