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Positive reinforcement trainers focus on rewarding dogs for good behavior, knowing that these good behaviors will be repeated.

Learning to ride is a dream come true for some children. Joanna Mathers looks at what riding schools in Auckland and beyond offer When I was a child, ponies were my idea of heaven.

R&B singer Chris Brown adopted an adorable 13 week old English bulldog, and on Wednesday revealed to HollywoodLife.com that the puppy named Chief is a rescue dog.

Most children can only dream of learning to ride a horse; Peach Tree Farms can make those dreams come true.

Hurst Horse Show and Country Fair is neigh-ly here and organisers are hoping 100 children will jump into their little gymkhana contest.

Mill Pets are a family run business with years of experience in pet, reptile and aquatic care.

Omlet is a company that produces sleek modern homes for pets, such as hamsters and gerbils.

For the love of birds in Durham. DURHAM -- This cinnamon conures was one of the many birds at May's Durham Avicultural Society meeting at the Rotary Park Pavilion.

CLEARWATER, FL A 400 pound tiger named Ty is feeling better after having a football sized hairball removed from his stomach.

Now, from the Party that brought you Medicare, DisabilityCare and GonskiCare, the Gillard Government is proud to present its latest reform: Veticare.

More than 60 cats and dogs have been brought to the shelter. They are put in crates and assigned generic identifiers.

There's no room at the inn for the Degmans. Not the Days Inn, anyway. Jim and Marilyn Degman didn't suffer significant damage to their home in Monday's storm, but they lost power and decided to seek shelter elsewhere.

As you may know, I LOVE my horses and when I do show them, I feel the same unbridled joy as I did when I was 12 years old taking my horse to the county fair.

Brian Hock poses for a portrait in what is left of the home he shared with his wife and two daughters in the Heather Wood subdivision, just east of Interstate 35 in Moore, Okla.

In this declining economy, many businesses have felt the pinch. Many industries are reporting losses, but there is one industry that has continued to see growth - and that is the pet industry.

The Feline Therapy Lounge is the brainchild of former nurse and animal lover Liz Dyas, who believes the venue will help customers relieve stress.

Selecting a college major can be one of the easiest or most difficult decisions a person can make in their lifetime.

Patch readers, you're up! We need your wit, creativity and animal psychic abilities to craft the perfect caption for the next edition of our pet photo caption challenge! Suggest your caption in the Comments section below.

There are plenty of agencies jumping in to help - bringing in search dogs, collecting food for animals and connecting lost pets with their loved ones.

Styles is reportedly obsessed with cleaning and has laid down a string of ground rules for Liam, Louis, Zayn and Niall to ensure their tour bus stays tidy and dirt-free. A source told The Daily Star newspaper: ''Harry loves everything to be neat and tidy.