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The Etsy Herd
Chickens
Chickens are pets too! Not only are baby chicks adorable to the point of potentially being illegal but watching your chicken(s) roam around can be beyond relaxing. They are beautiful birds with their full gorgeous feathers and gentle clucking. And, what better way to have fresh eggs? In the spirit of spring springing and I guess spring chickens this week The Etsy Herd had a lot of fun rummaging through the Hen House to present: Chickens.
P-Etymology
Raise A Paw
I was forced to take Latin in high school and I can assure you that what I learned in that class only comes in handy when watching Jeopardy or when I want to be a totally obnoxious show-off at a party (let me also assure you that 9 times out of 10 nobody at the party cares when I flex that skill). The other thing that taking Latin afforded me was opening up my curiosity about where words come from. So for this week’s Raise A Paw I’ve gathered a short list of pet-related words and a brief explanation about where they all began.
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Raise A Paw
A couple of months ago I put together a Raise A Paw Lightning Round and it was a hit (no pun intended). Then it just occurred to me that one of the great things about trivia is that it seems to be endless and the one of the great things about pet trivia aside from being seemingly endless in content is that it is an absolute joy to dig up fun facts about our furried, feathered and finned friends and share with Pawesome readers.
So this week I give you a Raise A Paw: Lightning Round 2 for you to learn a little something quick and easy to dazzle your friends at parties with. At least, that is how I chose to imagine you use this information.
No Comments » Horseshoe Habitude
Raise A Paw
While these days they are associated mostly with the hopeful power to bring you luck, the horse shoe wasn’t always meant to just bring your life a bit of a blessing. Let’s not forget the first part of the word horseshoe is, well, horse…of course. So have you ever stopped to wonder why horses actually sport these iron slippers? They’re not just for back yard BBQ games you know. So stayed tuned as I was lucky (ahem) enough to come up with the answer in this week’s Raise A Paw.
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