FYI - MERRICK PET CARE RECALLS JR TEXAS TAFFY PET TREAT (ITEM # 27077, ALL LOTS UP TO AND INCLUDING 10364) BECAUSE OF POSSIBLE SALMONELLA HEALTH RISK

Recalls, Market Withdrawals, & Safety Alerts MERRICK PET CARE RECALLS JR TEXAS TAFFY PET TREAT (ITEM # 27077, ALL LOTS UP TO AND INCLUDING 10364) BECAUSE OF POSSIBLE SALMONELLA HEALTH RISK

Pit bulls rescued from 'horrific' Oakland home

It's just sad that anyone would do this to animals...

Oakland animal care officers were struggling this week to find homes for dozens of pit bulls rescued in one of the largest animal cruelty busts in decades.
"It was horrific, absolutely terrible," said Oakland police Officer Sarah Whitmeyer, who helped lead the raid on a squalid East Oakland home. "The smell was so bad even a mask didn't help. All of us were coughing and trying to breathe."

Read more via: sfgate.com

Looking for a dog walker?

Pure awesomeness!

This golden retriever was spotted babysitting three other dogs outside a store in Hong Kong. The well trained pooch sat outside the shop while its owner browsed, holding onto the leads of three other dogs.

via telegraph.co.uk

Coco, the palm-sized Poodle

Coco is so tiny!  I think she's only about 2 lbs.  Coco came in for her 1st puppy haircut today & let me tell ya, it's not that easy grooming a dog that small!

 2 hours later + few scratches on my arms...

YES!! Another beautiful day in San Francisco!

Finally, warm & sunny days are here. 

Please... clean up after your dog!

Ahhhh... Kingston :)

Allowing Pets To Sleep In Your Bed Increases Chance Of Catching Diseases

via AolNews.com

What?!  Does this mean I can't snuggle with my dog in bed anymore?  Most of the pet owners I know sleep in the same bed with their pets!

A study to be published in next month's issue of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Emerging Infectious Diseases says that sleeping with your pets increases the chances of contracting anything from parasites to the plague.

The experts in zoonoses (diseases or infections transmitted from animals to humans) reported:

"The risk for transmission of zoonotic agents by close contact between pets and their owners through bed sharing, kissing or licking is real and has even been documented for life-threatening infections such as plague [and] internal parasites."

"We wanted to raise the attention of people, as sleeping with a pet is becoming quite common, and there are risks associated with it, even if it is not very frequent, but when it occurs, especially in children or immunocompromised people, it can be very severe."

The study also shows that disease from cats is far more prevalent, and often more serious.

Some examples:

• Cat scratch disease - is known to infect 20,000 people each year and is caused by a simple scratch or bite from a cat who has infected fleas or flea feces (gross) on them.  The pathogen can cause swelling of the lymph nodes and sometime lethal damage to the liver, kidney and spleen of humans.
• A 9-year-old boy from Arizona got the plague because he slept with his flea-infested cat.
• A 48-year-old man and his wife repeatedly contracted MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus), which their physicians eventually attributed to their dog. The animal "routinely slept in their bed and frequently licked their face," the California experts reported.

Scarrry...  Apparently a Japanese woman even contacted meningitis after kissing her pet's face!

Make sure to take your pets in for regular checkups & don't forget about flea preventative treatments all year long!

Well... I think I'm still going to snuggle with my dog tonight.

What's for dinner? Beef Tartare!

So I feed my dog a variety of foods (a balanced diet).  I usually (95% of the time) cook for him after work everyday.  There are a lot of quality pet foods out there these days, but I prefer cooking for him because it's something he looks forward to after a long day at the store.  Mickey sits by my feet in the kitchen and stares at me with those, "I LOVE YOU MOM", eyes!!  He has me well trained....

So if you want to give your dog a special reward tonight, here's a simple recipe (please adjust portion size according to body weight).

• 1 serving of the Sojos Grain-Free Dog Food Mix
• 1 serving of fresh organic raw beef tenderloin from your local market (cut in small cubes)
• Some chopped fresh parsley (a nutritious herb, also for good doggie breath!)
• A pump of salmon oil (excellent for skin and coat + sparkly eyes)
• 1 serving of bee pollen (a nutritious supplement with 22 essential amino acids)
• Top it off with just a little shaved organic cheddar cheese

I do play around with different supplements all the time, so you can always adjust your recipe according to your pet's needs.

Here's what Mickey's dinner looks like:



Yum... yum... yum... it was gone in 30 seconds...

A happy dog = a happy home!!

Home Remedies for Dog Ticks, Fleas and Ear Mites

Did you know that if your dog has ticks/ear mites, you can just use olive oil to suffocate the bugs so they'll let go of your pet's skin?  That's good to know!

via Dogster.com

Cat thinks his head is tiny?

Or is he trying to let the genie out of the bottle?