Million Dollar Pet Pix

Dog Exposes Her Scandalous Past to Help Revolutionize Dog Health Care!

Chiclet T. Dog, the wise-cracking, multiple award-winning canine author of "Scared Poopless: The Straight Scoop on Dog Care", exposes her scandalous past as a canine party-girl in an amusing and outrageous YouTube Top Favorite video promoting better canine health care.

By adopting an older dog from a shelter you are saving a life.

We recently decided to get a pet for our young family. We opted for a new old dog! Our 10 year old son kept asking for a puppy and we could not go to the mall without having to stop by the pet store to look at all the puppies there. No matter how cute the puppies are or how many shots they've had our budget just couldn't justify spending $800 or more for a puppy from a pet store.

We'd thought about going to the shelter before but had some concerns about maybe ending up with a pet that might turn unruly. As the pleas for a pet kept increasing we decided to do some research into adopting a pet from the local shelter. We had a family discussion about the pros and cons of getting a puppy or dog from a shelter.

Step One: Finding an Agent

When it comes to shopping for a Real Estate Professional, there are many places to start. As of December 2006, there were over 2 million Real Estate Agents across the United States. With approximately 75% of people turning to the Internet to start their Real Estate Search, you go to your favorite search engine and depending on your search results you have to sort through the clutter of hundreds or thousands of Real Estate Websites. All the Web sites start looking the same and you quickly become bored or even frustrated. So how do you sort through the confusion to choose an Agent that’s right for you and understands your specific Pet Friendly needs?

Pet owners worldwide are experiencing an increase in the options that will allow them to travel with their pets. From more lenient rules on airlines and other forms of transportation to the increase in the number of pet friendly accommodations, millions of pet owners who want take their pet with them as they travel are finding they now have much more choice than in recent years. When planning a trip with your pet, pet owners can now find hotels that advertise as being pet friendly.

But what does pet friendly really mean? Does it mean that pets are welcome to stay in  the pet owners room, or does it mean that Fido will be invited to stay in an onsite kennel. Does it mean that the pet can accompany its owner throughout the hotel or must the pet stay outdoors, or only in the pet owner's room?

Think of this as the  S. P. O. T. S. method...

(S)hutter speed – Wondering how you can reduce the number of pictures that come out blurry?  Increase your shutter speed! 

Pets are notorious for slight movement and that movement is all it takes to ruin a great picture. 

Be proactive and manually increase your shutter speed whenever you are planning on taking pictures of your pets.  Or even easier change the dial to the “sports” mode; most digitally cameras have this as an option it’s usually signified by a running man.  This will increase your shutter speed automatically and take into consideration the available lighting.

Dog parks are a great way to let your special canine pal let off some steam. The wide open spaces, neat trails, familiar and new scents to track down, as well as the companionship of old and new canine friends and their parents makes it a high time for all. Great fun!

Whether you visit your local dog park or find a new one nearby or while travelling, there are a number of tips to keep in mind, so that everyone gets along together. These 8 essentials of pet-iquette guidelines include:

1. Be sure to have dog tags on your dog's collar, so that he can be identified, and is "legal".

Getting the message out about protecting and caring for our animal companions is big work.  The fact is that a lot of people in the media, who reach millions every day, have the power to spread this important message, and many of them use it well.

Someone who is a leader in this "raising public awareness" about pet health, pet adoptions and pet rights, is Bob Barker who appeals to his studio audience and the millions who follow his "Price is Right" television show. His very important message "to spay or neuter your pets to prevent pet over-population" has been delivered for more than 20 years. He also showcases pets available for adoption and suggests checking with your local shelter to adopt a pet.

Veterinarians Around Nation Join Protect the Pets™,  Pledge Code of Conduct to Help Pet Owners Find Trustworthy Care   (PR Newswire)

Pet owners are finally getting a clearer way to choose their veterinarians, and find trustworthy care. Thirty-two veterinarians around then nation have joined as pioneer Protect the Pets™ members, pledging to practice to the organization's Code of Conduct and helping pet owners identify safe, ethical pet care that values pets over profits.

What Hollywood Stars Name Their Pets...

While you or I might think of pet names they are often short, sweet and simple... such as Max, Buddy, Jake, Buster, Lucy, Sophie, Jazz or Sport, some Hollywood celebrities have other ideas. While some celebrities name their pets as we might, there are also many interesting distinctions. Names for pets in movies are also note-worthy... such as Reese Witherspoon's "Bruiser".

For example, Rob Thomas has a dog he calls Tyler, while Tori Spelling calls her dog Mimi Larue. Jessica Alba has a pug named Syd, while Demi Moore has a Chihauhau she calls Vida Blue. Jenna Elfman named her pet Pug Guinevere and Will Smith's Rottweilers are called Indo and Zhaki. Jane Seymour has a Shih Tzu she has named Souki and a Golden Retriever she calls Crispin.

More and more therapist, doctors and mental health professionals are becoming aware of the wonderful therapeutic benefits of involving dogs in patient recovery. Dogs are used with brain injury patients, elderly, physically impaired as well as patients in hospitals and treatment centers. The very nature of a dog, its loyalty, unconditional love and its pure joy at seeing a friend really make them a wonderful asset to any therapy program.

Therapy that involves dogs, known as Animal-Assisted therapy, is used in many different settings in several different countries. The dogs can be involved in helping with fine motor control as the patients move their arms and fingers to pet and brush the dogs as part of their therapy process. Large muscle therapy is also completed when the patients take the dogs for walks or on outings to parks and recreational areas.