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• Family Forced to Give Away Pet Chickens

  A South Florida family is prepared to take their battle for pet poultry all the way to the Supreme Court if necessary. The Kohns, an Orthodox Jewish family of twelve, live in the upscale, suburban neighborhood of Hollywood, Florida with their seven pet chickens. Read More... Posted May 22 2009, 01:00 PM by Hannah Tennant-Moore with | with 12 comment(s) Filed under: florida, pets, chickens, give away

• 3 Most Common Mistakes: Pets and New Babies

  Today on Babble: 3 Most Common Mistakes: Pets and New Babies By Babble Editors How to introduce your new baby to your older, fuzzier one Read it here.   Posted May 01 2009, 11:09 AM by editors with | with no comments Filed under: babies, pets, newborn babies, pets and babies, today on babble, 3 most common mistakes

• Wonder Pets! is Back With Eartha Kitt

  Still bummed that Jack's Big Music Show strummed its last dulcimer with no hopes of Dr. String bringing it back?  Sorry, can't help you there. But I still have good news! The Wonder Pets! will save another day! Read More... Posted Apr 29 2009, 10:08 AM by JeanneSager with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: television, tv, nickelodeon, pets, noggin, Jeanne Sager, eartha kitt, The Wonder Pets!, emmy

• Obama Girls Meet the Easter Waterhound

  Charlie Brown had the Easter Beagle. Sasha and Malia Obama have the Easter Waterhound.  The president's daughters met their new puppy this weekend, just in time to ring in the Easter holiday by hiding their chocolate from him! Read More... Posted Apr 12 2009, 02:14 PM by JeanneSager with | with 9 comment(s) Filed under: gifts, holidays, family pet, dogs, barack obama, easter, pets, animals, michelle obama, White House, obama, Jeanne Sager, sasha and malia obama, sasha and malia, first dog, obama girls

• 10 Ways to Avoid a New Family Pet

  My wife wants nothing more than a cat. She grew up with them and always envisioned a life full of them -- until she met me, Mr. Allergic. I can tell it's the one thing she secretly hates about me. No really, I mean it. There's only one thing. Sometimes she goes behind my back, whispering to our daughter things like, "You know, we could have a cat ... but you have to convince daddy first."   Read More... Posted Apr 02 2009, 11:29 AM by Mike Adamick (Cry It Out!) with | with 9 comment(s) Filed under: family, cats, pets, kids and pets

• The World’s Most Adorable Funeral

  Death is never easy—but it can be mind-bogglingly adorable when the elegy is given by a three-year-old and the elegized is Lucky the Fish. Read More... Posted Mar 31 2009, 06:00 PM by Hannah Tennant-Moore with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: children, kids, death, fish, funeral, pets, lucky the fish

• Four Creepiest Animals Turned Adorable Kids Characters

  Just the thought of the scene when the rats converge in the kitchen in Disney's Ratatouille gives me the willies. They're (shudder) rats. Uggggh.  Becoming a parent, I quickly learned, was setting myself up for dozens of movies/tv shows featuring the world's creepiest animals thrown onto a screen in the attempts to make kids think they're just as cute and cuddly as your average puppy.  Who are they trying to kid? Rats, spiders and cuddly tigers? Oh my. Read More... Posted Mar 24 2009, 12:05 PM by JeanneSager with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: television, Movies, disney, tv, cartoons, DVD, funny, pets, animals, kids shows, noggin, creepy, Jeanne Sager, exotic animals

• Boy Finds Spider Monkey in Backyard - Video

  Living in Manhattan, we don't get a lot of wild animals. Then again, I doubt most "country" dwellers expect to see an overweight spider monkey in their backyard. Yes. A spider monkey. In East Ridge, Tennessee. Here's a video report: Read More... Posted Mar 09 2009, 11:00 AM by Brett Singer with | with no comments Filed under: kids, youtube, news, law, video, 911, police, pets, Brett Singer, monkey, boy finds spider monkey in his backyard, spider monkey, pet monkeys

• The New Pregnancy Test: Your Dog

  So you missed the sore boobs and the growing tummy? Maybe forgot about that missing period? If nothing else, your dog getting awfully chummy all of a sudden might clue you in - you're pregnant. Read More... Posted Mar 05 2009, 01:34 PM by JeanneSager with | with 6 comment(s) Filed under: pregnancy, mother, pregnant, pregnancy test, pets, Jeanne Sager, dog, family dog

• Woman Trades Two Kids For Bird

  Be ready to get annoyed. Or at least shake your head. OK. Ready? Heeere we go. Two people, Paul and Brandy Romero, wanted to sell their cockatoo for $1500. So they placed an ad in the local paper. Donna Greenwell called and said, hi. I'd like to buy the bird. But wait -- there's more! Greenwell told the Romeros that she was taking care of three children that weren't hers, and she offered to sell the couple two of them for $2000. It gets better/worse. Read on. Read More... Posted Feb 27 2009, 06:00 PM by Brett Singer with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: parenting, news, parents, foster care, CNN, wtf, pets, Brett Singer, birds, Louisiana, foster children, cockatoos, Paul and Brandy Romero, woman trade two kids for a bird, Donna Greenwell

• Obamas Pick a Breed and a Homecoming for First Dog

  The president may jokingly refer to himself as a mutt, but it will be a purebred bounding into the White House on four paws come April.  Michelle Obama has let word get out that the family is looking for a Portuguese water dog - preferrably a rescue (a request the First Family has made several times over) - one of the few hypo-allergenic breeds of dogs that will be acceptable in light of ten-year-old Malia's allergies.  When's it coming home? Read More... Posted Feb 25 2009, 03:58 PM by JeanneSager with | with 7 comment(s) Filed under: dogs, pets, michelle obama, malia obama, obama, Sasha Obama, Jeanne Sager, dog, family pets, president obama, sasha and malia

• Would You Let the Kid Eat Dog Food?

  Inspired by National Dog Biscuit Appreciation Day (yup, it's real), I have got to ask - what kind of parent lets their kid eat dog food? Don't think people do this? Guess again. I know parents who think it's absolutely hilarious. Others think it's a little weird, but eh, so is drinking bath water, or eating dirt. Turns out it's not all that funny or just plain weird. Read More... Posted Feb 24 2009, 03:32 PM by JeanneSager with | with 12 comment(s) Filed under: food, choking hazard, eating, dogs, pets, animals, picky eater, Jeanne Sager, sanitary, weird kid habits, dog food, toddler habits

• Update: Python Parents Charged with Abuse after 3-Year Old Attacked

  Parents whose 300 lb python escaped its cage and attacked their 3-year old have been charged with felony child abuse and their children have been removed from their home. As it happens, the python had a broken cage which was never repaired properly (would trust duct tape to protect your kids from a python?) and the family owns five other snakes, ranging from 3 to 11 feet long which are also improperly kept and caged. There is some local controversy about the response of authorities to the case.  Although it is pretty clear that these parents were remiss (to say the least) in protecting their children from dangerous animals, (the python flipped the boy upside down and completely coiled around him until only his feet were showing, the report says) the question is whether the charges they face are Read More... Posted Feb 11 2009, 03:30 PM by Shannon LC Cate with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: pets, Shannon LC Cate, snakes, snake attack, exotic pets, tiger python, animal treatment, python

• Doggie 101: How to Hug a Baby

  If you're one of those parents who starts hyperventilating at the mere thought of a dog around your precious bubbala, a warning: don't read this post.  Because this is full-on doggie/kiddie loving at its best! The folks over at D for Dog, offer up a Doggie 101 class aptly titled "How to Hug a Baby." Read More... Posted Feb 08 2009, 11:21 AM by JeanneSager with | with no comments Filed under: baby, cute, dogs, pets, animals, photos, Jeanne Sager, babies and pets, dogs and kids, puppy, puppies, Doggie 101, D for Dog, how to hug a baby

• Three-Year Old Attacked by 300 lb Snake

  A small child wandered into his mother's bedroom while she was in the bathroom and was attacked by the snake that was being "kept" there.  The snake, a 300 lb, 18 foot Tiger Python bit the boy in the armpit and grabbed him and began to coil around him in order to suffocate and eat him.  His mother attacked the snake, stabbing it 17 times before the police and animal control officers arrived to capture the snake and rescue the child.The child was Read More... Posted Jan 28 2009, 11:02 AM by Shannon LC Cate with | with 13 comment(s) Filed under: pets, Shannon LC Cate, snakes, snake attack, exotic pets, tiger python, animal treatment, python

• Political Animals: White House Pets

  If you go on Google and search the words, “President Obama’s dog,” you will turn up 23,900,000 results. It’s hardly surprising since the Obama’s pet quest was an issue of national concern even before the votes were counted. Now, I know what you’re thinking, “Why are we spending so much time talking about the Obama’s puppy? Shouldn’t we be focusing on the economy or the two wars that we’re currently involved in or really anything else?’ The answer is probably yes. However, our country has always been mildly obsessed with the White House pets and the Obama’s dog is no exception. Having pets in the White House is actually a tradition that goes all the way back to our third President, Thomas Jefferson, who kept a pair of grizzly bears on the White House grounds. Abraham Lincoln’s son Tad used to race his two pet goats through the hallowed halls and Taft kept his own dairy cow, named Pauline Wayne (?), within view of the Oval Office.  Read More... Posted Jan 21 2009, 04:35 PM by editors with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: pets, president obama

• Would You Keep the Death of a Pet from Your Child?

  Last year for Hanukkah, my then 6-year-old niece received two parakeets from her nanny, Marina. Who, incidentally, had neglected to mention the live animal gift to my sister. After some behind the scenes negotiating, it was agreed that the birds would live in the nanny's apartment and my niece, Erika, could visit Blueberry and Lemon whenever she liked. This worked out fine for 6 months or so, until the birds, in rapid succession, died. Read More... Posted Jan 21 2009, 12:34 PM by KeriF with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: dogs, death, fish, pets, lying, Keri Fisher, guinea pigs, parakeets

• Kid to Obamas: Take My Puppy

  Now that the Obamas have narrowed their dog search to two breeds, there's a fourth grader in Pennsylvania who's crossing his fingers that he's got the answer to all their four-legged questions. Zack Shiley's dogs produced a litter born on November 26, but only one survived. That's the puppy - a labradoodle - that Shiley wants President Barack Obama to bring home to the White House for daughters Sasha and Malia. Read More... Posted Jan 21 2009, 08:15 AM by JeanneSager with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: pennsylvania, dogs, barack obama, pets, animals, White House, malia obama, obama, Sasha Obama, Jeanne Sager, president obama, kids who care, sasha and malia, fourth grade, first dog, labradoodle

• Dog-Powered Scooter? Bicycle? Tricycle?

  Ever want to ride your bike and walk your dog at the same time?  What if your dog could help you make it up that steep hill?  What if your dog could help pull the bike trailer with junior?This company has the solution for you!  Just hook up your dog to the harness and go.  You get to Read More... Posted Jan 13 2009, 03:00 PM by Shannon LC Cate with | with no comments Filed under: bicycle, exercise, dogs, pets, Shannon LC Cate, bike trailers

• Mystery Solved: Dog Swallowed Fifteen Pacifiers

  In case you ever wondered, no there really is nothing your baby won't share with the dog. Strained peas, Cheerios, dirty diapers . . . and apparently pacifiers too.  A Missouri mom caught her English bulldog licking a pacifier on the floor one day, and she thought to do nothing more than chide the dog. Jennifer Zwart turned away . . . then turned back to realize the pacifier was gone - inside the dog's mouth. Read More... Posted Jan 13 2009, 08:30 AM by JeanneSager with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: baby, babies, dogs, pets, pacifiers, Jeanne Sager, dog, pacifier, veterinary pet insurance, missing toys, sharing with the dog

• Lost Dog Makes it Home For Christmas

  If you think a nineteen-hour holiday drive would be tough on a family's three-year-old, how about the family dog? Nine hours into the trip home from the Freeman family Thanksgiving, Australian shepherd mix Bentley slipped his collar in a hotel parking lot and took off. The Freemans were ten hours from home, and couldn't find their pooch. But three-year-old son Jonathan wasn't worried. Turns out - he didn't need to be. Read More... Posted Dec 26 2008, 02:05 PM by JeanneSager with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: christmas, presents, holidays, dogs, pets, Jeanne Sager, incredible journey, miracles, christmas miracle, microchip

• Horrifyingly Cute Animals

  Prepare to be frightened and swooned by this gallery of scary/adorable animals.             You have been warned. Read More... Posted Nov 27 2008, 08:32 AM by Cole Gamble with | with no comments Filed under: boing boing, pets, Zoo, cute animals, scary, rabbit, cat, photshop, internet humor, squirel

• Talking Pets, the New Child Safety Gadget?

  My husband's fascination with talking animals was never enough to convince me we needed one (the first time I saw Salem the cat on Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, I crossed myself like a good Catholic girl and started muttering the Lord's prayer). Then I heard about the parrot that saved a choking toddler in Denver last week. Maybe it's time to reconsider? Read More... Posted Nov 12 2008, 02:13 PM by JeanneSager with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: child safety, pets, choking, Jeanne Sager, birds, parrot, talking pets

• Cute Widdle Doggie Wanders 1000 Miles; Flies Home at Last

  Last spring, Max the Maltese wandered away from his Florida home through a gap in the broken fence.  When Max didn't turn up his family thought they'd lost him forever. Last week, Read More... Posted Nov 03 2008, 03:31 PM by Shannon LC Cate with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: pets, Shannon LC Cate, lost dog, max the maltese

• Pit bulls and kids: Scared or Perfectly Comfortable?

  For the first time since a law was enacted putting the responsibility for a dog's attack on its owner, a Texas couple has been convicted in the death of a 7-year-old child. They were sentenced to seven years, one for each year of life taken from their 7-year-old neighbor by their vicious pack of pit bulls. I know what you're thinking. She's gunning for those dogs. But where my heart aches for parents who've lost their child, I can't blame that all on a dog. And I wouldn't blame it all on a breed. Read More... Posted Oct 16 2008, 12:34 PM by JeanneSager with | with 9 comment(s) Filed under: accidental death, dogs, pets, dog bites, danger, Jeanne Sager, pit bulls, banning pit bulls, leading cause of death