Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Adoptable Pets: Plan ahead when leaving your pet behind
http://www.mercurynews.com/alamedacounty/ci_13412181
By Linda Treml Hallam
Columnist
Posted: 09/24/2009 01:20:11 PM PDT
Updated: 09/24/2009 01:20:12 PM PDT
ALAMEDA, AND THE San Francisco Bay Area in general, is a wonderful place for animal lovers.
Unfortunately, not everyone anticipates the various circumstances that can come about when choosing a boarding situation or caretaker. An Alameda Animal Shelter staff member came across an event recently that bears repeating so others can prevent risky situations.
A family in the Santa Rosa area planned a visit to the Bay Area, and chose to hire a pet-sitter in Alameda. They had a small, 7- to 8-pound dog and brought his food, blankets and dishes to the sitter, and a telephone number in case of an emergency. However, as luck would have it, the dog ran out an open door and became lost.
The caretaker put out fliers, called the shelter, walked around her neighborhood and called the owner right away. The dog had a collar, but no ID tag, license or microchip. Finally, after four days of panic, the dog was turned in to the shelter and picked up by his owner.
Here are some tips to help owners prepare when leaving Fido:
# Have your pet licensed and microchipped. Saturday, a free vaccination clinic and $15 microchipping is available from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Pet Food Express on Blanding Avenue.
# Provide you caregiver with a permission slip for veterinary care, along with your credit card number.
# Choose a boarding situation
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in your residential area.
# Examine the surroundings in which your pet will stay. Would it be easy for him to escape? Will he be crated when the caregiver is gone? Would you feel safer by using a boarding kennel? Most veterinary clinics and hospitals provide this service.
# Consider having your pet cared for in your own home.
PET OF THE WEEK: FLUFFY is a spayed female silver medium to longhair, with a white undercoat. She came in last week with a family that hated to surrender her, but whose circumstances left them no choice. This cat has great big eyes, loves to be petted and would love to share toys with you.
CAT LAIR: NINJA is a neutered male Tonkinese adult with big blue eyes and beautiful markings. He has been declawed, so must be an indoor pet. ERNIE is a neutered male adult with strikingly deep orange Tabby markings and a gorgeous bright white contrast. TIGGER is a big orange male Tabby adult who will walk around showing off his handsome self and enjoy attention. There are still many KITTENS available.
DOG ALLEY: BIG ED, the German Rottweiler; FRANKIE, the English Pointer; HEIDI, the Bernese shepherd; RUSTY, the Pomeranian; BUENO the Lab mix; and BARON, the gray pit bull are still here, among several others.
There are also two roosters available.
Linda Treml Hallam is an Alameda writer and animal lover. The Alameda Animal Shelter is located at 1590 Fortmann Way. Call 510-337-8565 or visit www.petharbor.com, www.petfinders.com or www.virtualpetadoptions.com.
By Linda Treml Hallam
Columnist
Posted: 09/24/2009 01:20:11 PM PDT
Updated: 09/24/2009 01:20:12 PM PDT
ALAMEDA, AND THE San Francisco Bay Area in general, is a wonderful place for animal lovers.
Unfortunately, not everyone anticipates the various circumstances that can come about when choosing a boarding situation or caretaker. An Alameda Animal Shelter staff member came across an event recently that bears repeating so others can prevent risky situations.
A family in the Santa Rosa area planned a visit to the Bay Area, and chose to hire a pet-sitter in Alameda. They had a small, 7- to 8-pound dog and brought his food, blankets and dishes to the sitter, and a telephone number in case of an emergency. However, as luck would have it, the dog ran out an open door and became lost.
The caretaker put out fliers, called the shelter, walked around her neighborhood and called the owner right away. The dog had a collar, but no ID tag, license or microchip. Finally, after four days of panic, the dog was turned in to the shelter and picked up by his owner.
Here are some tips to help owners prepare when leaving Fido:
# Have your pet licensed and microchipped. Saturday, a free vaccination clinic and $15 microchipping is available from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Pet Food Express on Blanding Avenue.
# Provide you caregiver with a permission slip for veterinary care, along with your credit card number.
# Choose a boarding situation
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in your residential area.
# Examine the surroundings in which your pet will stay. Would it be easy for him to escape? Will he be crated when the caregiver is gone? Would you feel safer by using a boarding kennel? Most veterinary clinics and hospitals provide this service.
# Consider having your pet cared for in your own home.
PET OF THE WEEK: FLUFFY is a spayed female silver medium to longhair, with a white undercoat. She came in last week with a family that hated to surrender her, but whose circumstances left them no choice. This cat has great big eyes, loves to be petted and would love to share toys with you.
CAT LAIR: NINJA is a neutered male Tonkinese adult with big blue eyes and beautiful markings. He has been declawed, so must be an indoor pet. ERNIE is a neutered male adult with strikingly deep orange Tabby markings and a gorgeous bright white contrast. TIGGER is a big orange male Tabby adult who will walk around showing off his handsome self and enjoy attention. There are still many KITTENS available.
DOG ALLEY: BIG ED, the German Rottweiler; FRANKIE, the English Pointer; HEIDI, the Bernese shepherd; RUSTY, the Pomeranian; BUENO the Lab mix; and BARON, the gray pit bull are still here, among several others.
There are also two roosters available.
Linda Treml Hallam is an Alameda writer and animal lover. The Alameda Animal Shelter is located at 1590 Fortmann Way. Call 510-337-8565 or visit www.petharbor.com, www.petfinders.com or www.virtualpetadoptions.com.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
HOLLYWOOD PAWS AND AMERICA'S GOT TALENT ARE CASTING FOR AMAZING DOGS!
HOLLYWOOD PAWS AND AMERICA'S GOT TALENT ARE CASTING FOR AMAZING DOGS!
Americas Got Talent
Attention Dog Owners:
The television show America's Got Talent has contacted Hollywood Paws to help them with the casting for Dogs with INCREDIBLE talents. Hollywood Paws is now casting for dogs of all breeds, size, and age that have special talents, party tricks, or "out-of-the-box" behaviors under their paws!
Casting for the popular competition talent show is happening now and we want to see if any of YOUR dogs have any special tricks or talents that we don't know about. Remember that Hollywood Paws needs to see tricks that are ENTERTAINING, AMAZING, and UNIQUE. Think of tricks that would WOW producers and audiences of the hit show!
For details on how to submit your dog please call 888-781-7827 or email a photo of yourself, your dog, all of your contact information, and a VIDEO LINK of your dog's talent to info@hollywoodpaws.com. Casting will take place in various cities throughout the United States over the next couple of months.
http://www.hollywoodpaws.com/
Americas Got Talent
Attention Dog Owners:
The television show America's Got Talent has contacted Hollywood Paws to help them with the casting for Dogs with INCREDIBLE talents. Hollywood Paws is now casting for dogs of all breeds, size, and age that have special talents, party tricks, or "out-of-the-box" behaviors under their paws!
Casting for the popular competition talent show is happening now and we want to see if any of YOUR dogs have any special tricks or talents that we don't know about. Remember that Hollywood Paws needs to see tricks that are ENTERTAINING, AMAZING, and UNIQUE. Think of tricks that would WOW producers and audiences of the hit show!
For details on how to submit your dog please call 888-781-7827 or email a photo of yourself, your dog, all of your contact information, and a VIDEO LINK of your dog's talent to info@hollywoodpaws.com. Casting will take place in various cities throughout the United States over the next couple of months.
http://www.hollywoodpaws.com/
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Dogs needed for SF Bay Area DOGS BOOK
We're working on an SF Bay Area DOGS BOOK - and invite you and your friends to add their dogs
The book is called "SAN FRANCISCO DOGS"
Tell us about you and your pet. Why you love them, what's cool about them, how you met, where you like to go, whatever.
Go to www.SFDogsBook.com to complete the profile.
Please spread the word
Thanks
TCB Cafe Publishing / TasteTV
The book is called "SAN FRANCISCO DOGS"
Tell us about you and your pet. Why you love them, what's cool about them, how you met, where you like to go, whatever.
Go to www.SFDogsBook.com to complete the profile.
Please spread the word
Thanks
TCB Cafe Publishing / TasteTV
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Monday, September 7, 2009
Labor Day kayaking in Sausalito
This was a dog less trip but I did see many seals and quite a few of the houseboats had dogs on the decks.
Sunday, September 6, 2009
Saturday, September 5, 2009
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
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