puppytales

Anamigo.com is an online community that is all about pets and the people that love them!  Members post pictures of their furry best friends, and share tips, stories and tales about their pets. It is a cool place to be if you are a pet mom or dad.

So Anamigo is holding a contest. A pretty awesome one really. All you need do is post a photo, get votes, and hopefully win some money!  Entries that get the most votes will win daily and weekly cash prizes.  You could win:
- Daily prize of $25. (You have 7 days to win!)
- Weekly prize of $125

The contest will be running for a year…yes, a whole year… it began November 2, 2008, and ends on November 1, 2009. You also need to be a member of Anamigo to enter.  You can enter one photo each  7 days cycle.  Only one entry per Anamigo account is allowed per seven day period, and no entry may be used for more than one seven day period.

So if you have a dog or cat that you love to take and share pictures of, this is a contest worth checking out. I am going to get my dogs in their best picture taking moods, and start snapping away.

Go to the Anamigo website, take a look around (you’ll love it, especially all the wonderful pictures!), read the complete contest rules, and if you decide to join, don’t submit any photos cuter than mine, ok??  LOL.

Good Luck to anyone who enters!

Most pet owners will probably find the one pet food that works best for their pet, and pretty much stick to that food. But if you happen to be shopping around for a new pet food for your dog (or cat), there are a couple of things to keep in mind. Labels do not always say what is really in that can or bag. What I mean by that remark is that the ingredients may seem like they are listed in order of which is contained the most in the pet food, say tuna, for example. But that is not necessarily the case. The ingredients are actually listed in decreasing order according to their weight. There may actually be an ingredient that weighs more than the tuna, say wheat, but manufacturers of the pet food may not want to list wheat as the first ingredient. So they will separate that wheat into three categories of germ, middlings and bran, with each category now weighing less than the tuna. Thus you will see tuna listed first, then the three separate wheat ingredients. So someone may think that tuna is the main ingredient since it is listed first, but it is actually more wheat based than tuna based.

Also, you might want to check that the food you are thinking of buying for your pet has been tested according to feeding protocols approved by the Association of American Feed Control Officials. And it never hurts to ask your friendly veterinarian for advice either!

My dogs were recently surprised to receive some mail the other day– samples of Pet Botanics Healthy Omega Treats! Now my doggies do fully understand that they are the smartest, handsomest/prettiest, most well-behaved dogs in the world, and therefore do have the responsibilities that go along with these attributes, such as being recruited to review dog-related products so as to determine their value (or lack of ) to their companions worldwide.

So right away my dogs accepted their call to duty, and were ready to get started with their evaluations of the Pet Botanics Omega Treats. They quickly agreed that I could first check out the list of ingredients to determine they met with my dogs high standards (after all, the best dogs in the world deserve the best in nutrition, don’t you agree?). I was happy to see that these dog treats have all good things like Omega 3, 6 Fatty Acids, and Antioxidants, all of which are good for a dog’s health, and help add shine to dogs coats. And as full of vitamins and proteins as these dog treats are, they are also low in fat (which is an important consideration to dogs watching their weight, as mine all are.).

So we were ready to go to step two of the evaluation–the all important taste test! As my dogs oversaw my opening of a package of the treats, the aroma reached their wiggling noses, and they excitedly (and loudly) requested I hurry up, which I did. Soon all dogs were sitting in their official test tasting stances, and the treats were duly handed out. I waited for their canine reviews patiently. Which took about all of 3 seconds. Paws left the floor and reached up to me and the bag of the Omega Treats in my hand. A parade of wagging tails and dog twirls ensued in the kitchen, accompanied by barks of approval from every one of my dogs.

Because my dogs had been so cooperative and willing to accept this product review, I could not help but give them each a second treat–after all, each Pet Botanics Omega Treat has less than 9 calories. And what taste test can be accurate without a second taste after all?

As a final determination of each one of my dogs approval, I asked each one for their own opinion–and six appreciative doggy kisses later, I had them. It was unanimous–all six of my dogs wholeheartedly approved of Pet Botanics Healthy Omega Treats. And so did I. What doggie mommy doesn’t like feeding her pets treats that are not only healthy and well balanced, but also delight their taste buds and tummies?

My dogs sampled the chicken flavor for their product review. But theses dog treats also come in Salmon, Duck and Tuna flavors. All flavors are hand rolled multi-layered treats, made with easily digestible proteins, and low in fat and calories.

After their arduous task of taste testing and reviewing, my wonderful pups all took a well-deserved nap, assured and satisfied that their 4-legged friends everywhere could enjoy these tasty dog treats. I am such a proud doggy mommy!

We are going through a terrible hair shedding problem at our house. I am brushing and grooming our dogs, but still cannot keep up with the dog hair around the house. So I am very interested in getting any reviews/comments about the Furminator. Have you used it? Did you find it to work well? Was/is it worth the money?

I did read a review on dogster.com about the Furminator, and I am happy to report it was all good. This grooming tool for dogs apparently did what it says it will do and then some. It got rid of old hair (hurrah!) and gets out mats. I was most impressed to read that one user of the Furminator successfully brushed out a “humongous ball of hair” in 3 minutes.

So I am more than likely going to be trying out this grooming tool soon, but thought I’d put out a request for any pros and/or cons from other pet owners that may have used it before.

Anyone?

If you check out any sites today that you have never visited before, please make one of the websites The Animal Rescue Site. By visiting their site and clicking on the purple “Click Here to Give - it’s FREE” button, you will help provide food and care to rescued animals living in shelters and sanctuaries.

Want to help more? There’s a fun and easy way–go shopping at the Animal Rescue Site Store! I kid you not-if you have not checked out their store before, you are going to love it. And since the Holiday Season is pretty much here already (you know it is!), why not do some online shopping and save time and gas? Every purchase you make will also help feed and care homeless animals in shelters. Take a look. From home and garden items to jewelry and books, they have just about anything you can think of. I am going to be highlighting some of the wonderful items they have from now until Christmas, like this beautiful Sparkle Paw Heart Charm Bracelet !

Check out these too cute Halloween costumes for your dog!

Batman Dog

Skunk Dog

Pumpkin Dog

Bumble Bee Dog

How Now Brown Cow

I came across these great plush toys for dogs today while visiting Golly Gear. These colorful loops are abut 4 inches by 4 inches and even have a squeeker in the middle. I know any little doggie would love carrying this new toy around proudly, and would love to curl up and chew contentedly on it as well.

I’m putting this down as a stocking stuffer for my little dog . I may get a couple as Golly Gear has them for only $5.25.

Have you heard of Sitter City?  The name is pretty common around the Internet, and is synonymous with parents needing the services of a qualified babysitter for their children.  BUt in case you didn’t know this already about Sitter City, parents of 4 legged furry babies can find qualified sitters as well at Sitter City.

Check out Sitter City to find out more about their pet sitting  and dog walking services.

Freebies are always fun to get–so grab some of these freebies for your pet now!

 Free Milk Bone Dog Chews

Free Purina Beggin’ Strips (2-packs)

Free Sample of Life’s Abundance Pet Food

Free Tube of Advantage Multi For Dogs

PetSmart has long been an advocate of placing dogs and cats with loving homes. PetSmart has offered in store cat and dog adoptions , and has sponsored special adoption events, for a long time.

Now PetSmart offers an online adoption process as well. Now pet parents can search for dogs and cats available at participating adoption agencies across the country by zip code, distance, breed, gender, color, size and age. Pet Parents can view photos and profiles of available pets, read information about the adoption agency and find details on the adoption process.

To learn more about PetSmart’s New Online Dog Adoption process, check out their website.