Wednesday, January 20, 2010

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!

Hello all my furr guardians, and happy new year to you all! WOW, can you believe it's 2010!!! I'm really looking forward to this next decade, and excited about all the possibilities it brings with it.

I wanted to make sure I send out my deepest sorrow for any of you with family or friends in Haiti, and to let you know that Silicon Valley Pet Nanny has made a contribution to the Red Cross to help it's efforts in helping the Haitian people recover from this devastating event.

RICOCHET TOUCHES MANY HEARTS

This is a truly amazing story, and reminds me that we should always try to find the positive in things that we wished would have went another way.




WE LOVE BOB BARKER!

Just another reason to adore the fabulous animal lover Bob Barker. Bob Barker recently donated 5 million dollars to the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, which named its new 1,200 ton anti-whaling ship The Bob Barker. Barker, a longtime animal activist, stepped up his efforts even more after retiring from his 35-year gig hosting "The Price Is Right". He met Sea Shepherd founder Paul Watson through a fellow animal activist and was instantly impressed. "He said he thought he could put the Japanese whaling fleet out of business if he had $5 million," Barker recalled. "I said, I think you do have the skills to do that, and I have $5 million, so let's get it on,' so that's what we did." Barker, 86, said he was "genuinely proud" to be associated with Sea Shepherd. And while the TV Studio where "The Price Is Right" is filmed is officially called the Bob Barker Studio, the veteran broadcaster said he's never had a ship named after him. So, in honor of the wonderful Bob Barker "please remember to spay and neuter your pets".

YEAH SETH!!!!!!

I am SO proud to say that our good friend Seth Casteel of Little Friends Pet Photography is making quite the splash in the Hollywood circuit! Not only has he had a couple of segments on the TV show Extra, but also finished a photo shoot of Perez Hilton's pup Teddy, (not to mention a hand full of other Hollywood stars).

I am talking with Seth about potentially making another visit to San Jose to take Blackjack's professional photos, (good luck Seth) and he may be open to taking on other photo sessions for some of my furr guardians...I will keep you up to date on this.

Seth is one of the most awesome people I have ever had the pleasure of knowing, and I can't think of anyone more deserving than he to make such an impact.

In case some of you haven't seen his heart touching volunteer work with Los Angeles animal shelters here is the video.




www.littlefriendsphoto.com
www.perezhilton.com

COOL RIDE!

I know a lot of you furr guardians like to travel with your furr kids, and many times it's via the air. Although we would love for you to leave your furr kids at home where their nanny's can visit them I thought this new product was pretty cool if you need to fly with your furr kid.

"Worrying about buying a carrier that will not fit under a plane seat is a thing of the past. Our patent pending folding system allows pets to travel in the largest space possible while the airplane is in the air, yet still allows for stowage under an airline seat turning takeoff and landing. When the captain says you can recline your seat, rotate the Sleepypod Air so it is between your feet and expand the ends so both you and your little friend can stretch out comfortably for the duration of the flight."

Pretty cool stuff if you ask me, and it's got all sorts of cool features like a car seat belt system that can work with lap and shoulder belts, a "trolley" pocket to secure onto other luggage, and large side pockets for travel documents. It also comes in some pretty swanky colors, so you can match your furr kids flight "hotel" with your own luggage.

Personally Blackjack would rather stroll into a room full of dogs than to fly, but they also have a line of other cool stuff that even He might be interested in, (I'm not holding my breath).

www.sleepypod.com

GIVING FEELS GOOD, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S $1 MILLION DOLLARS!

I constantly hear and read stories about animal loving people who do extraordinary things...some of them are hard to believe, but this is one of them that really took me by surprise.
A Denver-area dermatologist Leslie Capin set out to win the "all American Pet Brands' Cutest Dog Competition by entering her Chihuahua "Dr. Papidies". Her intentions was to win the $1 million dollar grand prize...no, not for herself, but with the intent of donating the prize to charity. She campaigned to patients, lobbied through Facebook and Twitter, and even faced allegations that she was lying about her charitable goal. "A lot of people got online and said, 'It's not true, she's going to buy a Mercedes'," she says. "But I answered them all and insisted it was true."

Well she went up against 60,000 other entries, and WON! After toasting the win with family and friends, Capin took the steps to set up a charitable trust to protect the funds. "There's an addendum that basically says should something happen to me, the trust will continue to give $33,000.00 a year for the next 29 years to the shelters I've chosen to help," she says. "Even if I change my mind in 10 years, I can't get that money!"

I must wonder how many people would do something like this, and just how absolutely wonderful Dr. Papidies and his furr guardian Dr. Leslie Capin is! You make this world a better place Dr. Capin!

I KNOW THE HOLIDAYS ARE OVER, BUT....




COOL POOP PICK-UP!

So, after nearly 5 years I think I have seen every gimmick, product, trend, etc and I rarely buy into them, but when I came across this product at PetSmart I took notice. I actually ended up buying two of these for for holiday gifts for my two weekly dog walking clients, and realized that I really liked the idea! Not only are they cool looking, but you can hook them onto your leash or belt loop, (like I do). The bags are also super great, probably the best I've ever used...and believe me I have used A LOT of poopy bags over the years. I personally have the Skull and Crossbones and the Pink Diamond bags, but there are so many fun and funky options...who knows I may have one for every day of the week! Check them out....

www.dogbag.com

Well, I guess that's it for now. I hope you all have a wonderful January, and try to stay DRY! To all my "new to California" furr guardians, I hope you enjoyed your first California earthquake!

Please give all your furr kids a big kiss from their nannies, and we look forward to seeing them soon!