Sunday, August 1, 2010

It's been a WHILE!


Hello all my furr guardians...BOY-OH-BOY your loyal pet sitter must apologize for the awful absence of my blogs! There is a lot going on in my world including a NEW MASCOT! Yep, I decided to bring on a new SVPN mascot and his name is Bacon. Bacon you ask? Well, here is the story on my new best friend. He was found at 2 weeks old in a box abandoned on the street. He was COVERED in fleas, his poor little paws were burned, (from the heat in the box) and all he had in the box with him was crumbled up bacon...hence the name. His rescuer didn't have much faith that he would make it, but he's a strong feisty boy and he pulled through just fine! He is an absolute LOVE BUG...well and of course a monster because he's a kitten. He has bunny like fur, seriously it's the most incredibly soft fur I've ever felt and I'm convinced he is part Maine Coon. He also FETCHES! Yep...I've never had a cat that played fetch, but Bacon does! I got to bring him home on my Birthday in June and he is now enjoying his life with me.





BISCUITS IN JAPANTOWN!

There is a new pet boutique in Japantown called "Biscuits". I popped in there this morning and not only is the store ADORABLE, but they are the ONLY place in San Jose who sells the "orijen" line of dog food (http://www.orijen.ca/orijen/about/) which they write "6 star organic dog food that probably trumps the fillet mignon you had last night" so it MUST be good stuff. They have an assortment of dog and cat toys and OF COURSE a line of Sharks gear for your favorite hockey loving furr kid! They have specialty pastries and always has a box of treats on their counter just waiting to be scarfed up by your furr kid. This is an AWESOME addition to the Japantown community and of course they will have a stack of our cards and brochures waiting for all their visiting furr guardians.

http://shopbiscuits.com/index.php
223 Jackson Street
San Jose, CA 95112
Tuesday - Friday 11am to 7pm
Saturday - Sunday 10am to 6pm

HOMELESS DOGS SAVE THE DAY!

Just another reason why animals are so special and even though they may be homeless they never let that dampen their love for people.

"When Georgia National Guardsman Chris Duke was serving in Afghanistan, he made friends with the locals - stray dogs Sasha, Target and Rufus. "A lot of us used the three of them as an escape when you're homesick," Duke said. But, as CBS News national correspondent Jeff Glor reports, the dogs did much more than keep him company. "I firmly believe I wouldn't be here today if it weren't for him," Duke said.

On a February night, a suicide bomber tried to get into Duke's barracks, but the dogs began barking and biting the intruder. The attacker blew himself up before he could kill 50 soldiers inside. Sasha was severely injured and had to be put down, but Rufus and Target were both nursed back to health. Duke returned home a month later - the dogs had to stay behind.

As another soldier kept an eye on the dogs, Duke wrote a letter to a veterans assistance group called "Hope for the Warriors." In the letter, Duke requested bringing the dogs home to him. "This was going to mean a lot to him," said Robin Kelleher, President of Hope for the Warriors. "So whatever we needed to do to get this wish done we were going to do that." Other organizations heard about this story, too. A Facebook page went up, and raised $21,000 in less than 3 months - enough for the dogs to leave Afghanistan.

This week, Rufus and Target finally arrived in the U.S. Today, in Atlanta they were reunited for the first time with Duke and his wife. Target will live in Arizona with another soldier, while Rufus will stay with the Dukes. "To think that I'm going to have him for the rest of my life - it's exciting," Duke said. Exciting because he knows he wouldn't be here if it wasn't for the dogs. Now they wouldn't be here if it wasn't for Duke."

What an absolutely LOVELY story...good going Rufus, Target and Sasha...you're true hero's!

YOUR PUP WANTS TO BE A GANGSTER!

There is this company that I stumbled upon that offers custom collars and harnesses for your pup. The company is called "Gangs Of New Yorkie" and they will create a leather collar or harness with your pups name on it, you can even pick from four different types of fonts titled "Notorious, Shine, Ice and Pound" and 19 different leather colors. If nothing else you should take a minute to read their story...it cracked me up.

http://www.gangsofnewyorkie.com/shop/

SEND A LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT TO HELP HOMELESS ANIMALS.

Freekibble and Tails Media Group are partnering up to ask their fans to log on and send out a pre-written letter addressed to President Obama. This is what the letter says, and I'm encouraging all of you to take a second and be apart of this letter writing campaign.

"Dear President Obama,

Too many homeless animals in the U.S. live out most of their lives in shelters without even knowing the love of a family of their own. According to national studies, 6 to 8 million cats and dogs make their way into shelters each year, and 3 to 4 million of these innocent creatures are euthanized annually, losing their chance for human affection forever.

These four-legged citizens cannot ask for your protection, so I am asking for them. Please declare April 30th, National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day as a way of giving homeless animals the national recognition and caring homes they deserve.

Thank you for all that you do for this nation's animals.

Best regards,

Betsy Saul"

Freekibble also received a donation from Halo, Purely for Pets, where they will donate a nutritious meal to shelter dogs and cats for each email - up to 50,000 meals!

Thank you Freekibble, Tails Media Group, Halo and Betsy Saul for caring so deeply for our four legged furr friends and for all of you that take a minute to be a part of this campaign.

http://www.freekibble.com/lettersforpets/

THE TOP 25 PET RELATED WEBSITES!

I don't know how I stumbled upon this, but I thought it was pretty cool. This is a collection of the top 25 pet related websites that are floating around out there in cyberspace.

Photo Sites

BirdCinema.com - A site for bird enthusiasts to upload and share videos.
CuteOverload.com - As the name implies, nothing but cuteness resides here.
FunEPets.com - Share photos and videos of your pets for others to enjoy
Icanhascheezburger.com - One of the most popular blogs on the web right now.

Social Sites

Aquariphiles.com - An online meeting place for owners of all types of fish
Catster.com - Post pictures and facts of your favorite cats, find adoption agencies and more.
DoggySnaps.com - Upload, share, and comment on photos of dogs
Dogster.com - A dog blog, pet of the week up for adoption, send messages and more.
Fuzzster.com - The place for people to create profiles for their pets and for the owners to meet.
MyCatSpace.com - A social site for cats of all shapes, sizes and breeds.
MyDogSpace.com - Upload pictures of your dogs, meet other dog pals, start a doggy blog.
PetOwnr.com - Post pictures of your pets, share information, browse others.
Vivapets.com - Create pages for your pets of all kinds dogs, cats, birds, more.
Zooclub.de - Create a website for dogs, cats, birds, reptiles, fish, horses and more.

Voting Sites

Pikapet.com - Vote for cutest pet pictures and videos.
Puppywar.com - Vote on which picture is the cuter dog and disgrace the loser.
Unitedcats.com - Upload photos of your cat, make a page for them, let people "pat them."
Uniteddogs.com
- Make web pages for your dog, upload up to 50 pictures, let people vote on them.
Worldwidefido.com - Upload photos and videos of your dogs for people the world over to vote on the cutest and funniest.

Miscellaneous sites

DateMyPet.com - Online dating site for people who want to be upfront about "date me, date my pet."
MatchMyPet.com - A site for matching pet breeders, finding pet communities, pet listings and more.
Equilink.com - Search engine for all kinds of equine information.
MedHelp.org - A place to ask questions and get medical advice on your pet.
PawSpot.com - Exchange pet sitting services with other users.
PugSpot.com - A site specific to all things related to the Pug breed.
Sittercity.com - Site for helping you locate pet sitters for when you're away.

I had fun checking these sites out, (well, I haven't gotten to all of them yet) and thought my furr guardians would too.

BECOME OUR FACEBOOK FRIEND

Well, okay, it's not much of a page YET...but hey, I'm working on it. Well, I take that back...my "Manny" Ryland will be working on it, and I'm sure he will do a bang up job!

Just do a search for Silicon Valley Pet Nanny and BAM...you're not only one of our beloved furr guardians, but also our Facebook friend! You're welcome to post photos of your furr kids, non-furr kids, leave messages...really anything you would like us to know.

Well, I guess that's all for now...I have to go exhaust some of Bacon's energy so I can actually SLEEP tonight. :o)

I apologize to you all yet again for the time lapse in my blogging...it won't happen again! Thank you for being part of our extended furr family, give your furr kids a kiss from us, and I hope you and your family are enjoying the Summer.

1 comment:

Animalerie Toutou said...

Thanks for the links...Cute cat! stay happy ;)