The Oaklahoma Daily: Liberty Belle, a 2-year-old Beagle, is trained to sniff out bedbugs. Husband-and-wife team Christen and Glen Collymore adopted Liberty Belle from the J & K Canine Academy in High Springs, Fla. The Collymores created their business, K9 Special Forces, in February. Although the company is young, the trio already have worked in […]
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This Hundehiet (“Dog Den” in Norwegian) sit unassumingly outside of a grocery store in Oslo, Norway. For just about $1.75, you can keep your dog safe and dry in a doggy-storage-locker while you shop. As I see it, the locker solves a number of problems that shoppers with pets-in-tow might have: Shoppers won’t be tempted
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Coolthings: Made by Korean pet-centric brand mPup and designed by Seungji Mun, the seating furniture features an armrest/mini-table that doubles as a comfy dog house. Viewed from the front or back, you won’t even notice the existence of a dog house — just a very stylish couch with a contemporary design.
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The Wenatchee World: It was in 1986 when Charlene Woodward saw the need for a retailer in Seattle that catered to customers looking for unusual books. The budding entrepreneur founded Direct Book Service. Little did Woodward know then that her new business would eventually go to the dogs. Woodward soon discovered it was very difficult
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In 1961, after Disney released the film “101 Dalmatians“, and again in 1996 when they released a new live-action version of the film, there was a massive increase in the demand for the dogs. Unfortunately, there was also a huge increase in the number of abandoned Dalmatian dogs, when people realized that Dalmatians don’t make
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Does this happen to you: does your pet’s empty food disk call out to you? Ever time you walk past it do you feel an overwhelming need to refill it? If so, you’re not alone. Here’s the truth: most people overfeed their pets. What if there was some way to stop that? And, what if
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Barkbox is a company that sends it’s subscribers a monthly box of dog goodies. For about $30 each month, your dog will receive: a box full of 4-8 goodies to enjoy. Each box will include a different mix of goodies like bones, bully sticks, toys, treats, gadgets, shampoos, hygiene products, food samples, and more. There’s
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NY Times: Plenty of things will grab a dog’s attention: squirrels, tennis balls, funny smells, other dogs. But a TV channel? Absolutely, say the makers of DogTV, the first cable network to deliver 24-hour programming for dogs. The idea, they say, is that flipping on the channel while you go out for the day will
Walyou: Ad agency DDB teamed up with Mexican Internet Portal Terra in an attempt to clean up the parks of Mexico City from dog droppings and other foul odored objects and materials by rewarding those who make an effort to clean up after their pets. Pet owners pick up the mess their dogs left and
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SF Gate: Professional dog walkers in San Francisco are on a shorter leash after new regulations took effect earlier this month. The new law requires dog walkers to obtain a license, limits the number of dogs that can be walked at one time to eight and requires a vehicle inspection and an approval of any
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