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You will find various articles here covering a range of topics relevant to the health and wellbeing of your favorite pet.  Many of these articles cover such topics as pet health insurance, dealing with the loss of a pet, introducing your new pet to others, and low cost pet supplies...

A touching way to remember

Wednesday, 04 August 2010 06:34 Written by Gretchen Kiefer

What your furry companion leaves behind is a legacy of unconditional love. Deciding how to pay tribute to your pet’s life can be overwhelming. For those struggling with what to do comes an unmatched alternative that combines the respectable option of an urn with the accentuated beauty of an original, distinguished plaster portrait making the final resting place as unique as the love you shared.

Gretchen’s Creations LLC provides a patent pending 3-dimensional plaster portrait of your pet with the option of ash cremain embedment into the plaster portrait. Gretchen Kiefer, sole artist and owner of Gretchen’s Creations LLC, feels her service, “offers the grieving pet owner a discreet, and dignified way of memorializing”. Whereas most fine art discourages touch, Gretchen’s artwork encourages the opportunity to “touch” the portrait helping keep the joyful memories alive.

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From cremation ash to pet memorial

Friday, 30 July 2010 07:08 Written by Alex Lynch
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I understand too well the difficulty in finding the right object to memorialize your loved one.  Many families who choose cremation as their choice end up with a plastic or tin box to commemorate the love they’ve lost.  Pets that were once best friends are now relegated to a shelf in the closet or a perch atop the refrigerator.  Other pet memorial products include urns and statues for storing cremation ashes (cremains) or cement stones for placing on the grave of the deceased family pet. 

While such solutions may offer you some comfort in remembering your dearly departed pet, there‘s another solution which is very interesting.   Windsong Memorials has developed a unique process that transforms pet cremains into decorative artwork in the image of the pet to remember.  Their unique memorials can be hung on the wall, placed on a shelf, or set in the garden to serve as constant reminders of the love your pet brought to you and your family.

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Why do dogs hide their bones under the ground

Monday, 26 July 2010 08:21 Written by Jerry Welsh
Dogs bark, dogs chew and dogs bury bones. Dogs burying bones are often seen in children's books, in the movies and in animated cartoons. Because of the dogs' inclination to bury bones; it would be safe to say that all dog owners have seen the pet digging and burying bones.

A dog carrying a bone on its mouth would furtively look around and try to look for the best hiding spot. As soon as the ideal hiding place is found, the dog will dig madly and speedily bury the bone. Dogs have been domesticated for thousands of years but are dog owners aware of the reasons why the pets bury bones Does your pet know why it is hiding the bones? The pet may not be aware why it is burying bones as scientists believe that this is an instinctive habit to survive.

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4 Quick tips for finding cheap dog supplies

Thursday, 03 June 2010 06:44 Written by James Keyes
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Every dog owner will need few basic dog supplies such as food bowl, health products, collar etc. All this does cost money. But now you don't need to incur any further huge monthly expenses towards dog supplies. Here are some tips on how to find cheap dog supplies.

1) Online pet store:

Instead of relying on your local pet store for your dog supplies, which will vary in cost from store to store, you should opt for shopping through online sources so that you can easily get discount dog supplies.

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Airline pet carry-on tips

Tuesday, 27 April 2010 06:48 Written by Luke Blaise
More and more people are requiring that they be allowed to take their pets on board with them into the passenger cabin on airplanes. This is likely because many people like to treat their dog and cats as a part of the family and not as some piece of cargo.

If you are getting ready for a trip and you want to take your to pet on board with you, here are five things to help you get ready for your next plane trip.

First of all, made sure the carrier meets the proper carry on requirements. Different airlines have different requirements, for example, Southwest airline requirements are 22" x 14" x 9".

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