Top 18 Most Unique Dog Names
One of the most fun parts about bringing a puppy home to be the newest member of the family is deciding what its name should be. Do you choose something classy or funny? Do you want your dog to have a name unlike any other? Do you go with a run of the mill name that easy for your toddler to pronounce or maybe you are naming it after a place you visited? There are literally millions of names you can choose for your dog, but some are definitely more unique than others. Top 18 Most Unique Dog Names 18.… Continue reading
Pets Play a Political Role
Voters often make the connection between political figures and what types of pets they own and how they treat them. Presidents throughout the years have used their “pet connections” to help them establish themselves as compassionate and understanding human beings. "Presidents and their pets have a long and storied history," says Garrett Graff, a goldfish owner and editor-in-chief at Washingtonian magazine "Most of us don't 'get' Middle East oil politics, and the rise and fall of the G.D.P., but we 'get' it if you connect with a dog or you connect with a cat." Barring in mind that sometimes the… Continue reading
Shelter Dog Wins Visionary Award
Los Angeles, CA - (PR.com) Super Smiley, the giant mutt from Pet Life Radio’s A Super Smiley Adventure, wins at the Awareness Film Festival in Los Angeles for his film documentary, Super Smiley Flash Mob – A Dogumentary. The 2012 Awareness Film Festival presented world-renowned films including Tom Shadyak’s I Am and Humane Society of the United States’ Minds in the Water and showcases films containing ecological, health and animal awareness value. Right in the middle of this stellar lineup was a smiling mutt narrating his film. With music and songs by Mark Winter and Megan Blake, and directed by… Continue reading
Preserving Pets After They Pass On is Becoming Popular
According to the American Pet Products Association, Americans spent over $50 billion on their pets in 2011. It's numbers like that make it no surprise that preserving pets after they die is increasingly becoming more popular. There's something unique about a pet that's been a member of the family for years and years. From being a best friend, companion, and source of entertainment, dogs and cats have a way of being there for us that we sometimes don't even realize until they are missing from our lives. But they don't have to be completely gone...EVER. Just as some people utilize… Continue reading
Salmonella Causes Massive Pet Food Recall
14 cases of the bacterial infection, salmonella, have been found in humans in nine states which have been linked to contaminated pet food. This has prompted the Food and Drug Administration to expand its initial recall of Diamond Pet Food products manufactured between December 9, 2011 and April 7, 2012, from the company’s plant in Gaston, SC. On May 4, 2012, Diamond Pet Foods expanded its own recall to include Puerto Rico, parts of Canada and 21 states in the US including: Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North… Continue reading
Pig Gets a Day in Court
Wilber is a one-and-a-half-year-old Vietnamese pot-bellied pig who was being evicted by a Houston Texas Home Owner Association (HOA) known as the Cypresswood Community Improvement Association. Wilber lives with the Sardo family and they were informed in a letter on April 6, 2011 that their Association wanted Wilber removed from their home and threatened to file a lawsuit. The reasoning behind the letter was that pot-bellied pigs are livestock and are not “common” or “traditional” pets and are therefore forbidden by Association rules. The case against Wilber came down to a clause in the Association’s by laws regarding ownership of… Continue reading
Pet Owners Unaware of Allergy Risks
According to the pet Allergy Worldwide Survey (PAWS) 44 percent of dog and cat owners were not aware of the symptoms that their pet could be suffering from seasonal allergies. During the spring time, pollen and other allergens are everywhere and just like humans pets can suffer too. The worldwide online survey was conducted in February and included responses from 1269 pet owners from France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United States. According to Dr Stephen Shaw, a specialist in veterinary dermatology, “it is important for pet owners to be able to recognize the most common signs of allergy symptoms… Continue reading
Animals Honored For Saving Lives
It seems only fitting that as we humans have awards for almost everything that our pet heroes should also receive recognition and rewards for their heroic deeds. Four pets were recently inducted into the Purina Animal Hall of Fame located at the PawsWay Pet Education Centre in Toronto Canada. The four inductees into the Purina Animal Hall of Fame for 2012 including Monty, Nanook, Bree and Titan. "Each year, we honor pet heroes and their life-saving acts. Our 2012 Inductees struck us not only by the intuitive sixth sense related to life-threatening medical conditions, but also their incredible persistence to… Continue reading
Uproar Over Maryland’s Discrimination Against Pit Bulls
MARYLAND - The Maryland Court of Appeals has officially made an extremely misguided declaration that all pit bull-type dogs are inherently dangerous. This horrible decision, handed down by Judge Dale R. Cathell, is already having a negative effect on these types of dogs in Maryland, as owners are being forced to abandon them for fear of being evicted from their places of residence. The Court of Appeals made this decision last week and it effects more than the dogs; anyone in custody of this type of dog including owners, landlords, veterinarians, kennels, animal shelters, and rescue groups are considered liable… Continue reading
How to Properly Remove Ticks From Your Pets
There is a right way and a wrong way to remove ticks from your pets and now that the Spring and Summer months are here, it's the perfect time to learn how to do it properly. Ticks are one of the worst enemies of dogs and cats because of the variety of diseases they can carry as well as other issues they can cause like tick paralysis. Dogs especially love to spend time outdoors so if you are armed with the proper info, it can be an enjoyable season for both of you. Let's first take a look at what… Continue reading
