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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• Introducing a newborn to a dog -- or a dog to a newborn

  
  Blogs — Authority: 159
  Nine weeks ago I left the house one day and returned the next with our newborn son. From our young dogs point of view, this was a very surprising occurrence. Though I had been pregnant for forty-one weeks, our pup had seemed unaffected by the gradual change in my body and behavior -- and the presumably immediate ...
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• Poor Little Lu (I broke my dog)

  
  League of Melbotis — Authority: 136
  Last night I was playing with Lucy (our beloved little black lab) and picked her up. She let out a yelp, which Lucy has only ever done once before when I was playing with her roughly. Well, we left for a little while and came back to find Lucy was not willing to climb up on the couch (which you would think Id be ...
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• My Pillow Pets | Review

  
  The Dirty Shirt - Hands on product reviews for items from baby products to tech gadgets — Authority: 531
  Since 2003, My Pillow Pets have been bringing smiles to faces of all ages. The concept for the snugly companions was the brainchild of a San Diego- based mother of two, who had grown tired of picking up stuffed animals strewn about her children’s rooms. What began with the simple goal of transforming a traditional ...
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• Hungry, Hungry Animals: 10 Unique Stories of Consumption

  
  WebEcoist — Authority: 603
  (Images via: Science Blogs , Channel 4 , Travel Pod , Neat-O-Rama ) A recent study detailed that nearly 50 percent of dogs and almost 60 percent of cats are overweight or obese due to high-calorie diets and insufficient exercise, sparking questions in this author’s mind about the eating habits of animals in ...
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• “i’m so over you.”

  
  DOG DAILY PHOTO — Authority: 127
  i know you can’t tell from this picture, but coco actually did like me.  she just can’t figure out why i’ve been crawling around on the ground after her and stuffing a camera in her face. i was told she didn’t like cameras, but within ten minutes she was actually “workin’ it.”  
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• 5 Running Games To Play With Your Dog

  
  Healthy and Green Living — Authority: 613
  Just as the iconic image of the Great Dad shows him playing catch with his kids, the iconic image of the Great Dog Guardian would show a person running around with a dog. A few minutes- or even a few steps- are all you need, so don’t resist these easy ways to add joy to [...]
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• Newest member of the PetConnection team

  
  Pet Connection Blog — Authority: 578
  Reagan Avelle Shannon Born last night!  Weight:  7 lbs., 11 oz.  9:29 pm PT. It may be a while before she starts blogging, though. Congratulations to her parents, Mikkel Becker Shannon and her husband, Patrick Shannon. And more congrats to the grandparents, especially our own Dr. Marty Becker. Wow! The ...
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• Swine Flu Cat, Zoonotic Disease

  
  Ahrcanum "ahR-Kah-noom" > secret secrets — Authority: 132
  Meow, “I have Swine Flu,” says the fluffy white kitty.  The H1N1 Swine Flu has mutated and infiltrated the pet population.  Cats, dogs, ferrets- albeit the case numbers are small so far but, “even when inter-species transmissions do occur, the H1N1 virus seems more likely to move from humans to animals, ...
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• Zhu Zhu Pets Hamster Carrier, Bed, & Two Blankets - Orange & Green

  
  Hottest Electronic Gadget — Authority: 131
  Zhu Zhu Animals hamster carriers, beds, blankets and two - Orange & Green … Buy Zhu Zhu Pets Hamster Carrier, Bed, & Two Blankets - Orange & Green at Amazon Related posts: Zhu Zhu Pets Hamster Carrier, Bed, & Two Blankets - Orange & Green This is a limited package combo. The package ...
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• Photographing Animals & Pets

  
  Equipment For Photographers — Authority: 161
  Product Description For photographing the family pet in the backyard or snapping exotic wildlife at the zoo or safari park, this book discloses all the tricks and techniques employed by professional who specialize in animal photography. A gallery of the very best animal photography demonstrates how professionals ...
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• Cobras

  
  WikiMag — Authority: 151
  The species of snake called the spitting cobra is very unusual as it not only has a poisonous bite but it also spits venom into the eyes of its prey and aggressors. Contact of this venom with your eyes is very painful and can even blind you temporarily, therefore, if you get cobra venom in your eyes, irrigate them ...
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• Dog AT AT Costume

  
  Watch your favorite videos on the internet. — Authority: 169
  I made this for my Mini-Pinscher for Halloween as he has about the same size and profile as an AT-AT. It is made out of picture backing board, hot glue, a sharpie, pillow stuffing, and my skin (I used a real scalpel to cut it out, plus the hot glue took a chunk of skin off as well).
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• The Diva dances: I love Zenyatta

  
  Pet Connection Blog — Authority: 578
  Yes, you know I am a racing fan.  It has been my privilege and honor to have seen Zenyatta win in person three times. Alas, yesterday was not one of those times: I had to watch a taped replay after, from 500 miles away. There has never been one like her, and I will never see one like her again. This, I know. I do ...
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• Congenital Problems in Dog

  
  Freelance Content Writer Services — Authority: 120
  Prevention is the main key in order to avoid diseases and illness from attacking your dog. In fact, the best prevention begins even before you start breeding the dog. But what do you do if your pet was born with a health problem? There are a few options for you to choose [...]
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• Teeth Problems in Dogs

  
  Freelance Content Writer Services — Authority: 120
  Excessive DroolingIf your dog is showing sings of excessive drooling then it may be caused by a salivary cyst, a periodontal disease, tongue injury, or simply a foreign object. Salivary cysts look like large blisters that occur under the tongue. If your dog has periodontal disease then the cement that holds his ...
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• Respiratory Disorder in Dogs

  
  Freelance Content Writer Services — Authority: 120
  Acute CoughingAlthough we have discussed the issue of your dog having a persistent and constant coughing problem, acute coughing can be a sign of something a little less dangerous, but important nevertheless. Acute coughing may be a sign of kennel cough, acute bronchitis, inhalation pneumonia, a foreign object in the ...
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• The Horse Was Obviously Abused and Suffering from Equine Depression

  
  Family Counts — Authority: 147
  It really was a sad story. The owner couldnt figure out why the horse was so depressed but it sure was. (...)
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• Pet Nutrition and Pet Chiropractic Care go Hand in Hand

  
  Family Counts — Authority: 147
  Let me tell you about my cat named Pumpkin They offer nutritional advice and products and theyre doing animal chiropractic for animal joint pain that will almost make you cry once you realize how much better your pets could and should be eating. (...)
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• Outraged At Walmart

  
  Melissas Homeschool Blog — Authority: 127
  Over two months ago I purchase a ZhuZhu pets hamster house, as a gift. I have been trying to get the hamsters ever since. You dont have them available online, and Ebay is selling them for almost four times as much. Yesterday, I was in my Chiefland, FL Walmart, and they had five in stock. I took two, and at cash ...
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