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Powerful Bullmastiff

The Bullmastiff is a powerful, sturdy, and muscular dog, which has remarkable endurance and strength. This dog has an athletic build, and strong, sturdy legs. The weight of the Bullmastiff is around 100-135 pounds, and the height is around 24-27 inches.

The Bullmastiff’s coat is short, sleek, and close fitting, and the coloring varies and can be red and fawn, fawn, brindle, and red. The breed is a medium shedder. The Bullmastiff is a giant animal, and has great loyalty and devotion, as well as a fearless and protective streak. Strong, alert, and calm, the Bullmastiff is confident yet gentle and mild mannered. This is an intelligent breed, and is quick to learn, but he is also very stubborn and this can make training difficult.

The Bullmastiff is an animal that is best suited to a more experience dog owner, and required someone that will be confident, assertive, yet attentive. These cheerful dogs make great companions and family pets, and their protective outlook makes them effective watchdogs.

If you have children then you will normally find that the Bullmastiff gets along well with them, and when raised and properly socialized with children this breed is an excellent playmate, although his size may prove a problem around smaller children. The Bullmastiff will also be fine with family pets, although he may want to express dominance over other dogs and will not be happy about strange animals coming onto his territory. The Bullmastiff can be aloof with strangers, but will always be loyal and loving with their family. The Bullmastiff does like to exercise, and his energy levels outdoors are moderate but remain low indoors. However, he should not be exercised in intense heat due to his tendency to get heatstroke.

Cockatiel – nymphicus hollandicus

Cockatiel – nymphicus hollandicus
Length: 30-35cms/12-14 inches
Weight: 80-95 grams
Life span: < 20 years
Incubation: 21 days
Age at weaning: 7-8 weeks
Age at maturity: 9 months - 1 year
Natural habitat: Australia

Cockatiels inhabit the savannah and grassland of Australia but nowadays they are also frequently seen in urban areas.

They are generally peaceable birds that are often kept on a colony in aviaries. Cockatiels that are bred in captivity come in an array of colours from grey to white to yellow! And, of course, combinations of all these colours.
A normal clutch is 4-7 eggs.

The plumage of an adult Cockatiel is generally greyish-blue. They have a yellow crest and head with orange-yellow ear markings. Their wing coverts are white and they have brown eyes, a greyish blue beak and dark grey legs. The female Cockatiels are generally duller in colouration. Their wing coverts are greyer and their eye markings are darker than the male.

The Hamster

The hamster kept as pet most often is the Golden Hamster, also called Syrian Hamster. So-called Teddybear or Black Bear hamsters are also breeds of golden hamsters. But also four species of smaller hamsters are popular pets, often called dwarf hamsters. These are Roborovski hamster, (Phodopus roborovskii) often called Roborovski, the chinese striped hamster (Cricetulus griseus) and the two subspecies of Phodopus sungorus, the winter white russian dwarf hamster (Phodopus sungorus sungorus) and Campbell’s dwarf hamster (Phodopus sungorus campellii). The care of the dwarf hamsters is similar to that of the golden hamster, but there are differences in feeding and housing needs and temperament. Winter whites and Campell’s are fairly popular, in the US the campells more so than the whinter whites, while it’s other way round in Europe.

Roborovski and Chinese striped Hamsters are somewhat more difficult to breed and keep, they are usually only available from breeders, and therefore limited to serious rodentia fans.
Roborovski are especially not suitable for children. Hamsters are nocturnal by nature, making them less than ideal as pets for people who are normally awake during the day. However, many people prefer them to rats, given rats’ unsavory reputation. Unlike rats, they are not particularly good at learning tricks but can be entertaining to watch. They are also much smaller than guinea pigs, although equally as furry and appealing, so are more appropriate for homes with limited space.