My owner wants me to tell you about something called a “Manta”. At first, she thought it was some kind of an animal, because it is something new at Seaworld this month. I helped her realize that it’s not an animal…not a “manna” ray (she always says it wrong), or Manatee, or any other animal she kept thinking of. Brilliant of me, right? I knew what it wasn’t but didn’t know what it was. So we went and visited this Manta link to find out.
Guess what? My owner was almost right, it’s a new exciting-looking ride, and it looks like a huge Manta Ray…it’s like your riding under the belly of this huge flying ray! I will never understand why humans like to go on rides like that, my owner says it gives them an “adrenaline rush”…anyway, the great thing that we really want you to know is that you can win a front-line pass to this ride by doing the 6 fun things they tell you to do at the site…just visit and look under the big flying ray. You have to do 2 of the things suggested to win a picture of Manta, and 6 of them to win the front-line pass.
Be sure to check out our friend, Ted, and some of his friends experiencing “Manta” in the video below.
My owner has some art prints listed on ebay that she wants me to tell you about. They are all prints of dogs by an artist named Gladys Emerson Cook who lived from 1899-1976. She did many wonderful animal pictures, and other beautiful art.
They are original prints, and when you click on the picture that interests you as they scroll by in the widget below, you can see more information about the picture.
The price she is asking for the prints is much lower than others that she has seen, so she thinks it’s a fair price. Have fun looking, oh, and we hope you had a nice Memorial Day weekend.
We’re sure sorry we didn’t get this post to you last week when the Home Again Web Site was supporting the American Humane Association’s Be Kind to Animals Week® by donating $1 for every pet that was registered to the program, but that sure doesn’t mean that bringpetshome.com isn’t a site worth visiting.
There are things that you can do to “be kind to animals”, including your pet not only on a week set aside to focus on the subject, but every day of every week:
Make sure your pets are properly identified with something that will last, that will not get lost, and is easy to read.
With hot months coming to parts of the US where seasons change, PLEASE DO NOT leave your pet out in the car with windows closed. This is a thought that gives my owner and I nightmares!
If you leave your dog out for long periods of time in warm weather, make sure they have a shady spot to rest…and not just an enclosed doghouse, they can get warm inside if they are in direct sun, but if it’s not terribly hot, are better than nothing. If it’s very hot, keep you pet inside where it’s cool…treat them like you’d treat yourself.
Also, if outside provide water to drink during the day.
PLEASE make sure that your pets are protected from fleas and ticks.
You can find many things to help you protect and care for your pet at bringpetshome.com and when you purchase, you are benefiting animals in need, animals that are living in shelters waiting for someone to bring them home and give them love. It doesn’t cost you anything extra with your purchase to provide food and medical care to needy animals.
Did you know that HomeAgain.com has helped recover more than 500,000 lost pets? They provide a pet-recovery service that goes beyond microchipping, which, by the way, is an excellent way to protect your pet from getting lost. For a reasonable yearly fee, you have access to pet-recovery specialists and emergency medical assistance 24/7…the program also includes up to $3,000 (- $50 deductible) in medical insurance for lost pets, and more.
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Today I want to share with you a story about two little dogs that belong(ed) to a friend of mine. She shared it in an email a long while ago, and I just stumbled on it, and thought you’d like it, as it shows how two dogs can learn to get along. After I post it, we’ll track our friend down and have her come read it and update on the latest news about these two little furbabies in a comment…it picks up a bit into the story about her adopted Chihuahua mix, Zeena. Enjoy!
We only know for sure that Zeena’s mom is a Chihuahua. (Dad is from a nice neighborhood.) The vet is convinced that her dad is a dachshund, because of her growing features, but we are not really sure. The vet said we could do DNA testing to find out, but I really don’t care. She’s my fur baby and she’s a doll! When I got her at 3 weeks old, she was less than a pound and looked just like a Chihuahua puppy. As she grew she changed a lot. Now, she is 5.5 lbs., completely healthy and loves everyone she comes into contact with. Very smart and very active!
Bernie, (Bernadette) my toy poodle has been with me for 3 years. She was rescued from an abusive home where apparently the young man or teen living in the home kicked her down a long flight of stairs. That was when they took her away—who knows what kind of stuff happened behind closed doors. Bernie has always shied away from men, but she knew she had me tied around her front paws the minute I held her. She needed a lot of medical care for ear infections, bad teeth and is almost toothless now. I wanted to breed her at first, but the vet said she was too old and had her spayed instead. She is not a very bright dog, but she and I are bonded and I take very good care of her, so no one can ever hurt her again. We think she is around 8 years old, but are not sure. She is very loyal to me.
When I brought Zeena into our family, Bernie wasn’t sure what to do about her. I knew she was jealous of Zeena, because I kept her near me, or carried her around most of the day when she was a baby. She had to be bottle fed every 2-3 hrs. the first week. I think Bernie thought she was a squeaky toy—I didn’t notice any mothering instinct at all! I kept them separated for the first two months, except when I was right there to help Zeena.
Now that Zeena is older, the two of them play all day long and only get mad at each other when I pay more attention to one and not the other. Bernie is not lonely when I have to leave for the day and Zeena is just non-stop fun! Geeze, I could write all day about their antics, but I have to stop for now. I like the idea of Aspen’s blog and was thinking about maybe doing one for my babies—they give me so much enjoyment! (Teri, if you still have your fur-babies, doing a blog about them is a bright spot in the middle of whatever life brings your way…luv, Aspen)
Just this week my owner gave me my first flea treatment of the season, something that is pretty important because not only do fleas love me, but they cause a terrible allergic reaction, and some of them carry a disease called Lymes Disease.
My owners are dreading another kind of bug that likes to bite them just as much as fleas like to bite me. One of my owners gets bit more than the other. We used to call him a “mosquito magnet” until we found out that there is a REAL Mosquito Magnet. It is the first devise of it’s kind, and has a special attractant that mosquitoes love, so they will go to the mosquito magnet and leave you, your family and your guests alone.
You will have to stop by and read a mosquito magnet review or two, and while you’re at the site, you’re going to want to look at the video and click on the link that gives you details about the Mosquito Magnet.
Like dogs can get Lyme’s Disease from ticks, people can get diseases from mosquitoes, like West Nile virus. My owners and the family like to spend their time out on the deck in the summer, and it doesn’t take long for one of them to start getting bitten and go in the house, so they will be taking a closer look at this interesting mosquito trap, maybe you will want to too.
