Winter Pet Safety

What a great idea!

Morton® Safe-T-Pet™ Ice Melt was developed with veterinarians to be safer for your furry friends. It's completely salt and chloride free - so it won't irritate pets' paws or stomachs. Morton® Safe-T-PetT Ice Melt is also non-toxic, and it won't irritate skin, so it's better for people and plants, as well as paved surfaces.

Pet and people friendly: Veterinarian approved, chloride-free, non-toxic

Safer for environment: Better for plants and concrete than regular salt

Easy to see: Colored pellets provide clear visibility

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To celebrate Morton Salt’s new Facebook Fan Page, they have launched a contest, “What’s Your Morton Salt Secret?” They’re looking for readers to share a photo of their best nifty tip, trick or use of Morton Salt.

The grand prize winner will receive a $1,000 AMEX gift card and a Morton Salt prize pack. Morton Salt will also be awarding four Runner-up winners and six Sweepstakes winners with prize packs!

You can enter the contest here

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Christmas Treats for your furry friends

Time to start Christmas shopping?

i-pets.com has a wide variety of Holiday Themed pet chewies and rawhide treats for all your furry friends.

Check out the Christmas stockings in all sizes, the rawhide candy canes and other goodies.

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Attack cat!

Cat Playhouse by Suck UK

Folded cardboard toys for cats! Cats love to play in cardboard boxes, and these are just about the most fun cardboard boxes you will find. Hours of entertainment for you kitty and for you. Part of the ever popular cardboard classics series.

$32.00 at greenergrassdesign

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Do you own a bored bunny?

Give your rabbits hours of fun.

This bunny playground is sold by the Bunny Bunch SPCR (Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Rabbits), so your money goes to helping rabbits.

For $289.00 at Bunny Bunch Boutique

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Attention Cat Butt Lovers!

Nothin' can beat the smell of a cat's butt... you'll know it when you smell it!

The Cat Butt Air Freshner has a fresh Hyacinth scent - just like your own cat's, but this is more portable.

Available at Perpetual Kid.

Oooh look, they have Cat Butt Stickers, too!

Want to sleep on your dead pet?

What could be more comforting than the memories of your late pet laid to rest beneath your sleeping head? If a cherished pet's death leaves you sleepless and missing that warm, furry embrace, then Patricia Moore of Naples, Fla., may have the answer: pillows stuffed with your pet's ashes.

Moore started Soft-Hearted Products after she lost her own dog, Samantha. Samantha was cremated and her ashes were returned to her owner in an urn that felt cold and impersonal.

"She was always with me," Moore said. "On my lap, on my bed, next to me. I missed that so much."

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Howlin' Good Music

What happens when a bunch of musicians who really listen to what their dogs are saying get together and produce music?

Some dog loving Chicago-area musicians, under the direction of mastermind Bob Dorman, have created Dog Tracks -- Songs by Dogs.

Songs include "Mama Was a Mutt," "I Gotta Go O-U-T," and "Please Come Home."

My favorite is "Take Me Home" because Dog Tracks -- Songs by Dogs is a novel, entertaining idea, but it is also a great way to help animal rescue and adoption organizations - $1.00 from each CD sold is automatically donated to help pet shelters.

The Dog Tracks -- Songs by Dogs website is a fun place to visit. You can listen to clips of all the songs, meet the musicians, and find rescue organizations in your area to volunteer at or donate to.

According to an article by Sharon Peters in USA Today, only 141 CD's have been sold so far. But Bob Dorman is looking at this in a very positive way

"I know it sounds crazy, but our goal is to sell 1 million copies. That would be 5,000 dogs saved. Well, we've only got 999,859 sales to go."

Maybe we can help - let's all go to www.dogtrackscd.com and BUY A CD.

Skamper Ramp Dog Boat Ramp

Thousands of dogs drown in pools each year.
Senior Pet Products has a solution.

According to the American Pet Association over 71 % of the population own pets, and 51 % of the population own a pool or spa. Together these numbers could spell big trouble for the pets and their owners alike. It is common knowledge that dogs swim by nature; they paddle around in water with little to no difficulty, but getting out of the water is something entirely different. Pets do not usually die because of their lack of swimming skills, but by exhaustion and their inability to exit the body of water.

The Skamper Ramp Dog Boat Ramp - a white, box-corrugated, hi-tech plastic ramp attaches to the side of the pool, walled pond, and even most boats and docks. Animals can see it — day or night — and they "skamper" out on the ramp.
It provides animals with a way out of their water entrapment.

$89.99 at Senior Pet Products

Treat for big kitties

"Clawbreakers! The Catnip Candy for BIG Cats."

Clawbreakers are the catnip equivalent of a 'Jawbreaker' for your Lion, Tiger, Cougar, Puma, etc. (without the sugar)!

These are for real!

They are approx. 12 lbs, and 9.5 inches in diameter. Clawbreakers are recommended for zoo keepers and people specially trained in the care and handling of these animals; unless of course, you plan on giving your house kitty a 'lifetime supply' of catnip.

Only $199.99 at EATS - Edible Animal Treats

A dog-friendly car from Honda

Now, at a time when much of the auto industry is going to the dogs, Honda is actively chasing dogs. The company has designed a Dog Friendly version of its Element, a vehicle that was shown at this month's New York Auto Show. Honda says the vehicle will go on sale this fall. The special package likely will contain:

• A cushioned pet bed in the cargo area on an elevated platform.


• An extendable loading ramp. (Did you ever try and lift a Shepherd into an SUV?)


• A 12-volt rear ventilation fan.


• Second row seat covers in a dog-pattern that matches the pet bed fabric.


• A spill-resistant bowl and all-season rubber mats with a bone pattern.


• Special Edition emblems.

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Apple Bird Feeder

This delightful apple bird feeder will be the place to hang out for all your neighborhood's cool birds. Eco-friendly design made from Bamboo.

$25.00 at Satinbox

The Wiener Cleaner

Luxurious triple-milled couture soap sets an elegant tone in your home or in the home of a lucky giftee!

Soaps are beautifully rendered to look just like the breed you love, right down to the finest detail, and distinctively fragranced. Mild, pure, vegetable-based soap. Each arrives in an ornately patterned box with ribbon. Made in USA.

$12.99 at In The Company of Dogs

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Waldorf Baby Bunnies

These tiny little bunnies (2.5" and 2.25") are knit from hand spun grey angora yarn so they have real bunny fur but won't hop away!

They are stuffed with clean wool and have embroidered wool felt ears. Completely handmade,this sweet set is so soft and fluffy. They would make a wonderful gift for the child, spinner or bunny lover on your list. These are traditional Waldorf style bunnies made completely of natural fibers, great for a nature table or doll play.

At Etsy by fairiesnest.

Little Gray Rabbit

entirely handmade from vintage angora sweaters filled with lambswool love (and a lucky penny in the belly for even MORE luck)

approx 7 inches in height

bendy legs
snaps on paws so he can sit in this thinking pose

each comes with signed tag by the artist

at etsy by Makeitawesome

Positive feedback for i-pets.com

Hi.

I couldn't find a place to submit my comment on i-pets.com so I found your blog which I enjoy and now follow! Anyway, I wanted to send you some positive feedback before my 2nd order!

In January I was in search of some bulk rawhide retriever rolls for my 1 year old lab/shepard mix Ginger. She goes through them so fast and does not like the ones that are knotted (she never eats the second knot) or more challenging. Tired of price increase of rawhide even at Wal-Mart I went online. I found i-pets and when I found your irregulars on sale I was excited yet leery.

I wasn't sure if your site was legit and wondered how you could afford to have them so cheap for 10 POUNDS when i was paying the same amount for just 8 to 10 single rolls at the store. I gave it a try and a few days later a big box came in the mail! a huge bag of retriever rolls was inside and Ginger immediately knew what they were! I gave her one and she quickly gobbled it up.

It is a little over 2 months later and I just gave Ginger her last rawhide. She has had no issues and I did not notice any odd colors or staining or smells. The fact that the 10 pounds lasted me over two months and for the same price at the store it would only bought 3 weeks or less it was a great buy!

I just wanted to comment because I know I was leery to order and would have enjoyed a personal reference.

Thank you i-pets! I will be ordering from you every few months for as long as you keep offering such great deals and will pass on your information to all my family and friends with pets!

Thanks for letting me share! Here is Ginger to say Thank you, too,

Elizabeth


Thank you, Elizabeth!

We are always thrilled to hear from a happy i-pets.com customer. Your good reference is what keeps us in business! Instead of spending our profits on expensive, flashy, advertising, we just keep our prices as low as possible and our shipping at a flat $6.00.

And Ginger,

We're glad you liked your treats. Tell all your friends.

Julie

How smart is your dog?

Put your pup's brain to the test with the Pooch IQ Kit. Challenge your pup with 15 fun exercises - then tally up your pooch's score to get his/her IQ!

$49.99 at PoochIQ.com

Next question:

How smart are YOU to shell out $50 for this?

Is your dog a messy eater?

Dog Bib, found at Alice Wang "Pet Plus"

I don't know whether they're really for sale, or the price, if they are.

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How to piss off your neighbors

Terrible Tombstones are a good way to let your neighbors know that you do not enjoy their pets using your yard as their personal restroom.

You may not make many friends by putting this in your front lawn, but the point is well made.

$9.95 at Terrible Tombstones

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I'm not sure I would wear this

Everyone avoids the subject, and many people deny it even happens, but why fight it?

Celebrate life, people!

Show your commitment to never stop living life, and to never stop pooping!

at SEIBEI for $22.00

Think of the children

Have a whale of a time in the tub!

MOBY is a spout cover that brightens up the bath while keeping baby’s head safe from bumps. Its sleek design includes an adjustable fin strap that fits snugly on most tub spouts, and a tail that’s also a handy hook, so MOBY can hang around when bath time’s done.

$13.00 at Skip Hop