There are only two types of people in the world: cat people and dog people. Data from Euromonitor, a market research firm, suggest that these differences extend beyond individual preferences and to the realm of geopolitics: it turns out there are cat countries and dog countries, too. (Video)
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Lucy, a 1 year old Burmese Mountain dog and her owner Alfred Pretrone.
There’s “something special” about Lucy, says Alfred Pretrone about his female companion. She’s good-looking, “chill” and she makes the stress melt away at the end of a long day. But Lucy isn’t Mr. Petrone’s girlfriend. She’s his dog.
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Petnet SmartFeeder
The Internet of everything is all the rage now. New solutions continually pop up in a bid for more control over your home. Petnet, a smart pet-device maker based in Los Angeles, intends for its connected devices to make a difference to your dogs and cats.
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PetChatz
PetChatz is an innovative communication system designed for cats, dogs, and people that allows you to interact with your pet from anywhere in the world. (Pics and video)
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Do you love your cat or dog so much you would immortalize him or her into a soft cuddly sweater? A professional cat groomer, Danelle German, based in Simpsonville, S.C. had large amounts of fur she would dispose of from her grooming clients’ Persians and Angoras. She started to spin that fur into yarn. From that yarn you can knit that yarn into warm, cute little sweaters, mittens, hats, or whatever you would like. (Pics)
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As the number of Americans who are overweight has grown, studies show that they have gained some four-legged company.
Lacey, a white German shepherd, was crippled by a weight problem and hip dysplasia and was barely able to walk in the year before she died.
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Glow in the dark kitten.
Kittens that glow in the dark with resistance to disease have been created by scientists searching for a cure for Aids.
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High levels of chemical flame retardants found in pet dogs.
Levels of flame retardants that are five to ten times higher than typically found in humans have been found in the blood of pet dogs, researchers at Indiana University have discovered. Dogs could be the canary in the coal mine for how accumulating polybrominated flame retardants will affect humans.
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Trendy pet diet of raw wild game.
Feeding Fido or Fluffy a raw, all-natural cuisine could land you in the slammer for up to six months if you’re not careful where you buy the deer, duck or other meat.
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