Archive for March, 2008

Learn how to live neatly with messy pets

Sunday, March 30th, 2008 Posted in Pets Guide | No Comments »

The joy and happiness pets bring to a household far outweigh the messes they make or the value of personal belongings they destroy. That said, there are ways for animals and humans to cohabit more neatly. The March issue of Country ...

Whatever it takes

Sunday, March 30th, 2008 Posted in Pet Supply | No Comments »

In search of Henry, Kate Sanders decided that just driving around and plastering the suburbs with neon signs wasn't going to be enough. She needed a helicopter. The cost: $300 an hour. And even though the effort didn't bring Sanders ...

Max Seed gives owner, pets new lease on life

Sunday, March 30th, 2008 Posted in Pet Pictures | No Comments »

There's a new business in South Sound that combines organic agriculture with sustainable populations of pets, two enduring passions of someone who, until just a few weeks ago, was my best news source within the environmental trenches at the Port ...

As pets’ place in American home grows, more employers offer animal health insurance

Sunday, March 30th, 2008 Posted in Pet Pictures | No Comments »

At a time when employers are scaling back on costly health benefits, pet insurance is gaining popularity as an employee benefit. Veterinary Pet Insurance, the nation's largest pet insurer, saw its corporate accounts balloon from 15 to 1,600 in the past ...

Patient pets

Sunday, March 30th, 2008 Posted in Pet Games | No Comments »

From doggie day care to salons and pet insurance, pet owners are dishing out big bucks on the care of their beloved furry friends. Pet insurance is becoming more popular as owners consider the cost involved in a lifetime of care ...

April’s ‘Pet First Aid Month’ encourages preparedness among pet owners

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008 Posted in Reptile Pets | No Comments »

Imagine taking your daily morning walk with your dog on your usual route through the park... and only after seeing your pet's paw bleeding profusely do you notice the scattering of broken glass a few steps behind. What do you ...

Dog suits and dung among my pet hates

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008 Posted in Pets Guide | No Comments »

People joke that the number of pet dogs in Beijing is more than the urban population. It is an exaggeration to some but Beijingers seem to love their pets more than most. They might address their offspring as "lazy little scamps", ...

Wheelchairs Keep Disabled Pets Moving

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008 Posted in Pet Supply | No Comments »

When Gary Mikus learned that an incurable nerve disease was starting to paralyze the hind legs of his German shepherd, he immediately dismissed the idea of putting the dog to sleep. Then he spotted an ad in a pet food ...

Thai temples flooded with pets after viral outbreak

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008 Posted in Pet Pictures | No Comments »

Buddhist temples in central Thailand have been flooded with abandoned cats and dogs after an outbreak of feline and canine distemper killed hundreds of pets in the past month, newspapers reported on Wednesday. One temple in the rice growing province ...

Touring exhibit urges owners to put pets on diet

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008 Posted in Pet Games | No Comments »

Your dog is so cute when he looks at you with those big eyes, begging for a nibble of cheese. One bite couldn't hurt. But 1 ounce of cheese to a dog is the same as if you had scarfed down ...