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Protecting Your Pet From Dangerous Flea and Tick Treatments

By Matt • Apr 28th, 2009 • Category: Pet Health

Protecting your dog or cat from fleas and ticks is an important part of responsible pet care.
Although there are many brands of over-the-counter flea and tick products available at supermarkets and pet supply stores, it is critical to read their labels and consult with your veterinarian before using them on your companion. These products [...]



Cat Home Alone

By Matt • Apr 28th, 2009 • Category: Funny Cats, Pet Humor

A couple were going out for the evening. They’d got ready, all dolled up, cat put out, etc….

The taxi arrives and as the couple go out the cat shoots back in. They don’t want the cat shut in the house, so the wife goes out to the taxi while the husband goes upstairs to chase [...]



Advice from Dogs

By Matt • Apr 28th, 2009 • Category: Funny Dogs, Pet Humor

Always choose the second-most comfortable chair. If you choose the best chair, someone will make you move.
Have some pride. Don’t beg.
Show a deep interest in what others are doing. For example, if someone likes gardening, GET INVOLVED. Help dig.
A handshake is the proper greeting. Don’t sniff someone’s butt. Things will get off to a [...]



Facebooking Feline Reunited with Owners

By Matt • Apr 28th, 2009 • Category: Cat News, Lead Story, Pet News

Their cat slipped out of their East Bethel, Minn. home and was on the run for two years. The family gave up hope of ever seeing Bob again. Then, just a short time ago, they were reunited by an Internet phenomenon.



Nation’s First Pet Airline Takes Off This Summer

By Matt • Apr 28th, 2009 • Category: Dog News, Pet News

Pet Airways has announced it is launching the first pet-only airline service, with flights going to five major cities: New York, Los Angeles, Denver, Chicago and Washington, D.C.
“We believe there is truly a need for this,” said Alysa Binder, one of Pet Airways’ founders. “Putting your pet in cargo, just isn’t the ideal situation, and [...]



Is ‘people food’ ever OK? 7 pet myths debunked

By Matt • Apr 28th, 2009 • Category: Pet Health

We asked some pet experts to give us the lowdown on what’s true and what’s not when it comes to dog and cat behavior and care.
Myth 1: Never give pets ‘people food’
When it comes to pizza, Kung Pao chicken and onion rings, it’s true; you shouldn’t be sharing high-fat, spicy or potentially toxic foods with [...]



Freedom Dogs Help Marines Combat PTSD

By Matt • Apr 28th, 2009 • Category: Dog News, Pet News

Thousands of dogs are enlisted to aid U.S. troops in their service abroad, but once they return home, military men and women sometimes still yearn for the support a trained canine offers.
Freedom Dogs, a San Diego-based nonprofit, caters to that need with a program, which trains service dogs to help Marines coming home from Afghanistan [...]



DOG RULES

By Matt • Jan 13th, 2009 • Category: Funny Dogs

1. The dog is not allowed in the house.

2. Okay, the dog is allowed in the house, but only in certain rooms.

3. The dog is allowed in all rooms, but has to stay off the furniture.



16 Signs your Cat is Plotting World Domination

By Matt • Jan 13th, 2009 • Category: Funny Cats

16. Sits on your newspaper in the morning and carefully reads the coded message that Garfield sends out every day.



Chihuahua saves boy from rattlesnake

By Matt • Jan 13th, 2009 • Category: Dog News

MASONVILLE, Colo. - Zoey is a Chihuahua, but when a rattlesnake lunged at her owners’ 1-year-old grandson, she was a real bulldog.