In a city where it seems like there is a reusable grocery bag on everyone's arm and a recycling bin on every corner, using a plastic bag to clean up your dog's waste, or filling the cat box with non-biodegradable cat litter, just doesn't make sense. You find ways to reduce your own carbon footprint, so why not do the same for your dog's, um, paw print?
By Jen Harper | August 19, 2008
Sheila Wellstone's massage clients aren't chatty types. Instead, she's more likely to hear snores, groans of delight and purring. Wellstone's Wellsprings dog spa in West Seattle is one of a handful of local massage providers for pets in need of relief from muscle pain, stiffness, tension and anxiety.
By Jen Harper | August 11, 2008
If your cats could talk, they'd tell you that sometimes an overfilled food bowl just doesn't cut it when you're out of town. Kitties may not need to be taken for walks like dogs do, but they still crave attention, which they miss out on if left home alone. If you want to be sure that your feline is left in good hands while you're away, consider these local cats-only options.
By Jen Harper | August 4, 2008
Pet Dish
From dog walking to poop pick-up, the myriad services now available to pet owners from the convenience of their own home is seemingly endless. Whatever your pet's needs may be, there seems to be a service to accommodate it.
By Brandie Ahlgren | July 28, 2008
Daily Find
I used to think that my dog Marley was just pretending to have fleas. She would scratch incessantly, but I couldn't find any tiny insects in her fur. I finally realized that dry skin was the culprit. In searching for relief for Marley, I was intrigued to see that Bellevue organic chemist Adelia Ritchie offers natural remedies for dogs with dry skin, hot spots, mange and other skin afflictions.
By Jen Harper | July 29, 2008
Pet Dish
Treats have saved my bacon on many occasions. They got me through puppy training. They helped coax Scout back into the car after she escaped in a grocery store parking lot. And, they were used to bribe Ziggy into ignoring the cat.
Fortunately for me, in this day and age of "think globally, buy locally" the choices are seemingly endless for Seattle-area treat hounds.
By Brandie Ahlgren | July 23, 2008
In the five years since she launched Simply Wed
in Lynnwood, Kirstie Warren has discovered there are plenty of brides and
grooms who want Rex in on the celebration. "Dogs are often like a
couple's first children, so it's natural they want to incorporate them
in the day," she says.
By Lisa Wogan | July 7, 2008
A new Washington Lottery commercial shows a hang glider taking to the air with first a penguin strapped to his chest, and then a chicken. The tagline of the touching ad: "Every bird should get to fly." But what about cats, dogs and other pets? Well, they have the option of flying commercial.
By Jen Harper | June 30, 2008
Pet Dish
I usually wash my dogs in the backyard with the hose. It's a cold, chaotic, treat-heavy experience. But today, I turned my guest bathtub into a mini dog spa to sample one of a new line of animal skin care products recently launched by Bellevue organic chemist Adelia Ritchie.
By Lisa Wogan | June 20, 2008
A cat in a garden is a romantic, poetic image. A cat in a garden is a plant-chomping, turd-dropping nightmare. It really depends on your point of view.
By Lisa Wogan | June 23, 2008
