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Well, its about time.  Kudos to the Frederick County Commissioners who are in the process of adopting a law against chaining animals outside for long periods of time.
“Under their recommendation, it would become a civil violation to keep dogs on a chain or rope more than 10 hours cumulatively within a 24-hour period. The proposal […]

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As one of my favorite pet retailers, EntirelyPets.com, just emailed me with news of their summer sale - I thought it would be great to pass it along to our faithful readers.
Use coupon code PICNIC3 to save $3 off any orders of $45 and more, coupon code and PICNIC5 to save $5 off any orders […]

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This video is just too sweet and heartwarming that we had to share - It’s the story of Christian the Lion, the cub who was adopted and raised in a London flat by two buddies before being released into a wildlife refuge in Africa. But what is so touching about the story is that […]

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Maybe this poor little Koala’s habitat is being destroyed and therefore it is resigning itself to climbing electric poles to perch upon instead of trees? Or maybe it went through a bad time in Koala Kindergarten and needs electric shock therapy? This Daily Mail story gives more details. But for now - Koala call home!

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No matter how well you take care of your dog, some ailments will still come with age. I have been lucky with Mosby – at 14 he has had very few medical issues. But in the past two years, his arthritis has gotten slowly, but undeniably, worse. In the last few months I have seen […]

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We knew it wouldn’t be long until the doggy dog world found it’s place on reality television. With the series, “Greatest American Dogs” now playing on CBS Thursdays at 8 PM, these prime time pups are taking part in the chase of their lives and proving their worth to their owners and friends.
The series boasts […]

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On a hot summer night, nothing hits the spot better than a nice cold serving of ice cream. Any dog would agree with this as well, but ice cream is not really the best for dogs. I have experimented with a few recipes at home for Mosby, but still occasionally splurge on Frosty […]

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Many of us have been caught up in the recent Twitter craze, PetKnows included. But you can imagine our sheer delight when we stumbled upon Riblet, the world’s first micro-blogging cat.

From what we can tell by her updates, Riblet loves to eat and keeps its followers posted on the day’s eating habits with pearls of […]

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And cats! In the Washington, DC metro region, a new tennis craze is in full swing. The Washington Kastles are part of the World Team Tennis league, founded by Billie Jean King. The team is comprised of such tennis greats as Serena Williams, Justin Gimelstob, Mashona Washington, Scott Oudesma, and Sacha Jones, […]

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According to an article on ScienCentral, socializing cats with children at a young age could actually help prevent allergies.
The allergy researcher, Matt Perzanowski,  says “cats may actually be protecting some kids from getting sick.”  Basically, while cat allergies and asthma are often linked, in some cases exposure over a long period of time to the […]

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