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Good-bye ol’ Forest: My DogCar goes away

While I’ve always bought vehicles with the dogs in mind, my ‘98 Plymouth Voyager SE was the first purchased with the dogs at the very top of the list.The first thing I did after buying it brand spanking new was pull out the rear bench seats, the better ...

From GINA SPADAFORI, Pet Connection Blog,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Mazda,  Craigslist.org

Uga, we hardly knew you … because you died at 4

He died of heart-related causes according to owner Frank W. “Sonny” Seiler.  He was four years old and finishing his second season as the team’s mascot.  His given name was “Loran’s Best” and his first game was Aug. 30, 2008, vs. Georgia Southern. “We ...

From GINA SPADAFORI, Pet Connection Blog,  22 Nov 2009

Just for fun: Measuring the tongue

. Mikkel Becker Shannon, PetConnection.com team member and new mom, reports that things are going well with the new baby. Proud grandfather Dr. Marty Becker actually dragged himself away to go tape another segment for “The Dr. Oz Show” last week. As ...

From GINA SPADAFORI, Pet Connection Blog,  21 Nov 2009

Scamming for Tramadol: A former vet tech gets busted

Kirkland police were called to a veterinary clinic in the city on Oct. 11 after an employee there reported a theft. The employee told police a woman identifying herself as Molly Keicko entered the clinic claiming to be traveling from Colorado with her ...

From GINA SPADAFORI, Pet Connection Blog,  19 Nov 2009

Truth in advertising: So, I shouldn’t have mentioned the dogs … or the bumper sticker?

Suddenly, my brother and I (different houses, best friends, some merged finances) have more vehicles than we need. He has a convertible, currently blanketed and tucked in gently at our mother’s garage until summer. He’s driving a used pick ‘em up truck. ...

From GINA SPADAFORI, Pet Connection Blog,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama

Thanksgiving: Your pets and being grateful

She has a thoughtful little piece on the Guideposts Web site, on being thankful for what our pets give us: I’m thankful for the way my dog Kelly greets me at the door, as if my return is the best thing that happened to her all day. I’m thankful for her ...

From GINA SPADAFORI, Pet Connection Blog,  19 Nov 2009

Canine influenza: What is it, what it’s not and what you should do

This morning one of the pet-insurance companies — not the one that advertises here, please note– sent out a fear-mongering bulletin on Canine Influenza that was really little more than a sales pitch to sign up for insurance. Had the new canine ...

From GINA SPADAFORI, Pet Connection Blog,  18 Nov 2009

Related Topics: University of Florida

Truth in labeling, or, a picture is worth a thousand words

Considering all the crap and the crap within crap the FDA is perfectly happy to sanction for human consumption, you can consider that it’ll be a cold day in hell when my pets eat the remains of salvaged livestock carcasses from boxes marked “Unfit for ...

From GINA SPADAFORI, Pet Connection Blog,  17 Nov 2009

Related Topics: US Food and Drug Administration

Who let the cats out? I did, and here’s why

. Around the time Heather was dying, I let the cats start coming and going as they pleased. There actually is a relationship between one and the other. Heather was the focus of my attention the last six weeks of her life. Getting her to eat, keeping ...

From GINA SPADAFORI, Pet Connection Blog,  15 Nov 2009

Woody: Ranch dog on the suburban micro-farm

Woody was born in Sweden and brought to Texas as an 8-week old puppy. His mommy is one of the top field-trial dogs in Europe; his daddy is no slouch as a bird dog, either. Neither one of them belong to people who care much about anything but working ...

From GINA SPADAFORI, Pet Connection Blog,  14 Nov 2009

Related Topics: University of Florida,  Mazda

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