The February issue of the Whole Dog Journal is the annual Dry Dog Food Review, one of the most popular issues published each year. This issue includes food review articles on hallmarks of a quality dog food, pre-mixed diets for dogs with allergies, interpreting labels and more. Also in the February issue are articles on becoming […]

Using data from adoptable pets at more than 13,000 animal shelters and rescue groups in North America, Petfinder has compiled its list of most popular dog and cat names for 2011. The most popular dog name was Buddy, for the 5th consecutive year. The most popular cat name was once again Lucy. Six names appeared […]

Thanks to all who took a few moments to complete our Woofstock followup survey last month. We appreciate your time, and particularly your comments, for better or worse. Curious about some of the results? Here is the consensus of some items and what we’re pondering to address based on your comments: Speed of Checkout: bad, […]

A new law is being proposed in Indiana which would impose a $50 fee on the sale of each unsterilized dog or cat sold in a retail store. The law also creates a new program, the Companion Animal Sterilization Program, which would be funded by the fee. Residents would be able to make tax deductible contributions to […]

A study published late last year by Pethealth, Inc. indicates that animal welfare organizations euthanized fewer cats and dogs in the past year. The results are part of a study that has shown comparative monthly decreases since September of 2010, with the exception of May 2011. The study is available for download here. The numbers […]

Woofstock 2011 raised more than $500 for PAWS! Thanks to the wonderful participation of Smiley Dog clients in this year’s Silent Auction, the donation was considerably above what the event has been able to raise in previous years. In addition to the monetary contribution, more than 300 pounds of food and treats were also donated […]

A new crop of pet food manufacturers have announced price increases will take effect early next month. While this is not the way we’d like to start the new year, we wanted to give you some advance notice so you can do a bit of advance planning. Price Protection for Auto-Delivery clients will minimize these […]