Are Your Pets Buckled Up?

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Published Feb. 27, 2010 at 8:11 a.m.
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Want to go for a ride? Those six little words are often music to a dog's ears. Whether you're bringing them to the local dog park, on vacation, or to visit friends and family, most dogs enjoy a road trip. You probably ensure that you and your human family are buckled up before you go, but are you also keeping your pet safe when they are riding in the car with you? ... TRIPSwithPETS.com conducted a poll to find out how many pet owners are securing their furry companions while on the road. 53% of

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Dog Bed Directory

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Published Feb. 2, 2010 at 8:32 a.m.
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Your dog needs a dog bed for its comfort as well as security. Dog beds provide your dog with space of their own as well as comfort when they are lying down. Dogs are pack animals and like to have a den. In the wild, dogs will bond with one another and find a den where they can all be safe. A place of their own gives a dog a sense of security. This is the same way at home ... Dog Bed Directory Data Link ... Active Pet Beds ... - Offering standard and orthopedic styles. Also sells pet seats for

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Is Your Pet Overweight

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Published Dec. 3, 2009 at 11:27 a.m.

Top Pet Fitness and Weight Loss Products of 2009 ... With half of America's pets now estimated to be overweight, the demand for pet fitness products has never been greater. This year the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention (APOP) is proud to announce its Top Pet Fitness and Weight Loss Products for 2009 ... With half of America's pets now estimated to be overweight, the demand for pet fitness products has never been greater. This year the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention (APOP) is proud

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Testing out the SpotLight GPS Pet Protection System!

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Published Nov. 30, 2009 at 9:34 a.m.
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Late this past summer, the nice folks at Spotlight GPS Pet Locator sent us one of their doggie GPS units to try out! ... After a little learning curve, we were having some good fun testing it. Lucky for us we didn't need it fur real. But I have to say that if we did, this little piece of technology certainly would have helped us! ... SpotLight GPS Pet Locator is a pet protection system combining GPS tracking technology and dedicated 24/7/365 American Kennel Club Companion Animal Recovery service

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GPS Tracking – 3 Effective Uses To Consider

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Published Nov. 30, 2009 at 1:46 a.m.
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By Dean Shainin ... Some of the available GPS tracking software packages today enable the user to interact with the tracked unit in a number of ways. Thus, the communication goes both ways so that from a base station, the user can check the status of its target object and send new instructions to it like remote commands if necessary ... One of the most well-known and widely used applications in the field of global positioning is the GPS tracking. In the first place, a GPS tracking system uses

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Tips for Holiday Travel with Your Pet

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Published Oct. 31, 2009 at 6:32 a.m.
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The winter holiday season is a time for family and friends to gather, often traveling a great distance to be together. Many families consider pets to be part of their family and choose to take them along. Traveling with pets is not always easy, especially when the family dog or cat experiences fear of travel, or motion sickness ... Some dogs resist getting into the car, giving out shrill yelps, while cats meow plaintively, salivating and drooling even before getting into the car. Some pets

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Training Tools - Harness

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Published Aug. 27, 2009 at 9:00 a.m.

How often have we seen dogs wearing this sort of apparatus? A harness. It leaves a bad taste in my mouth.I went to the dog park this week and saw FOUR dogs wearing one of these! FOUR! And guess what?? They were all small dogs ... one puggle, one pug, one JRT/beagle mix and one beagle.Most people I know get the harness because their dog pulls which causes it to cough. The people don't want their ...

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Swedish Vallhund

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Published July 29, 2009 at 8:02 a.m.

General Appearance ... The Swedish Vallhund (SV) is a very old Spitz-type breed known since the time of the Vikings. For centuries the SV has been kept as a farm dog and used for herding cattle. The SV is a small, powerful, fearless, sturdily built Spitz herding dog. The correct relationship of height to length of body is 2:3. The SV has a wedge-shaped head, prick ears, and a close-fitting hard coat of medium length and sable coloring. The double coat and the characteristic "harness markings"

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Leash Training the Adult Dog

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Published June 24, 2009 at 9:03 p.m.
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Walking on a leash without pulling is an essential skill for most pet dogs ... Even dogs with fenced-in yards occasionally go for leash walks and at least go to the veterinarian annually ... Many pet owners adopt adult dogs or older juvenile dogs from rescue and humane organizations, and these dogs often lack leash training or may have developed poor habits, including leash biting, pulling, and jumping ... This article addresses the concepts and control tools for basic training of adult dogs ...

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Pet Summer Safety

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Published June 23, 2009 at 5:39 p.m.
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The weather is getting warmer, and hopefully here on the east coast, the rain will stop ... Here are some good tips to help your furry friends enjoy the summer ... Transportation ... Never leave your pet in an unattended car. On warm days, the temperature in your car can rise to 120 degrees in a matter of minutes, even with the windows slightly open ... When you bring your pet along on a car ride, use a pet safety harness. If an accident were to occur, a pet safety harness can ensure that every

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