Weekly Tweets 2009-12-11
- FDA Pet Health & Safety on PETSblogs – http://petsblogs.com/ #FDApet #
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Devoted pet owner and now, devoted pet editor, Judi worked in traditional offices, keeping the books and the day-to-day operations organized. Taking her dog to work every day for over a decade never seemed odd. Neither did having an office cat. She knows what it's like to train a new puppy and she's experienced the heartache of losing beloved companions. Retired, she currently lives with her spoiled dog and four chickens (who are, interestingly enough, also spoiled).
The New FDA Pet Health & Safety Widget
The FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) hosted a webinar today for pet health and safety bloggers. Featured speakers, Dr. Joshua Sharfstein, Principal Deputy Commissioner of the FDA, and Dr. Bernadette Dunham, Director of FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine, focused on the announcement of a widget containing information on the importance of pet health and safety for both animals and pet owners.
The World’s Most Tolerant Cats
If you’re a cat you have to watch out for babies and puppies!
Sometimes cats are tolerant beyond all belief. Check out these videos featuring some of the most tolerant cats in the world . . . and the babies and puppies who dare to test their tolerance.
Black & Decker FLEX vs Pet Hair
Black & Decker FLEX vs Pet Hair And More is probably what we should have called this article, but that just sounded too darned awkward. We were given the chance to give this little hand-held vacuum a test to see if it really did a good job of sucking up pet hair but we ended up sucking up way more than pet hair.
Learn To Be Safe When Leading A Horse
Working with horses on the ground can be just as dangerous as riding, with the possibility of a horse stepping on or knocking over their handler. Here are some tips on how…
Weekly Tweets 2009-11-27
- RT @MichaelPata: Announcing wildlife photo contest!! http://bit.ly/72kvVB #
- RT @WebVet_com: Flu fears keep Chinese panda fans at bay: The Shaanxi Wild Animal Rescue and Research Center. http://bit.ly/6F0A4v #
- In Nantes, France, you can live in a hamster hotel. See video of a grown French man on the hamster wheel. http://bit.ly/2rfvS #
- enjoying this MUTTS panel tribute
Santa Buddies Gift Set Winners
We received several comments for our Santa Buddies Giveaway and spent the entire morning this morning reading through the entries, trying to choose the three winners.
Turns out it was a lot harder to choose than we thought it would be! I sincerely enjoyed reading all of your comments and ended up eliciting the help of the entire family to narrow down the top picks.
Weekly Tweets 2009-11-20
- reading . . . 5 things to know about swine flu and pets – http://www.guideposts.com/story/pets-and-swine-flu #
- Offering a Santa Buddies Gift Set Giveaway – http://petsblogs.com/2009/11/santa-buddies-giveaway/ #
Santa Buddies Giveaway
The holiday season is nearly upon us and while getting ready for a Thanksgiving feast, we’ve decided to host a quick giveaway that will end on the biggest shopping day of the year.
So give this a quick read and grab yourself a chance at a Plush Prize Pack that includes a DVD and these 5 adorable little stuffed animals!
Amateur Commercial Contest Update
Last month we mentioned a pretty neat contest, twice. See AKC/Eukanuba Nat’l Championship Will Be A Family Fun Event and $5,000 To Be Awarded For Best Amateur TV Commercial.
There’s now an official contest website with links to facebook and twitter – and a link to upload your commercial video on YouTube!