4 The Love of Animals

Book: Fit As Fido

Posted on 30 June 2009 | 1 response

If you are looking for a light read that is packed with great information, then you need to take a look at Fit As Fido: Follow Your Dog to Better Health! The book takes a look at how our favorite animal companions, the dog, lives life and what we can learn about how to live our own life from observing them.

For example, all dog owners know that their dogs love to go for walks. Walking has been found to be a great way to maintain a healthy body, and did you know that walking in 10 minuet increments during the course of the day is actually the best way to reap the rewards? Dogs are smart and already know this, which is why they love to go for walks all day long! They don’t just go on one long walk in the morning! Nope, ask them if they want to take a walk and you can bet they will be up for it anytime of day.

But walks are just one of the many examples of things we can learn from our pet for a more healthy lifestyle. The book isn’t a long one, but it does give a lot of great facts (and talks about health myths as well). We really enjoyed reading it, and have been trying to take more cues from Baby the Maltese. Seems to be working too!

You can find Fit As Fido: Follow Your Dog to Better Health through Amazon, Barnes and Noble, iUniverse, or directly from the author (you can get an autorgaphed copy that way). If you want more great tips and information about the book, be sure to visit the Fit As Fido website.

Do you look like your pet?

Posted on 29 June 2009 | 1 response

The All American Pet Company™, makers of super premium dog food brands Bow Wow Breakfast™ Cereal and Grrr-nola™ Natural Dog Food, announces its first ever Bow Wow Million Dollar Look-a-Like Contest.  Starting Monday, June 1st 2009, dog owners will have the opportunity to submit a picture of themselves and their dog to show the world how much they look alike.  The finalists from these submissions will be given the chance to win the grand prize of $1 million dollars. The deadline for submissions is Sunday, July 26th 2009.

Legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia that have a dog and are a family member that is at least 18 years of age or older at time of submission are eligible for entry.  Dog owners who wish to submit their photos for this competition should visit www.bowwowmillion.com and follow the Contest entry form and upload a digital photo which includes both the owner and Look-A-Like.

There will be eight weekly competitions held during the contest entry period in which contestants can enter by region. Every audience member can vote up to five times for their favorite contestant every week. At the end of each week, the judges will determine the top scoring entries that will advance as Semi-Finalists.  Thereafter, all Semi-Finalists entries will be judged by a selection committee who will determine the Finalist entries so a nationwide audience can vote for its favorite Finalist.  Each and every audience member can vote up to five times for its favorite Finalist. At the end of this round, the Finalists with the highest votes from audience voting participation will become eligible for the National Championship where a panel of judges will determine the Grand Prize winner and Runner-up winners.

Twenty Semi-Finalists will each receive $500 cash, and those who are declared Finalists will receive an expense paid trip for two plus their “Pooch”, which includes airfare and accommodations to Los Angeles to compete for the National Championship.  After the judging is over, one finalist will be declared the national Look-a-Like Champion and will win the Grand prize of $1 Million Dollars an each Runner-up winner will win $5,000 cash plus a one year supply of dog food.

I sure wish that I looked like one of my pets! A million dollars would be so much fun! Do you look like your pet?

Flamingo Fluff Ball!

Posted on 26 June 2009 | 1 response

Walker, a Caribbean flamingo, explores his habitat at SeaWorld in Orlando.  Hatched just four weeks ago, Walker eats plenty of fish, krill, hardboiled egg and cereal and as an adult will feed on a special diet formulated just for flamingos.  In fact, the trademark bright pink color of Walker’s future feathers is caused by carotenoid pigments that occur naturally in a variety of plant and animal life and are responsible for the red and orange coloring in many birds.  SeaWorld’s avian experts expect Walker to grow into his adult plumage in about three years.  To learn more about Caribbean flamingos, go to SeaWorld.org.

Kittens!

Posted on 25 June 2009 | 1 response

Some time ago a neighborhood stray cat came to the yard to have her kittens. This little mama cat was super smart and found her way into the hot tub, and here are her little kittens snuggled up in a flower pot.

We tried to find a rescue group to take the little family so they could hopefully find a loving home. Sadly, shelters and rescues are full of cats and are already full. So here is a bit of a reminder to please spay and neuter your pets… it’s so sad that these gorgeous kittens won’t know the fun of having a human servant! They sure are cute though, aren’t they?

The Lazy Environmentalist

Posted on 21 June 2009 | No responses

Most of us want to do something to help improve the environment, but let’s face it, sometimes it seems like a lot of work! Well, there is a new show on the Sundance Channel called The Lazy Environmentalist. Host, Josh Dorfman, shows everyday people simple ways to reduce their impact on the planet, but in ways that don’t take a lot of money or lifestyle change.

The premier episode featured a segment about pet grooming that was very interesting! Here are two clips from the show. And if you would like to learn more about The Lazy Environmentalist, visit the website here.

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