National Hug your Cat Day is June 4,2021Quite simply, it is a day in which cat owners everywhere are encouraged to hug their cats.It’s an opportunity to give back to all the cats in the world and shower them with love and attention. Warning! Not all cats will embrace this day as much as you ...
June is Adopt A Cat Month. If you’ve been thinking of getting a cat or know someone who wants to, this is a great month to consider adopting one. Here are 10 helpful things to know before you do This is a lifetime commitment – Cats can live up to 20 years. Have your cat neutered or spayed – Spaying and neutering will improve your cat’s health and behavior while reducing the health problems and cat pregnancies. It should be done as early as possible. Leave their claws on – Declawing a cat takes away its front line defense and is a painful operation for them. A...
When you adopt a pet, you may not know their actual birthday, but you can celebrate their “Gotcha Day.” A “Gotcha Day” is the anniversary of your pet’s adoption day and a great way to acknowledge all the love and joy your fur-kid has brought you and your family. Bring home a special treat. Stop in your local barkery and bring home your furkid’s favorite treat. Commission a Pet Portrait. You can commission a portrait of your cat or dog, or head to your local portrait studio for a picture to be taken of you together. Host a playdate. If your pet has a particular buddy (furry...
Why not celebrate National Pet month with some snacks for you and your pet, while enjoying an afternoon of some pet-themed movies. They might fall asleep a few minutes, but they will appreciate your company. Here are some of our favorite pet movie or documentary options, in no particular order. Max Togo The Secret Life Of Pets The Queen’s Corgi 101 Dalmatians Balto The Aristocats The Lion In Your Living Room (a documentary on the “little bit of wild” in domestic cats) The Adventures of Puss In ...
May 14 is a big holiday for little dogs everywhere, well more specifically to our friends the Chihuahua. We have been celebrating International Chihuahua Appreciation Day since 2010 thanks to the Internet. It all started with one dog, Teaka, a Chihuahua owned by a woman named Nadia Alterio who operates famouschihuahua.com when she declared the day on Teaka’s fourteenth birthday. Named after the state of Chihuahua in Mexico, this is the smallest breed of dog in the whole world, the tiny Chihuahua is between 5.9-9.1 inches in height and weighs around 3.3-6.6 pounds. It’s easy to get attached to these adorable little dogs, and...
In 2018, a new holiday was created, this time for dog mom’s everywhere. National Dog Mom’s Day is now celebrated on the second Saturday of May, the day before Mother’s Day. This year, we are celebrating on May 8, but keep in mind that on year’s where Mother’s Day is on that same date, the doggie mom holiday is on the FIRST Saturday in May. Being a good mom to a dog is serious business. A survey by rover.com had some amazing facts about female dog owners, including: 50% of dog moms gush over their dog when meeting other people. 62% take dozens of photos...
National Pet Month, celebrated in May (in the U.S), aims to support pet adoption; make people aware of the mutual benefits of pets for people and people for pets; increase public awareness of services available from professionals who work with animals; and raise awareness of the role, value and contribution to society of working companion animals. Check out more information on the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s page Healthy Pets, Healthy People. ...
May is Chip Your Pet Month, which is officially recognized by the American Kennel Club (AKC) and was made to educate responsible pet parents on the importance of microchipping your furry kid. What is a Pet Microchip? A pet microchip is a tiny device, about the size of a grain of rice, that is implanted into an animal’s neck, just below the skin surface. The purpose of a microchip is to give your pet a unique identifier in the event they get lost. Microchips have helped bring pets back to their owners for years. When an animal has a microchip, it increases the chance of the owner being...
The Third Annual Pasco Pet Fest returns from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, October 3, 2015, at Florida Estates Winery – 25241 Highway 52, Land O’ Lakes, FL. Attendees of this pet-friendly, free event will enjoy wine tasting, music, food, vendors, adoptable pets, and a silent auction/raffle in a beautiful Pasco County setting. Over 80 vendors and rescues are scheduled to attend. According to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, 5 to 7 million companion animals enter shelters across the nation each year. This is putting a severe burden on shelters. A goal of Pasco...
To all mutts and and mutt owners, we hope you thoroughly enjoy Mutt’s Day. Spend the day relaxing and doing all the things you and your dog like to do. National Mutt Day was created in 2005 by Celebrity Pet Expert and Animal Welfare Advocate, Colleen Paige, and is celebrated on both July 31st and December 2nd. National Mutt Day is all about embracing, saving and celebrating mixed breed dogs. The biggest percentage of dogs euthanized due to the constant over-breeding and public desire of designer dogs and pure bred puppies that are sold to pet stores supplied by puppy mills that often...
What is Pinterst Monday? Since we are obese with pinterest, and get inspired everyday we felt we should share some of our favorite finds. Hopefully you will something to make for your furkids. For our first one we selected a few boards of Doggie Craft Projects, you really should follow them. www.pinterest.com/jacquiequilter/dog-crafts www.pinterest.com/devilscat26/for-my-dog-crafts www.pinterest.com/phoenixmidnight/dog-crafts www.pinterest.com/meandmydog79/dog-crafts ...
Warm, sunny days of summer are prefect reason to spend even more time with your pet. Here are just a few things to be aware of to make those days a little safer. 1. Heat and sun exposure Dogs and cats become dehydrated quickly, so make sure they have access to plenty of fresh water and shade when outdoors. The American Kennel Club (AKC) recommends filling up an inflatable pool for your pooch if he or she is spending the day outside. If it’s over 80 degrees and/or humid, avoid long walks and asphalt or other hot surfaces, which can burn paw...
Summer is in full swing. It’s time to slow down and to relax. During the Dog Days of summer (and all of the other summer days, too), there is no better place to slow down and relax, than on a hammock. Hammock Day is appropriately celebrated right in the middle of the Dog Days of summer(July 3 though August 11th). People celebrate Hammock Day by spending as much time relaxing on it as possible. Getting out of your hammock to get a snack, or your favorite summer beverage is okay. ...
The Old Farmer’s Almanac lists the traditional period of the Dog Days as the 40 days beginning July 3 and ending August 11, coinciding with the ancient heliacal (at sunrise) rising of the Dog Star, Sirius. These are the days of the year with the least rainfall in the Northern Hemisphere (living in Florida, I get experience rain daily during this time.) The Term dog days is from ancient times, when the night sky was unobscured by artificial lights and different groups of peoples in different parts of the world drew images in the sky by “connecting the dots” of stars. The images drawn...
