SECOND QUARTER

Proper Methods of Taking Care of

Animals
Dogs
Proper Care of Dogs

1. Dogs love to play and need plenty of

exercise.
Proper Care of Dogs
2. Frequent brushing can reduce shedding
and help keep the dog clean.
Proper Care of Dogs

3. Dogs need a warm, dry, draft-free

shelter, and a quiet place to rest.
Proper Care of Dogs
4. Dogs can get the right nutrients from
prepared food and biscuits available in pet
shops.
Proper Care of Dogs
5. A healthy dog should be alert and bright-
eyed, with no signs of discharge around the
eyes, mouth, or nostrils.
Proper Care of Dogs
6. Dogs need vaccinations throughout their
lives which can be expensive but are vital to
the pet’s well-being.
Pigeons
Housing
1. The pigeons’ house
should be high,
elevated and
surrounded by trees.

2. The house
should have
enough sunlight.
Housing
3. It should be
clean and dry.

4. The nest can be

made with rice
straw, cogon grass,
dried leaves, and
sawdust.
Housing
5. The box should
be at least 72cm.
high and 90cm.
wide.

6. They should
provide a basin or
container filled
with water .
Housing

7. Windbreakers like trees and tall

buildings are necessary protections from
strong winds, especially during typhoons.
Feeding
1. Feed the pigeons every morning
and evening.
Feeding
2. Provide the pigeons with palay, corn, mongo
seeds, and clean fresh water to drink.
Feeding
3. Pigeons can be fed by sowing and
spreading the palay, corn, and seeds.
Rabbits
Proper Care
1. For a start, one can raise two females,
aged 2 months (just weaned) and a male.
Proper Care
2. Select a good breed like New Zealand
White and Californian White.
Proper Care

3. Select a young rabbit from a prolific

mother that bears well and nurses her kids
well.

4. Select an aggressive male that is

healthy and without defect for breeding.
Proper Care
5. Each rabbit must have its pen or cage
where it can stay quietly, not directly under
the heat of the sun, about 8 x 10 square
feet or 2.5 feet x 4 feet x 2 feet high.
Proper Care
6. Separate the male from the female.
Feeding
1. Rabbits eat lettuce, carrots, apples,
and bananas.
Feeding
2. A rabbit needs clean water at least twice a
day.
References:

• Velasquez, G.E., Banzon,

C.B.(2018).Dynamic Series in Home
Economics and Livelihood Education.
388 Mc Arthur Highway, Dalandanan,
Valenzuela City: Jo-Es Publishing House,
Inc.