PETS

A pet refers to an animal, bird or reptile kept domestically for companionship or enjoyment. The world is love with their pets; cats, dogs, birds and fish along with a host of exotic feathered, finned and furry friends.

Popular pets include playful breeds of dogs and cats. There is evidence to suggest that owning a pet improves health and reduces stress. Over 120,000 blogs are now devoted to pets in one form or another; dog blogs that discuss the benefits and disadvantages of one breed over another; veterinarian blogs that inform owners of new procedures, medications and surgical techniques and pet boutique blogs regaling the latest poodle sweater fashions.

More than 55% of Canadian households have a cat or dog; while the US currently has a pet in 1/3 of all the households and half the households in England have a pet. With pet ownership comes responsibility and costs. The average cost for surgical care is now over $500 for a dog and over $300 for a cat with $8.6 billion spent in the US alone for veterinary care. Expenses can be dramatically reduced with preventative information and comparative shopping information; which the internet and pet related blogs can provide.

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• Abstracted Still Life, Pet Edition

  
  The Tombstone Chronicler — Authority: 125
  Its a quiet moment for the Bly animals that own us. Clockwise from the very large dog, (that would be Stella on the right), is Trey-you lounging as only he knows how to do. Then, of course, just above Trey-you, is Baby...that would be Stellas nearly three year old stuffed baby bear that she loves dearly and ...
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• Is it Bad to Feed Your Dog Table Scraps?

  
  DogCents — Authority: 110
  A dog could really bank on table scraps around 20 years ago, but with the food nowadays you loose both quality and quantity, and the amount of scraps has declined. Most meats come already precut, trimmed and packaged in its package and ready to be cooked without much alterations. Milk comes from cartons now and ...
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• Tropical Fish Care

  
  Easy Way to Happiness — Authority: 145
  Tank maintenance is one of the most important parts of having an aquarium. The tank must be vacuumed at least once every two weeks. You need to do a 10-20% water change every week. Once a year you should completely start over. Drain all water, clean the tank, and rinse the gravel. Post excerpt from: Easy Way to ...
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• All Breed Dog Grooming Tips

  
  3stepADS - Free Advertising Blog — Authority: 577
  All dog owners have questions regarding their Dogs Grooming.  Many owners become very anxious which in turn makes the dog respond to his masters concerns. This creates a cycle which is counter productive for all involved. In an effort to address some of the major concerns  expressed by dog owners in general, such as ...
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• VW Loves Animals, Too! Go Ganley!

  
  Thoughts Fur Paws — Authority: 419
  It’s not often that you hear about a car dealership having an event that benefits animals, or a car dealership whose employees are dedicated to the animal welfare cause. But that’s exactly what Ganley Volkswagen/Subaru of Bedford is, and will be doing this Saturday. They are hosting the second annual “Feed the ...
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• Pet Seat Belt

  
  The Green Head - Finds Cool New Stuff! — Authority: 471
  Dont let your pets run free while driving, strap them securely in with this safety harness that easily attaches to an existing seat belt! Click Here: Read Full Post and Comments
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• Lucky

  
  Our Little Corner — Authority: 122
  Last night our cat, Romeo caught a little robin. The kids quickly went into 9-1-1 mode and rescued the little guy. Romeo wasnt happy but the bird sure was. They quickly put the rescued bird into Bellas old cage. Thankfully Sweet Pea had already cleaned it out. We kept the bird overnight and all day today. We were ...
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• Flea Control Medicines

  
  Cool Pet Sites — Authority: 157
  When you have pets at home, you should not only take care of their food, water, residence, training, and playing, but also for their health. One of the emerging problems is the growth of fleas, which not only causes allergy to your pets, but also to your family members; and they can become ill because of these fleas. ...
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• Japanese Fashion Designer United Bamboo Creates Cat Ready-To-Wear!

  
  Inventor Spot - Inventions, Innovations, and Interesting Ideas for the Inventor in All of Us — Authority: 144
  It was just a matter of time before a Japanese fashion house beganseriously designing for cats;  cat-dressing is getting too big for thepetwear trade.  United Bamboo has come out with a line of ready-to-wearfor cats that match their womens fashions for the Fall and Winterseason 2009 - 2010.  Here is a preview of ...
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• Unlikely Animal Friends Video | Orangutan Loves Dog, Lion Raises Antelope, and More

  
  Web TV Hub — Authority: 444
  Here at WebTVHub, we’ve seen some unlikely animal friends. There was Tarra the elephant and Bella the dog , and the pitbull and pussycat who babysat a clutch of chicks . This ABC report reveals a few more of these unlikely animal pairings. It’s so sweet to watch the orangutan frolicking with his puppy ...
  8 hours ago

• All Natural Ways To Get Rid Of Fleas

  
  Very Good Search Info Center — Authority: 165
  As with any topic there are a handful of myths that have to do with pet-care that have been circulating amongst pet-owners since the dawn of time. Controversy over using purely organic pet products to treat flea infestation is one of these popular myths and depending on who you ask youre bound to get different stories ...
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• Coyote diaries: Reader finds coyote at his door

  
  Pet Tales — Authority: 129
  Coyote encounters around Orange County continue to fascinate and inform readers. The animals are an everyday presence for most of us, as these animals have made themselves comfortable in a suburban setting. (By the way, I’m madly updating the coyote map today and this week to get new sightings included. We ...
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• For Karen, On the Death of Her Beloved Cat

  
  Blogs — Authority: 159
  Im writing to say how sorry I am for your loss of Gypsy, your beautiful cat. To lose such a friend, a constant companion, is a heartbreaking experience. Im writing, too, because I know that sometimes those who dont have live-in pets cant grasp the empty spaces they leave behind when they are gone. Around certain ...
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• Cat swine flu: H1N1 latest illness shared by owner, pet

  
  Newsvine - MinnieApolis's Column - Articles and Seeds — Authority: 427
  A 16-pound orange cat in Ames, Iowa, did something last month that will now and forevermore have a lot of cat lovers taking care to sneeze into their sleeves.
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• Homecoming Howl: Vote For Your Favorite Collegiate Mascot!

  
  RadarOnline.com — Authority: 780
  Thats right, its election season again, but this one doesnt involve donkeys or elephants - just four-legged stars who have represented various Alma matters over the years. Thats right, were ranking the best dogs who moonlight as college mascots.  Your vote will help determine a bigger list of the top 125 pop ...
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• Zhu Zhu Pets Turn Your Dead Go Go Hamster Into A Thing Of Fun

  
  Anorak News — Authority: 615
  HOW do you know when a pet hamster is dead? You don’t. They never die. They just become Go Go Pets. Go Go Pets are on sale in the UK for £10 as Zhu Zhu Pets. A tenner for a dead hamster glued to a toy car sounds steep. Chunk needs a pal. And Mr Squiggles needs a mate. This is how it is with hamsters. You get one. ...
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• Our new baby: Thirdie

  
  Lifes Lessons — Authority: 127
  This is a long overdue post. I’ve been meaning to post about this but I waited until the photos have been uploaded to flickr so I don’t need to resize and watermark it.Anyway, I can’t remember if I have posted in this blog that Maya is pregnant. After weeks that we noticed Maya is preggy, [...]
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• My dog is (sort of) famous

  
  KPAO! — Authority: 110
  My wifes essay about our dog Sydney was just posted to the Peta Prime Blog . People are always asking us, “What a pretty dog—what breed is she?” andwe always answer the same thing: “She’s a shelter dog, and we love her. She also was featured twice on the Palo Alto Animal Services holiday card. Its ...
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• Energy prices jump even as Gulf storm weakens

  
  Business Blog — Authority: 164
  Oil prices shot above $80 a barrel Monday as a weakened U.S. dollar created more turbulence in energy markets than a tropical storm heading into the Gulf of Mexico. Ida had helped push crude prices higher all morning, but just as the then-hurricane was… Gulf of Mexico - [...]
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