All Entries in the "Pet Products" Category
K9 Kooler: A portable fan for pets
I’m on the way to the veterinarian’s office, wrangling my cat Willow into a crate.
I place the crate in the hatchback of my car. I have my two kids in the backseats.
Breathe.
OK, I am ready.
Wait a second! Willow has no air-conditioning vent in the rear of the car, and she has her Himalayan fur coat. [...]
Rub a dub dog: Which shampoo makes the grade?
One of the reasons my husband and I chose Australian Shepherds as our breed of choice some twenty odd years ago was because their coats have been described as “wash and wear.” After having German Shepherds and then Papillons — neither of which can be considered wash and wear — I wanted a breed that [...]
Poo Boss: Who holds the bag?
Who has to carry the bag after my dog has done the deed? Me or Bella?
With the Poo Boss my dog does. She wears the vest holding the bag in a side mesh pocket. They say dogs “need a job” and like to work. New job, Bella: Carry your own waste!
Going for a walk [...]
Cats, meet outside; outside, meet cats
For my eight cats their whole world has consisted of living inside my house. It is a nice world with two kids and a few dogs plus the constant supply of food and water.
But my cats have not experienced being outside. They are all strictly indoor cats. Our neighborhood has a few mean Toms who [...]
Quirky finds: ID tags as unique as your pet
My love for functional, attractive design means I search the Internet or pet trade shows for the unusual, the quirky and the mod. A website I love to troll for such finds is Etsy.
To the right are my latest cat tag finds, along with a few tags I took off my pets because they are [...]
Teddy the Dog: Time to teach some ‘fetch’
Teddy the Dog is an east coast-based company that targets the hipster crowd, marketing “casual apparel for people,” seemingly working to piggyback on the success of companies such as Life is Good. They emphasize bright colors, clever captions and most of all, their spokesdog Teddy.
It’s about fun. Their products include shirts (both short sleeve and [...]
ModKat cat box: It’s hip to be square
If you read ID Magazine , love modern design, and have a cat then get you peepers looking at this litter box: ModKat.
It’s hip to be square.
Or cubed or whatever you want to call the box shaped ModKat. I call it uber cool.
Last weekend I stayed at the W Hotel in Ft. Lauderdale. The hotel [...]
Booties for dogs: Protect and bandage paws
I hereby swear if I get another dog I will touch and hold their paws more regularly because my dogs do NOT like their paws touched.
Testing this product on my dog Gigi’s paws was interesting. She did not hold still and ran away a few times with the bootie half on. Because her paws are [...]
Environmental enrichment is key to happy, healthy animals
A few years ago I was given the opportunity to shadow two animal care specialists at the Wild Animal Park in San Diego. Run by the Zoological Society of San Diego, which also runs the world-renowned San Diego Zoo, the Wild Animal Park is a leader in captive breeding of endangered species, low stress animal [...]
Sill Shield: Protect your window ledges
My big dog is here to protect and defend our house. It is in her nature.
A strange noise outside such as the garbage truck or a kid screaming while slip-and-sliding on the front lawn is cause for Gigi to run to the front window and check out the situation.
She is protecting us. But who is [...]