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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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Pets”

• Woody: Ranch dog on the suburban micro-farm

  
  Pet Connection Blog — Authority: 560
  Woody was born in Sweden and brought to Texas as an 8-week old puppy. His mommy is one of the top field-trial dogs in Europe; his daddy is no slouch as a bird dog, either. Neither one of them belong to people who care much about anything but working ability. My friend Mary picked Woody out from his siblings herself, ...
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• photos- stormy day

  
  Somerset Seasons — Authority: 128
  just a few, its so hard to capture the power of a storm, even the movement of trees is difficult! this one below does show some i think, it was the best of them all... dusk tonight, as the storm began to abate and move away... and while Nature raged outside, Finn and Millie snuggled on the ...
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• One Simple Thing You Can Do to Live a Longer Life

  
  Socyberty — Authority: 559
      In my younger days I would often wonder why God would ask us to spend one day out of the week practically doing nothing.  As a became older, I started to think that God had it right all along. Having one day out of the week set aside for a sabbath or rest day, isn’t just an act of piousness, but good sense! ...
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• warm and snuggly!

  
  DOG DAILY PHOTO — Authority: 128
  hello everyone!  i hope your weekend is off to a great start! i think the cool weather is finally here! cool…not quite cold.  i just found out yesterday that my bedroom heater has a carbon monoxide leak.  that’s ok, as i was going to try to go as long as possible without using the gas heat anyway. why?  i ...
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• Naomi Watts sips her coffee as she walks her dog Bob in NYC

  
  HipCelebrity — Authority: 152
  Photo from fOTOGLIF Photo from fOTOGLIF Photo from fOTOGLIF
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• Soldiers Homecoming by their pets

  
  OKCTalk — Authority: 149
  Heres a few that will either make you bawl or tug hard on those heart strings. YouTube - Seeing my dog the day I got back from Afghanistan
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• Cat Behavior Change - What Cat Owners Need to Do for Positve Cat Behavior Change

  
  3stepADS - Free Advertising Blog — Authority: 541
  How many of you cat owners thought that training your cat was going to be a piece of cake? I hear you loud and clear. When I got my first cat Buddy, I figured that all I had to do was show her where the cat food and litter box was and I’d [...]
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• SATURDAY - PAPER - ALYSON BEATON

  
  blomma finds — Authority: 128
  Alyson Beatons First Words book is the BEST gift for a new mom.  Its a collection of 26 beautifully letterpress alphabet cards where you can record your babys first words or favorite words for every single letter.  Frame them and hang them in your childs room or keep them in the beautiful letterpress folder with ...
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• Looking After Your Dog, Part Eleven - Older Dogs

  
  Blog for pet lovers — Authority:
  Looking After Your Dog, Part Eleven - Older Dogs The advances in medicine and veterinarian competence have significantly improved the life expectancy of pets. And this entails a rather new aspect in canine care - how to care for older dogs. Since the life expectancy of dogs is typically 15-20 years, the ...
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• Dog Care Advice And Grooming Supplies

  
  Gifts and Shopping Review — Authority: 134
  All pets need dog grooming for presearving and maintaining their appearance. Moreover dog grooming helps and improves pet’s health. What type of dog grooming supplies should you buy?   Dog grooming supplies or equipment are necessary for any vet center, grooming salon or kennels as well as ...
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• Dianne Feinstein Betrays American Workers For Cheap Electronic Toys

  
  Irregular Times: News Unfit for Print — Authority: 548
  Autumn seems to be the season for import loopholes in the United States Senate, as senators introduce a huge number of bills to give special exemptions from import tariffs or duties. In many cases, such as the suspension of the duty on microcrystalline anatase-type titanium dioxide asked for by Sam Brownback , ...
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• ZhuZhu Pets – Three ZhuZhu Pets Hamsters – Hamsters May Vary

  
  Hottest Electronic Gadget — Authority: 131
  Hamsters are smart motorized critters that are programmed to play in or out of their environments Push a button on their back to activate the nurture or loving mode and hear them chatter while you pet them or love them Push another button to start the Explore Mode and that will let them scoot, scamper or bump and ...
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• Out of Africa: My Plastic Cat Carriers

  
  Reduce plastic waste :: PlasticLess.com — Authority: 115
  I found myself buying a lot of plastic today in the form of two cat carriers. The pragmatic alternative would have been to find the best home possible for our rescued cats in this country. The strong emotions of children sometimes trump pragmatism. We are taking our African cats to Europe. Alternatives to ...
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• Fish Care

  
  Family Counts — Authority: 146
  Any home will benefit from the beauty of an aquarium, and it is not difficult to maintain. Aquariums do require cleaning and your fish will need to be fed. (...)
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• By Popular Demand

  
  Hot Chicks Dig Smart Men — Authority: 130
  We missed Boogie Blogging Friday yesterday due to the 100,000th visitor milestone, so by popular demand, heres Boogie. Hes engaged in his favorite fall activity, bringing every fallen leaf in the neighborhood into the house in the hair in his legs and beard. He then breaks them up into tiny pieces that are just the ...
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• Ginger is doing well; Mom not so much

  
  Pet Connection Blog — Authority: 560
  Ginger has changed a lot in the last five days. She’s gaining confidence, acts much happier, and is settling in quite nicely. This morning, for the first time, she played with Archer and Riker. Every morning without fail, Archer brings a toy to Riker and shakes it in Riker’s face. After one or two shakes, Riker ...
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• Rear Gear

  
  tilda in the burbs — Authority: 123
  Thank you to Rear Gear for making our perky tailed pups a little less self conscious of their star’s with bottom covers . A cheerful solution to take care of your pups un-manicured back side. Available designs include a disco ball, air freshener, heart, flower, biohazard, smiley face, number one ribbon, cupcake, ...
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• Why Do Dogs Eat Their Poop?

  
  Free articles — Authority: 165
  Have you ever seen either your dog or someone elses dog eating their own poop If so, I would imagine that you were probably pretty repulsed by this
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• ABC, CBS both have early corporate ties to NBC

  
  Business Blog — Authority: 165
  The three original broadcast networks still around today can all be traced back to the National Broadcasting Co. NBC began as a radio network in 1926, formed by General Electric Co., Westinghouse Electric Co. and Radio Corporation of America after buying… CBS - NBC - American Broadcasting Company [...]
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• Key dates in history of National Broadcasting Co.

  
  Business Blog — Authority: 165
  Some key dates in NBC’s history: 1926: National Broadcasting Co. formed by General Electric Co., Westinghouse Electric Co. and Radio Corporation of America after buying broadcast assets from AT&T. Launches first permanent radio network in United States. 1931:… United States - General Electric - Radio ...
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