Keeping Our Pets Safe from Toxins in the Home

January 3, 2010

One of my favorite cat websites is www.LittleBigCat.com, owned by veterinarian Dr. Jean Hofve. This month’s newsletter has an interesting article on the effect of toxins in our homes on our pets.
The Environmental Working Group (www.EWG.org) has studied chemical exposures in pets and found them even higher than the levels found in humans. They include [...]

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Dog Talk Project

January 1, 2010

Want to know what I think about it?

A fun new project is underway for dog owners. When I saw the announcement, my reaction was, “I wish I’d thought of that!” With the originator’s permission, I’m posting her notice in full below. The more dog owners and pet care professionals who join in the project, the more useful [...]

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Top 10 dog and cat names for 2009

December 22, 2009

Pre-holiday tension getting to you? How about something to lighten the mood, like the list of most popular and quirkiest pet names for 2009?  Www.Petfinder.com, the rescue website that boasts more than 13 million adoptions since 1995, has released it’s annual lists. See if your dog’s or cat’s name is on one of them.
Most popular cat [...]

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Favorite Pet Charities

December 17, 2009

It’s that giving time of year when we focus on gifts for not only family and friends, but also the homeless animals who so desperately need our help. I’m hesitant to name just a handful of deserving pet charities because so many are equally in need of support, but let’s face it, we all have [...]

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The Lessons Our Pets Teach Us

December 14, 2009

As the years have passed, I’ve become aware that each of my pets has come to me to teach a particular lesson that I needed to learn. In our focus on obedience, agility, tracking, or flyball, it’s easy to fall into thinking that we have  superior intelligence, but our pets’ innate intelligence may surpass ours [...]

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Taming a Feral Cat – They Said It Couldn’t Be Done

December 2, 2009

As a follow up to my original post on taming a feral cat, I want to share the success story of Stacy and Mike in New Hampshire who have been courting a feral cat for the past six months using much the same techniques I used while taming Rico, one tiny step at a time. [...]

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Great Holiday Gift for Dachshund fans

December 2, 2009

I’ve been active in dog rescue for the past 18 years, mainly through Seattle Purebred Dog Rescue (SPDR) as a breed rep for the livestock guarding dogs (LGDs). Maybe you’re wondering what the heck those are. Of the five breeds I handle, the Great Pyrenees is the best known. Right now I’m working on finding [...]

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Talking Turkey with Pets

November 26, 2009

In case your pet gets into the turkey spirit during the holidays like mine do, you might profit from a couple of my adventures with veterinary emergencies.
Because I was going to be busy on Thanksgiving Day, I cooked a turkey a few days ahead. My dogs and cat didn’t seem nearly as impressed by the aroma [...]

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The Ultimate Home Grooming Tool for Cats and Dogs

November 19, 2009

As a pet care professional, I get a chance to try many more products in clients homes than I would otherwise know about, much less get a chance to try for free.   When a colleague of mine posted a review about one of my favorite products on her blog a couple of days ago, I asked her [...]

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Adopt-a-Senior-Pet Month

November 4, 2009

November is my favorite month. Many of my friends join me in celebrating birthdays this month (ever think about what holiday is 9 months before November?  Think cupid).  It’s the month when we get to celebrate our right to vote and commemorate our veterans. Then there’s Thanksgiving, that wonderful holiday when we give thanks for [...]

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