Virtual Petwork and Austin are Helping Homeless Pets!

Have you ever heard of Adopt a Pet? It's a pawsome website that harnesses the power of the internet [and TV and phone lines] to help find forever homes for animals. One way they do is by offering profiles of animals in shelters. [For an example, please click here to see a profile for Izzy, an adorable bull terrier / bulldog mix in the Austin area.] They are such a great website and I am so impressed to see what a difference they are making in the lives of adoptable pets.

Yesterday the folks at Adopt a Pet posted about Virtual Petwork [the pets only social network we launched earlier this year] in a blog about Austin, Texas organizations who are working to dogs and cats find forever homes. So cool! CLICK HERE TO READ THE ARTICLE.

Caption That Contest Time!

Photo of goodies you could
win in our Caption That
contest!

It's time for another "CAPTION THAT" contest! I have a box that contains a whole bunch of great puppy goodies, including:

• * A package of Hartz Home Protection puppy training pads,
• * a PediPaws pet nail trimmer,
• * a bag of Hartz Crunch n Clean bacon flavored Mini Bites,
• * a Hartz Dura Play Football dog toy,
• * a box of Hartz Crunch n Clean dog biscuits, and
• * a Hartz Groomer's Best Slicker dog brush.

As usual, to win all you have to do is write a clever caption for the funny animal photo below. Leave your caption in the comments below this post, but make sure you also leave an email address so I will be able to get in touch with you if you win!

The contest begins today [07/14/2011] and will end in two weeks on Friday, July 29th. The photo you will be writing a caption for is below. I chose it in honor of the ridiculously hot weather we have been having here in Austin this summer.

Good luck and happy captioning!

For Those Using Frontline

As some of you know we have recently been having some issues with fleas. NO FUN! I tried everything: shampoos, sprays, collars, drops, even some homeopathic methods - but nothing seemed to work. Teeny and Tootsie were beginning to scratch themselves raw in some places. Finally I threw in the towel and called our vet for advice.

At our appointment, I asked the vet why our Frontline had failed us and asked how the problem gotten so out of control so fast. Our vet said that MANY people are coming in saying that they have noticed Frontline either isn't working as well as it used to, or isn't working at all. She told us the makers of Frontline swear the fleas are not working up a resistance to it, but she is not sure if she believes them because of so many cases similar to ours. All you have to do is Google "Frontline Stopped Working" and you will see how many people are saying the same thing.

We took our dogs off Frontline and have put them on Trifexis, a monthly pill that contains both flea/tick and heartworm preventative. We also had pest control company come out and bomb our house and yard, which meant all of us - both dogs and both humans - had to find a way to be out of the house for 6 hours. Not an easy task! So far it has been working well and we seem to be flea free. Paws crossed!

If your pooches are on Frontline to help protect them for fleas, just be aware that in many cases it is no longer working. Just wanted to pass along the information so you can all make informed decisions! :)

July 2011 Teeny's Friends Tribune

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I hope all of our USA friends have a safe and happy 4th of July holiday!