October 5th, 2009 by admin
Categories: Articles, Issue 9
No Responses
A bark to bark introspective by Beckett Smith
1. Humor Them
They expect nothing of you. Understand that to them, you’re just a bulldog. Use this knowledge to your advantage. See it from their perspective: you have genetic tendencies to develop hip dysphasia, cherry eye, skin allergies, Demodex, kneecap dislocation, heat stroke, sleep apnea, infected wrinkles, potential weight problems, and periodic bouts of lethargy and malaise. So what? It’s not as if you’ll develop all of those things. Little do they know that you can outmuscle and bulldoze over just about anyone or anything at will. You know this; they do not. Exploit this knowledge.
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October 5th, 2009 by admin
Categories: Articles, Issue 8, Just for Fun
No Responses
Going back to the third issue of Total Pet Magazine, we spotlighted the snake as a pet, discussing its care and briefly touching upon a few of the sources for culture’s negative perception of the snake. We’d like to look into this negative perception further by exploring the history of the snake. Is that a little too broad? Absolutely. But we promise there won’t be any preaching about learning to love a snake or imploring you to go to your nearest herp-stocking pet store for a meet and greet. Okay, to be a little more honest, there won’t be much preaching. At best we’re asking you to consider the snake as a figure of historical and cultural significance, like Abraham Lincoln, Tattoo from Fantasy Island, or the guy that discovered gunpowder. Continue Reading
