Month: September 2016

Fall Alert: Pet Safety Tips for the Upcoming Holidays

As we enter the fall, and the holiday season approaches, there are a few tips you should know to ensure it’s a happy, healthy, and safe season for both you and your fur babies! The holiday season means you may be doing a lot of entertaining at home. If you do any cleaning beforehand, be
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Wilson the cat helps family catch bat

Suburban Cat Saves Family from Rabid Bat

When you take your pet to get vaccinated, we hope you’re including a rabies vaccine. One family in Illinois is unlikely to ever forget that for their beloved cat, Wilson. According to NBC Chicago, one Thursday night Juliana Cucci was woken up by Wilson causing a commotion. “He was jumping in the blinds after the bat,”
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Tracie Hotchner, Chicago weatherman Mark Strehl with Gia the dog

The Dog Film Festival Was Boffo in Chicago!

The dog lovers of Chicago came out in droves to see the Dog Film Festival at the wonderful Music Box theater, which worked right alongside the Festival team in doing PR. We chose Chicago because our national sponsor the Petco Foundation had given a grant to the great shelter group PAWS Chicago, which also helped to
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Teddy the Chihuahua formally Eddie the Terrible

This Chihuahua Went from Terrible Dog to Therapy Dog!

  Sometimes all anyone needs to be rehabilitated is to find the right family. For Teddy the Chihuahua, formerly known as Eddie the Terrible, the right family completely changed him. According to Maddie’s Fund, Eddie ended up at the Humane Society Silicon Valley (HSSV) less than two years ago. Although sometimes, in the words of HSSV’s Finnegan Dowling,
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