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How to pick the right pet for your family
By Junior on 12/04/2012 14:39:07
We rundown the ins and outs of some popular household pets
doing most of it).DogMan’s best friend and most popular pet ever. Dogs need plenty of exercise every day, plenty of food and showering with endless attention.CatIndependent, tactile, fastidiously clean and mouse-catchers to boot. They’ll do what
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Lifeskills: Looking after a pet
By Junior on 11/04/2012 17:21:56
How to introduce a family pet into your home
Many children are naturally drawn to animals from an early age. Introducing a pet not only teaches your child about how to care for something, but also teaches him about responsibility, too.• One of the most important things to remember is that your
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Lessons learned from my rabbit
By Susan Walls on 12/04/2012 12:26:04
These sweet and soft creatures will teach your child the meaning of life
1 Love and lossThe day we brought our first bunnies home, the nice man in the pet shop gave us a free booklet. It listed the diseases that Flopsie and Fluffy might suffer from: myxomatosis, viral haemorrhagic disease, red urine and fly strike were
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Picture books about pets
By Fiona McKim on 11/04/2012 12:26:39
Five brilliant books about fluffy family friends
I Want A Pet by Lauren Child (Frances Lincoln, £5.99)Lauren Child's tale of an animal loving little girl and her not-so-keen family has typically witty rhetoric and inventive, sketchy illustrations. Children who find their demands for a menagerie
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The perfect pet for your family
By Kate Donoughue on 02/11/2010 13:37:03
Which type of animal will fit into your lifestyle?
Too much to do, too little time If everything is go, go, go in your house, then you need pets that don’t add to the general mayhem or add extra work to your already busy life. Fish, some reptiles and amphibians might be the right place to start
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Shortlisted Picture Book Of The Year: Belle & Boo And The Birthday Surprise
By Catherine O'Dolan on 20/05/2012 13:40:44
The innocent whimsical charms of a little girl, Belle, and her pet bunny, Boo
There's more than a hint of Christopher Robin charm about Belle and Boo, the delightful creations of Mandy Sutcliffe of the cutest little girl with an auburn bob, Belle, and her pet rabbit, Boo. This sweet tale tells of a birthday surprise
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Cressida Cowell's Top Five Children's Books
By Fiona McKim on 28/11/2011 16:36:51
The author of How To Train Your Dragon and This Rabbit Belongs To...picks her personal favourite reads
That Pesky Rat by Lauren Child (Orchard, £5.99)"That Pesky Rat lives alone in a dustbin, but is looking up at the stars, longing to be somebody's pet. A wonderful story about love and loneliness in the big city".Buy That Pesky Rat
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Highly Commended Best Arts & Crafts 2012 - Pony World
By Junior Design Awards on 20/05/2012 14:58:00
Time for artistic types to indulge their inner creative talents
A rainbow of teensy beads – 4,000 of them, no less – can be transformed into a wonderful equine world of ponies and pets.Pony World £15, by Hama BeadsDiscover... More art & craft projects to create with your child Find out... who all of the lucky
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Highly Commended Best Games App 2012: Kinectimals
By Catherine O'Dolan on 20/05/2012 17:41:28
For the child who wants to become a lion-tamer, there's no longer any need to run away to the circus. Just invest in Kinectimals instead…
Following in the fine tradition of games that encourage caring for your pet (from Tamagotchi to Nintendogs), Kinectimals gives your child the chance to adopt a tiger cub, teach him tricks, from sitting to skipping (and feel pretty awful when
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Your child’s charitable checklist
By Junior on 17/04/2012 11:12:38
Five ways to teach your child to give back
after a petTeaching the fine art of etiquette
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