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Pet Names: The Top Ten

Need a name for your puppy, kitten or your new dog or cat? Have you just adopted a dog you love… without being a huge fan of its actual name? Yes, we can change their names without any problems, but which name should you take? I hear lots of funny names for dogs and cats […]

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The Adventures of Tintin – Movie Review

When I first heard about TINTIN, I thought the guy I was talking to mispronounced it and wanted to say “Rin Tin Tin.” I corrected him twice and he said, “NO, I mean Tintin“. I had no clue who Tintin was until I saw a giant Billboard in Studio City – Ahhhh! It’s Tim and […]

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Pet Obesity Infographic, Sleep Survey from Pet365

Another excellent set of facts and diagrams made simple to follow, this great infographic is created and provided by the awesome team at PET365.co.uk A treat here, another treat there, a little bit of dinner at late at night. Can’t resist that devoted look of your dog or cat? Friends and family like to feed […]

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Raise Funds with Pure Gold – Celebrate Pets and Books

PackPeople is so grateful to have featured Holli Pfau and her wonderful book, Pure Gold – Adventures with Six Rescued Golden Retrievers (hear the interview here) last month, and we’re delighted to share with you a note from Holli about a great way for your shelter, humane society or rescue to raise funds: “For every […]

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Pet it Forward Updates:

Pet It Forward Expands To Major Cities Across The US Website Helps Pet Owners Save Money By Booking Pet Care Online We had the great pleasure to interview Jenna from www.Petitforward.org in July this year. We talked about her innovative online project and learned how dog owners can easily benefit from each other. Jenna expanded […]

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SharingPet – Help us save 1 million dogs in 2012

Sharingpet.org is a new social network for pets and the people who love them. The mission of Sharingpet is to transform and develop internet solutions to protect and improve the lives of animals – including an innovative virtual adoption platform. This San Francisco-based project’s primary goal is to be one of the leaders in the […]

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Interview with Holli Pfau, author of "Pure Gold" – and a chance to win a signed copy!

Holli Pfau, a truly gifted writer and avid golden retriever lover, recounts the joys, challenges, and rewards of sharing her life with six rescued golden retrievers, each with a distinct personality that offers genuine love. One by one, Holli introduces readers to these remarkable dogs, from the wise Nikki to the abused but loving and […]

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How a dog grows from just a couple of a cells to a walking, barking canine companion

We received this great infographic from pet365.co.uk this week and wanted to share the superb work of Pet365 with our community. We love the way they approach their topic – pet365.co.uk spreads knowledge in a fun and entertaining way, with wonderful, easy-to-understand visuals. If you are interested in adding this graphic or the banner to […]

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UK-based DogCast Radio – Interview with Julie Hill

While maintaining our PackPeople’s Twitter account 1 month ago I found Julie Hill’s profile and thought that this could be a very interesting addition to our interview series.  Julie is the founder of DogCast Radio, a twice monthly radio show all about dogs which first aired in 2005. On her website you can hear the […]

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Celebrating our 50th Interview!

50 Interviews – Thank you to all participants for making it possible – We love what we’re doing and we’re happy to announce our 50th interview today. Since May 2011 we’ve had the pleasure interviewing  America’s hardest working pet rescues, animal welfare organizations, pet-related businesses and a lot other fun people. Love, WOOF and MIAU. […]