Monthly Archives: February, 2009

Dogs

Homemade Dog Food Ingredients

by Jane Dinunzio

Have you ever wondered why your dog’s breath or body has that distinctive “doggie smell?” It is generally caused by your dog ingesting chemicals and preservatives, rather then an all natural homemade dog food diet. Just by changing your dog’s diet, you will likely see a much healthier, more energetic and less odorous dog. I see and smell it for myself in my two Labradors

General

Twitter Tweets

Twitter Bird IconSo, I’ve finally taken the plunge and joined Twitter – mainly because I kept seeing “Follow Me” links at some of my favorite pet blogs and websites and while I was interested and intrigued, I hadn’t yet indulged in twittering myself.

So today I joined, created my profile page (which is probably pretty lame by seasoned Twitterers, er, I mean

Events

Valentine’s Day Tips from the Men @ NatGeo

The folks at National Geographic asked a few of their hosts for any Valentine’s Day-related tips they might share. I snagged a few of the responses from the hosts of my favorite pet-related NatGeo shows and here’s what they said…

John Garcia Valentine
Dr. Mike Dix Valentine
Cesar Millan Valentine
Casey Anderson Valentine

Cats

Is Pricey Pet Food Better Pet Food?

We’re all concerned that we do what’s best for our pets when it comes to buying food, right?! But sometimes it seems that the “best” dog food is simply unaffordable. So it’s nice to see that Consumer Reports has done some research and is featuring a report in the March 2009 issue of their print magazine.

While I’ll be looking forward to the reading the article when it arrives

Dogs

New California Dog Park

There’s a new dog park opening in Garden Grove, California. So for those of you living on the west coast, I’m including some details here. If you go, feel free to leave us a comment. If you have questions about the event, you’ll need to call (714) 741-5200.

WHAT: Garden Grove Park – Grand Opening

WHERE: 9301 Westminster Ave, Garden Grove, CA

WHEN: Valentine’s Day (Saturday, February

More Pets & Animals

My Paw-Talk Featured Post

I was asked to write a guest post over at Paw-Talk.net. Want to know what I wrote about?

If you haven’t ventured to that PETS website before, it’s worth a visit. Here’s what it’s all about:

Paw-Talk began in mid 2001. The goal was to fill a much needed niche – a forum devoted to all animals rather than just one or two species. It started