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Dublin is a unique cat, who loves to be around his crazy cat mom. She rescued him from an animal shelter about four years ago, and from the first moment she saw him they had a bond, so she brought him home and Dublin wouldn't stop giving Julia kisses for hours. After a few years she decided to move to BC and couldn't leave her baby behind, so she packed him up and brought him on the plane. Over the last few years Dublin has been very vocal about what he wants, and loves to have conversations with his mom. Julia has been going crazy with staying home and self-isolating that it has come to talking with her pet. She doesn't see Dublin as a pet or a cat, Julia sees him more than a person, as he comes almost everywhere with her that Dublin seems like a human. Julia is happy that she has had Dublin during this pandemic as everyone had to quarantine themselves. With rules being lifted Dublin gets to go on more walks in the mountains and enjoy the fresh mountain air.

All ducks love swimming, but Puddles and Waddles spend most of their days swimming in the pool to cool off. They swim in circles, go underneath the water, and even bath each other when they are bored. These two are inseparable they always want to be together.

The chickens love their owner, they don't care what you do to them even if you train them to ride on your bike. The owners' chickens recognize her by voice and what she looks like, chickens can remember up to 100 faces. Nugget loves her owner more than the other two chickens more so because she is the smaller one, and she isn't as big as the other ones. So the owner thought why not train her to be more of a pet. Start on the grass and on the property where she is familiar with and then move on to a side road with no cars. Lots of people started to stare at the chicken when driving by and laughed. The owner didn't care, she was having a great time and was laughing with them as this isn't normal. Nugget will just stay there and enjoy the attention and of course, the lettuce treats hand-fed to her as a reward. After those two things, the owner will hold her and pet her head to put her to sleep for a few minutes before going back in with her friends. The other two they just are too jumpy and don't want to be picked up, as that is normal chicken behaviour so the owner just leaves them alone.

The owner was in her house with her family watching TV when they saw something dash across the floor so fast that they couldn’t tell what it was, so they started to scream. Without knowing what it was, or where it had gone, they had quickly gotten their cat Roxy to try to find it, even though she has no hunting abilities or experience. By then they had lost where they went but Roxy had run over to the stove and was guarding it. Then all of a sudden the mouse came running out from underneath the stove, and she started to hit it around the floor, but didn’t kill it. Cora (the dog) came over and distracted her and Roxy lost track of it and by the time Cora left it was under the piano. So Roxy, Cora and the owner’s dad all got down and started to look under the side table beside the piano but couldn’t see anything, so they had to move they VERY heavy piano to come to find out that it had been in the house awhile because it left a lot of mouse droppings. But…. After all that work it wasn't under there, or, so they thought. So they went back to what they were doing and then it came back to say hi, but ran under the couch where they were sitting, and they freaked out again. So they get up, move the couch, Cora runs under the couch, the mouse runs under the curtains, and as soon as they shine a light on it, it runs towards Cora, and Cora jumps up and runs away so fast. They then got a hold of it in a container to bring out to the chickens to feast on but also to make sure it wasn't alive anymore. After bringing it out to the chicken coop, the owner then woke up her chickens and dropped the mouse out of the container onto the floor. With Peck being the most alert at that time, she quickly snatched it up before any of the other chickens even got a chance at it. With the mouse dangling out of Peck’s beak, she then proceeded to whack the already lifeless mouse against the ground. After confirming it was dead, she swung it up and swallowed the little mouse whole. The owner left the coop, not knowing how to feel.

In Alymer,Ontario every year at the Alymer Wildlife Management Area hundreds of thousands Tundra Swans make there appearance every spring. Visitors come back to see how many there are and what they are doing. This day there was around 1522 of these birds.

Since chickens like shiny things, the owner thought it would be a good idea to show them her phone, because of the lense and the glass back. They took it upon themselves to make faces at the camera and show the owner how they could put a show on for her viewers. They loved every moment of it from pecking at the camera to just looking right into the lense to say Hi. Chickens are very friendly and love to be everybody’s friend. The reason for this is because chickens are the first domesticated birds not for food. Chickens will make great pets for about 10 to 15 years as that is their typical lifespan. Chickens are happy most of the time unless there are hawks, bobcats, snakes, skunks, raccoons, foxes, and other prey. You can tell what colour of egg the chicken is going to lay by the colour of their ears; Red ear lobed chickens lay brown eggs, while white ear lobed chickens lay white eggs. Did you know if you put classical music for your chickens to listen to they will produce bigger and heavier eggs. As chickens grow older the eggs will get bigger. As chickens get to their last few years of life they start to slow down, they stop laying eggs, and don't want to do much but when it is time to let them go you can chop their heads off and let them run, they can run headless for about as long as a football field. Interesting fact chickens have prehistoric roots and are the closest living relative of the Tyrannosaurus Rex. Chickens have good eyesight like dinosaurs, in fact it is amazing. They can see better colour than humans, they also can see better shades than humans, they have a 300 degree vision without turning their head and they have three eyelids ( know wonder they went right for the owner red phone)

Quackers, Puddles, and Waddles love to go swimming to cool down and get a drink. As they grow they are becoming more curious, they are learning how to get in and out of the pool by themselves.

Cora loves to swim, if you let her be in the water, she would be doing it all day. When the owners decided to go on a family vacation they decided to bring Cora along, as it would be her first time being on vacation. Life as a dog travelling seems very easy, sleeping on your owner's lap then sleeping beside your owner, head out the window, sleeping and then you're there. But with COVID-19 they had to take a few extra precautions while bringing her. Knowing Cora loves swimming the owner knew they had to find water for her to swim in on the first day, so they went to Killbear Provincial Park as they have a dog beach. Since the owner had a waterproof camera, she thought it would also be a great time to test it. As soon as they pulled into the parking lot, Cora started pacing in her seat with excitement, wanting to get out. Once the door had opened, she bolted out of the car and raced to the water, ran down the hill fully spear and swam 40ft out and back ran up the hill shook herself off and ran back down. Cora spent four hours straight swimming her heart out, not wanting to leave, even though she was so tired. She spent most of her day swimming back and forth chasing after her ball and stick until it was time to leave. The owner would try and help her swim out, but she would just kick and fight you to let go of her. Cora won't swim and jump in the water from the same height as her owner, and when the owner started to jump off rocks, she looked at her and ran away, so instead they picked her up and held onto while jumping in. The owner was finally able to get cora out of the water a bit later and headed to their next stop. They had a blast.

With the hot weather, lots of fruits and vegetables are growing. But the hot weather also means that all animals and humans get overheated very easily. Chickens are smart and try to cool themselves down by laying in dirt, opening their mouth for more air, and having their wings out. But they are also quite dumb. They like to huddle when it’s warm out, that why it’s a good thing to keep them separated when it’s hot out. So with the owner’s garden producing watermelons, she thought that she would go and see if one was ready, so she brought it in the house and cut it open to find out that it was still not ripe yet, it was baby pink. So her next thought was to see if the chickens would like it. Turns out they didn’t like it, they LOVED it so much that you could lose them somewhere in the yard and call them and say “Do you want some watermelon?” and they will come running. Watermelon is a good choice in the summer to keep chickens drinking water, as it is something they like but they also get some water out of it to keep them hydrated with the heat.

With it being very hot out, especially in the chicken coop, the owner needed a way to cool down her chickens since they were not a fan of being in the dog's baby pool. The owner had also tried cooling her chickens down with a sprinkler system, but that didn’t go so well either. As soon as they were put down they had just ran away from it. So with little options left, she remembered the birdbath out in their front yard, and decided to give it a try with nugget, as the other chickens had been attacking her throughout the day and she needed to separate them anyway. The owner went into the coop and after finding and catching nugget, she brought her out to their birdbath as a break from the other chickens. The owner set nugget down beside the birdbath and waited patiently for her chicken to do something. She studied the strange dish for a few seconds, and then decided to overcome her fear and dip her beak into the bath. Once she realized it was just water, she went again and put her beak in to the water to get another drink and cool herself off.

With the presidential election just around the corner, everyone is either watching or listening to the news about it to get information and make the right choice for their country. Many people have also used this as an opportunity to make light hearted jokes about the two candidates that are running to be President of the United States of America- Joe Biden and Donald Trump. Some of which are carving them into pieces of wood, like Donald Trump from the rhinoceros party. Margo's family thought it would be funny if she made a video of Donald Trump, but as a stump. They were begging her for days to do it and since the election is just days away it was the perfect opportunity to do it. Margo took a trip down to her grandparents place to walk in the woods but also to find the perfect stump. One that wasn’t too big or too small but also had to have moss on it to give more character. Another thing was that it couldn’t be heavy as she had to carry it back out to bring home. This time of year is the best time to go on walks as the leaves are changing colours and they are falling to the ground, but also perfect as they are almost the same colour as Donald Trumps hair and helped bring out different tones of the wood. But in all seriousness, you have to take the election seriously as it is going to impact everyone’s lives. These videos are in no way meant to upset anyone. This video was made solely for the purpose of entertainment and making light of the election and all the stress that goes along with it. Everyone that helped create this video hoped you got a laugh out of it and that it brightened your day.

Roxy is a very curious and nosey cat, and has to see what everyone and everything is doing. Since the owner got the chickens, Roxy hasn’t fully met the chickens yet and will never go and fully smell them, as they will attack her. Roxy isn't the bravest of cats, but she will satisfy her curiosity to some extent. She has met them once or twice before, but only when they were behind a fence or a cage. This was Roxy’s first time seeing them up close. She once again crept closer and closer, trying not to startle them. She didn't know what to think of them at first as they are bigger than her. She wasn't sure what their response to her would be. All these questions raced through her head. Would they attack her? Will they just totally ignore her? She took a few steps more until she was close enough to get a better look and smell of them. After the chickens only ignored her, Roxy decided to let her guard down a bit and watch these chickens as they went about their business. She watched them for a bit longer, and soon after lost interest in them.

You know that something is bad when a chicken won’t eat something, comes to find out something is bad because they wouldn’t go near it. Today was the day Margo had to clean out the chicken coop. So she grabbed the wheelbarrow to get the job done and all of a sudden this HUGE Caterpillar came crawling up the side of it. So she gets a stick and picks it up with it (without touching it) puts it on and gets a video then puts it in a jar. Then goes back to what she was going, then she saw another one start to come up the side of the wheelbarrow about the same size. After she did some research she realized they were tent caterpillars, and they are very bad for trees as they will eventually destroy them. This type of caterpillar moves very fast and doesn't take their time. If you look closely, it kinda looks like they have suction cups on the bottom of them with long hairs and they also have excellent balance.

The chickens love their owner, they don't care what you do to them even if you train them to ride on your bike. Nugget loves her owner more than the other two chickens, more so because she is the smaller one, and she gets left out. So the owner thought why not train her to be more of a pet. Nugget has ridden on her owner’s bike before, so the owner grabbed her bike, went and got nugget, and biked to a side road with no cars. Lots of people started to stare at the chicken and the owner when driving by and laughed. The owner didn't care, she was having a great time and was laughing with them as this isn't normal. Some people were walking towards them, but just turned around and burst out laughing. After those two things, the owner will hold her and pet her head to put her to sleep for a few minutes before going back in with her friends. She would try with the other two chickens, but they have been attacking the owner recently and are just are too jumpy and don't want to be picked up, as that is normal chicken behaviour, so the owner just leaves them alone. Though people don’t normally do this with their chickens, it is a pretty fun thing to try with one.

When scrolling through Instagram, different videos and posts come up. When Cora the dog was scrolling through she found a video of two chinchillas drumming and clapping to music with a can and their paws. It made Cora think about how she could recreate the video. First she thought maybe her neighbours, the chickens, but that wouldn't have been very easy Or possible as she hates them . Then her next thought was herself. She thought about how she was going to do it, and so she asked her friend. Right away there was a text message sent from Cora to Maggie asking if she would like to be in her band, and Maggie obviously said “Of course”. Cora took matters into her own paws, staying up late nights to plan it all out, and got Maggie to clap and herself to bang on the can. With a little bit of help with editing they had made their first music video. But a good band needs a name, so they barked it over and settled on "The Dogs Covid Band". With some more help from their owners, they posted the video on the internet for the world to see. The dogs hope they can tour the world some day and become famous as they know they have it in them like other music artists.

Roxy is a very adventurous cat who spends most summers outside. With the addition of ducks on the property she has stayed her distance until now. Roxy wasn’t too sure about them and once she got close she got scared to ran away, probably for the best as she is a hunting cat!

Nugget got a spa day. Her owner started with a foot massage/ washing, a back scratch and of course her nails painted. Margo ( the owner) had her cousins over and they asked “have you painted your chickens nails?”, Margo said “no”. So they begged her to do it, and she finally gave in. They wanted to give her a bath and do all the things a human spa day would be like, but of course she is only a chicken, so she can’t do it all. Nugget handled it all very well, as she kinda enjoyed all the attention, and she lives to be held so it worked out perfectly that she would stay there long enough for it to be done. Nugget’s nails are the perfect length to actually be able to see the colour which is kinda nice, some people wish they had nails that long. Margo has a pampered chicken, that is VERY spoiled and gets whatever she wants. Life as a Chicken is quite easy living there, unless you are getting attacked by another chicken. Nugget is a great pet to Margo and is her friend, nuggets friend too she quite enjoys Margo’s company.

Now that it's winter the snow is finally here and with it being the first winter and holiday season Margo decided to see if the chickens wanted to experience the snow. They had been stuck in the coop for a few days due to bad weather, and so the chickens were also excited to have the freedom to roam around again. That day they watched the snow fall from the sky, but didn't quite know what it was as it was their first time seeing it. Margo went out and opened their door, and they ran out and stopped, they looked out, a few moments later they went out on their own free will and started to pluck the snowy grass from out of the ground and eat it. They started to realize that it wasn't so bad and then started to walk around and get a feel for these Canadian winters and what they will have to deal with every year during this cold season…Chickens aren't the smartest of birds either. Yes they know what their owners look like and their surroundings, but they don't really know that they will freeze outside if they spend a long time out there. They won't remember snow by next year though, as their brain isn't that big and does not have that kind of power to retain information like that. Come to find out they dont hate winter in southern Ontario and they like the snow

Chickens don’t normally like rain, but Margo’s chickens spend the day out there walking around looking for worms. They took it upon themselves to scavenge the open field in behind for anything they could find. Margo left for a few minutes I find the chickens wearing shoes, as she got closer she realized they were wearing mud shoes but that didn’t stop them from digging holes all around them.

The owner was sitting outside recently and found Roxy just sitting on the pavement staring out into space not doing anything nor moving. It kind of looked like she was contemplating her life decisions and what has happened since the owner got her for a birthday gift. Roxy is a special cat. When she was younger she would walk on a leash like a dog, and go to different places, for example- Algonquin park in Ontario. One day her life changed. They got a dog, and Roxy loves her attention and once she realized that Cora was staying, she hasn't been as happy since. Roxy isn’t always sad though. She will sometimes go up to her owner and sit on her lap getting the attention she wants, or demands food by hitting her owner on the leg persistently for food. Roxy loves to be outdoors getting her fresh air but other than that she is mostly SLEEPING almost all day! Being a cat is hard work sometimes, putting up with a very active dog, the commotion of people walking about, always going and coming, and with her owners being at home more, it has only gotten busier! But Roxy is a happy cat overall and would love it if Cora was gone, so she could roam the house freely again.