Category Archives: Pets

Dog parking is now available at Ikea

August 21, 2012 – 1:12 pm

by Stefania Revelli WHAT’S HAPPENING Drop off your kids, your husband and, now, your dog while you shop. An Ikea Germany outlet in the region of Cologne has added dog parking to its storefront (Dog-Milk.com, 9 August 2012). Ikea’s service provides individual Astroturf quadrants with bowls of water in front of the store, where owners can […]

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CHICKENING OUT

July 5, 2011 – 12:32 pm

by Stefania Revelli More American families are chickening out. The comment isn’t meant to ruffle any feathers: More consumers are actually keeping chickens as personal pets and not necessarily seeing them as simple egg providers (Today Show, 11 April 2011). For those clueless about clucking, resources abound: Backyard Poultry magazine actually exists. Omlet.com has covered […]

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The skies get fur-endlier with Pet Airways

May 21, 2009 – 6:00 am

by Stefania Revelli WHAT’S HAPPENING When pigs fly, it will probably be on Pet Airways. On the much later hoofs of 2004’s Companion Air, which invited Fido and Fluffy to ride in-cabin alongside their parents, comes Pet Airways, a Florida-based airline dedicated exclusively to pets (Gadling.com 4.21.09). Set to take off mid-July 2009, the airline will […]

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Pet time-sharing on vacation

September 26, 2008 – 5:43 pm

OBSERVATION by Stefania Revelli WHAT’S HAPPENING This may be taking the dog days of summer a bit too literally. Pouncing off pet-sharing programs like Flexpetz, the hospitality industry is offering guests a rather unique amenity: pet leasing. At select Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, guests can “rent” dogs for several hours. At Quebec City, Boston and […]

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Who’s your mutt-her?

September 26, 2008 – 5:29 pm

OBSERVATION WHAT’S HAPPENING What to do when the body says dachshund but the ears talk terrier? The Canine Heritage Breed Test is a DIY, DNA-based kit that vets your mutt’s mix, identifying over 100 different breeds (Petco.com 8.08). The kit includes a noninvasive cheek swab brush and prepaid envelope in which to send it. A […]

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