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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).
Hurricane Preparedness Tips for Pets
The 2009 Atlantic Hurricane Season begins June 1 and is expected to bring 12 named storms, with six of those becoming hurricanes. This annual prediction was made by the esteemed Colorado State University forecasting team, who also says there’s a 54 percent chance that at least one major hurricane will make landfall in the U.S.
Preparing your family to evacuate or take shelter against these unpredictable storms requires initial
June is Now Social PetWorking Month
Adopt-A-Pet.com Launches a “Social PETworking” Campaign To Empower Internet users to Help Get Homeless Animals Adopted
Saving a pet’s life is only a few clicks away . . . so twitter a critter, blog a dog, or chat a cat!
LOS ANGELES – JUNE 1, 2009 – With the economic disaster contributing to a drastic increase in homeless pets, Adopt-a-Pet.com, North America’s largest non-profit pet adoption web
Million Dollar Look-a-Like Contest
Do people tell you that you and your dog are beginning to look alike? Do you bark in your sleep or roll over for a treat? Does your dog sport a hair-do just like yours? If so, you could cash in big . . .
Cash in for looking like your pet! . . .
ALL AMERICAN PET BRANDS ANNOUNCES MILLION DOLLAR LOOK-A-LIKE CONTEST
(Beverly Hills, CA
The Latest Dr. Doolittle Movie: Million Dollar Mutts
Anyone who loves animals is likely to love Dr. Doolittle. When I was little, I fell in love with Polynesia, the parrot who teaches him animal languages in the original story by Hugh Lofting, and wanted desperately to have a parrot like that of my own. I felt a real connection to Dr. John Doolittle in the very first chapter. His sister isn’t fond of
Weekly Tweets 2009-05-15
- reading “Heartworm Preventative – How Much is Enough” http://bit.ly/31KVq #
- Happy Mother’s Day – Cute pets and their babies (http://bit.ly/FuFTe
) # - reading The Return of Spanky http://bit.ly/VVSjz #
Flea Zapper
I own a flea comb and use it pretty regularly on my dogs. And I generally keep a bowl of soapy water next to me as I use it because it really works – and if I end up with a flea or two on the comb, I’ve found the easiest thing to do is to quickly brush them off into the bowl of soapy water.
So when
Weekly Tweets 2009-05-08
- Fun Ideas: 10% off with PETFUN99 http://tinyurl.com/ch87n2 #
- Watching this Guitar Lovin’ Kitty – http://3wisecats.blogspot.com/ #
- Too Cute Rocky Raccoon http://thedailykitten.com/kitten/17le8S86S/ #
- Reading the Scheme Team, Furry Godmother entertains again: http://tinyurl.com/cpg7bg #
- is worried about Disney joining Hulu – my kids already spend too much time there #
Inside Puppy Mills – Tonight on Dog Whisperer
(WASHINGTON, D.C. — APRIL 15, 2009) Every year, more than one million purebred and “designer” dogs are born and bred into puppy mills — often packed in tiny wire cages, neglected, dehydrated, dirty and chronically sick, with little or no human interaction or affection — and then sold legally to pet stores throughout the country. Now, in a powerful new Dog Whisperer episode, Cesar Millan goes undercover to witness the horrors of puppy mills firsthand and works to rehabilitate dogs who have never known a world outside their overcrowded cages, or learned how to interact with humans.
Donna Sweeps Up
Congratulations, Donna K!
The nice folks at Pledge offered to send one of our readers a fabric sweeper for pet hair. I took them up on the offer and Donna K has won the random drawing.
She’ll be testing out her new Pledge Fabric Sweeper for Pet Hair, compliments of SC Johnson.
Maybe we’ll get lucky and she’ll