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Trupanion Testimonial: Louis

Brooke Simon — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:00:43 +0000

The following post comes from Elisa Zepeda, Innovation Merchandising Specialist at PETCO.

Louis, my six-month-old toy poodle pup, was urinating all over the place, including on himself. This was, of course, wrecking havoc on our lives. I never considered myself the type of person who would have a non-housebroken pup. I started crate training immediately upon [...]

The Importance of a Microchip

Brooke Simon — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 09:00:56 +0000

Dana and a cat looking for a new home

Dana, one of our associates at the Christiana, Del., PETCO, was leaving work one night when she heard a cat crying. On the side of the building she found a tiger cat, with white feet and a white stomach. With a little coaxing, she was able to catch him, [...]

No Payout Limit Means No Worries for You and Your Pet

Brooke Simon — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 09:00:50 +0000

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 many of [...]

How Do You Safely Approach a Dog?

Brooke Simon — Wed, 05 May 2010 09:00:46 +0000

Whenever I see a cute pup walking my way, my instinct is to immediately go toward it and shower it with love and affection. Apparently, that’s not the best strategy. Dogs have certain boundaries just like people do, and we need to respect those boundaries by approaching dogs in the appropriate way. Not only that, [...]

Trupanion Testimonial

Brooke Simon — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 09:00:28 +0000

The following blog post comes from Fabienne Mueri, PETCO’s Pet Services Insurance Manager.

A few days ago, my friend Rachael called me in tears. After a few minutes of sniffling and sobbing, she was finally able to tell me what was wrong: her cat, Louie, has cancer. I felt horrible. She proceeded to tell me how treating [...]

Mobile Grooming: Would you try it?

Lisa Epstein — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:00:30 +0000

Bailey getting her mobile groom on.

We recently launched a test of PETCO Mobile Grooming in the San Diego area. It’s a simple concept – PETCO brings all the perks of one of our in-store grooming salons right to your front door or office, whenever it works for you. It’s perfect for pet parents with busy [...]

The Evolution of a Charm

Lyn Hubert — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 08:00:02 +0000

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 [...]

Positive Dog Training

Daniel Sundin — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 08:00:48 +0000

Fanna Easter

The following article comes from Fanna Easter. Fanna is a Regional Pet Services Coordinator for PETCO as well as a Certified Professional Dog Trainer.

As a dog trainer, I am asked questions from strangers all the time. Even sitting on an airplane while reading my Association of Pet Dog Trainers Chronicle, I feel a [...]

PETCO Grooming Salons Smell ‘Berry’ Nice

Daniel Sundin — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:24:00 +0000

Love is in the air at PETCO grooming salons – well at least it smells like it. Grooming salons across the country are “sweetening” up their location by offering your pet the Berry Love Valentine Spa Works package. This package is designed to clean even the dirtiest pets while creating a clean, luxurious coat and [...]

Nothing like a sweet smelling pooch!

Daniel Sundin — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 01:40:00 +0000

PETCO’s grooming salons are only offering the Warm Gingerbread Vanilla grooming package through Dec. 24. It includes a warm gingerbread vanilla shampoo and spritz, spray-on detangler, Pro Sheen coat conditioner, tooth brushing and best of all sparkling green or red nail polish (while supplies last).

I am taking my dog tomorrow. I want to make sure [...]