Monthly Archives: August, 2009

Dogs

Flat Coat Retriever

by Geoffrey English

The Flat Coated Retriever is a gun dog that originated in the United Kingdom. Not as well known as other types of retrievers, such as the Golden and Labrador retrievers, the Flat Coat Retriever shares many characteristics with these other breeds in that it will assist the hunter on both land an water, retrieving with ease when hunting waterfowl or upland game.

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Dogs huge dog bone in front of a dog licking his chops

Why Dogs Love Bones

Our dogs love bones and my hubs and I fight over whether or not it’s okay to give our dogs various types of bones. Veterinarian Dr. David Brooks offers up this fun…

Cats

Celebrities Create An Avalanche of Compassion Via Twitter

Adopt-a-Pet.com launches “TwitterACritter” campaign with help from Kevin Nealon, Alyssa Milano, and others. Find out how you can help, too.

Adopt-a-Pet.com, North America’s largest non-profit pet adoption web service, announces the official launch of TwitterACritter, a new social media campaign that uses Twitter to spread the word about adoptable pets in shelters.

On the campaign web site, www.TwitterACritter.com, pet lovers can select one of

Cats

ZAPP Launches Shoes for Spays Initiative

The Zero Additional Pup-ulation ProjectSimply by donating no longer gently worn to new shoes to ZAPP, spay and neuter surgeries are made possible to help control stray & indigent dog and cat overpopulation!

The Zero Additional Pup-ulation Project (ZAPP) announces a new initiative, Shoes for Spays, to raise funds for spaying and neutering in Baja. Funds are currently unavailable in

Dogs puli and chinese crested dog breeds in watercolor

5 Rare and Unconventional Dog Breeds

by Jeff Nenadic

The domestic dog has been with us for thousands of years and evolved into a multitude of breeds, all with distinct characteristics. Among these breeds are some of the most unusual and rare dogs in the world including those listed below. However, if you do decide that you would like to own a rare breed study as much as you can about the animal before you

Cats

Support Animal Shelters . . . by Shopping Online

You can help homeless pets by shopping on a brand new, non-profit animal charity site called BringPetsHome.org. The new online community for pet lovers is a great place to share pet news, stories, and advice with friends. And, best of all, visitor participation helps raise money for animal shelters nationwide that are struggling to care for unwanted pets.

You can shop ’til you drop in support of animal

Contests

Crunch n’ Clean Dog Tooth Brushing Contest

Hartz wants a video of you brushing your dog’s teeth! And, they’ll give the Grand Prize winner $1,000 cash, one year’s supply of the CrunchNClean™ dog biscuits, as well as an assortment of other dog treats and toys.

Here’s what you need to do to enter their contest:

  1. Brush your dog’s teeth and film the event. (The cuter or funnier your dog is, the better.)
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