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Traveling with your dog this holiday season

Email to a Friend Email to a Friend Kristi November 21st, 2007

Dog travel is one of the most exciting activities for dogs yet the most exhausting task for the owner. This is due to the fact that dogs also have motion sickness and it is also annoying to bring along all the pet travel kits that is necessary. Dogs are the kind of pets that needs to be well-fed or else they will unstoppably bark and roam around feeling distressed.

To avoid this kind of situation, you can just look for the right and useful tips to make sure that you won’t have any hassle in the trip once you bring along your pet with you. For the benefit of every pet owner, here some of the important tips in buying dog travel supplies:

• Look for the kind of dog travel supply that will combine safety with convenience not only for the part of your dog but for you as well.

• First, make sure that your dog will never leave your side especially during the travel by purchasing important tools and kits like safety harness, chains and other stuff.

• If your dog is your only passenger most of the time, make sure that you will buy the safest and most secured seat belt with a lockable buckle so your dog will not have the opportunity to jump our of the car window.

• Also make sure that your dog has his own safety harness inside the car because he might need this especially when there will be sudden stop and bumps that may cause dizziness to your beloved pet.

• Look for dog travel supplies that are easy to use or install, requires simple cleaning or washing, and won’t be torn apart too easily.

• To protect your car seats, it is also advisable for you to buy pet seat covers to avoid stains and pet odors.

• Make sure that the affordable cost of your dog travel supply goes along with the right quality. Of course, you will choose a kit that will last for a lifetime without giving you too much cost.

• You might also try pet barriers inside the car to protect the driver, passengers and your furry friend as well.

• To avoid pet injuries, you might also buy a dog ramp in order to give your pet a simple and safer way of going out of the car.

• To avoid messy food and other leftovers, you may also purchase a dog traveling dish or food dish so that your dog’s drink and food will always be clean, safe and fresh.

Author: Andrei Smith
Email: www.dogtravel-4less.com

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Seeing SuperZoo 2007

Email to a Friend Email to a Friend Kristi October 28th, 2007

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Photos from the Pet Fashion Show at Super Zoo 2007

Email to a Friend Email to a Friend Kristi October 28th, 2007

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Super Zoo Las Vegas 2007

Email to a Friend Email to a Friend Kristi September 25th, 2007

SuperZoo 2007 Newspaper

We made it to the Super Zoo. What an incredible experience. We were able to see and experience all the latest in pet products, pet food, apparel, training techniques and grooming. The Super Zoo was held this year at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.

We will have many of these new products on ePetsDirect.com very soon. We have been able to negotiate great deals with the manufactures so we can pass the savings on to you. The creative and classy designs in pet beds and especially pet fashions will all be available on our site. We met very creative designers as well as those who have come up with new and innovative pet products from organic pet shampoos (that smell very good by the way) as well as organic pet food and organic pooper scoopers that dissolve in 2 days in the trash. We have also established a relationship with a manufactures of incredible new and innovate leashes and collars. They carry great products especially for walking two dogs at once without getting tangled in the leashes. They have great durable products that provide comfort for you and your dog.

We met Laddie. A direct descendant of the Hollywood Lassie. Nine generations to be exact. Laddie’s owner is the son of the original Lassie’s trainer and caretaker. He has been very successful in teaching training techniques and obedience classes. I’ll post the photo soon.

We also watched a great doggie fashion show. We were able to see the latest and greatest in upscale doggie couture. We will have some photos posted soon.

More on the Super Zoo to come.

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Doggy divas given red carpet welcome by U.S. hotels

Email to a Friend Email to a Friend Darren September 24th, 2007

Formal Pet ApparelA Dog’s life in LA’s Beverly Hills Hotel:

  • Greeted by name
  • Served food from world-class chefs (are you serious?)
  • Escorted in the hotel’s luxurious gardens

What more could a dog (how about a human) want? It all goes down at the Beverly Hills Hotel. A dog’s life isn’t so bad after all.

Don’t count the east coast out of this pet pampering parade. New York’s Ritz-Carlton, Central Park, has a V.I.P (Very Important Pooch) package that includes:

  • Ultra-chic pet carriers
  • 22-karat gold plated identification tags
  • Aromatherapy treatments (c’mon seriously?)
  • Home-baked dog treats

Figures from market research company Packaged Facts show people in the United States spend $47 billion a year on their pets. Spending on premium pet products, or “functional pampering,” is a fast growing share of total spending.

Between 1995 and 2005, pet owners with incomes of $70,000 or more tripled their pet expenditures to $18.6 billion from $5.2 billion, which the researcher partly attributed to the success of marketers tapping into this market by providing more high-end products and services for animals.

“Products for pets are being made to resemble those for humans,” said Tatjana Meerman, the publisher of Packaged Facts, in a statement.

“The businesses out there, they understand this trend and see what kind of money people are spending on their pets,” said Salerno, who expects the trend toward pet-friendly businesses to continue.

“People think differently about their pets. It’s not the days of old when pets were just an animal.”

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Is this beyond overkill or good for our pets? Have you used any of the hotels pet services? Was it useful? Please let us know in the comments section for this post.

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Cesar Millan the Dog Trainer

Email to a Friend Email to a Friend Darren September 22nd, 2007

 

Cesar MillanNot all of us can be a dog trainer. This may be due to work or simply due to not knowing enough about dog behavior in order to train our pets effectively. A good trainer knows that there is more to training than simply teaching the dog to walk on a leash. He or she can weed out dog aggression and help pet owners understand the rules of the canine world. A dog trainer can be a great investment if it means your dog’s safety and your sanity.

Maybe you have not heard of a show called “The Dog Whisperer” featuring world renowned dog trainer Cesar Millan but it has gained tremendous popularity as more and more pet owners turn to his expertise to show us how to love and care for our dogs. He is famous for his pet training obedience classes as well as coming into select family homes to show them that a dog trainer teaches both the dog and owner how to coexist and be a happy family.

Why is this particular dog trainer so popular? It is because he takes dogs that might otherwise be a nuisance or a danger to others, and rehabilitates them on the dog’s level. He understands the mindset of a canine and as such can make tremendous strides in training a dog. There are dogs on the show that were not given any puppy training and have come to rule their owners. They bark, growl and bite. Yet, Millan goes into the house and interacts with the dogs using “pack mentality” that works.

Cesar Millan pushes the idea that the owner must be the dog trainer. He or she must become the Alpha in the household and not let the dog run the show. An Alpha member of the pack is the one who makes the decisions. He or she dictates what happens within the group. The dog owner must be the Alpha in order for the dog to know who is in charge and what is expected of him or her.

If you do not have the opportunity to watch an episode of “The Dog Whisperer” you can still find out more about Cesar Millan and his training practices. His website, www.cesarmillaninc.com, offers valuable tips and advice on dealing with pooch problems. You can talk to other dog owners as well as read articles from the veterinarian on staff.

Mike LaVallee is the webmaster of Designer Canines a website about hybrid dogs like the Puggle also including Mutts, Dog Health and general canine care and information.

Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Mike_LaVallee

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Bark Free Your Neighborhood

Email to a Friend Email to a Friend Darren September 21st, 2007

Bark FreeTired of the neighborhood dogs barking in the night?  The people at Bark Free think so and they’ve created a product to stop all the barking.  It works by sending ultrasonic sounds to curb barking from 30 feet away up to 60 feet.  The distance depends on the model you by from them.

 It’s designed to turn on automatically and they say it has a “unique Bark Pickup Sensitivity Adjustment Selector” which “allows the user to set the microphone to activate to the dog’s bark.”

This feature “eliminates the chance of any false sound readings and automatically turns off when barking stops.”

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10 Weirdest Pet Accessories

Email to a Friend Email to a Friend Darren September 15th, 2007

Sixty-three percent of US households own a pet (that’s about 69.1 million homes). With this many people pampering their pets, there have been a substantial number of companies creating products for our beloved sidekicks. We’ve see some great pet products come on the market and with all the great products comes some of the “weirdest” also. A recent article from PC Mag has highlighted what they are calling the “10 Weirdest Pet Accessories”.

Here is a sample of some of the “weirdest” pet accessories:

Is your pet an avid computer user? How about a USB Pet Flash Drive

The USB Pet Flash Drive

Introducing The Treat-Launching Olympics “Snack Shotz”

The Treat-Launching Olympics

A Glow-in-the-Dark Pooper Scooper

A Glow-in-the-Dark Pooper Scooper

For more, check out the “10 Weirdest Pet Accessories

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SuperZoo 2007 - We’ll be there!

Email to a Friend Email to a Friend admin September 13th, 2007

SuperZoo is put on by WWPIA. What is SuperZoo anyway? In their own words:

WWPIA - World Wide Pet Industry AssociationWWPIA® organizes SuperZoo®, the Annual Pet Industry Trade. SuperZoo® brings together a comprehensive collection of exhibits and educational events unparalleled in the industry. Hundreds of exhibitors, important, exciting seminars and events… The place to be in the pet industry is SuperZoo®!

ePetsDirect will be there checking out all the newest pet products. We’ll keep you updated on ePetsDirect Insider on all the cool new products your pets will love! Stay tuned!

Here is a sample from the 2006 SuperZoo convention in Las Vegas:

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