Hey everyone! Sun City K9 Adoptions will be hosting the 1st Annual Woofstock at Peterson Park in Sun City.
Woofstock is celebrating the opening of the city of Menifee’s first Dog Park!
Joe and I will have a boothe there so please come and contribute to a wonderful cause and visit with us while you are there. This should be a really fun event.
Menifee & Sun City Woofstock 1st Annual Dog Park Opening Event Info
Hope to see you all there!!
Animal Rescue, Pet Adoptions, Pet Photography, Pet Products
Today I wanted to write a little bit about pet couture! Well dog sweaters to be exact, a little known fact is that your groomer often cringes when they see a dog wearing one. Now that’s not all dogs, but the ones with long hair. Not that we want your pets to be cold! But we have noticed that the unfortunate effect of a sweater, especially one that is worn for weeks without being removed, creates a sort of body armor of matted hair beneath it. This is why I previously mentioned the longer haired breeds.
Basically the way it works is, friction creates matts, this is why we generally find them in armpits or behind the ears, this again is more of an issue with longer hair and especially curly type of coat. A tight sweater will press the hair down against the skin and when the pet walks, move the hair back and forth until it begins to cling together and begin to form what we call a “matt”. Once you have a small matt it grows outwards like a spiderweb and becomes larger and larger. The larger that matt is the less practical it becomes to try and work it out.
But dont panic! There is a solution. We had this same issue with our pet Willow who is a shih tzu. We let her grow out in the winter and she has some carefully chosen winter wear. What we’ve learned is that tight cotton sweaters are the worst culprits for matting up her hair. The best solution is to find a nice well fitting but not tight, velcro type of jacket. Willow’s has a warm fleece lining to keeps her feeling toasty and a waterproof exterior to keep her dry when she goes out if its raining. The jacket velcro’s easily in the front on her chest and under her lower ribs. It does a great job of keeping her warm, dry and without the unfortunate side effects of matting from a tight cotton sweater.
Additional to the selection of the coat, we make sure to take if off when she really doesn’t need to wear it, and brush through her coat to catch any little starter matts that may be appearing. Taking these steps will save you, your groomer and pet from much of frustration that dealing with matted pet hair can create!
Click here to view an example velcro pet jacket (jean jacket style)!
Pet Grooming Tips, Pet Products
matted pet hair, matting on dogs, matts, pet apparel, pet couture, pet sweaters
Recently we learned about a chew toy that has a the potential to suck a dogs tongue into a vaccum when chewed on. Its seems to have happened to several pet owners one pet being killed and another “Chai” who unfortunately lost his tongue. Im providing a link to the full article below, if you have this product I would strongly suggest removing it immediately!
Beware of “Pimple Ball with Bell” chew toy made by Four Paws Inc
Pet Products
chew toys, dangerous pet products, pet safety
A great idea and one that I’ve been pondering how to implement on our last several vacations is how to set up a movable video cam in our home so that we can check in on our pets while we are away. Recently I was referred to this website, which has a product they call Pet Cam, that does exactly what I imagined. Check out the Web Cam here.
It is a bit pricey still but as technology does this price should come down quickly. Hopefully they will add a speaker feature that allows us to talk to our pets in real time. This could conceivable be a great way to teach dogs not to bark when we are not home!
Pet Products
cats, dogs, home surveilance, pets, web cam, webcam
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