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The United States has over 65 million dogs, and over 77 million cats, for a total of 142,000,000 pets!

2004 pet related expenditures in the USA exceeded $34 billion.

The highest growth in pet spending is on toys and luxury items.

83% of pet owners refer to themselves as “Mommy” or “Daddy” when interacting with their pets.

31,589,887 dog owners purchase Christmas gifts for their dogs.

Over 39 million cats receive Christmas gifts from their owners.

13,455,002 cats have their birthdays celebrated.

Over 9,843,962 dog owners celebrate their dogs’ birthdays world.

General Motors is currently developing its Pet Pro Envoy SUV which will be designed specifically for pet transport ease.

Information from http://www.petsmobility.com/

http://www.petsmobility.com/

The PetsCellTM - the first voice enabled waterproof GPS cell phone optimized for animals, will be available for distribution early in 2006. Measuring approximately 5 cm’s wide, 2.5 cm’s thick and 9.4 cm’s long, the PetsCellTM sets the standard for GPS tacking devices for pets. Incorporating industry leading GPS technology, the 2-way communication ability of the PetsCellTM will deliver a consistency and quality of fixes across a spectrum encompassing conditions that existing pet tracking devices will not match. With remote programmable geo-fence capability and a temperature sensor accompanied with a variety of other attachable devices, the PetsCellTM will quite simply be the standard against which all other pet tracking devices are measured. The PetsMobilityTM PetsCellTM is the solution for lost pets.

Everybody knows that a new puppy brought into the home is going to be as inquisitive and nosy as your mother-in-law, and it is this character trait that we can take full advantage of when introducing him/her to their crate for the first time. Remember, we ourselves are similar in this retrospect to our four-legged companions. Let me explain:

If I walk down a street and pass a bakery, and if that bakery is omitting the smell of home made bread, you better believe that I will go in there to investigate the free sample rack! Now when training your dog to “crate” you can use the same philosophy.

Make it worth your pup’s while to go in there, at least for the first few times until he associates you putting him/her in it with a good outcome. Treats or toys, placed inside the crate but hidden from the dog’s view will serve you best. What you should also be doing is word associating every time your pup goes to enter his crate. Once in the crate, praise, then leave alone. The crate time is your dog’s quiet time so as little fussing over him/her once in the crate the better. What you will find is that once your dog is familiarized with the crate he/she will look to go in there anytime he feels like being apart from you. Sleeping or just lying down are good examples of this. You must understand that the crate is your dog’s and your dog will come to know this, and know that it is the one spot of solitude that he/she has that is totally their own.

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