Happy summer, my friends! My human friends have begun checking travel websites and discussing various exciting destinations in advance of what they refer to as a "vacation". Sounds great to me! But let's make sure we're not putting my friends of the four legged variety at risk by overlooking them in the planning stages of the big adventure. Here are a few helpful bits of advice to get you through summer travel season without pet problems. Read full post.

Honestly, I’m not much of a fan of tomatoes, peas and leafy greens but I do enjoy carrots and my human friends love to get outside work in their garden this time of year. So it is in that spirit that I’m going to offer some tips from the folks at EWG on how to plant a vegetable garden without putting your cat, dog, or other curious pet at risk. Read full post.

As we're right in the middle of National Pet Week, I was at the EWG Worldwide Headquarters making the rounds today and want to give you all an update regarding the pet food tests that the incredibly smart people at EWG are doing! I ran into one of the scientists that's working on the project and she asked me to pass this along.
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I’ve noticed that some of my human friends are a little concerned about me and my 4-legged pals coming down with something they call “swine flu”. I’m trying not to take offense :). Read full post.

Did you catch this pawesome interview with food policy expert Marion Nestle? (Her book "Pet Food Politics" is one of my faves.) She talked about the new famous four-legger Bo, the First Dog, and how we're gonna get safe pet food in the White (Dog) House.

It's on the blog Obama Foodarama -- check it out for some useful (and interesting) tips and tidbits! Read full post.

Remember back in June when I posted about a dangerous flea treatment that was causing seizures in cats? Well, I was talking about pyrethrins (also called pyrethroids), and a recent investigation found them in the flea and tick shampoos sold by major companies like Sergeant’s, Bio Spot and Hartz. Read full post.

I’ll admit it: if you leave a burger and some apple slices out on the counter, ya don’t need to worry too much about the apples. But like a lot of you lucky dogs (and cats), I get to eat a homemade supper that’s usually got some ground-up veggies in it, and it tastes pretty darn yummy, even if it isn’t all meat. Read full post.

Dessert – mmmm, my favorite meal of the day. A while back I published a few friends’ recipes for homemade treats. All good food. Feel free to put more in the comments.

But if you don’t have time to bake, here are the rules of paw for shopping for a safe snack for us 4-leggers:

Cleo here. I just luuuuuvvvv the holidays (all that crunched-up wrapping paper and cozy boxes…ahhhh) Eddie and I can’t wait! We thought instead of giving you our usual gift of “research” we would drop some suggestions to make your pet shopping needs easier this holiday season. Read full post.