Dog Blog

Every year, the fireworks used during some our more noisey celebrations send dogs all over the continent scurrying for cover. The noise of the fireworks, and the bustle of Independence Day, Guy Fawkes Day, and Canada Day celebrations wreak havoc on dogs and dog owners alike. Some owners are simply unaware of the effect these festivities have on their pets, and bring them to the party with them.

So here I am, with a formal plea, on behalf of your dog: Please leave your pet at home

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PetBoogaloo provides pet lovers from around the world an important free service. Now every pet has a chance to have their own homepage and blog.

“It’s a lot of fun,” says Rita Wilhelm, founder of PetBoogaloo. “Reading these pet blogs is a hoot. You’ll read about all the daily adventures happening in each pet’s life.”

You’ll read about Happy the Husky from Hungary, who absolutely loves being on camera, or Lady who just celebrated her 5th birthday. Abby the Pup has been getting into a little trouble lately, but she is just a puppy.

PetBoogaloo has a famous dog on board as well. Scarlet a Husky, has found that her photo is showing up on one of Frontier’s airplanes! How did that happen?

PetBoogaloo.com is an entirely free site, and is open as a public service for pets and the people who love them. The site provides blogs, classified ads, pictures and videos for pet lovers from around the world to share with others. The community provides a space for all people to communicate and interact with each other in a fun manner. It also provides a pet rescue program to support pet shelters and rescues.

It used to be that searching for a veterinarian on the internet was tough. The problem? While most pet owners had no trouble finding vets, there was no easy way to find the ones providing the services they were seeking because most vet directories didn’t have them listed. Typically what pet owners wound up seeing was a long list of names and addresses and little else, or pages and pages of veterinary website links. Their options? Pick the one closest to them, call each listing and ask, click on every link, or call a friend for a recommendation.

Well, that has now changed with www.VetLocator.com’s huge directory of pet professionals and easy-to-use search features. At VetLocator.com, pet owners can do a quick search for a vet using either a zip code or city-state. If they are looking for something specific, say a veterinarian who provides dental services or one that offers massage or hydrotherapy, they can use VetLocator.com’s Advanced Search to locate a vet that provides them. They can also search for a veterinarian or pet professional by name or the distance they are willing to drive. These are just a few of the many advanced search options VetLocator.com provides to help pet owners find the perfect pet professional or service for their pets.

And because there are others besides veterinarians that provide pet health services, VetLocator has three other directory categories: (1)The Holistic and Alternative section provides a listing of ALL health professionals including licensed doctors of veterinary medicine, chiropractors, acupuncturists, traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and many others that provide holistic and alternative treatments for pets. This section also has helpful articles explaining what is meant by the terms holistic and alternative. (2) Then there are those other services that pet owners often need help with. VetLocator’s Other Pet Professionals section covers services such as grooming and boarding, pet sitting, trainers, breeders and pet transportation. (3) For pet emergencies there is a detailed listing of Emergency Hospitals, hotlines and articles so a pet owner can quickly get information that can help save their pet’s life.

And if a pet owner cannot find the service or procedure they are looking for? They simply need to fill out a service request form detailing what they are trying to find, and VetLocator‚Äö√Ñ√¥s Customer Care staff will attempt to track it down for them, all at no cost to the pet owner. Some of VetLocator‚Äö√Ñ√¥s more unusual requests? Rose Varner head of Customer Care replies ‚Äö√Ñ√∫Last week we were asked to find a veterinarian who specialized in Alpacas in Chicago and another request to find a vet who could do artificial insemination on the owner’s Toy Poodle. We were able to give names to the pet owners of professionals in their area‚Äö√Ñ√π.

Pet owners love this extra service. Some typical testimonials: ‚Äö√Ñ√∫I would just like to say thank you for helping me find the right vet for my dog. I’m glad you did and I am also glad you are helping others the way you do. You are a very special person for helping animals and their loved ones.‚Äö√Ñ√π RH, Camilla, GA

‚Äö√Ñ√∫Found him!… Thank you very much! I appreciate your extra effort, Rose. We need more like you in the world.‚Äö√Ñ√π B F, Lewiston, ME

With offices in Santa Ana, CA and Clearwater Fl, VetLocator.com is the largest directory of pet health providers and pet professionals anywhere, in one place. For more information please contact VetLocator President AB Ferguson by email, or visit the website at: www.vetlocator.com.

Jacksonville, Fl (PRWEB) June 11, 2006 — Poochie Style will have an exclusive product from their boutique in the Emmy Award gift bags that is given to the nominees. This new item has yet to be released in the boutique, but will be available for sale the day after the Emmy Award show airs. Be the first on the website to ensure you get yours before they sell out.

Poochie Style will also have a designer dog dress in the Paris Hilton Swag Bag, a high end line of dog clothes that is soon to be showcased in the boutique.

Poochie Style is making its mark in the pet accessory industry. They are a high end boutique that caters to the small to medium breed stylish pooch. The motto is “Just another one of life’s little temptations, everything for the stylish pup”. They hold true to that statement as they carry a variety of pet pampering products.

SAN FRANCISCO (PRWEB via PR Web Direct) June 5, 2006 -‚Äö√Ñ√¨ Every pet lover knows at least one word of French: ‚Äö√Ñ√∫toutoumania‚Äö√Ñ√π which is slang for the phenomenal multi-billion euro trend where the dog or toutou is affectionately spoiled. And now — direct from Paris, the home of haute cuisine and haute couture, where pets are as welcome as people in shops, restaurants and just about everywhere else — Chic Paws‚Äö√묢 brings American pet enthusiasts the French way of demonstrating love: with luxurious accessories made to the highest standard of European design, fabrication and decoration. These beautiful haute couture designs are expertly crafted by professional artisans of the Paris ateliers.

Chic Paws’™ was created in 2003 with the intent of importing Parisian style and joie de vivre for toutou . “It was very difficult to find pet accessories that were of the same quality easily here in the US” says Elisabeth Dupar, CEO of Chic Paws™, who discovered her Parisian business partners, Stephanie Charpenet and Cecile Guillemot, while traveling with her dog Santa Maria in France. “Once you’ve experienced these pet luxury lines from Paris you and your toutou will want more.” After ongoing communications with Ms. Charpenet and Ms. Guillemot who co-own Les Cadors, (an upscale luxury pet boutique in Paris, (one in the Marais and one in Saint Germain) and who are opening a third boutique in Aix en Provence this summer), we decided to join forces and introduce these Parisian designers of canine and feline haute couture to the US and Canadian market.

Luxury is evident in every detail of Chic Paws’™ Collection I canine haute couture line designed by Junon de Bavolle. Hand-tailored collars, leashes and harnesses are created from the softest, strongest leather or lambskin in an array of colors, all glittering with genuine Swarovski crystals, pearls or crystal baubles.

Collection II designed by Une Vie de Chien coddles with collars and harnesses formed from the softest suede, to the sleekest fur and snakeskin. All items are exquisitely tailored, eschewing gems or crystal for a quietly elegant, conservative look. Don’t miss the fluffy comfort of the Collection II dog bed, cheerful and bright in ice white, raspberry or panther fake fur.

Perhaps most luxe of all, Collection III Junon de Bavolle for felines, its tiny collars adorned with genuine pearls, feathers, Swarovski crystal and other finery.

Newest of all is Chic Paws’™ Parfumerie, offering the Oh My Dog! veterinarian-approved French fragrances for toutou and le chat formulated by Dog Generation, Paris. Oh My Dog!” is a fresh, woodsy floral blend with notes of rosewood, freesia, sandalwood and vanilla, while Oh My Cat! combines complex layers of mandarin orange, bergamot, rosewood, green leaves, jasmine, magnolia, freesia, cedar, sandalwood, amber, and musk.

The complete lines of Junon de Bavolle and Une Vie de Chien, along with other Paris designers will be represented this summer by Chic Paws‚Ñ¢ and Les Cadors at New York Pet Fashion Week from August 19-20 in booth G118. According to Mario Di Fante, the Executive Director of Pet Fashion Week, The industry has long waited for this - a fashion week committed to one of the fastest growing fashion markets in the world: The pet market. www.petfashionweek.com.

Chic Paws’™ accessories are available through the company’s website, www.chicpaws.com, where visitors can also learn more about Chic Paws™ and contact the company.