Showing 118 posts from April 2009
Petitions to reduce Baltimore city’s $1,000 leash law fine, and urge the city to provide options for dogs to excercise while off leash are now circulating in the city and on the Internet.
To sign the petition online, click here.
The petition supports a measure to reduce the $1,000 fine, and also calls upon the city to [...]
The National Resources Defense Council, which warned this week of the hazards of flea and tick collars, has issued a product guide ranking the safety of more than 125 flea and tick control products.
The guide lists the products, the chemicals they contain and the risks they pose. It’s part of a NRDC’s new Green Paws campaign that [...]
The idea of designating off leash hours for dogs in parks seems to be catching on in Massachussetts, where a handful of towns have turned to the practice in an effort to resolve the conflict between those who like to let their dogs run freely and those who complain about it.
The town of Weston, Mass – which is currently [...]
It’s not too often we cover cats at ohmidog!, but National Hairball Awareness Day (it’s today, if you didn’t know) isn’t strictly about cats.
Dogs get hairballs too — as do humans, and cud-chewing animals, such as cows, oxen, sheep, goats, llamas, deer, and antelope.
As pets go, though, cats are more prone, and with almost 90 million U.S. cat owners [...]
Dog Fancy magazine has released its annual list of America’s Best Dog Parks – and the winner is … Freedom Bark Park in Lowell, Indiana.
“It’s never easy to create a dog park, but particularly in a small community that doesn’t even allow leashed dogs in regular parks,” explains Dog Fancy Editor Susan Chaney. “The way dog [...]
