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written by Daniel Sundin on July 15th, 2010 | 
 Mimi Ausland The following guest blog comes from Mimi Ausland, creator of freekibble.com and the Letters for Pets campaign to make April 30th National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day .
I’m really excited to tell you that Freekibble has now donated over 3.5 million meals to shelters, rescues and food banks! Everyday, over 55,000 people are going to freekibble.com and freekibblekat.com, to play the trivia… and we are generating kibble to feed many thousands of homeless animals everyday. This week we launched a promotion called Letters for Pets. It’s a campaign that asks people to email a pre-written letter to The President asking for an official Proclamation for April 30th to be National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day! It’s a chance to Continue reading »
written by Devon Thompson on June 30th, 2010 |
The following blog comes from Anna Rodriguez, PETCO’s Associate Merchandise Manager for Companion Animals.
One issue that gets brought up by everyone who has ever kept reptiles is impaction by sand. There is a tremendous amount of opinion surrounding the subject, but here are some of the realities about sand impaction. Impaction is [...]
written by Brooke Simon on June 28th, 2010 |
The following article comes from Stacy Kowalchuk at Trupanion, PETCO’s Pet Insurance partner.
I’m the Social Channels Manager here at Trupanion so I surf the web all day long and get to see all of the buzz about pet insurance. I’ve seen many different expressions of frustration with pet insurance as a whole and [...]
written by Daniel Sundin on June 14th, 2010 |
 The following post comes from Christie Germans, Senior Merchandise Analyst for PETCO by day and photographer by night/weekend. See more of her work at cgermansphotography.com.
One of the biggest joys of coming to work every day is the fact that associates can bring and keep pets at work. I developed the project “Pets @ Work” with the hopes of capturing the daily life of working at our office.
Employees bring their four-legged pals to meetings, take breaks from their busy day to play, and show off unique creatures. It is a blast taking pictures of scenes like this and I especially enjoy the excitement from the pets themselves (I’ve had to wipe my lens off a few times as dogs get pretty close!).
This is not your typical office space and I for one am glad!
 Diesel
written by Daniel Sundin on May 3rd, 2010 |
 - Kristy: Crazy busy mom, deal hunter
Today PETCO is launching a new Twitter account called PETCO deals solely dedicated to ferreting out the best deals on petco.com and in PETCO stores. If you’re a pet owner on the hunt for some savings follow twitter.com/PETCOdeals on Twitter or add this page to your favorites.
In the spirit of getting a great deal I asked the biggest deal hunter I know, my sister Kristy, to share her favorites savings tips.
I’m a crazy busy mom of three – two humans, one dog – and I never thought much about getting a good deal. When my husband got laid off last year, I knew we had to get serious about our finances, which was tough because I’m seriously into fun things that cost money, like eating out, buying fabulous shoes, and traveling. So out of necessity, I began a quest to get better deals on the things we needed. The deals were plentiful and we ended up with wiggle room in our budget to afford the fun stuff too!
Here are some quick, super easy ways you can start saving now! Continue reading »
written by Brooke Simon on April 20th, 2010 |
The following post comes from PETCO associate Marino Sanchez, who works in the Ethics and Compliance Department.
When I was 13, my family and I moved from Mexico City, where I was born and raised, to South Carolina. To say that I experienced culture shock would be an understatement. In our new, small town, there were no “English as a Second Language” programs available to me, no bi-lingual services or information posted anywhere and not one classmate to  call a friend.
But on my 14th birthday, my parents gave me a beautiful Siberian Husky we named Kaiser. My family believed that pets made excellent companions, since race, religion or language doesn’t matter to them. And they were right.
Kaiser was exactly what I needed to cope with the culture shock and the loneliness of being a shy teenager living in a foreign environment. He would cuddle with me, run with me and have my back unconditionally. We played together all the time. When I was feeling sad or upset, I could vent to him about my frustrations with my family or with my schoolwork. He would tilt his head and listen to me, or lick my hand as if he truly understood what I was saying and how I was feeling. The never-failing loyalty he blessed me with helped me adjust and cope to my new life in South Carolina because I knew that no matter how my day went, I would be coming home to my best friend.
This past week, PETCO announced that it will exclusively provide 25 of its most popular animal care sheets in Spanish – an announcement that makes me extremely happy and proud. There are so Continue reading »
written by Brooke Simon on March 18th, 2010 |
The following post comes from PETCO’s VP of Corporate Communications, Kevin Whalen.
I see this week that a PETCO competitor is promoting the recent addition of Advantage and K9 Advantix flea & tick control products in their stores. The news release contained some cleverly worded language suggesting that they carry these products while others don’t – and I want to take a moment to clear up any confusion.
Fact is that PETCO has carried these same great products in our flea & tick assortment for seven years.
So for our customers, nothing has changed; they can find Advantage, K9 Advantix and other terrific flea & tick treatments right where they’ve always found them – at PETCO.
While we’re on the subject of flea & tick, our top dog merchant and I listened in on a lengthy Webcast the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency held yesterday. The agency shared results of a yearlong evaluation of cases where dogs and cats reportedly experienced “adverse reactions” to spot-on flea & tick products periodically applied to Continue reading »
written by Kim Smith on March 17th, 2010 |
(a guest post by professional photographer, Jennifer Petit)
The PETCO Foundation “I’m Home!” Photo Contest is running right now through April 30. If you don’t already have some amazing photos of your pets, there is still time to take some. Here are a few tips to help you get started.
 We had the general idea of Hudson and bubbles with a plain background but I had extensive pre-planning to make it all work. I researched bubble makers and found one that would make bubbles large enough and non-toxic. I scouted locations throughout town to find a place that would be relatively deserted , had a solid background, and would be safe for Hudson to be off leash. Once we were on location I fired up the bubble maker and watched Hudson's reactions for a bit. We had to help him out with the bubble game a bit but once he was into it I knew where I needed to be. The dots on his collar are not a coincidence. His owner asked which collar we should use for his shot and after seeing the dots I knew that it had to be that one. I am using some off-camera fill flash in this photo. A common question asked of professional pet photographers is what camera to use. Here are some things to consider. You can get great photographs from the smallest point & shoot cameras these days, but there are some qualities that you might want to think about depending on the type of photos that you would like to take. I recommend using a digital camera to photograph your pet. The ability to view what you have just photographed is extremely useful with pets and really allows you to experiment. Megapixels should not be your top concern unless you are planning to print out huge prints. Almost any camera on the market these days (and countless used ones ) have enough sensor elements to print a high quality 8×10. Continue reading »
written by Brooke Simon on February 15th, 2010 |
Here is another post from our guest bloggers, Don and Lillian Stokes, in honor of Wild Bird Feeding Month. Read their first post here.
1. What is Suet?
Suet is a type of fat from beef that is rendered, i.e., heated then cooled and formed into squares, sold as suet “cakes. Other ingredients such as sunflowers, berries, fruits, seeds or nuts may be added to the suet cakes.
2. Suet is High Energy
 Suet is considered a high energy food for birds because it consists of fat. A gram of fat contains 9 calories per gram compared to 4 calories per gram for carbohydrates or protein. Thus, birds get more calories when Continue reading »
written by Brooke Simon on February 1st, 2010 |
The following post comes from guest bloggers Don and Lillian Stokes, who are best-selling authors of multiple bird and nature guides. They are also the authors behind Stokes Birding Blog and sell some pretty awesome bird products at PETCO.
Keep an eye out for multiple posts on bird feeding this month, since February is National Wild Bird Feeding Month. National Wild Bird Feeding Month was created to encourage people to feed wild birds during what is typically the coldest month of the year; the snow on the ground hides the natural food supply, which causes food sources to become scarce. This makes winter the most important time to provide an extra source of nutrition for our feathered friends.
Feeding birds in the winter months is very important. During the winter months their natural food sources are often scarce and they heavily rely on us filling our bird feeders with seed and suet. Birds do not store lots of fat on their bodies, so they need to restock their fuel supplies every day. They often cannot go more than 24 hours without eating in severe weather. Here are some easy tips for you to keep your backyard bird friends flocking year round. Continue reading »
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