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Wishbones for Pets & pet sitters help pets in need
Pet sitters who participate in the yearly Wishbones for Pets campaign are helping pets in their lcoal community. They work with local businesses to set up donation stations where pet lovers can donate supplies that will be given to a pet charity chos...
Pet ‘Net Safety Event October 21
SECOND ANNUAL PET ‘NET EVENT TO BE HELD ON OCTOBER 21, 2009 Pet-Centric Bloggers & Site Editors To Raise Voices In Unison To Shine Spotlight on Pet Safety Organizer Petside.com To Feature Event Hub At www.petside.com/pet-net-2009 New York, NY ...
Wysong not happy about response to recent recall
Earlier this week I posted a Wysong pet food recall. They have now revised their recall notice and are not happy about some of the comments they’ve seen in response to the way they announced the recall. We ask that you please consider the follo...
An overwhelming doggie introduction
Over the weekend my boyfriend Jim and I tried to introduce our dogs to each other. He has an adorable husky mix named Mason, who’s actually a six year old puppy! He’s a very sweet dog who wants to play, play, play all the time! The meetin...
PetSmart Favorite things promotion
PetSmart sent me a box of great pet products – part of their PetSmart Favorite Things promotion. I’ve used almost all of them and they truly are some of my favorite pet products. Kong If I had to guess, I’d say this is Archie &...
Read this before buying that puppy!
Those puppies in the puppy story may be cute, but are they healthy? What you see may not always be what you get. This story by Dr. Patty Khuly will hopefully make you think twice about buying a puppy mill, uh . . . I mean, pet shop puppy. Ever planne...
Philadelphia Eagles signs dog killer Michael Vick
I’ve never been a huge football fan but I will now cheer wholeheartedly for whatever team plays against the Philadelphia Eagles. They’ve decided to give Michal Vick a job – a two year contract worth millions. Quarterback Michael Vic...
Book Giveaway: Don’t Dump the Dog, by Randy Grim
Want a copy of Don’t Dump the Dog, by Randy Grim! We’ve got two copies give away, and all you need to do is enter! We have two ways to enter – you can enter one or the other, or both ways! 1. Tell us something interesting about you...
Pet care expenses may soon be tax deductible
Based on the fact that more than 60% of households have pets, and because those pets contribute to our well-being, Congressman Thaddeus McCotter, of Michigan, introduced the Humanity and Pets Partnered Through the Years (HAPPY) Act. If passed, it wou...
Taylor, TX shelter no longer gassing pets to death
After people complained because they were still using gas to kill unwanted pets, the Taylor Animal Shelter has decided to retire their gas chamber. Taylor Animal Shelter is a small shelter, hidden by a surrounding industrial junk yard. The surroundi...
Pet sitters: how long are your visits?
For the pet sitters out there, I’d like to know how long your pet sitting visits are. What I’m interested in are your regular pet sitting visits rather than daily dog walks or potty breaks. Technorati Tags: pet sitters, pet sitting v...
Hit the road, doggie: Tips for traveling pets
Long before I’d ever heard of professional pet sitters, my family took our dogs on vacation with us. It just made sense that they should go along with us since they’re family! I know I always had more fun when they were along with us, and...
Sharing pet info on The Pet Food List forums
During the pet food recall nightmare in 2007, I started The Pet Food List, where I compiled information about as many pet foods as I could find. It served as a place for panicked pet owners to get the most up-to-date information about foods that hadn...
I am cat. You will listen. Purrrr.
When your kitty says ‘JUMP!’ do you ask “how high?” According to a new study, cats really do have their way with their humans . . . and it’s all in the meow. If you’ve ever wondered who’s in control, you or y...
China’s Crayola canines
Look at those colors! These little guys remind me of what some of my childhood coloring books looked like when I got done with them. They’re actually from China, where the multi-color hairdo is a common thing . . . poor dogs! It messes with my ...
Ferris, TX animal control mandatory euthanasia policy
To kill or not to kill. That seems to be the fight going on in Ferris, Texas where animal control officer, Misty Clark, is being told to hold pets for 3 days and then immediately kill them – no exceptions. FERRIS – A mandatory euthanasia po...
Pet sitter websites: what your visitors want
I did a mini poll on Twitter and asked: “When you visit a pet sitter website for the first time, what are the most important things you look for?” Here’s how people voted: 20% of people responding wanted to see: Services offered (va...
Product Review: Pet ID for Me
Jason, from Pet ID for Me recently sent me one of his ID tags for Archie. They’re fun little photo ID tags that look like your state driver’s license. They include all the info you’ll find on an honest to goodness driver’s lic...
Leave a dog in a hot car, cough up $1000
Salt Lake City has the right idea. Dog owners who are thoughtless enough to leave their dogs in a car during hot weather risk getting a $1000 fine for their stupidity. Check it out . . . Dogs and automobiles can make a terrible combination on a hot s...
Video: The Truth About Euthanasia
Melissa from the Photo Books Project posted this on my Facebook page a little while ago. It’s about the millions of cats and dogs that are killed in shelters every year, and was put together by a woman who worked in an animal shelter for a sh...
Prevent summer health hazards for your pets
PetsitUSA and independent pet sitters urge pet owners to be aware of summer health hazards. Because pet sitters interact with a large number of pets, they are familiar with a variety of summer dangers. They hear stories of cats, dogs and other pets t...
Evanger’s asks FDA to let them ship pet food
Earlier this week the FDA suspended Evanger’s emergency permit, meaning they cannot ship pet food in interstate commerce. Now Evangers is asking the FDA to reverse that decision. Evanger’s Dog and Cat Food Co. filed a formal request with ...
Contest: Win a copy of Speaking for Spot
I’m on the way to the vet with Tequila (my cat, not the booze!) in a little while. She has a pretty nasty bladder infection that she let me know about this morning. Instead of using her litter box, she decided to use an old laundry basket to sh...
FDA suspends Evangers temporary emergency permit
More pet food news, this time it’s regarding Evangers pet food. June 12, 2009 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today it was suspending the temporary Emergency Permit issued to Evanger’s Dog & Cat Food Co., Inc. Evanger&...
Lydia update: remission is our favorite word!
Archie and I accompanied Lydia to see her oncologist today and he had good news for us! She’s looking good and he couldn’t find a darn thing wrong with her. She was pretty excited to see him and I was pretty excited to hear him say she...
Los Angeles dog walkers upset with off-leash park laws
On December 16 a law went into effect in Los Angeles which limits a person to walking no more than three dogs at a time at public dog parks. Many dog walkers are upset with this law due to the nature of their business. Other park-goers want the laws ...
Owners of ChemNutra plead guilty in pet food recall case
Remember ChemNutra? The company and its owners are pleading guilty. . . A company and its owners have agreed to plead guilty in connection with melamine-tainted pet food that may have killed thousands of dogs and cats in 2007, according to a court do...
Pet food recall settlement on hold
Pet owners who were hoping to get a settlement from the 2007 pet food recall will have to wait. Two appeals are holding things up and there’s no telling when they’ll be resolved. Payments in a $24-million settlement of claims spurred by t...
Book Review: Speaking for Spot
Speaking for Spot: Be the Advocate Your Dog Needs to Live a Happy, Healthy, Longer Life, by Dr. Nancy Kay, is an excellent book! You should buy it! Let me repeat that last part… You should buy Speaking for Spot! That’s how much I like thi...
FDA, Nutro, pet food: what a mess!
Christie Keith has a thought provoking story out on SFGate.com about the FDA and how well they work (or don’t!) for us. She talks about Nutro being in the news lately, but it’s the way the whole issue has been handled that points to a muc...
