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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Original Technorati articles tagged “pets”

• in Travel
  Social Media Has Gone to the Dogs
  Social media has become an intricate part of the pet and travel worlds, two industries that get a big social bang for the bark.
  by lisaporter / on Jan 11, 2013
• in Entertainment
  Follow My Lead: Great Advice for Dogs and People Alike
  'Follow My Lead : What Training My Dogs Taught Me About Life, Love, and Happiness' is a book about how Carol Quinn overcame a tough time in her life by focusing on training her Rhodesian Ridgebacks. Along the way, she began to learn more about herself and the various situations in her life that needed as much attention as the dogs did.
  by teeco71 / on Apr 6, 2012
• in Lifestyle
  What Happens When A Pit Bull is a Service Dog?
  The zeal to ban the breed has led to a conflict with the Federal American Disabilities Act (ADA). Specifically, what if the banned pit bull is a service dog?
  by spcalapresident / on Jan 6, 2012

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