It's new puppy time people. Everyone, meet Dozer. Dozer, everyone.

Rats are better than Rod

The Chicago Sun Times wrote about someone noticing that the Rat Poison Warning Sign was taken down from they alley where IL Gov. Rod Blagojevich lives. A Sun Times photog shot a great picture the other day... I think the IL Gov gives rats a bad name.

That totally looks like...

People seemed to enjoy the whole map of Guinea vs Guinea pig thing...so someone saw this and thought it was funny...I never realized that Slovenia totally looks like a running chicken!

Nice catch Pet Blog Tipper Lindsay!

Animal Christmas Video

Here is a fun little Christmas song from those happy Brits across the water. They have a website dedicated to hints and tips about little things that can make a difference.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/breathingplaces/
This video asks people to "Do One Thing for Nature this Christmas."
Enjoy!

Those folks at Midwest Homes For Pets are at it again!

Those small animal friendly folks over at Midwest Homes just came out with Guinea Habitat.
Not to be confused with this Guinea Nation
(Repulic of Guinea, thanks CIA Factbook)

This one! (Guinea Habitat Plus is pictured!)

Not sure about that picture, trying to find a better one...
I appreciate the canvas bottom on this Guinea Habitat, I think the pigs will too!
Looks great for a kids first pet.
Check it out, in time for the holidays!

Fail blog posts a win

So the failblog had a win today by a penguin. We thought it was great! Enjoy!

You think you're fair? Your dog might not think the same.

Researchers have found that dogs see inequality in certain situations...
This AP article has the poop...
along with amusing undated pictures...here is a blurb from the article.

The dogs sat side-by-side with an experimenter in front of them. In front of the experimenter was a divided food bowl with pieces of sausage on one side and brown bread on the other.
The dogs were asked to shake hands and each could see what reward the other received.
When one dog got a reward and the other didn't, the unrewarded animal stopped playing.
When both got a reward all was well.
One thing that did surprise the researchers was that — unlike primates — the dogs didn't seem to care whether the reward was sausage or bread.

Crazy!
Thanks Pet Blog tipper Bridget!

Mutts pushes for White House pet adoption

As President Elect Obama slowly nears the day where he will become President...the biggest question will soon have an answer.
What sort of dog will the Obama Family choose to fill the White House?
Today the comic strip "Mutts" started a weeklong storyline about adopting from a dog shelter.
Check it out!
You can see the strip on the Seattle PI website here...

Kitty in a Boot!

It's chilly out there! Get your kitty some boots, or just one.

Truman wins! Best in Show!

The Today Show on NBC had their own best in show competition...and they ended up naming a three legged labrador...Truman...BEST IN SHOW!

Critter Nation is up for sale...

So the Critter Nation is up for sale on www.allpetfurniture.com and a couple of other sites. Looks like there is a single and double stack model...
Here is the single:

And the double unit:
Looks similar to the Ferret Nation but the spacing is different on the cage itself, and some of the inside spacing as far as ramps and whatnot have been adjusted. From what I'm told rat lovers from around the country helped Midwest Home For Pets in designing this. I'm intrigued to see the reviews on it.

Which breed is right for you?

MSNBC had this really cool interactive photo gallery that talked about which dog breed is best suited for your lifestyle. For those of you that didn't see it you can click here or on the picture below.

A Turkey Day Treat!

Here is a little SNL to liven up those holiday shopping hours.

Cat comes home after 13 years!

Welcome home little kitty!
This story about a cat gone missing for 13 years is pretty amazing! What sort of holiday pet gift do you get for a cat after 13 years of missing birthdays and holidays?

Pet Food Recall on Food Bought at Kroger Stores!

Just thought we would put this up to alert those dog and cat owners that hadn't heard...
Kroger is issuing a pet food recall on pet food sold in their stores. Originally thought to just be stores in the south, Kroger has widened the recall to its Food 4 Less Midwest and Dillons stores. You can get the full info here, http://www.kroger.com/services/Pages/recall_information.aspx
but the short of the long is that the brand Pet Pride, is recalling the following items that could be infected with Salmonella,

• Pet Pride Indoor Cat Food, 3.5-lb. Best by JUL 29 09 or earlier dates
  
  
• Pet Pride Indoor Cat Food, 18-lb. Best by JUL 29 09 or earlier dates
  
  
• Pet Pride Weight Management Dog Food, 17.6-lb. Best by JUL 29 09 or earlier dates
  

So take a look at your pet food and make sure your little friends are not eating something that could be bad for them.

Stop that wabbit!

He's stealin all the cookies! (thanks blog tipper Meaghan!)

Puppy Cam is outta control!

Have you heard about the puppy cam?
Well people here cannot get enough. Here is a little ditty about them on the Today Show.

Critter Nation...Midwest Homes 4 Pets

I was just walking by where some of the production guys sit and I saw that Midwest Homes 4 Pets has a new Critter Nation home coming out.
Specifically designed for rats, chinchillas and small pets; I was intrigued to see what the difference between that one and the Ferret Nation homes were. Apparently the wire spacing is totally different, as is the angles of the ramps.
People in the small animal world are pretty excited about these things. Word is they are launching on Dec 1st. Keep you posted if I learn anything else. Here is a pdf that Midwest put out on their website (click on the picture and it will pop up a new window)...

Cat Rides a Roomba

Had to post this when I saw it!

Failblog shows a logistics fail

I can't tell you how many times this happened to me today... Everyone be calm, looks like the donkey will be okay.