Hot Pets & Animals How-Tos
How To: Teach your dog loose leash walking
In this two part video Tab and his German Shepherd "Solea", show exactly what you need to do to stop your dog from pulling on his lead. Eventually, your dog will be walking on a loose leash where they'll feel safe, satisfied, and help keep your dog healthy. While there are many dogs that pull on walks, any dog can learn to walk calmly on a loose leash if we create a positive learning environment and teach them in the way that their minds understand. Find out how using positive reinforcement y...
How To: Give medication to a rabbit
Just like the rest of us, rabbits will take medicine more easily if it tastes good. But if you’re stuck with the old-fashioned, bad-tasting kind, here’s how to make the medicine go down. Watch this video to learn how to give medication to a rabbit.
How To: Handle and restrain a rabbit for injections
This Animal Welfare Foundation three-part video tutorial is from expert veterinary staff demonstrating the correct procedures for handling small mammals for clinical examination and medication. Its aim is to show that the primary consideration should be for the the welfare of the animal. This video guide will show you practical animal handling for a rabbit.
How To: Bake a birdie bread for your bird
Your bird will love eating this nutritious snack. Follow along in this bird cooking how-to video to learn how to make birdie bread. Birdie bread is a fun recipe that is great for both you and our pet bird.
How To: Make homemade Boomer ball dog treats
An animal keeper shares the recipe for her Boomer Ball dog treat in this how to video. Watch and learn how to keep your dog entertained and happy with delicious dog treats that any pet would love. All you need for this homemade boomer dog treats is a two liter soda bottle, tape, kibbles, cheese and bacon flavored treats.
How To: Care for parakeets
Parakeets make great pets because they are active and social. Learn how to care for a pet parakeet with diet, toys, sexing, and more in this free pet care video series.
How To: Tube feed a puppy for proper nutrition
Dr. Larry and Karen Bernstein demonstrate the procedure for tube feeding a young puppy for supplementation or in case it is weak or an orphan or comes from a too large litter. Tube-feeding will ensure that the baby dog will receive proper nutritional care. Watch this video pet care tutorial and learn how to tube feed a puppy.
How To: Herd a goat like the Swiss
Who knows how to herd a goat better than the Swiss? Swiss Miss Stini Arn offers tips on how to keep those goats in line. Learn how to herd goats back home from the Alps (or smaller mountains and hills) and through the city with the help of this simple video demonstration.
How To: Use a sand rake to maintain your aquarium
This video shows you how to use a sand rake to maintain your aquarium. Pick up fish poop and get rid of algae with a sand rake.
How To: Give an after neuter check up to your rabbit
Give a post-neuter check up to your rabbit. Be careful and don't make it worse.
How To: Drive a horse drawn carriage
Do you have a horse? Do you have a carriage? Lead a horse drawn carriage with tips from this video. Of course the British Riding Society is an expert source to consult--and so serious too!
How To: Make a bow tie for your dog
Make a bow tie for your dog.
How To: Help your dog overcome a chicken obsession
This dog overcomes a chicken obsession with help from Cesar, The Dog Whisperer. Check out this video to learn how to hep your dog with his or her chicken obsession.
How To: Put a frog to sleep
Here's a quick backyard trick to put your frogs to sleep by petting their belly.
How To: Turn a rabbit over on its back when holding it
This video shows you how to turn a rabbit over on its back when holding it.
How To: Shave a poodle
Learn the correct way to professionally shave your poodle to prepare it for the summer. After you shave the body, you'll need to trim the head - this is covered in the second video.
How To: Set up a snake cage
In this video series, learn from snake expert Johan Svahnström how to set up a snake cage for your pet snake. Johan will teach you how to choose a snake cage, where to place a snake cage in your home, what type of substrate to put in your pet snake cage, and how to choose snake cage furniture.
How To: Make a Chicken Feeder Using a 5 Gallon Bucket - Tutorial
This video will show you how to make a feed bucket for chickens. A 5 gallon bucket holds about 25 LBS of food.
How To: Make a Chicken Waterer Using 5 Gallon Bucket - Easy DIY
This video will show you how to make a long lasting watering bucket using a 5 gallon bucket for chickens.
How To: Find Your Lost Cat
When your cat goes missing, chances are it's just chilling in a cozy spot under the couch, or maybe even hiding from you. So it's okay to not freak out just yet. Cats love to hide as if they're spiders, and even their hiding spots are similar. You can find them in corners, on the refrigerator, and according to my roommate, even the dryer hose is fair game.
How To: to Set Up a Betta Fish Tank
This is a single Betta male live plant set up that looks awesome ^^
How To: Care for a Gerbil!
Hi! I'm Kasia from CreativePetKeeping and this is my guide to owning gerbils. Hope you enjoy!
How To: Set Up Your New Hamsters Gage for the First Time What to Do with Food Bedding and Cage
If you're new to hamsters, or bringing your new little friend home for the first time, this video will show you what food to get, what food to buy, or what cage to buy, so that the transition from pet store to your home will be a little easier on the little guy.
How To: Clean a Hamster Cage Easy Way
Here's a pretty easy way to clean a hamster cage. Pretty good kids how-to video to get them to do this job.
How To: DIY Cat Toys You Can Find at Home
Cat toys can be unnecessarily expensive. Using items you already own, you can provide your cat with new and fun ways to play. Look around, you may have dozens of potential cat toys that will occupy your cat for days to come!
How To: Earn Trust from Your Rabbit
This is about how to make a rabbit become less wary of you and more trustful with you also. I myself have a Dutch that was released by its previous owner, then I rescued it. She never wants to be took out of her cage, but now she doesn't mind as long as I'm gentle and nice.
How To: Remove a Tiger's Diseased Tooth
This must be one the friendliest or most grateful Tiger's on the planet for it to react that way
How To: Cut or Trim Your Dog's Nails with Clippers
In this video I will show you how to trim your dog's nails with clippers.
How To: Teach Your Dog to Grab It's Ball
This how to is to teach your dog to hold it's ball in it's mouth for a short time Step 1: Ball/Treats
How To: Take Care of Your Dwarf Rabbit During Hot Weather
Hello! This post will be about the special care your dwarf rabbit needs during hot weather. There are many ways to keep your pet happy. Step 1: Choose the Environment
How To: Recognize a Rabbit's Nest?
Hello! I would like to share some data about the nests that rabbits and dwarf rabbits build. They represent good shelters for them and their babies.
How To: Choose the Best Food for Your Dwarf Rabbit?
Hello and welcome to my post. I would like to share a few things I have picked up along the way - while feeding my two dwarf rabbits. In this tutorial I would like to answer the question - How to choose the best food for your rabbit?
How To: Trap fleas by creating a homemade flea trap
Using a dish, measuring cups, liquid dish soap, a towel, a lamp, and a spoon, you can get rid of fleas in your home with barely any effort. A well placed flea trap can be the answer to all of those annoying fleas your pet may be bringing inside.
How To: Milk a cow by hand with June the Homemaker
To get milk as fresh as possible, you want to get it directly from the cow. This video shows you how to milk a dairy cow! You don't need much - just a bucket, a milking stool and a compliant cow.
How To: Clip your cat's claws without getting scratched
Cats do NOT like it when someone else touches their paws. And it's quite difficult to get a cat to do something it doesn't want to do. But sometimes, claws just need to get clipped. Here's how to clip your cats' claws without dying.
How To: Bird Watch, Solo and with the Family
Bird spotting is a fun and also fascinating pastime that is definitely expanding in reputation. Not simply can you watch spectacular birds, but you may appreciate the wonder of the open air as well as unwind in the clean air. Having time to view birds in there natural place or in their nesting behaviors can be a great way to escape the headaches of the planet for a little bit and simply experience nature.
How To: Train Your Cat to Do Her Business Outside
Tired of cleaning up after your cat after she goes to the litter box? Why not take that litter box outside? In this video, you'll be shown how to train your cat to go outside. The only thing you have to do is slowly move the location of her litter box until it's outside!
How To: Craft a halo for your dog to celebrate the holidays
Want to spread the festiveness of the Christmas season to your pet dog? Break out the glitter and glue, and get started on crafting an angel halo for your dog. You'll be surprised at how easy this project will be.
How To: Train a parrot to talk on cue
Who wants a great tip for training a parrot to talk easier, more clearly, and on cue? Chet Womach shares a quick tip on how to use 'heightened state of emotion' responses in parrots to get them to talk faster and more intelligibly. Learn how to teach a pet parrot to talk on cue by watching and following along with this video tutorial.
How To: Teach a cockatiel to talk using a training CD
Bird speech CDs may not be as effective as intended as the repetition may actually bore the bird. Cockatiels are receptive to learning, but need to be approached correctly. This video tutorial covers some simple basics of how to train a cockatiel to talk by following the "heightened state of emotion" principle which can teach cockatiels to talk faster, using any training CD properly.