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New Find: Animal Hubbub
2007-10-11 19:57:00
I can't believe I hadn't spotted this great pet blog before. I just spent waaaaay two much time perusing its fantastic innards! It's managed by a team of five animal lovers and they cover a wide range of pet-related stuff, from news to new pet goodies and a litter-box-full of other stuff, too. I've just added them to the blog-roll on the right.Take a look: Animal HubbubYou hear that, Baxter? Five! Five contributors! How many do we have? Oh, never mind.
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Dog Saves Family After Cat Tries to Kill Them
2007-10-11 17:08:00
Hey, I love cats as much as I do dogs. But cats, they can do with out you. In fact, some of them actually would prefer to do without you. Case in point (from the AP):GREENVILLE, Maine - Thumper, a Labrador retriever, is getting credit for saving a Greenville man when a fire swept through his home.Roland Cote says his wife and their 7-year-old grandson were away when the blaze started early Sunday in a converted two-story garage. He says Thumper grabbed him by the arm to wake him, leaving just enough time for him to dial 911 before fleeing the fast-moving fire.While the dog is the hero, a cat is the bad guy in this story.Cote says the fire marshal investigator believes the blaze was started when Princess, the family cat, tipped over a kerosene lantern. Cote says he and his pets escaped safely, but he says Princess did get her tail singed by the flames.
More About: Family , Kill , Aves , Trie

Pet Tech: USB Dog Tag Actually for Dogs
2007-10-10 18:26:00
Ever tried to fit enough vital information on your pup's tag and found the available space a bit constraining? Sure it's entertaining watching the automated-Dremmel thingie etching away on that heart-shaped, metal canvas, but what about letting any potential doggie rescuers know about more than just the dog's name and owner contact info?Enter the USB dog tag. Pictured is the pink version of the bone-shaped, soft shielded, 512Mb device which allows you to include anything you want, such as your dog's favorite food, best scratching spots, pictures, medical history and anything else you'd like to include that would help any would-be rescuers in the event of scruffy getting lost.
More About: Dogs , Tech

Out of Egypt: Cairo to Shoot Stray Dogs
2007-10-01 02:41:00
Another one for the Crazy-Things-Other-Countries-Do-With-Anim als Department. This just in: Cairo will resume shooting stray dogs in a cost-saving measure intended to reduce the expense of dealing with strays. Apparently, shooting stray dogs will cost 1/1000th what it would cost to sterilize them.PETA is obviously upset, but so is Bridgette Bardot. In a move that will certainly bring the country to its eastern-facing knees, she is boycotting all things Egypt . Presumably, this includes Omar Sharif movies.Obviously, this book needs to be translated to Arabic and sent to Egyptian authorities post haste. If not, the dogs will certainly have their revenge.
More About: Dogs , Stray , Tray

Vanessa Anne Hudgens & Shadow, The Toy Poodle
2007-10-01 00:13:00
Vanessa Anne Hudgens , the instantly ubiquitous and uber-talented 19-year-old star of the Disney Channel's High School Musical, is also a prolific pet owner. As her celebrity star has risen, so has interest in her pets. I mean, why not? Paris Hilton has Tinkerbell, Adam Sandler has Matzoball, Britney Spears has Bit Bit, George Bush has Barney, and I have...well, I'm not exactly a celebrity, so why would you care?So, back to Vanessa. She has a toy poodle named Shadow . What do we know about Shadow? What does anyone know about shadow? Nothing, aside from the fact that he/she shares their home with a handful of fish, a bunny and three turtles.Vanessa Anne Hudgens hasn't revealed anything yet about Shadow except the pup's name. Where is this dog? When will it come out of the shadows? (Sorry).I tried to find an official font of info for Vanessa Anne Hudgen's dog Shadow, but I've found nothing! How are we supposed to know what fashions he/she wears? Is there a Vanessa Anne Hudgens Dog...
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The Mean Kitty Song: I Don't Blame the Cat
2007-09-29 22:12:00
Unfortunately catchy tune in this video of a guy and his cat, Sparta, with said cat being accused of mean-ness. If I was a cat and belonged to a guy this hyper who was always shoving a camera in my face, I'd be a mite bit bitey meself.I'll post more from this guy in the coming days. It's turned into an ongoing series in which he tries to get his cat to stop biting. Will he overcome his cat's voracious mandibles? Only time will tell. Or you could search around YouTube and find his other videos. Dang it!
More About: Song , Kitty , Blame

Doggie Massages: Not Just for Pampered Pets
2007-09-29 16:11:00
The Washington Post has an interesting article that highlights how differing people have differing ideas about what is "too far" when pampering your pooch. Phebe Brown, the article says, "would never take her dog to a spa."The dog is a dog, she says, and has a dog's life. But every six weeks, Tucker, her whippet, gets a $60/hour massage. It's for health reasons, she says, but it shows just how far we've come from the days of a dog spending most of the time out in the back yard. Dogs now get dog sweaters, cool toys, pet massage therapy, dog stollers, matching doggie dining sets, memory foam dog beds...you name it.We're whipped. It's the cute little puppy-wuppy eyes, I think.I myself am completely immune. It matters not that even as I type this, my dog is starring up at me with adorable lovableness. I am not affected by...by....I gotta go....
More About: Pets , Massages , Ages