Advantages: Loyal, affectionate, safe with children, low food costs, long walks essential
Disadvantages: Vet bills from chasing things can be expensive! Otherwise none whatsoever.

...Dogs are wolves first 'tamed' by Man somewhere around 12,000 years ago. As the recent Martin Clumes series 'One Man and his Dogs' (Ch4) has shown, there is still a great deal of the wolf left in our modern dogs. Anyone who has too much time on their hands and has watched 'The Dog Whisperer' can attest the truth of that - you MUST be the pack-leader! Now, 12,000 years represents (roughly) 5-6,000 dog generations and for the vast majority of that time - well over 95%, or until 150 years ago - dogs were 'designed for purpose' and the key element of that purpose was that they had to work for their living. Every single member of every single species on this planet struggles throughout its entire life to survive, grow and reproduce (except Man). The result is that only the fittest (and luckiest) survive. As long as Man was breeding... Read review

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Advantages: A lovely atmosphere, beautiful countryside and a wonderful array of rare breeds
Disadvantages: I wish it could be bigger

...I absolutely love this place....Twice winner of the Wiltshire Family Attraction of the Year Award, Cholderton Rare Breeds farm is a picturesque park showing off Britain's farm animal heritage. It's hidden away in the Wiltshire countryside and I'm sure many people don't know it's there... The heart of this farm is Rabbit World, showing over 50 varieties from giant to dwarf - the largest collection of breeds of farm animals in the area - housed within a huge barn...at the end of which there is the opportunity for you and the children to sit with and stroke some of the younger rabbits. At certain times of the year, there will be babies that can be seen nestling with their mums. Some of the animals including sheep, chickens, and rabbits are even up for sale which is more of a pre-warning as the children will definately want to take... Read review

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Advantages: cute animals
Disadvantages: how do you dispose of them when they are unwanted

...Every rabbit owner from time to time thinks "wouldn't breeding my rabbit be a great idea" Why you ask, well its simple. There are four main reasons why people wish to breed there pet rabbit. 1) to sell the young as pets 2) to sell to butchers and other food outlets 3) to sell to labs for experiments 4) for their own enjoyment and pets for themselves. Now before you go ahead and do it and the pound signs start flashing before your eyes, think very carefully about it. I had the money making idea not so long ago. I thought it would be great to breed them to sell as pets until something i saw changed my view on it entirly. 1) Recently I found a nearby rabbit rescue centre and thought I could visit them and get myself a female rabbit to go along with my two males that I already have. When I got there I couldn't beleive my... Read review

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Advantages: Playable and addictive
Disadvantages: Can you spell H A R D

...Alien Breed was designed by Rico Holmes and programmed by Andreas Tadick. It was very much based on the arcade machine, Gauntlet, except with Aliens and graphics based on the film "Alien". You had to perform a series of tasks, whilst building up your weaponary in order to keep the Aliens at bay. Almost a 2d DOOM. Rico Holmes did a great job with the graphics using the Amiga's colour palette to maximum effect. I wrote the music and sound effects and learnt a lot in the process. The Alien death sound effects were actually sampled newly born kittens, mutated on my sampler with an explosion added! I had great fun playing Alien Breed, and even more fun when Alien Breed'92 was released. This was the same game engine but with greatly improved levels and missions. Later on, Alien Breed 2 and Tower Assault were launched, both of which... Read review

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Advantages: its nice to see them born and watch them grow
Disadvantages: it is sometimes hard to sell them

...The first thing I do before breeding my rabbits is to choose a compatible buck and doe. Then I introduce the doe in to the ducks hutch . If all goes wall they will get on with mating right away but sometimes they will fight. If this happens then I would put them both back in there own hutch after two days I will repeat the process again if they still don’t get along then I would try to use a different buck or doe. Once I get two rabbits that successfully mate I will leave them together for a week of two. After this period of time I will then tack the buck out of the hutch. The reason I would tack the buck out is because you want the doe to fell safe other wise this may lead to more complications such as the rejection of all the baby rabbitsI breed lop rabbits because it is an absolute joy to watch them grow. . When I have... Read review

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Advantages: Varied, Characteristic, Odd
Disadvantages: Snooty, Grumpy

...You can pretty much divide cats into two categories - those kinds of cats that appear in tv commercials, wear pretty collars and have their names on the side of their food dishes, and REAL cats. You can tell a real cat because s/he will usually be black and white, of no discernable breed. You'll know his history no better than he himself, and he will probably have tatty ears from many fights. He will never wear a collar and will quite happily eat off the floor or off the old saucer with the crusted remains of last week's dinners. He will never come when he is called and is not likely to rub noses with you. He will do just as he pleases as and when he is good and ready. These are the cats that are the most rewarding to own because their mixed nature and wild tendancies mean that any show of love, you know has come because he... Read review

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Advantages: some of 50's old stuff when he was a G
Disadvantages: n/a

...Ok first of all i think that just about everyone has heard of 50 cent regardless of weather you like his type of music or not. This review is all about a dvd and bonus cd of 50 cent that i brought from a second hand music shop. The DVD ----------- This DVD was made in 2003/2004 so most things that i refer to from now on in this review relate to that time of my life etc. . There are 4 parts to this DVD. PART 1 The Documentary. ------------------------- 50 cent the new breed is the first documentary on this dvd, it explores in detail the life of 50 cent, from when he was coming up in the streets as a nobody, to his dealings that led to him being shot and surviving, right through to what has made him the greatest rapper of the year. Also he talks about when he met "G-unit" , selling mixtapes to get his... Read review

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Advantages: Easy to keep and enjoyable
Disadvantages: Can breed too well