I read an article on MSNBC this morning about new research that is revealing dogs are smarter than we previously thought.
The experiment suggests that dogs can put themselves inside the head of another dog — and perhaps people — to make relatively complex decisions.
“This suggests they can actually think about your intention — they can [...]

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Bailey the Cat has only been outside a handful of times in his entire life. Recently, he has started standing at the back door staring at the screen. Christa thought it would be funny to put him on a leash and take him for a walk.

It WAS cute.
It’s not cute anymore. [...]

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Monty doesn’t know what the heck to think about Sam the ferret. Sam moves though, so Sam must be someone to play with!

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As a follow-up to last week’s rant about pet food, I found a company from Midland, MI (Wysong) that produces all their pet food locally. Its twice as expensive as the stuff I used to buy, but at least there is some confidence in the product, and I am supporting a local company.
The ingredients for [...]

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According to news today in the Toronto Star:
WASHINGTON – An industrial chemical that led to a recall of more than 100 brands of cat and dog foods has been found to contaminate a second pet food ingredient, expanding the recall further.
The chemical, melamine, is believed to have contaminated rice protein concentrate used to make a [...]

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In an effort to give equal opportunity to both Bailey & Monty on the blog, here’s a shot of Bailey “helping” me stomp some promo CDs this afternoon.
Oh the life of a kitty…

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Welcome to April.
I’ve got nothing today, so here’s a picture of Monty upset I’m more interested in taking a picture of him than throwing his damn frisbee…

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Despite everything that happened with Monty two months ago, Eukanuba has impressed me.
I buy Eukanuba food for both Bailey & Monty. A lot of Eukanuba food. $70.00 a month worth of Eukanuba food. In the grand scheme of things my investment is probably nothing to a company that talks of millions of dollars in profits. [...]

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From the Menu Foods FAQ online:
If Menu Foods product is the cause of sickness or death, Menu Foods will take responsibility. Menu has engaged a professional firm to manage your concerns and is currently contacting concerned pet owners who have reached our call center. Specific direction will be received from these individuals. Please keep copies [...]

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Normally in a rant, I would have plenty of things to say. Right now, it’s probably the shock more than anything that is preventing me from typing as I am absolutely livid about the CNN.com breaking news headline I just received in my email.

NEW: N.Y. officials say rat poison found in tainted pet food
Class-action lawsuit [...]

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