Today is Black Friday and hosts of shoppers descend on the shopping malls. Some malls allow pets as long as they’re in contained pet strollers, dog carriers or cat carriers. I never understood why people would want to carry something extra like dog carriers or cat carriers. Pet strollers made more sense as you could actually put purchases in [...]
Entries from February 8th, 2010
Do You Know How Big You Are?
November 26th, 2008 · No Comments · pet beds
Why is it that some pretty large dogs are found in smaller beds, like cat beds? I personally don’t understand this when there are perfectly good large dog beds available, but it seems to happen alot. Pet beds come in sizes so our pets can be comfortable, so what’s up with this phenomenon?
I’ve seen other [...]
Tags: cat beds·large dog beds·pet beds
Animal Control Upgrades
November 24th, 2008 · No Comments · pet news
There was an article this past weekend about the upgrades being made by local county animal control agencies. These agencies work closely with county animal adoption agencies and rescue organizations. The article stated the number of stray cats and dogs has markedly increased in the past year.
Last week they received portable dog pens made up [...]
Tags: dog crates·dog pens
Roaming Animals in Danger
November 21st, 2008 · No Comments · pet news
BB guns and air rifles being used to shoot at animals is more prevalent in the news these days. There was a recent report where a cat was shot with an air rifle and the air pellet was lodged in its’ shoulder. It couldn’t be removed without the risk of further muscular damage. What’s wrong with [...]
Use Crates Wisely
November 19th, 2008 · No Comments · Uncategorized, pet health
Dog crates can be very beneficial when used correctly. I’ve seen several horror stories where breeders used dog crates as the poor dog’s only space. This deteriorates the dog’s leg muscles. It’s important to incorporate the use of dog pens for exercise to avoid this condition.
Of course most of us would never think of using [...]
Tags: dog crates·dog pens
