Here's an unexpected benefit of Twitter: helping
find homes for pets! At the end of October, a former client of ours named Meaghan found a Chow puppy abandoned in the bushes in Shenzhen, China. We had moved Meaghan's dog Namie to Shenzhen when she took a teaching job in China teaching 8th graders. When Meaghan unable to keep the puppy permanently because she already had another dog, she reached out to us
If you've moved with your pet recently, you 
might be in need of a finding a new veterinarian. While Yellow Pages and Google can help you narrow down some local options, it usually helps to get a vet's verdict straight from the horse's mouth. Fortunately, there are plenty of word-of-mouth avenues to help you find a new veterinarian who is guaranteed to be woof-worthy. Here are some places to hunt down the locals who are in the know:
You might remember when we moved little Bowie, a miniature Australian Shepherd, from Texas to Doha about six months ago. Back then he was just a little pup.
Bowie upon arrival in Doha!
One Austin, Texas parrot owner learned a valuable lesson about buying and selling parrots over the internet.
As NBC affiliate KXAN reported:
A new Austin, Texas company has let sushi go to the dogs -- literally! SAD Dog Sushi is marketing a new "Species Appropriate Diet" for dogs in the form of raw, grain-free foods made into sushi plates for pooches.
As a recent convert to eating only grass-fed meats, this seems ideal to me if you're concerned about the long-term ill-effects of feeding your pet "over-the-counter" pet food. Many dietary problems like kidney and liver infections are often the results of feeding poor quality foods.
