SUMMER PET CARE TIPS

The hot weather can bring special challenges for the safety of our furry friends

Summer is here, time for both you and your pet, to enjoy the warm weather and long sun-filled days. Whether traveling together on vacation or just taking a stroll at a local beach, summer fun can also present some situations, which can endanger your pet's health.

PETS HELP SUPPORT AFRICAN VILLAGE

Ugandan Community Combats Poverty Through Harvesting Pet Product Ingredients

"It Takes a Village," is a popular saying these days and sometimes the adage is true. It does take a village to help produce the main ingredient in a line of popular pet coat and skin care products. More than just producing cleaner dogs and cats in the US, the labor has resulted in a significant improvement in the standard of living for a whole village in Uganda. So, it may take a village to make a bottle of pet shampoo but it also takes a bottle of that shampoo to help save the village.

CAT 1, SOFA 0

A Scratching Post Will Save Your Furniture As Well Your Sanity – But Only If You Can Get The Cat to Use It.

Is there anything more maddening then finding the arm of your favorite chair or new drapes torn to shreds? Nothing can put an abrupt halt to the love affair between cat and owner faster than a playful little scratch on the home furnishings. Whether done for exercise, fun or spite scratching can be an annoying and destructive hobby for a house cat.

GLOBAL PET EXPO

If you think that taking care of our nation’s pets is not big business and that  there is no creativity in the products designed for companion animal use – think again. If the recently completed Global Pet Expo in Orlando proved one thing it was that pet care continues to grow as an industry and that the products developed for the animals we live with are no longer frivolous but are often ingenious and need-based.

WHEN CHUBBY ISN’T CUTE

Canine Obesity is On the Rise in the US – a Trend That Will Lead to Serious Repercussions.

  America seems to be gripped on Rodeo Drive, by a fat epidemic. Every news outlet, talk show or medical discussion is centered around how overweight the citizens of this country are or how childhood obesity is on the rise. These are serious problems for our society but the problems don’t just affect us humans, our companion animals are also adding more than a little girth these days.

THE SECOND TIME AROUND

With blue skies and a bit of warmth again in the air many household s are thinking about a new pet. Spring and early summer are when people want to get out with a new puppy and as kitten season approaches soon kittens will abound in both pet shops and local shelters. As cute and alluring as a fuzzy kitten or puppy are, why not also consider adopting an older pet.

CONCRETE CLEANING DO'S AND DONT'S

  After a long hard winter it's great to get back outdoors and to see the signs of life that spring brings. Unfortunately, there are also those signs that our pets have left behind on the concrete driveways and sidewalks. Here are some tips for spring cleaning your concrete.

A PAIR OF KEETS

Increasing your flock can be a touchy situation if the introduction of a new bird isn’t handled correctly. The old adage that “birds of a feather will flock together,” may be easier said than done. Adding a new bird to a pet parakeet’s cage is not as simple as opening the door and shoving the new budgie inside. Successfully increasing the avian population of your home takes some finesse, patience and a little know-how.

HALF-PINT PETS

Teacup Pigs Are the Current Pet Craze to Fly Out of the UK

It’s easy to be adorable when you’re little. If that is the case, then these tiny porkers should remain adorable for a very long time. The latest craze in pets is not some designer breed of puppy or exotic reptile but a miniature version of an already miniaturized pig.