Over the weekend, I told someone I just met that I had a puppy when asked if I had roommates. My pal overheard and was quick to point out that North is a grown dog.
I wasn't being intentionally deceitful (after all my parents still refer to only-child-me as "the baby" and I'm far from it), and I meant it more affectionately than realistically.
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While dating for dog owners can be disastrous, it seems sometimes new partners can feel like interlopers to the existing relationship with a pampered pet. Uh oh.I know most of us couldn't be with someone who hated animals (gasp!), let's open up and share the most pleasant and painful moments that your furry friends have created in your love life.
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To combat the impending Winter and the lagging economy, last week Smitten challenged its readers to list five of their favorite simple pleasures in life. By making ourselves more aware of the good things around us, we can take our minds off of the things in our lives that aren't going as well as we'd like. It's all about the power of positive thinking, so if you're a person who tends to see the glass as half empty, this is perfect for you!
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I've already shared that these guys are my faves so now it's your turn. Lemme know what wild animals you'd love to hear more about and I'll be saving up suggestions for future creature features and searching for more photos of the species you'd like to see as baby animals, too.
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I couldn't pass up the chance to see a press screening of Beverly Hills Chihuahua earlier this week – after all, I love dogs and totally will watch a film just for featured furballs. There were tons of super-cute pups and I was totally entertained by the talking animals and fab fashions (more on that later). The movie opens in theaters tomorrow (Oct.
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It's so hard to describe our furry friends with a single word, even if there are some we subconsciously associate with dogs or cats. I spent a good hour trying to come up with one to describe my pet – my friends' and family's suggestions ranged from adorable (my mom) to hyper (my neighbor), and I finally settled on "spirited." Sounds nice but still gets at my pup's lively essence.
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My local vet treats both puppies and kitties, and I've never even seen feline-only doctor's offices. However, as a dog owner, I've not given much thought to the present stressors – unfamiliar smells and barking – for cats coming in for treatment.In a recent article in Dolittler, they explained several situations where feline families may be best served by a cat-only facility:
Not only are feline practitioners, on average, more likely to be up-to-date on issues like vaccine protocols and cat-specific approaches to medicine and handling, but the atmosphere is typically serene compared to dog and cat facilities.
They're not found in every city but, if you had the option, would you bring your precious pets to one of these?
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It wouldn't be a kitty idiom for nothing, right? Although we know plenty of pets that fight like cats and dogs, a recent study at Tel Aviv University found that two-thirds of the 200 polled pet parents to both reported a positive relationship between the species!
Turns out age is much more than a number – If your pets are introduced when less than six months for kittens and a year for dogs, they could easily become fast friends according to a statement from Joseph Terkel of the school's department of zoology:
This is the first time anyone has done scientific research on pets living in the same home.
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I certainly don't know many kitties that would turn down some 
When the ground is wet, are your pets playing in the splashy puddles or slinking around with tentative steps?
