Archive for the ‘pets’ Category
On the Road
We’re planning a road trip from Connecticut to North Carolina in the next month or so, and we’re taking our two dogs, Lola and Charlie (yes we know about the kid’s show, Charlie and Lola, which is why I reversed their names here). Lola is a 12 1/2 year old Gordon Setter and Charlie (4 [...]
What Pets write in their dairies…
Excerpts from a Dog’s Diary……
8:00 am – Dog food! My favorite thing!
9:30 am – A car ride! My favorite thing!
9:40 am – A walk in the park! My favorite thing!
10:30 am – Got rubbed and petted! My favorite thing!
12:00 pm – Lunch! My favorite thing!
1:00 pm – Played in the yard! My favorite thing!
3:00 pm [...]
Responsible Pet Parent Month
Aside from February being Pet Dental Health Month, it’s also Responsible Pet Parent Month. What is that you ask? It’s a month where many rescue groups, shelters, and veterinarians, and other place will strive to promote and educate people about what it means to be a great pet owner. Many of us are great pet [...]
8 Signs You Might Be Hanging Out With Your Pet Too Much
You’re probably thinking, “What?! No such thing!” There are times when we may be spending a lot of time home, with our pets, and not socializing with our friends as much as we used to. Everything in moderation, right? Sometimes the scale may tip towards the pets. It’s easy to understand, pets are pretty awesome. [...]
iPad Game Helps Pets: Millie
As we learn how to better take care of our pets, it’s good to pass it onto our children. Aside from talking to them about how to pet the dog, cat, and handle the smaller pets, it’s also good to let them know about the pets looking for new forever homes. A company called Meapops [...]
December Pet Events: Where’s Santa?
One of the cutest photo holiday cards I tend to get from friends are the ones with their pets on them. I have one friend who has 3 cats and somehow she gets them to all sit still and together long enough to snap a picture. My other friend has dogs and fosters dogs. One [...]
Harmful Household Plants To Pets
Our pets sometimes do things that we wish they didn’t like sit on the table, scratch the doors, or chew on electrical cords. They use their sense of smell, touch, and taste to learn about the world around them and it can sometimes get them in trouble, especially when it comes to plants.
Ingesting even [...]
Win a Portrait of Your Pet!
Petswelcome.com CEO, Smudge Kingsley, has been toying with the idea of immortality. Of capturing his esteemed legacy. Let’s face it, we all do at one time or another. But now that he’s 42 in people years–and in just one more year will be 49 (Yikes! What’s that about?…)–he thought he’d better get on the stick [...]
Thanksgiving Pet Tips
Thursday is Thanksgiving and this weekend the grocery stores might look like a hurricane hit them after we’re all done buying the stuffing, turkeys, sides, and desserts. Don’t forget about your pets and their sometimes deviant nature to steal a few table scraps, nose their way into a bag of food left on the floor, [...]
A Hidden Gem in Vermont
Many years ago, when New York Magazine was still in its infancy, I had a business luncheon with one of their editors. We went to a wonderful little restaurant, located upstairs on Second Avenue above a bank of stores. As we ordered, the restaurant slowly filled up, but was never crowded. And the food was [...]
