I’m not a big fan of winter. Certainly it’s cold, but what gets to me more is getting up in the dark and coming home in the dark. By the time I get home, I’m usually spent. In the spring, summer and fall I would enjoy daily walks with our Boston Terrier, Sophie. In the [...]
Dog-e-Minder for the Absent Minded Pet Owner
I have mixed feelings about the Dog-e-Minder pet assistant. On the one hand, it looks like this device could be an invaluable tool for remembering pet medications – especially when they have to be administered more than once a day, or it could serve as a way to remember the last time you took your [...]
Affinia Hotel Hosts Westminster Dog Run and Salon
Hello! My name is Porter. Sometimes they call me Stinkus, Sir Stink, and Stinky Dink. I tolerate it because USUALLY I get whatever I want. Walks, playing catch, treats, and sleeping on the bed are just cute dog face away. But I’ve hijacked Carly’s post today because she’s JUST. NOT. GETTING. IT! Apparently “Rrrrrgggg….Awooooooo….EEeeeeee….RRRRRRGGG” followed [...]
Review: ScoopFree Ultra Self-Cleaning Litter Box
Editor’s Note: This is a joint review between Adrian and Jessica. Adrian’s comments will be in black, and Jessica’s will be in blue italics Multi-tasking seems to be one of my strong points…work 40 plus hours a week, chase around a toddler, coach high school sports, have a small business, and have family priorities that [...]
$472 emergency pet evacuation vest is perfect for the crazy cat lady in your life
I’ve had a few cats and none of them seemed terribly fond of playing dress up. I can only imagine the fun you’d have trying to fit kitty into an emergency evacuation vest in the midst of fire, flood or other natural hazard. Seems like a portable pet carrier might do just as well. This [...]
Review: Fawski Feeder
There are close to a million choices when it comes to bowl feeders for your dog. Most are of the plain jane variety, either stainless steel or hard plastic. A few are ceramic and have painted designs on them. But what about those people who leave their dog’s bowls out all day and are interested [...]
The FroliCat BOLT Automatic Laser Light Review
There aren’t many things more amusing than watching a kitten chase a laser pointer’s dot. Kittties are playful and energetic to begin with, but giving them an impossible to catch “mouse” creates a game which never seems to tire them. My cat Avah is two years old, and while she no longer has quite the [...]
CatGenie Self-Flushing Self-Washing Cat Box Review
Cats make great pets because they don’t require a lot of attention like dogs do. Just give them a bowl of food and a pan of litter, and they can pretty much take care of themselves. The only down side to having an indoor kitty is that we humans have to clean their ‘toilet’ for [...]
Crazy cat ladies rejoice – relive every moment of the cat’s day with a pet’s eye view camera
Ever wonder what your cat or dog does all day when you’re not home? I really never have given it much thought but for the pet lovers who can’t wait to buy birthday and holiday presents for fluffy or fido, this pet eye camera may be your thing. Set the camera interval to 1, 5 [...]
Soft Claws For Cats: Doing the Humane Thing
When Sarah and I first got Avah, one of the conditions (beyond that we would take turns cleaning out her litter box in those pre Litter-Robot days) was that we get her declawed. My only justification looking back, was that we don’t have leather furniture, and I didn’t want our chenille sofas to be shredded [...]
The Litter-Robot Review
Of all the gadgets which I have ever reviewed, I think that the Litter-Robot would definitely win the title of most offbeat, but it was well worth doing. In late January, I unboxed the Litter-Robot, set it up, and then sat back to see whether Avah would accept this “spaceship” as her litter box. It [...]
Unboxing the Litter-Robot
If you own a cat, then you know that there is one part of pet ownership that can suck the joy out of the experience. No, I am not talking about hearing your cat hacking up hairballs in the middle of the night while she is sleeping on the bed next to you (not that [...]






















