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Paw Print Genetics to Test Your Dog

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Paw Print Genetics Great Dogs Start with Great Genetics™ Test your dog for a single disease or a panel of genetic diseases known to affect your breed. Highest Industry Standards and Accuracy Our laboratory is staffed with expertly trained geneticists, veterinarians, and technicians. We are equipped with the latest genetics testing technology and analyze each mutation with two independent methods to provide you the highest accuracy in the industry. All mutations offered are based on the published, medical literature Board-certified geneticist by the American Board of Medical Genetics on staff Each mutation is tested twice, with two independent methods …

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Great Ideas: Pet Owners Plan For Pet Sitters

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Below you will find help to be prepared in our blog post: Pet Owners Plan for Pet Sitters and Dog Walkers.  Before leaving for your trip, it is best to equip your sitter with what she needs to know. This will help her perform her tasks better and make things easier. First and foremost, it is a good idea to have a meet-and-greet session where your pet can meet his sitter. This is so they can get acquainted with one another and you can decide if it is a good idea to leave your pet with this sitter. If …

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There is No Place Like Home For Pets

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There is No Place Like Home For Pets! “Pets Prefer Pet Sitting”  No Place Like Home for pets Pets love being in the comfort of their homes!   Cats are not fond of change or their carriers.  I thought “Oh, no; not again!” upon seeing a news item yesterday afternoon containing the words “cat” , “Air Canada”, and “escaped”. Fortunately, it was not another story of  a cat gone missing from cargo, possibly never be found again Ripples’ crate was securely latched when he arrived at the airport, but the person conducting his security check did not properly snap the …

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What do you think of these pet names?

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Do you see your four-legged friend’s name on this list? Tell us below! So, drumroll please…. here is Banfield’s list of the top 20 pet names for dogs and cats in 2011: Top 20 Dog Names 1. Bella 2. Max 3. Buddy 4. Daisy 5. Bailey 6. Lucy 7. Molly 8. Coco 9. Charlie 10. Rocky 11. Chloe 12. Maggie 13. Sadie 14. Princess 15. Sophie 16. Lucky 17. Roxy 18. Jack 19. Lola 20. Harley Top 20 Cat Names 1. Kitty 2. Tiger 3. Bella 4. Kitten 5. Smokey 6. Max 7. Tigger 8. Shadow 9. Chloe 10. …

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PET OWNER STATISTICS

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Did you know? PET OWNER STATISTICS Dogs Statistics There are approximately 77.5 million owned dogs in the United States Thirty-nine percent of U.S. households own at least one dog Most owners (67 percent) own one dog Twenty-four percent of owners own two dogs Nine percent of owners own three or more dogs On average, owners have almost two dogs (1.7) The proportion of male to female dogs is even Nineteen percent of owned dogs were adopted from an animal shelter On average, dog owners spent $225 on veterinary visits (vaccine, well visits) annually Seventy-five percent of owned dogs are …

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