Barker’s not just any dog; he belongs to Andy Storms, a Seattle
softgoods designer and outdoorsman, who loves to hike and camp with his
best pal. Barker’s a tough dog; he hikes trails with Andy and he can
get down and dirty with the best of them, but when night time comes, he likes to
be cuddly and warm at the bottom of Andy’s sleeping bag. Problem is
that while Barker stays warm, Andy’s feet freeze.
Pet companies have finally realized that the toys most dogs love make a
noise that’s not a squeak. It’s the crisp, crunchy, crackly sound of a
PET (as in Polyethylene terephthalate)
bottle, the kind that water, soda, and other beverages are generally
bottled in. Whether it’s a preferred sound or the feel of the crunch
that attracts a dog to a water bottle, I can’t say, but dogs love ’em. The question is do you want your dog chewing on a potentially harmful
bottle?
Let’s face it; it’s hard to please a cat. Toys are one way to do that,
but cats are finicky, so you have to rotate them. One day your cat will
be rolling around with a catnip-stuffed mouse and the next she’s as
blazé as a sphinx when you toss it. So, you have to keep a stash of
toys, freshened up with some good catnip, before you re-introduce them
every few weeks or so. It’s cat psychology… as far as it goes.
If you are working on your transformation into full-blown crazy cat
lady, simply having a dozen or two felines just isn’t good enough.
Instead, you’ve got to embrace the fashion so the whole world can see
just how much you love kittens. You know, beyond the pet hair that is
adhered to your clothing permanently (trust me, I know). With a second
design for dog lovers, these pet happy fashions also work double duty;
supporting the lives of felines and canines alike.
Even cats that groom themselves can only do it to a point. They can’t
clean their ears, for example, or remove their shedding fur very easily.
They can’t give themselves medications or put bandages around their
scrapes and, funny, for some reason, they don’t like it very much when
we try to administer to them. So, lucky for us, the folks at Downtown Pet Supply came up with this Cat Grooming Bag aka Cat Restraint Bag.
Being the adoptive mother of several feral cats, I’ve had my share of
challenges just training them to do their stuff in a litter box, but
there are reasons – several, I understand – to train your cat to "go" in
a toilet bowl. Many cat owners have tried and failed to do this, but
there is help in the form of toilet training kits for cats. You will need patience regardless of which kit you choose, but those who’ve trained their cats couldn’t be happier that they’re saving money on cat litter and living in a cleaner home environment.
My cat loves his catnip, but the new SuperCat Catnip Spray definitely has its own special powers….
You want your pets to live a long life in the best health possible.
It’s only natural. That’s what the inventor group of high-tech
innovators wanted for their pets, and that’s why they created the
Whistle, a wearable monitor for dogs that enables you to set health
goals for them and make sure they’re reaching them, even while you’re
away.
Cat owners have more than cat-loving in common. We have boxes of cat
toys that our cats ignore. And, we’ve all spent a lot of time trying to
figure out what toys can really keep our cats busy for more than a
minute or two. Here’s a tip: surprises.
You may have seen leg warmers for dogs, but these H-Leggings are leg protectors for dogs… and in their sporty royal blue and orange strap, they look pretty chic too!
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