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Commercials with animals make a greater impact: True or False?

Do you remember the groundbreaking 1960s commercial featuring Mr. Ed, one of the earliest spokesanimals? It isn’t news that advertising agencies and big brand names use animals in their advertisement campaigns and commercials to attract new customers and fans (in print, online and tv); ads with animals seem that much more entertaining. It’s about getting our attention – and they get our […]

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'Sit' is the most well-known – Dog training statistics [Infographic]

A well behaved dog is by far a happier dog! Why? Because a trained dog requires fewer restrictions. Do you agree? Check the Infographic and let us know what you think? Dog Training graphic created by Matt Beswick for Pet365 – a UK supplier of dog beds, collars and coats.

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Los anuncios sospechosos de mascotas en Craigslist contribuyen a la matanza masiva de animales sanos

¿A todos nos encanta Craigslist, verdad? Cuando David y yo llegamos a los Estados Unidos, siempre escuchaba: “busca por Craigslist” o, “pon un anuncio en Craigslist.” Me pareció muy interesante que una plataforma tan simple fuese el sitio web más popular para anuncios de todo tipo. Es muy fácil de navegar, puedes hacer público lo […]

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Moving with a Pit Bull or other (so-called) "Dangerous Breeds"

“We’re moving – we can’t find a landlord who’ll let us keep our dog.” Many landlords don’t allow children either but you’d never give up one of your kids if you couldn’t find the right apartment. — Pit Bull Rescue Central Last year we decided to move out of our current sweet little house to […]

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Craigslist’s shady pet advertisers contribute to mass killing of healthy animals [Updates]

We all love craigslist, right? When David and I first moved to the U.S., I always heard: “check craigslist” or “list it on craigslist.” It was very interesting that such a simply-designed platform is the most popular online classifieds marketplace. Easy to handle, you can get your product up and running to sell on the platform, […]

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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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Found Kitten – We need a home for "Thursday"

It’s late at night and very windy…I can hear the sound of a whining cat, it sounds like a little kitten and not an adult cat. I get up and check the yard, it’s dark and I can’t see and can’t hear the meow anymore. This was last Wednesday, the last day of November 2011. […]

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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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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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My Adventure into the World of Public Service Announcements

This article was contributed by Aubrie Kavanaugh “You know life’s too short to live it in fear. Only thing you will regret is what you do not do at all even more than the stupid things you do. . .” (“Surrender,” by Fisher) I’ve done a lot of stupid things over the years in the […]