Archive for September, 2010
Is This Dog a Source of Clean Energy?
We all love our dogs and cats. But their poop is becoming a serious problem here in the U.S.
According to the United States Department of Agriculture, the average dog creates 274 pounds of waste a year. That’s a lot of dog poop! But if one dog outputs an amazing 274 pounds of dung a year, just think how much waste every dog and cat in the U.S. must create each year. According to William Brinton, president of Woods Ends Laboratories, Inc. — which has been studying animal waste for the past 36 years — the total… Continue reading
Human-Style Pet Burials in the U.S. Go Back Further Than We Think
Photo by Svadifari / Sean via Flickr
Today human-style pet burials are becoming more and more common as we increasingly think of our four-footed companions as members of our families. So much so that currently there are over five hundred pet cemeteries across the country. And more and more pet crematories and pet funeral homes are opening up for business every year well. (The owner of one pet crematory that opened recently near Chattanooga told me that he handled over four hundred clients in a single month.)
Additional services pet crematories and pet funeral homes offer include such things as:
- Coffins
- Markers
- Memorials
- Fur clippings
Our Fearful Dog Faith — Free of Fear at Last to Walk on a Leash
Fearful dogs and fear of leashes often go hand-in-hand. Our fearful dog Faith would avoid us if she saw a leash in our hands. With a lot of patience and hard work, though, Lisa and I succeeded in helping her overcome her fear. Now Faith goes on mile-long walks with us around the neighborhood.
The big breakthrough came when Lisa not only enticed Faith to leave the backyard on a leash, but also enticed her to walk to our next door neighbor’s house and back –… Continue reading
Announcing another dog food recall.
On September 3, Hartz Mountain Corporation recalled one specific lot of 74,400 8-ounce bags of Hartz Naturals Real Beef Treats for Dogs because of possible Salmonella contamination. Hartz imported the treats from a supplier in Brazil. Apparently, Hartz sold the treats to a number of customers in the United States
If you have an 8-ounce package of Hartz Naturals Real Beef Treats for Dogs, check the lot code and the UPC number. If they match the ones below, then your package is part of the Hartz dog food recall:
- Lot Code: BZ0969101E
- UPC Number: 32700-11519
Here’s the text of the full Hartz dog food recall notice as it… Continue reading
Pet gates come in all sizes and shapes. There’s one to fit every cat or dog guardian’s needs. The one that worked for us was the Carlson Extra Tall Walk Thru Pet Gate with Cat Door. Both Lisa and I consider it a great product. Here’s why.
When our fearful dog Faith first came into our living room to live, we were confronted with a special problem. We didn’t know how Faith would react to our three cats while we were at work. Would she think they were chew toys and kill them?
You might think our concern was a bit far fetched, but it wasn’t. Already Faith had killed a tiny duckling that had somehow… Continue reading