Big Fish

Big fish are quite big hits, not just when talking about them in fishing circles or when talking about the movie, but also when referring to them as prized pets, often kept for their unique and impressive sizes and bulks.

The 2003 film bearing the Big Fish title was not exactly about a big fish, but rather takes its title from an age-long pun or adage (however you call it) where fishers of the old days would tell tales of them catching the biggest fish ever to be.

With the tall-tales and stories from the movie’s main character, the film managed to capture audiences into wondering once more, to see and believe in the power of big fish tales.

However, when talking about real big fish, pet owners with real big fishes don’t really have a difficult time in believing in a big fish’s actual existence.

The alligator gar would be one popular big fish pet, often prized because of their massive size and their generally “tough as nails” features.

A member of the gar species of fishes, alligator gars are often found in the freshwaters of North America, capable of growing up to 10 feet in length. They are different from other gars in the sense that their upper jaws come with rows of teeth, which had earned them the name “alligator gar” since their physical form bears some distinct alligator likeness.

Most alligator gars caught as trophies sport a silver-grey toned hue, but different colors and varieties are known to exist, some with orange-toned scales or with dark-deep-blue hue undertones.  These are the varieties which are often found kept as exotic big fish pets.

Alligator gars are carnivorous, so for pet fish aficionados who aren’t keen on feeding live prey to pets, keeping an alligator gar may not be such a great idea. Also, given that alligator gars tend to grow into big sizes, their upkeep goes beyond feeding concerns, requiring occasional alterations with their enclosures.

But as big fish pets, they are big, and not only that, they’re quite mean lookers, an added plus for those on the lookout for exotic big fish pets.

Think the alligator gars’ the right big fish for you?

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Part-Border Collies

Part-Border Collies as pets are still popular as domestic dog breeds, with the 1991 film Bingo being one good example of how popular part-Border Collies are.

Though not necessarily pure breeds, Borer Collie mixes or part-Border Collies are famed for their quirkiness, as a breed that comes from the mix of Border Collies which were once among the top working dogs of England.

 

In certain pet circles, part-Border Collies are more favored over full breed Border Collies in relation to the Border Collie’s natural herding instinct.

The thing with this herding instinct is that it isn’t really as innocent as it sounds, since it’s not exactly about just herding sheep or herding cattle, but more on “herding in” flocks, with the driving instincts illustrated by wolves.

In simple terms, Border Collies have a built-in behavioral killing instinct trait in them, which they are inclined to succumb to.

Border Collies implement an “in herding” system, where a herder would “intimidate” sheep towards their master or any pinpointed location. If intimidation doesn’t work, nips and bites would be next, which tells much about how risky Border Collies can be if their temperaments are not properly looked after.

There has been a number of reports telling of stray or rouge Border Collies killing livestock in Australia, New Zealand and in Europe, and certain cases when an irate Border Collie would nip at their masters, in retaliation over something they sense as a threat to them, or in reaction to something which they perceive as “out of bounds”.

Given that this herding instinct is wired into a Border Collie’s genetic make up, part-Border Collies have diluted versions of that herding instinct, and if compared to their full breed cousins, part-Border Collies are more cool, calm and composed, with all the light sides of Border Collies, not necessarily with all its killer instincts intact.

Keep this Border Collie fact in mind when the opportunity to adopt one comes along your way.

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