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What Breed is Bailey?

written by Brooke Simon on February 24th, 2010 |

Did you know there are DNA breed testing kits that help you figure out what breed — or combination of breeds — your dog is, with just a few quick swabs of their mouth?

As a company that supports adoption first and foremost, we know that the dogs you rescue are mostly mixed breeds — which only means they’re more unique! But even [...]

Valentine’s Day is Coming – Are You Ready?

written by Brooke Simon on February 4th, 2010 |

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Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and it’s time to celebrate the most significant relationship in your life: the one with your pet. That’s right, I said your pet. Is your pup not the one waiting for you and slobbering you with kisses the minute you get home? Isn’t it your cat who comes up [...]

New Year’s Resolution

written by Brooke Simon on January 18th, 2010 |

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Did you make a New Year’s Resolution this year? I tend to shy away from the idea because I never stick to it and then I inevitably feel bad about myself, but this year I decided to give it a shot. I am going to exercise three times a week. Now I know a lot of [...]

More Details Published about September Recall from Diamond Pet Foods – PETCO Remains Unaffected

written by Brooke Simon on December 8th, 2009 |

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Back in September, Diamond Pet Foods issued a voluntary recall for Premium Edge Finicky Adult Cat and Premium Edge Hairball cat citing the potential to produce thiamine deficiency as the cause for the recall.

It is important to note that PETCO does not carry these products. However, since Diamond Pet Foods just published more details about [...]

Holiday Gift Guide

written by Brooke Simon on December 7th, 2009 |

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According to a recent poll, 52 percent of pet parents plan to buy their animals holiday gifts this year. That’s up 9

Yum.

percent from last year! I completely believe this, especially since I don’t even have a pet of my own (yet!), but this time of year I’m always seeing cute pet toys and wondering, who can I [...]

PETCO Pulls 5 SKUs of Cow Hooves Following FDA Warning

written by Lisa Epstein on November 6th, 2009 |

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PETCO stores nationwide are immediately pulling five SKUs of cow hooves treats, sold under the PETCO brand, from all of its shelves following a health alert issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The alert warns consumers not to use pig ears and beef hooves pet treats manufactured by Pet Carousel because the products may [...]

Guaranteed On Board

written by Lisa Epstein on September 23rd, 2009 |

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Ever worried about or experienced the frustrating hassles that can come up when traveling with your pet? I’m betting many of you have. I can just imagine walking up to the gate to board my flight with my sweet little pup all comfy in his carrier and ready to go — but after a few questions being told that for reasons [...]

The Evolution of a Charm

written by Lyn Hubert on August 18th, 2009 |

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The strawberry lemonade charm

It all started with an idea. We thought it would be fun to offer a flag charm with for our 4th of July SPA package back in early 2008. If you purchased that month’s featured Grooming Salon package, you’d get a free patriotic flag charm for your pal’s collar. We quickly [...]

Straight from the Cat…

written by Natalie Malaszenko on June 8th, 2009 |

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While cleaning beneath the sofa (my cat Leo’s favorite hiding spot for toys and other items he ‘steals’ from around the house), I stumbled across a note. I always knew cats were curious and fantastical creatures, but I couldn’t have imagined this:

Every day seems to run the same course. I wake up after a long [...]

NUTRO Cat Food Recall

written by Daniel Sundin on May 21st, 2009 |

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Updated: 5/22 9:25 AM PDT (helpful links added)

PETCO was notified Thursday 5/21 that NUTRO was voluntarily recalling select varieties of NUTRO Natural Choice Complete Care dry cat foods and NUTRO Max cat dry food with “Best If Used By Dates” between May 12, 2010, and August 22, 2010.

PETCO carries 19 of the SKUs affected by the [...]

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