When a pet passes away, the loss causes as much grief for fellow canines as it does for the humans of the household.

This week, animal behaviour expert Samantha Morris has some suggestions on how to heal both your own and your other pets' hearts.



ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR TALKBACK - 26 - 9-2015

A flavoursome pie, guaranteed to warm up your weekend! 

Alistair's Brisket Pie

Today's weather in Tasmania points to a long, hot summer.

Peter Cundall has the advice you'll need to care for heat stricken plants.

Shaping up for a hot summer: Gardening talkback, October the 3rd

As we head into warmer weather it's important to protect your chickens from heat stroke.

Make sure you place large containers of cool water in a shaded spot in the coop, even if you have a piped-water system.

"It's the afternoon heat that really gets to them," says resident chook expert Paul Healey, and this includes heat transfer from sun warmed water.

A dry summer also makes scaley mite more of a problem.  Find out how to prevent and cure it, in today's episode of Chook talkback.

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