A friendly reminder...

Illustration by Laura L. Benn

Spring is just around the corner, which means the birds and the bees are starting to buzz. So Rory and I thought we would send out this friendly reminder about the importance of having your pet spayed or neutered. Each year millions of unwanted animals end up in shelters -- a number that can be greatly reduced if more pets paid this visit to the vet. Special thanks to Alexander Bentley (author of the witty breed profiles in each issue of Pawsh) for collaborating on the creation of this cartoon saying. We hope that you will share today's post and help spread this important message. PS: If anyone has any other caption ideas for this drawing, we would love to hear them!

Pet in Need: Billy

Photo by The PhoDOGrapher

It's hard to believe that this little squashed up face (yes, there is a pair of beautiful eyes beneath all of that fur, promise!) spent the majority of his life trapped in a cage with little to no access to the outside world. Each day brings new discovery to this jolly man, who has now been called Billy, and he's waiting with the Hopeful Hearts staff for that special someone to live out the rest of his days with. Ladies and gentleman, allow me to introduce one hilarious personality!

Knitted pet products

 

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If there is one thing I cannot get enough of during the winter months it is warm wooly knits. The feel of chunky sweaters, scarves and mitts wrapped around your body to keep the chilliness out is truly comforting, so of course I was thrilled by the latest designs from Charlie Diesel that caters this same luxury to our furry friends. The fact that 20% from every item sale is donated to the founder's favourite underfunded animal shelter also makes these wonderful knits even warmer in my mind! Would your pet sport a scarf like this?

Calling photographers

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I'm cooking up what I hope will be a fun new column for the Pawsh blog, but I need the help of four to six enthusiastic and talented photographers. Are you the kind of person who totes a camera everywhere you go? Do you find yourself aww-ing every time you see a dog? Do you enjoy talking with people from all walks of life? Then this might be an opportunity that will interest you!

February Pet of the Month!

There were so many cutie pies sent into us for February's Pet of the Month contest that every day presented a new reason to smile! So before anything else thank you everyone for participating in this happy-go-lucky event.

As always it is time to start voting for your favourite furball! In proper clockwise fashion the nominees are Domino, Vladamir, Swag and Trixi-Lola. Each whiskered face is ultra adorable, but there can only be one winner so cast your vote by writing your favourite pet's name on our Facebook page. Only one vote per person will be counted and voting ends at midnight on February 29th!

The lucky pup with the most votes will win one amazing tag from the wonderful BlanketID, plus a fabulous free three-year membership! These tags are a clever hi-tech way to keep your pets safe and sound, so if you haven't heard Rory and I gush about them before we would recommend reading all about them here and here!

Also, quite a few emails have come in asking how exactly the Pet of the Month contest works, so a complete explanation has been added to our F.A.Q. page.  Be sure to cast your vote as soon as possible and remember to send in your photographs for March's contest! xo