Author: Dana

“The Destroyer” – Must kick up substantial chunks of lawn and delicate flowers, while simultaneously shooting poo into the sky.

RedandHowling: Musings on Dogs, Cats & Other Bundles of Love.

Does your dog have a style all his own – even when he’s tending to – um, how do we put this – his business? LOL

RedandHowling: Musings on Dogs, Cats & Other Bundles of Love.

Has better advice ever been given? Cat nap? Don’t mind if we do…

RedandHowling: Musings on Dogs, Cats & Other Bundles of Love.

Dr. Dog is back! This time, he’s here to warn of the potential danger to pets that is in your craft cabinet – glue, especially those that are MDI-based. SHARE this post to warn others!

RedandHowling: Musings on Dogs, Cats & Other Bundles of Love.

Our friends at Redandhowling whipped up this handy-dandy (and adorable!) list of foods that are toxic to your dog. Please SHARE with friends and fellow dog lovers. It could save a life!

RedandHowling: Musings on Dogs, Cats & Other Bundles of Love.

How true is this?! On our best days our pets are there to share in our joy, and on our worst days they help to take away the pain. Right?

RedandHowling: Musings on Dogs, Cats & Other Bundles of Love.

Wouldn’t you love if you could do something nice for yourself and for someone else at the same time? Wouldn’t it be even better if that “someone else” was a shelter pet near you? Enter to win the “Anchorman 2” Baxter Saves the Day Sweepstakes and you could be one of the winners who has that very opportunity! Here’s what you need to know: To celebrate the release of “Anchorman 2,” the folks behind this major film release are giving away tons of great prizes to animal lovers just like you! Five Grand Prize winners will each receive a $300 PetSmart® gift card, an “Anchorman 2” Blu-ray Combo Pack and Digital HD, and the ability to give $500 away to an animal shelter or rescue from within the Adopt-a-Pet.com network.  Enter Now!

Nothing proves to potential adopters that shelter pets are loving, warm, and soulful beings like first-hand accounts from adopters like you. And since a picture says 1,000 words, what better way to get the message across! You know your favorite photo of you with your pet – the one that just exudes happiness and with mere pixels, communicates just how wonderful having a pet can be? What if that photo – YOUR photo of YOUR pet – inspired other people to adopt and save the life of a shelter pet?

We’re searching for Adopt-a-Pet.com’s first ever Facebook “cover pet” photo – and it could be of your best friend. We’ll choose one photo that captures the essence of pet adoption – the happiness, the joy, the smiles, laughter, and love – to be featured as our first ever cover pet on Facebook and featured on our blog.

Here’s how your photo can be chosen:

1. Follow us on Instagram
2. Post your photos to your Instagram account with a caption telling us your favorite thing about your relationship with your pet.
3. Make sure you mention @adoptapetcom in your caption and include the #HappyBeginnings hash tag.

Let’s debunk stereotypes and start more Happy Beginnings for shelter pets! Good luck!

Does having a pet make you healthier? It sounds like that could be the case. We recently surveyed members of our pet adoption community about how they perceive their health and the impact their pets have on it. Well, the results are in and guess what? By and large, most of the pet-owning respondents think they are in good health and all of the respondents say having a pet has had a positive impact on their overall health – yep, that’s 100% of the people who answered the survey! Check out the infographic below that our friends at ZocDoc whipped up and join in the discussion on Facebook.  Tell us, how does your pet contribute to your good health?

 

If you’d like to add this infographic to your own website, here’s our handy-dandy embed code:

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We’re pleased to announce a new program that makes supporting Adopt-a-Pet.com super easy. All you have to do is stock up on cool stuff for your pet at Pet360.com and they’ll donate $20 to Adopt-a-Pet.com for your first order! Pretty cool, right? So, head over to Pet360.com right now to find all of your pets’ favorites and to discover what’s new. Your pets will love their new goodies and you’ll feel good knowing your purchase is helping homeless pets and your pets.