http://www.happy-healthy-pets.com Everything for Health & Happiness for Your Dog or Cat Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:06:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Plush & Comfortable Pet Beds I know people think we are crazy about our furbabies, but I don't care! I was grooming and cleaning several of our 'nursing home' babies and sighing to myself about how old and fragile they are getting.  Eye drops every morning and special grooming needs take ... http://www.happy-healthy-pets.com/furbaby-family/pamper-them-while-you-can/ Hope, Carmel, Telly and a glimpse of a puppymill! DON'T buy puppies from pet stores! When we buy a pet or even shop at a store that sells puppies, we contribute to a heartless underground industry that forces dogs to spend their entire lives in cages constantly breeding to support consumer demand ... http://www.happy-healthy-pets.com/animal-rescue/more-about-the-heartaches-horrors-of-puppy-mills/ Dogs Caged for Life! My friend Dan Beaty who is an enlightened veterinarian, published an important post on his site today about the horrors of puppymills, which is where all those cute little puppies in the pet stores come from. I had to comment on his site, but I feel ... http://www.happy-healthy-pets.com/animal-rescue/dont-encourage-cruelty/ My great-grandson, Brendon, has wanted to have his very own doggie for a long-long time. We all understood that his Mommy and Daddy have a very hectic schedule. PLUS his Daddy was not really a fan of keeping dogs in the house. Brendon has played with our pups ... http://www.happy-healthy-pets.com/furbaby-family/prayer-works/ It's Sunday morning and I still have a couple of hours before I leave for church. Furbabies are all taken care of for the moment, so I have enough time to tell you the story of Precious and Irish. Precious is the white cat on the left. ... http://www.happy-healthy-pets.com/furbaby-family/animals-feel-love-loyalty/ I was browsing the internet, when I came across a video that every animal lover, especially those of us who adore cats should see. I have embedded the video here for your viewing and I have placed a smaller version in my left-hand sidebar, so that you ... http://www.happy-healthy-pets.com/animal-health/charley-the-cat/ Do you like to read? Do you find it is a stress-reliever to immerse yourself in a book? I do! In fact, I rummage through thrift stores, second-hand stores and consignment shops, in order to always have a 'stash' of paperback books ready for reading. All kinds of topics and all ... http://www.happy-healthy-pets.com/animal-rescue/the-further-rescue-of-pepper-rex/ Doesn't she look beautiful? Doesn't she look regal? Composed? Gentle? Nah! Pepper's a bouncing bundle of energy and has trouble slowing down. She speeds through rooms so fast that the other dogs just stare! Look at this handsome guy! Doesn't he look calm? It's all an act! Rex has more ... http://www.happy-healthy-pets.com/animal-rescue/puppy-proofing/ We have a new member of our family. He's not a baby actually, he's 13 years old and blind in his right eye. His name is Muffin and he came to us because of some health and financial issues of his previous alleged "caretakers" (and I use the term loosely). ... http://www.happy-healthy-pets.com/animal-rescue/our-newest-bundle-of-joy/ "Mai-Li of Kazimir" Kingsland Born: September 8, 1992 Passed: September 29, 2007      It has taken me a couple days to pull myself together enough to tell you about my beautiful furbaby granddaughter, Mai-Li, who passed peacefully in my arms on Saturday. It's really Mai-Li and her sisters and brother who are responsible for us ... http://www.happy-healthy-pets.com/furbaby-family/farewell-good-girl/