DIY Foam Animal Heads

Real mounted heads can be a bit gruesome.

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Decorate your home with stylish do-it-yourself foam animal heads. Many well-decorated rooms feature a stag's head or another animal head from a hunting trip. Create your own mock taxidermy horse head by first forming an armature, or internal structure, with foam or polystyrene. Fabricate the details with papier mache, which uses paper and a flour-and-water mixture. Once you are finished, show off your animal head and brag that no animals were harmed in the production of this head.

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My Pillow Pets Lavender Unicorn 18"

Pillow Pets Unicorn - As Seen on TVPillow Pet Unicorn is a cute, huggable pet that pops open into full size pillow. They are soft, cuddly and they make perfect pillows. Simply undo the Velcro strap and the pet pops open to a full size pillow. Fold it up and reattach the Velcro strap and now it is back to a cuddly Unicorn Pillow Pet. When in pillow mode we've even attached a fabric patch that covers the Velcro so it won't scratch or irritate your child's skin. Is Fido not allowed in bed? The Pillow Pet is the perfect solution to give your child companionship during naptime and bedtime.It is fun and easy and so versatile. Kids love to play with the pet during playtime and snuggle up with it during sleep time. Everyone needs a pillow. Why not have a fun, cuddly pillow with the Pillow Pet. Pillow Pets are great for traveling, long car trips, airplanes and sleepovers. Pillow Pet Unicorn is constructed of high quality chenille fabric with durable stitching that stands up to wear and tear. Pillow Pets are machine washable so your child's Pillow Pet can always be clean and fresh. Pillow Pets make the perfect gift so if you have a birthday party, holiday or special occasion around the corner pick up a Pillow Pet. We guarantee it will be a hit. Pillow Pets are great for boys and girls of all ages and will truly be a hit at the next birthday party..

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How to Avoid Snakes Coming to a Landscape

Work to keep snakes out of your yard.

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Although they do have ecological benefits, snakes are creepy critters to many people. Having snakes coming into your yard is likely something that you want to avoid. You probably cannot completely block the reptiles from your landscape, but there are several steps you can take to deter them from entering your space.

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Pets that live in the yard will often deter snakes, so consider adopting a dog or a cat. However, remember that pets are a lot of work, so don't adopt one simply to help with a snake problem. Also, do not leave uneaten or leftover pet food outside, as that can attract snakes.

Remove the Snakes

Move snakes to another location. Snakes typically do not travel or live in groups, so you are likely seeing the same snake repeatedly. Have someone remove it from your landscape and place it in a distant location, and it probably will not come back. If you choose to do this yourself, verify first that the snake is not poisonous.

Hiding Places

Remove any hiding places in your landscape that could be attractive to snakes. This includes piles of sticks, leaves, bricks or other items, along with high vegetation. It probably won't be possible for you to remove all of the potential hiding places, but removing as many as possible will help.

Mice

Snakes often eat mice and rats, so make sure that those pests are not also living within your landscape. If you have a rodent problem on your property, you could also soon have a snake problem. Hire an exterminator to get rid of the mice and rats, and the snakes will likely go away as well.

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Baby Einstein - Neighborhood Animals

When Baby Einstein started its "video board books" in 1997, the company was virtually alone in the field of baby development. By its sixth video, the field has become crowded with similar-sounding titles. Now scientists might be able to analyze what a baby will get out of a video like Baby Dolittle compared to Baby Van Gogh, but is it worth getting more baby videos? Absolutely--babies love variety as much as their adult counterparts. On that level, Baby Dolittle scores. The theme of animals is a natural, and this show should cause squeals of delight from little ones 1 to 4 years old. Using a stimulating mix of brightly colored toys, whimsical puppets (including your host, Pavlov the Dog), and lots of pictures, Baby Dolittle takes the viewer on a 30-minute tour of commonly found animals. Help your little pal spot a pig on the farm or a dog in the house. Baby Dolittle uses animals' sounds, kids' drawings, and photography for each animal in four habitats. The natural settings and original, bright recordings of Beethoven, Rimsky-Korsakov, Vivaldi, and others should make this a favorite every time you want to visit Old MacDonald's Farm. Followed by a companion production, Baby Dolittle World Animals. --Doug Thomas

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Things to Know for Horse Judging

Horse judging relies on determining how well a horse conforms to certain functions.

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Horse judging is the process of evaluating horses in competitions. Horse judges look at a variety of factors when making their evaluations. Horse judging relies on the concept of conformation, which is the extent to which a horse conforms to a particular purpose, such as racing or pulling heavy weight. Five basic criteria are looked at when determining conformation.

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Arguably the most important factor in horse judging is balance. Balance is how well a horse is put together; in other words, the overall quality of a horse's anatomy in relation to all of its component parts. Balance is typically judged by viewing the horse from the side at roughly 25 to 30 feet away from the horse.

Structure and Travel

Structure and travel looks at a horses legs and feet. Structure and travel are evaluated from the side and from the front and back. Horses are judged by the quality of the bone structure in their legs as well as the quality of their hooves.

Muscle

The muscle portion of a horse examination involves examining both the quantity and quality of a horse's muscle. Because a horse has a great deal of muscle over its entire body, this portion of the judging is done from a variety of view points, including side, front and back.

Quality

Quality is an area of horse judging that is not directly related to a horse's functional abilities. Quality factors include a horse's hair, for example. Additional factors include the quality of skin, the shortness and erectness of the ears and the location and prominence of the eyes.

Breed and Sex Characteristics

Breed and sex characteristics look at the differences between different types of horses and how well a particular horse conforms to its breed and sex. For example, stallions and geldings should have heads that appear masculine, while mares should have more feminine features. Additionally, certain breeds of horses, such as quarter horses, should be more muscular than others.

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How to Hatch a Pet in "TinierMe"

FoodHomeStyleMoneyFamilyHealthShiftMore This SeasonSimplify the SeasonTailgating HomeHobbies & ScienceAnimal HobbiesPetsHow to Hatch a Pet in "TinierMe"How to Hatch a Pet in "TinierMe"Print this articleThe TinierMe online game portal allows players to interact in an online world called Selfy Town. Players create a customized anime-style avatar, or “Selfy.” Players can purchase a ChibiPet from the TinierMe shop, but the pet will not come to life until it is paired with a life stone; instead, an egg will follow your Selfy avatar around. Once you purchase both the ChibiPet and life stone from the online store, you can hatch the egg and start taking care of your pet.

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Visit the TinierMe website (tinierme.com) and login to your account.

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Click the “SHOP” tab at the top of the screen then select the “ChibiPets” sub-tab.

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Click the “Featured” tab on the left side of the screen to display the featured ChibiPets, or click the “ChibiPets” tab to list all of the available ChibiPets.

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Click the “BUY” button next to the ChibiPet you want to hatch. Click “BUY” again under the purchase confirmation screen.

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Click the “SHOP” tab and select the “ChibiPets” sub-tab again. Select the “ChibiPets Items” tab on the left side of the screen.

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Click the “BUY” button next to the “Life Stone” item. Click “BUY” a second time under the purchase confirmation screen.

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Click the “Change” button under your Selfy avatar then select the “ChibiPets” tab.

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Click the “ADD LIFE STONE” button underneath your ChibiPet then click “OK” on the confirmation pop-up screen.

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Left-click the mouse on your ChibiPet, then click “Select.” Click “Save Changes” then click “OK” on the confirmation pop-up screen.

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Click the “SELFY TOWN” button located above your SELFY avatar. This will enter you into the Selfy Town online world. The egg will automatically appear on the ground next to your Selfy avatar.

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Left-click your mouse on the ChibiPet egg to start hatching it. Continue clicking the egg until it completely hatches.

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Music for Pets (Ocrd)

Pets and horses can benefit from the healing sounds of music in a similar way to humans. Studies with animals and music have shown that some types of sound can be unsettling for animals, while other types of music can be calming for them. The music on this CD has been especially composed as suitable for playing to all animals. The senses of animals are much more sensitive than those of humans and therefore this music does not contain any sounds known to be unpleasant for pets and horses. The whole album is designed as a healing and relaxing chill-out experience for the animals that you love. Includes a full color guide to Crystal Healing for animals by Margrit Coates and a CD of music specially composed and performed for New World Music by Perry Wood.

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