Is the grass always greener in someone else’s yard? As we scoop poop, we often see other telltale signs dogs leave behind. Yellow or bare spots caused by urine are a lawn blemish that pet parents would like to banish. Here are some tips. Dog urine has lots in common with lawn fertilizer: nitrogen, potassium […]
A recent issue of MoneyTalksNews listed “20 Ways to Save Big Bucks on Pet Supplies.” Here are some ideas from that article and a few other things I’ve read recently. Subscribe and save If you need products on a regular basis – food, chews, treats – consider setting up a recurring order with an online […]
Knox, a one-year-old long-haired mini dachshund from Raleigh, has almost 63,000 followers on Instagram. A “pro in front of the camera’” Knox brings in bucks for his human, Liz Reim, a law student. Knox and his fido friend Sadie, a three-legged Chihuahua, have been hired to promote PetSmart and Residence Inn. Knox recently posed for […]
It’s International Pooper Scooper Week. Here are a few creative ways people in different parts of the world are handling dog poop. Return to sender A town in Spain had a 70 percent decrease in dog droppings. How? It returned poop to a dog’s human. Volunteers watched for humans who weren’t picking up poop, asked […]
Annual 2K walk Saturday, April 9 Benefits the Humane Society of Charlotte Independence Park 300 Hawthorne Lane Charlotte, NC 28204 The festival kicks off with a 2K fundraising dog walk and includes a full day of family-oriented, dog-friendly festivities. Festivities will be hosted by WBTV News Anchor Kristen Miranda and WBTV Meteorologist Lyndsay Tapases. The annual event […]
Guess which animal is responsible for most of the calls to the ASPCA Poison Hotline? Yes, it seems pups get into poisons more often than other pets. The ASPCA Poison Control Center Hotline published a tally of calls they received in one, 24-hour period. Calls came in about 1 pig, 8 horses, 33 cats — […]
Here are a few new apps I’ve run across. Fetch! from Microsoft The Fetch! app uses facial recognition in a fun way. You take or upload a photo of a dog. The app can identify and classify the dog by breed and tell you what kind of human personality fits best with that specific breed. […]
