Hot Pets & Animals How-Tos
How To: Shear a rabbit
Patti the Garden Girl shears one of her angora rabbits, in preparation for making a baby hat.
How To: Measure your cat's blood sugar levels at home
Learn how you can measure your diabetic cat's blood sugar levels at home.
How To: Set up a cold water fish tank
This video will show you how to set up an aquarium for cold water or temperate fish, such as goldfish. It will show you how to add gravel, water, plants and equipment to your new aquarium. Set up a cold water fish tank.
How To: Get your dog to heel
These are some great ways to finish off walking your dog - the military finish, the sit command and more! This video shows you how easy it is to get your dog to heel.
How To: Deal with an over excited dog
This video gives tips on what to do when your dog gets over excited when the door bell rings.
How To: Deal with your dog's diarrhea
This video explains what to do when your dog has diarrhea.
How To: Care for your dog's ears
When taking care of your dog, you need to check his ears - check for wax build up, funny smells and more. This video gives tips on keeping those dog ears clean.
How To: Handle rabbits
Michelle Kelly demonstrates how to handle pet rabbits.
How To: Trim a dogs nails
This video will show you how to trim a dog's nails. This is such an important part of dog grooming, and shouldn't be overlooked. Trim a dogs nails.
How To: Train your cat to use a litter box
Learn to train your cat to use a litter box.
How To: Make a healthy homemade dog food
With the dog food recall scare - and the stuff about wheat gluten and rice proteins and melamine - I've decided to make homemade dog food for my babies.
How To: Milk a goat
Sam Allen of the Golden Clovers 4-H goat club in Jefferson County, WA shows how to properly milk a goat.
How To: Accessorize your dog
They say it's all in the details. And when it comes to dog fashion, accessories are a must have for any puppy lover. See what your options are and how to put them on your pooch. Accessorize your dog.
How To: Care for Green Iguanas
Our expert, Nichole Bragg, shows you how to care for a pet iguana. Learn how to handle this lizard, and learn the best diet of an iguana. Nichole shows you how to spot a healthy iguana and how to tell the difference between males and females. She also shows you how to build a habitat for your iguana.
How To: Keep iguanas healthy
In this video series, learn how to maintain a healthy iguana. Our expert, Nichole Bragg, gives you information to keep your lizard as healthy as possible. Learn how to clean an iguana's cage, and learn how to keep your iguana safe from other pets. Nichole shows you how to identify mites, ticks, dehydration, and respiratory infections in iguanas. So, if you have a beloved lizard that you want to keep healthy, learn how to care for iguanas today!
How To: Remove a tick from a kitten
How to remove a tick from a kitten.
How To: Survive a venomous snake bite
In this series of outdoor safety videos, our expert on venomous snakes tells you how to treat a snake bite. You will learn what to do if you get bitten and how to use an extractor to remove the venom. But your first priority is to keep from getting bit in the first place.
How To: Train a dog to obey commands
In this video series, expert Jim Leske shows you how to love your dog through training. You will learn simple commands that will help your dog interact with people and get the discipline he or see needs to be healthy and happy.
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: Train your horse to lunge
In this video series, learn how to lunge a horse freely. Learn how to use the whip and train a horse.
How To: Care for a horses hooves
In this video series, learn how to take care of horse hooves and more animal and horse care tips. Part 1 of 15 - How to Care for a horses hooves.
How To: Ride your horse at a walk
In this video series, watch as Kelli LaBar teaches how to ride a horse at a walk, Get tips on one handed and two handed techniques for turning, reversing, and halting a horse.
How To: Trot a horse
In this video series, watch as Kelli LaBar teaches you how to trot and jog with a horse. Learn how to transition between trots and jogs and how to move forward and backward on a horse.
How To: Canter and lope on a horse
In this video series, learn how to canter and lope on horse. Get safety tips and riding techniques. Part 1 of 15 - How to Canter and lope on a horse.
How To: Ride English style on a horse
In this video series, watch as Kelli LaBar teaches how to ride a horse in an English style. Learn how to transition speeds and movements.
How To: Ride a horse Western style
In this video series, watch as Kelli LaBar teaches how to ride a horse in the Western style. Learn the different transitions and commands necessary for horseback riding.
How To: Put a tail extension in a horse tail
In this video series, expert Kelli LaBar shows you everything you need to insert a tail extension in your horse's tail and prepare it for a show or competition. Kelli will teach what an extension is for, the supplies you'll need to make it work great, and all about combing the extension and tail for best results.
How To: Bathe a horse
Expert Kelli LaBar will show you all you need to bathe and condition your horse. Kelli gives you a list of supplies, safety tips, and advice throughout. You will learn how to curry and stiff brush the horse, how to shampoo the body, tail, and face, and how to add conditioner.
How To: Buy and care for parakeets
n this pet care series, you will learn everything you need to know to be the perfect parakeet owner. As pets, they are easy to care for, especially when compared to the food demands of larger pets such as cats and dogs. All you need is a cage and birdseed, right? While this is true to a certain extent, there are specific requirements for a parakeet cage.
How To: Make a hamster holding tank
Our expert, Laura Nessen, shows you how to create a holding tank for your hamster. Learn the right kind of hamster bedding to buy. Also, Laura gives you tips for finding accessories and toys for your hamster. So, take some time, and learn how to make your hamster as comfortable a possible.
How To: Pick a healthy hamster
Hamsters are great pets. They are sociable, and they do not demand a great deal of attention. However, before you go to the pet store to buy a hamster, you should know what to look for in selecting a healthy hamster. In this free video series, our expert tells you some tips for finding the right hamster for you.
How To: Care for corn snakes
In this video series, our expert will teach you how to care for corn snake pets. You will get excellent tips on how to set up a terrarium habitat for corn snakes, how to handle corn snakes, and how to determine the sex of corn snakes. You will also learn about how corn snakes shed their skin, what types of morph varieties are available, and how to breed corn snakes.
How To: Care for horses
In this video series, our expert will show you how to groom and care for a horse. Learn great tips for buying a healthy horse, grooming the horse's head, body and tail, and care for horse hooves. You will also learn about horse care equipment, what and how to feed a horse, how to ride a horse, and how to exercise horses.
How To: Make a cat hair cat toy at home
Learn how to make a free, fun, and weird toy for your cat to enjoy. All you really need is a cat!
How To: Bridle a horse in the English style
In this horse riding video series, learn how to bridle a horse with an English bridle from expert Kelli LaBar. Kelli will demonstrate all the steps necessary for putting an English bridle on a horse.
How To: Keep cats off counter tops
In this video series our expert will demonstrate how to keep cats off counter tops and tables with some simply pet training tips and advice.
How To: Make cat food
In this video series, our expert will teach you how to make cat food. You can never tell what might show up in store bought cat food, so why not let our expert teach you how to make your own.
How To: Make cat toys. Homemade Christmas Gift idea.
In this video series, our expert will teach you how to make cat toys for your pets. You will learn how to create a variety of cat toys from household items like balls of paper, tin foil, strings or socks. An excellent idea for a homemade Christmas gift.
How To: Mount and dismount your horse
In this video series, watch as Kelli LaBar teaches how to mount and dismount a horse. Get horse safety tips, learn how tighten the girth, how to pull up on a horse, how to mount from the ground and from a mounting block, and how to adjust the stirrups.
How To: Bridle your horse in the Western style
In this video series, learn how to bridle a horse in a Western style. Learn where to place the bridle, different types of bits, and how to hold reins.