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Associate Pics of the Week – 1/29/10

All of the following pictures were submitted by PETCO associates. Check out the captions below the pictures to see where that associate works.

Small Animal Workshop – photo by Ayan from the PETCO store in Houston, Texas

It’s Official…Tillman is the Fastest Skateboarding Dog

Tillman and his pet parent, Ron Davis, with the Guinness World Records award for the world’s fastest skateboarding dog on July 30th, 2009.

It’s hard for me to believe that a bulldog can do so much in one day. But Tillman is no ordinary bulldog. He became the official “spokes-dog” for Natural Balance during the [...]

My life has gone…To The Dogs

I don’t know if it is a regional saying or widely known, but I love the phrase…Gone to the dogs! Like when your yard is in utter chaos or something is a total mess, people say it has “gone to the dogs.”

I definitely know my house has gone to the dogs, but it was done [...]

Ready for Forever

Chevy showing off and blowing kisses at an adoption event in San Diego.

It’s been just over a month since I brought home my foster puppy, Chevy, and shared a little about him here – and what a month it’s been!

Tricolor Love

The following story comes from Roxy Gieroski, Dog Trainer and Companion Animal Specialist at Store 1809 in Elmira, N.Y.

Dixie after her forever family intervened; her skin is healed.

I met Dixie as an 8-week-old pup while visiting a person I know that breeds my beloved Collies. Looking down at a litter of six, there [...]

Buddy 805

 The following article is reposted from PETCO’s internal newsletter.

Buddy with Dad

Christina, a member of the Copy Center team at the PETCO corporate office, noticed a little dog trying to cross the I-805 Freeway’s off-ramp. This particular part of the freeway is extremely busy – especially during lunch hour each day.

Being the animal lover she [...]

What Kind of Pet Person Are You?

My Albino Corn Snake, Sammy

Have you ever heard someone say “I like cats OK but I’m a dog person”.

I’m surprised how many people identify themselves with a specific type of pet. For example I have a fish tank but I don’t think of myself as a “fish person”. I think of fish people as hardcore [...]