July 22, 2008
· Filed under Educational Articles · Tagged dog safety, Dogs, pet safety, pet tips, summer, summer safety
We all love hanging out outdoors during the summertime, but we need to take special precautions when bringing our pets along! They love the outdoors as much as (if not more!) than we do, so don’t let the heat discourage you from outside fun with Fido. The HSUS offers these tips for pet owners to keep their furry friends safe this summer:
- Never leave your pet in your car! If you will be running errands that are not pet friendly, leave your pets at home. Read more about the signs of heat stroke.
- Want to help educate others about the dangers of leaving pets in hot cars? During the summer months (May through September) The HSUS has educational posters available for purchase ($3 for 10, $5 for 25) that store managers can post inside their windows to remind shoppers that “Leaving Your Pet in a Parked Car Can be a Deadly Mistake”. In addition, 4″ x 9″ two-sided flyers are also available (50 for $3.00). To order please send a check, your mailing address and the number of posters or flyers that you would like to receive to the following address: HSUS/Hot Cars, 2100 L Street, NW, Washington, DC 20037. You can also receive a free sample flyer by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope to the above address.
- Don’t ride with your dog in the back of your truck! It is illegal in some states, and very dangerous in all of them.
- Summer time is great for gardening, but beware! Plant food, fertilizer, and insecticides can be fatal if your pet ingests them. In addition, more than 700 plants can cause harmful effects in animals.
- Keep your pets on heartworm prevention medication. Heartworms, which is transmitted by mosquitoes, are be fatal in both dogs and cats. Read more on heartworms and prevention.
- Take precautions with your pool. Do not allow your pets to have free access to your pool. ALWAYS supervise your pets while they swim.
- Don’t forget to provide plenty of water and shade.
- Fleas are a problem in Mississippi year round, but are especially bad in the summer. Use only flea and tick treatments recommended by your veterinarian. Some over-the-counter flea and tick products can be toxic, even when used according to instructions.
- Use sunscreen! Pets can get sunburned too. Apply a pet friendly sunscreen to his or her nose and ear tips.
Have fun and be safe!!!
July 11, 2008
· Filed under Humor · Tagged dog humor, dog jokes
- Visitors
- Quickly determine which guest is afraid of dogs. Charge across the room, barking loudly and leap playfully on this person. If the human falls down on the floor and starts crying, lick its face and growl gently to show your concern.
- Barking
- Because you are a dog, you are expected to bark. So bark — a lot. Your owners will be very happy to hear you protecting their house. Especially late at night while they are sleeping safely in their beds. There is no more secure feeling for a human than to keep waking up in the middle of the night hearing you protective bark, bark, bark…
- Licking
- Always take a BIG drink from your water dish immediately before licking your human. Humans prefer clean tongues. Be ready to fetch your human a towel.
- Holes
- Rather than digging a BIG hole in the middle of the yard and upsetting your human, dig a lot of smaller holes all over the yard so they won’t notice. If you arrange a little pile of dirt on one side of each hole, maybe they’ll think it’s gophers. There are never enough holes in the ground. Strive daily to do your part to help correct this problem.
- Doors
- The area directly in front of a door is always reserved for the family dog to sleep.
- The Art Of Sniffing
- Humans like to be sniffed. Everywhere. It is your duty as the family dog to accommodate them.
- Dining Etiquette
- Always sit under the table at dinner, especially when there are guests, so you can clean up any food that falls on the floor. It’s also a good time to practice your sniffing.
- Housebreaking
- Housebreaking is very important to humans, so break as much of the house as possible.
- Going For Walks
- Rules of the road: when out for a walk with your master or mistress, never go to the bathroom on your own lawn.
- Couches
- It is perfectly permissible to lie on the new couch after all your humans have gone to bed.
- Playing
- If you lose your footing while chasing a ball or stick, aim for the flowerbed to absorb your fall, so you don’t injure yourself.
- Chasing Cats
- When chasing cats, make sure you never–quite–catch them. It spoils all the fun.
- Chewing
- Make a contribution to the fashion industry… eat a shoe.
Found at http://www.joke-archives.com/dogs/dogrules.html
July 4, 2008
· Filed under Life of a pet sitter, News · Tagged Amanda's Pet Sitting, mandi's pet care, name change, Pet sitting
I have decided to change the name of my business to Mandi’s Pet Care. There is another “Amanda’s Pet Sitting” in Arizona, and has allegedly ripped some people off. I am in NO WAY associated with this other company, and have decided to change MY company’s name in order to end any confusion.
Thank you, and I’m sorry for any confusion.
July 1, 2008
· Filed under Life of a pet sitter · Tagged free kitten, kitten, kittens
So here I am, on my computer, 9:30 pm when my neighbors knock on my door. “Is this your kitten?” Nope, not mine. They found him on our porch crying! Poor guy. He looks about 12 weeks old, pure black little male. I had some leftover food from my last foster kitten that I put out for him and some water, but he’s still out there crying. He’s very scared. Its like, they KNOW where to come when they need help. This one’s not coming inside though. Nope, nope. As long as he’s on my porch I’ll continue to feed him until he gets a new home.
