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Vizsla


Vizsla with an identification tatoo on the thigh.
Photo: Ashbey Photography

Height: 19.5-25.5 inches.
Weight: 45-60 lbs.
Life Span: 12-14 yrs.
Breed Group: Sporting Dogs
Overview
Vizslas are very friendly, devoted dogs that must be included in family activities. Some can be stubborn and easily distracted, making obedience training a challenge. Training and socialization must begin early and should be ongoing. To counteract their hypersensitivity they need to be taken to noisy, busy areas at a young age. Vizslas get along with children, although their energy level can be overwhelming. They are friendly toward strangers and other animals. Vizslas retain their hunting-dog spirit and must be made to feel useful. They are best suited for life in rural or suburban areas with a lot of space.
Appearance
The coat is short, smooth, dense, and close-lying. Coat color is different shades of solid golden rust, sometimes with small white spots on the chest and toes.
Grooming & Exercise Needs
Vizslas need to be brushed once a week. They are extremely energetic and want to run, explore, and work all the time. To prevent behavior problems such as house destruction, these dogs need long walks or the chance to run daily.
Origins
The vizsla is descended from dogs that accompanied the nomadic Magyar people across Europe over a thousand years ago and settled with them in the region now known as Hungary. In the 19th century the vizsla became an outstanding pointer and retriever.
Special Alerts
It is especially important to obtain a vizsla from a reputable breeder. The vizsla is not suited to city or apartment living unless properly exercised.
Breed-related health concerns include hemophilia (a bleeding disorder).

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Vocalization

A dog's method of communicating through vocal sounds such as barking, growling, howling, and whining.

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Von Rio Tetra


Common Name
Flame Tetra
Other Common Names
1 1/2-1 3/4 inches
Scientific Name
Hyphessobrycon flammeus
Family
Characidae
Community
General
Class
Tetra
Temperature
78 ºF
Swimming Range
Middle
Adult Length
1 1/2-1 3/4 inches
Feeding Habits
Live tubifex worms, blood worms, glass worms and brine shrimp. Frozen daphnia, glass worms, brine shrimp, blood worms and plankton. All freeze dried and flake foods accepted as well.
Compatibility
A peaceful and schooling fish.
Habitat
Brazil: Moderately decorate with rocks, driftwood and live plants.
Breeding
Male's have dark red anal fins, while the female's is a paler red or yellow.
Additional Comments
A good fish for the beginning hobbyist.

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Waterdog (Eastern Tiger Salamander)

Ambystoma Tigrinum
Traits
The unique ability of the larval tiger salamander, a.k.a. "waterdog", to transform into an adult (metamorphosis) has kept this amphibian popular for many years. The more plants and secluded areas within terrariums the better. Salamanders have sensitive skin and generally would rather not be handled. If handling is desired, it is important to wash hands before and after handling.
Adult length is up to 4".
Have the new terrarium completely set up before bringing your new friend home. Additionally, make sure your new family member is allowed enough time to adjust to its new home before any attempt to handle it. Feeding Waterdogs do well on a diet consisting of a variety of vitamin/calcium dusted insects such as small crickets bloodworms, ghost shrimp, and small subterranean worms such as red wigglers. Adult salamanders should be fed 3-4 times per week. Juveniles can be fed daily.
Housing
Successful permanent maintenance requires at least a 10 gallon aquarium. A secure screen lid is essential for proper air exchange. The enclosure for juveniles ("waterdog" stage) must allow for a swimming area. This can be accomplished by using gravel as a substrate and sloping it to form a "beach" area. It is also recommended that a small powerhead water filter is used to keep the water clean. As adults, the enclosure must at least include a sloped large water bowl for soaking. Live plants can be used in newt enclosures to maintain humidity levels and create a natural atmosphere. Misting the habitat once or twice daily will help maintain proper humidity levels. Ideal temperature for these larval salamanders should range between 68 and 75 degrees. The humidity for newts should be kept at or near 80 percent. Most reptiles and some amphibians require ultraviolet lighting to maintain good health. Although nocturnal (mainly active at night) amphibians don't require ultraviolet lighting, if it is part of the habitat design, it is recommended for 12 hours per day. The use of a timer will assist in maintaining an accurate schedule of light periods. For salamander terrariums, 2" to 3" of gravel is recommended. Tiger salamanders love to burrow in moss. Several hiding areas with accompanying moss "burrows" are necessary

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Tortoiseshell

A coat pattern typically marked by both black and red fur in deep coats or blue and cream fur in dilute coats.

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Toy Fox Terrier


The toy fox terrier is a big dog in a little body.
Photo: Close Encounters of the Furry Kind

Height: 10 inches.
Weight: 3-7 lbs.
Life Span: 13-15 yrs.
Breed Group: Terriers
Overview
The toy fox terrier, also called the American toy terrier, is spunky, loyal, and sometimes protective. Early socialization and obedience training are important to counteract this dog's tendency to be a little scrappy with other dogs and to chase cats. The toy fox is usually comfortable with gentle children eight years of age or older. Because of its small size, it is well suited to apartment living.
Appearance
The toy fox terrier's short, smooth coat is satiny to the touch. Color is predominantly white on the body, sometimes with black spots; the head is black, with tan on the cheeks and in spots over the eyes. White and black (without tan) and white and tan (without black) are also seen. Among the breed's distinguishing features are relatively large, erect ears.
Grooming & Exercise Needs
The toy fox terrier needs to be brushed once a week and bathed occasionally to keep its coat shiny. This frisky entertainer needs several short, brisk walks as well as a play session in a secured area daily.
Origins
The toy fox terrier was produced by breeding together runts of the smooth fox terrier. Still adept at ratting, these bright, energetic dogs are more likely to be used today as service dogs for the deaf or family companions than as vermin exterminators.
Special Alerts
Breed-related health concerns include patellar luxation.

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Tri-Color Nun Finch


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Turkish Angora


Blue-eyed white Turkish Angora
Photo: Marc Hanrie, ASC NUJ

Weight: 8-10 lbs.
Overview
The Turkish Angora is an ancient natural breed that has enjoyed a resurgence in popularity since its reintroduction to the West in the 1960s. Graceful, playful, loving, loyal, and gentle are words enthusiasts use to describe this cat. Angoras are also extremely busy, always on the move. They'll check in with you for about five seconds--until something else catches their attention. These resourceful cats will invent their own toys if none are provided and have been known to play with dust motes.
Appearance
The Angora is a small to medium cat, lithe and fine-boned, with a long, graceful body and a long, plumed tail. The large, erect ears sit high on the head and close together. The eyes are large and almond-shaped. The head is wedge-shaped. The glossy coat is medium-long and silky, with a thin undercoat that is not prone to matting. Hair is longest on the tail, ruff, and back legs. All-white Angoras may have been the most popular representative of the breed in the past, but Angoras of many colors and patterns are gaining in popularity.
Origins
The Angora was found residing in Turkey by the 1400s in the region surrounding the city of Angora, later named Ankara. This aristocratic-looking cat was exported to the estates of European nobility during the Renaissance. Angoras and Persians competed against one another at the early cat shows in England, but by the end of the 19th century, the Persian had edged out all other longhaired competitors, including the Angora. In the 1940s the Turkish government (in conjunction with the Ankara Zoo) began a program to collect, preserve, and protect the traditional all-white Angoras. In 1962 an American couple bought a pair of the zoo's Angoras and imported them to the United States. Other breeders followed suit, and by 1970 the Turkish Angora was reintroduced to the show ring.
Special Alerts
All-white Angoras with one or two blue eyes may be partially or totally deaf, a tendency common to blue-and odd-eyed white cats of other breeds as well.

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Turkish Van


Tortoiseshell and white Turkish Van
Photo: Chanan Photography

Weight: 10-13 lbs.
Overview
The Turkish Van is an energetic, intelligent, soft-voiced, and affectionate breed. Also known as "the swimming cat," the Turkish Van is famous for its love of water. It will swim or just lie in the water--most unusual for a cat. Its fluffy, foxlike tail is in perpetual motion.
Appearance
The Turkish Van is a large, muscular cat, wide-bodied and large-boned. Like the Turkish Angora, the Van has long legs, but its feet are larger than its cousin's. A broad, wedge-shaped head supports large, wide-set ears. Vans may have amber or blue eyes, or one of each. The Van's semi-long, silky coat is somewhat heavier than the Angora's but is also not prone to matting. British and North American cat fanciers favor white Vans with colored markings on the head and a fully colored tail. The colored areas may be red, cream, black, blue, tortoiseshell, calico, brown tabby, torbie, or silver/smoke versions of all the above colors and patterns.
Origins
In 1955, two British women vacationing in the Lake Van region in eastern Turkey were given a pair of white kittens with auburn markings on their heads and tails. The women imported more of the cats and began a breeding program. The Turks consider a true Van cat to be all white with odd eyes. This cat is rare in its native Turkey today.

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Turquoise Rainbow


Common Name
Turquoise Rainbow
Other Common Names
Lake Kutubu Rainbowfish
Scientific Name
Melanotaenia lacustris
Family
Melanotaeniidae
Community
Semi-Aggressive
Class
Danio
Temperature
78 ºF
Swimming Range
Top-Middle
Adult Length
3-4 inches
Feeding Habits
Live fish, blood worms, glass worms, brine shrimp and tubifex worms. Frozen plankton, beef heart, brine shrimp, glass worms and blood worms. Freeze dried and flake foods also accepted.
Compatibility
An active, peaceful and schooling fish that mixes well with the same sized active fish. Not recommended for any aquarium with slow moving fish.
Habitat
New Guinea: Moderately decorated with rocks, live plants and driftwood.
Breeding
The male has a higher back and is intensely colored, while the female is very pale in color. They are egglayers.
Additional Comments
When the fry hatch they have no body color and are clear. When the fry reach 2 inches in size they will start to develop body color. When the fish reach about one year in age their color will really intensify.

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