Saturday, December 29, 2007
Dogs are the Panda's Best Friend Too!
Giant Pandas are notorious for being hard to breed in captivity, but its even worse trying to release a captive-bred panda into the wild. These poor giants are left unable to defend themselves and all that hard work trying to save their species can be demolished by the next wandering predator. Luckily, by observing dogs panda's can learn to live in the wild and how to flee or fight when a predator comes around looking for a snack.
I wonder what pandas could learn from cats!
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Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Ski with Your Dog!
It's called skijoring and it's a great way to enjoy those snowy slopes with your dog! It's simple, all you need is a healthy dog that weighs at least 35 pounds, a harness, skis and you! For detailed instruction on how to do this crazy sport click here.
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Tuesday, December 25, 2007
Cute Cat Show Comedy
Cute Cat Show Comedy - Funny videos are here
This is the latest installment of Planet-Pets TV. Here Brandon James and Kris Lezetc check out the furry fun at 2007's Cat Fancier Show to interview cat owners, cat show judges and (most importantly) the cats!
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Thursday, December 20, 2007
The Real Bambi And Thumper - You Gotta See These Pictures!
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays From All of Us At Planet-Pets.com!
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Funny Video: Boxing Cat
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I think this cat did a better "Rocky" than Stallone!
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Share a Martini with your Cat
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Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Understanding Your Cat
Funny Videos: Funny Cat
Frenchie Cat - These bloopers are hilarious
Don't hate him because he's beautiful!
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Monday, December 17, 2007
Thinking of Pet Adoption? Rent First!
Rent a dog for a few hours or even a weekend.
This is a great way to try out different breeds, or to see if your family can handle the responsibility.Each dog is therapy certified and is fully trained, I think the only problem would be letting them go!
So far, I've only found FlexPetz to service in the USA with locations in New York, Los Angeles and San Diego. But don't worry! They're expanding to Manhattan, San Francisco, London in UK, Boston, and Washington DC in 2008.
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Hero Dogs Rescue Toddler from Drowning
December 13, 2007 a Rottweiler cross and a Staffordshire bull terrier reportedly dragged a toddler from a dam near Mackay, Queensland. Police say the drag marks in the dirt and small bite marks on the toddler's wrists indicate that the dogs dragged the toddler to safety.
Although, I would like to know how a toddler ends up even close to a body of water without supervision, I applaud these two dogs for their heroic deed!
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Dog Training Done! Now What?
Teach them some manners!
We love our pets, we make sure they're in good health, that they look good and that they smell good. But what's the use if they're stuck inside all day?
The Miss Fido Manners Complete Book of Dog Etiquette teaches owners and their dogs how to interact in every social setting. So owners can enjoy life with a nice well behaved canine by their side, instead of constantly worrying what they're doing at home, or having to tug at a leash every second.
This is a book that will definitely benefit dog owners, dogs and their friends!
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Friday, December 14, 2007
Funny Video: Cat Show
Stressed about the holidays? So is your pet!
Helping Mother Earth and Animals
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Hero Dog!
Seventy-seven year old Pauline Muggleton in Dorset fell in some thick undergrowth Saturday afternoon. After unsuccessful attempts by a search team and a helicopter with heat seeking equipment to find Pauline, it was none other but the Dorset search hound who found her!
The Sun reports that Mrs Muggleton’s daughter Sally Humberstone said “A couple of hours later and she would have been dead.”
Good boy!
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
PETA vs Olsen Twins
PETA's Side: “Fur Is Worn by Beautiful Animals and Ugly People”
In reaction to the Olsen twins wearing fur and using it in thier fashion line: “No one would argue that Mary-Kate and Ashley could use some meat on their bones, but the last thing they need is hair on their backs.”
And the hating doesn't stop there! Here is PETA's website dedicated to trashing "Hairy-Kate" and "Trashley" Olsen.
Have you drunk your haterade today?
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Sugar Gliders, Hottest New Pet or Bad Fad?
News: Woman shoots Dog Owners over Christmas Decorations
Monday, December 10, 2007
A Dog With Its Heart on Its Sleeve
This cutie is a male chihuahua in northern Japan. It was born in May of this year with that one in a million spot mark.
According owner Emiko Sakurada, This is her first chihuahua out of more than a thousand that she has bred to have such an incredible mark.
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Funny Cat Video
I found Psycho-Cat Christmas on Utube. Tell me what you think!
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Adopting a Celebrity Dog
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The interesting part of this story is that within two days for announcing that Oleander was up for adoption, this media-hyped puppy had received 90 calls of willing parties and even 10 calls of people claiming to be the dog's rightful owner!
What's sad about this situation is that Oleander is just one of thousands of pets in shelters right now, and simply because she was on the news, people responded. It was her celebrity that people wanted.
An interesting quote I found in the LA Times, "Getting an animal on television is a guaranteed adoption," said Ed Boks, the general manager of the Los Angeles Department of Animal Services, which runs six city shelters. "I think it has to do, perhaps, with an affinity with fame. A lot of folks want to touch that celebrity status through adopting the animal that everyone now wants."
I suppose it really is just another case of "A crowd attracts a crowd."
Where does this obsessive celebrity mindset come from? Frankly it's all kind of lost on me. And that's a funny thing to say when you live in Tinseltown - Hollywood, California.
Brandon James
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Sunday, December 9, 2007
Need Help Assembling that Christmas Tree?
Here are two cats that can get the job done!
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How to Keep your Pets Safe during the Holidays
Holiday decorations that can make your pets sick:
-Mistletoe
-Holly
-Christmas tree stands that contain fertilizer
-Lilies
-wiring of holiday lights out where pets may be able to chew on it
-Poinsettias
Food to keep away from your pets
-Chocolate-toxic
-Macadamia nuts-also toxic
-Turkey, chicken or duck bones: may cause choking
-Onions: These can cause heart problems when eaten in large quantities
-Raisins and grapes: can cause renal failure if eaten in large quantities
-Alcohol: make sure its not left out where pets can get a sip of it.
So be careful and have a safe and fun holiday!
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Friday, December 7, 2007
BTW
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DS Nintendo Virtual Pets
Nintendo USA announced Nintendogs, a dog breeding game, was sold over a quarter of a million times. This means that 15% of all DS nintendo owners in the USA are making some virtual puppies!
That's a lot of lovin' going on.
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International News: Pet Lovers Beware of Puerto Rico!
Two men are charged for taking pets from a public housing project and. . . throwing them off a bridge! No wonder this cat's pissed!
What happened to these horrible people? Click here.
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Dog-napping!
Three Australian Sheperds were stolen while sleeping in thier owner's pick up truck Wednesday night in Cape Girardeau County. Stealing.. around X-mas? Tsk Tsk.
These three dogs are worth about 10,000 each: Jenny, a girl with a black and white coat; Blue, a rare black and tan Australian shepherd; and Freckles Brown, a blue merle shepherd with brown spots on his face.
The owner-Bob Vest a trainer, is offering the reward of 2,500 big ones. If you have any information please contact the Sheriff's department at 573-243-3551.
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Thursday, December 6, 2007
Nude Celebrity for PETA
Caliente!!!
Read here how Ms. Mendez got educated on the rights of animals by a "beautiful" letter by PETA, her bilingual pet, the pressure to wear fur in Hollywood, and her latest project.
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Tuesday, December 4, 2007
Television For Dogs
Feel guilty when you leave the house no more!
The Dog Companion series is a set of DVD's designed specifically for dogs that are left alone in the house for long hours ( such as the time it takes you to go to work, hate work, be bored with work and come back home).
Just don't expect to be able to have a nice movie night. They have no specific plot, and the camera angles and content are arranged with the dog's point of view in mind.
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Monday, December 3, 2007
Young Teen Dies Saving Dog
I read this story, and was just floored. This dog owner really did do everything she could have for her canines. Wallace, a 19 year old dove into a frozen pond in Commerce City to save her two dogs. The dogs survived, but Wallace unfortunately passed away Sunday.
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Saturday, December 1, 2007
PETA Fights AKC: Round 2
Ding Ding!
In November a California state wide sterilization bill barely passed and is now on its way to Senate. This bill would mean owners must spay or neuter thier dogs and cats by the time they are 4 months old, or pay a $500 fine.
PETA's Side: This would reduce the thousands of animals in shelters.
AKC's Side: This bill would do little to stop "backyard breeders" ( think of them as the black market on animals). Plus, they've threatened to pull thier Annual Dog Show from California and with them, all that publicity, tourism and money California gets from this internationally televised event. Ouch!
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Cool Pictures of Dogs as Art
What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas-and for good reasons! What would you do if you saw an owner walking that down the street?
Pictured above is just one of the competitors in Vegas in a dog competition where pooches where bleached, temporarily dyed, shaved and cut to look like anything but themselves. And that dog wasn't even the winner!
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Friday, November 30, 2007
Breaking News: PETA Fights AKC
Round 1!
I would think that PETA and the AKC would be BFFs, but PETA will show up at the American Kennel Club's Annual Championship Dog Show with signs saying "AKC Kills Shelter Dogs' Chances."
PETA's Side: Breeders and pet stores steal homes for orphaned pets in shelters
AKC's Side: Our pets are cute and we deserve an award!
Can't they just get along? Did no one watch Lady and the Tramp?
Which side are you on?
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Karate Monkey Video!
Yup, that's right, a karate monkey video.
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Go to Purina.com and sign up to get daily cat or dog care tips texted right to your cell phone every day!
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Thursday, November 29, 2007
The Return of Toto!
Toto, celebrated Sci Fi channel's new mini series "Tin Man" recently in LA. His date, Zooey Deschanel, Toto's co-star who plays that one character... what was her name?
What breed is Toto?
While opinions and descriptions of Toto vary in the books, the fact is that Toto in Judy Garland's 1939 version was a Cairn Terrier.
LIES LIES LIES!
Unlike his character in the movie, Cairn Terriers can actually be very jumpy, aggressive and unwilling to listen most of the time. Well, actually that was kind of Toto's character, maybe that's why that wicked old witch was after him too!
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Want a Pet Leopard?
Well I wouldn't mind! Lifestyle Pets is developing a new breed of cat, part Asian leopard and part US domestic.
More to Love!
These hybrid felines are more aggressive, out-going, can live up to 25 years and weigh about 40 pounds when fully grown!
And they definetly cost more too. These cats cost about 22-28,000 US dollars, if you can make it through that long waiting list.
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Cat-Proof Your Plants
Unless you have a dog to scare off cats, here are some easy to do tips on safeguarding your plants:
-Cover seed beds with netting, cats love to romp in freshly dug earth.
-Put plastic guards at the base of trees to protect them from scratches
- You make a barrier by using the following elements that repel cats
-a barrier made of twigs
-mothballs
-citrus, try using the peels of fruit
-spray cloths with citrus air freshener and place the cloths around the plants
-cayenne pepper
-coffee grounds
- pipe tobacco
- lavender oil
-lemon grass oil
-citronella oil
-eucalyptus oil
-mustard oil
Do you have your own secret way of keeping your garden cat free? Post a comment, we would love to hear it!
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How Dirty is Your....
Screen? Need a clean up?
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Monday, November 26, 2007
Ryan Reynolds Loves Scarlett Johansson's...
Chihuahua! Of course, who wouldn't? Good boyfriend Ryan Reynolds is seen here looking after Scarlett's Chihuahua, Maggie.
Chihuahua Characteristics:
-These little guys have a big bark! But only at first, they quickly make friends
-They are very alert, smart and make perfect lap dogs.
-Not for young children, as they might get too roughly treated.
-They have a tendency to bite when frightened
-Must be carefully handled for thier first 6 months because of their moleras, a soft spot on thier skull
-Prone to epilepsy and seizure disorders
Chihuahua History:
-Thought to be decendents of a breed called Techichi, used in religious ceremonies by the Aztecs
- Named after the state of Chihuahua in Mexico where they were discovered in 1850
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Breaking News: Pets Outrank Priests!
Researchers at Trinity College Dublin recently did a bereavement study. Thier findings: pets give greater comfort in times of mourning than priets, spritiual advisors, books, films and professionals!
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Sunday, November 25, 2007
California Pet Event
If you live in California check out these pet events going on this weekend!
Where:
When: Now until December 30th
Annual Santa & Photo event, take a picture of your pet with Santa.
Proceeds go to Valley Humane Society
Call 925-426-8656 for more details
Where:
When: December 1-2, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.