Vivapets Blog

Check out these cool canines below!! This footage is taken from this years Loews Surf Dog competition  in California!

According to a recent issue of of webuser, one the most clicked on sites this month is http://catladies.tumblr.com . Users are invited to submit photo's of themselves with their feline friends........sounds normal enough until you see the photos!

It brings a whole new meaning to being called a "cat lady"!

I came across this new product whilst browsing a pet magazine recently!!

Aqua Paw is an enriched canine water for dogs and puppies over 12 weeks old. Drawn from an artesian well and filtered through carbon for maximum purity. Aqua Paw contains none of the chlorine and impurities often found in tap water. With added Calcium to promote healthy teeth and bones, Green Tea as a natural antioxidant and Yucca Schidigera to aid digestion. For best results Aqua Paw should be used as a replacement for your dog's daily intake of tap water.

Stops them drinking water from the toilet at least!

Kate

1. It has been established that people who own pets live longer, have less stress, and have fewer heart attacks.
                                                                                                       
2. Every known dog except the chow has a pink tongue - the chow's tongue is jet black.
   
   
   
   
   
3. The phrase "raining cats and dogs" originated in 17th Century England . During heavy downpours of rain, many of these poor animals unfortunately drowned and their bodies would be seen floating in the rain torrents that raced through the streets. The situation gave the appearance that it had literally rained "cats and dogs" and led to the current expression.
   
   

4. A cat can jump as much as seven times its height.

   

5. A cat's tail held high means happiness. A twitching tail is a warning sign, and a tail tucked in close to the body is a sure sign of insecurity.
   
   
6. Cats have a third eyelid, called a haw, that is rarely visible. If it can be seen, it could be an indication of ill health.
   
   
7. When your cats rubs up against you, she is actually marking you as "hers" with her scent. If your cat pushes his face against your head, it is a sign of acceptance and affection.
   
   
8. Dogs can alert their owners of an epileptic seizure up to an hour before it occurs.
   
   

9. A cat sees about 6 times better than a human at night.
   

   

10. Contrary to popular belief, dogs do not sweat by salivating. They sweat through the pads of their feet.

     

 

In a a pole to launch National Pet month 2009 (5th April - 5th May), Paul O'Grady (aka Lily Savage), was voted Britain's modern day Noah. He received 68% of the votes, with his closest rivals being the Queen and Graham Norton, both with 7% of the votes each.

The Top Ten celebrity animal lovers are listed below:

1. Paul O'Grady
2. The Queen
3. Graham Norton
4. John Barrowman
5. Jonathan Ross
6. Bruce Forsyth
7. Elton John
8. Simon Cowell
9. Holly Willoughby
10. Ricky Gervais

In another pole carried out by the PFMA, Britains top 10 pets are as follows:

1. Dogs
2. Cats
3. Rabbits
4. Birds
5. Hamsters
6. Horses/Ponies
7. Snakes
8. Gerbils
9. Tortoises/Turtles
10. Rats

A big warm welcome to one of our newest members Tango!! Tango (as you can guess from the photo) is half zebra, half horse. Pretty awesome geneology I'd say!

Tango is 6 years old and was given to his owners in 2005. He is known to lead the ladies around by their pony tails! He also loves coke, coke bottles, the beach and of course his family!!

Visit Tango's pet site below!

http://vivapets.com/petsite.php?id=2244

I hope all you pet lovers will get voting for Gin the Freestyle dancer, performing on Britains got more talent over the next few weeks..................He is totally unphased and seems to actually work his audience! I thought getting my dog to sit was an achievement!

It came to my attention recently that there is a breed of cat that actually enjoys having a bath.....

The Turkish van breed, pictured below,  is believed to have originated in the eastern part of Turkey which is also known as Eastern Anatolia. Because they were "discovered" by two Englishwomen (Sonia Halliday and Laura Lushington) in the 1950s near Lake Van, they were named the Turkish Van cats.

In the hot Turkish summers, they were known to bathe and cool off in rivers and laked of the Van region, and the breed still holds a cashmere like, water resistant texture to it's coat, as well as a fascination with water. Other strange characteristics of this breed is their high level of playfulness. They often like to fetch and play like a dog, and have also been known to pant like a dog!

Click on the image below to see a swimming cat in action, scuba diving!

Recently featured on bbc breakfast news and as a full page article in the Sun was the story of two loving pet owners who created  fluffy jumpers using the hair of their pet dogs! The couple, Beth and Brian Willis from Newcastle, collected thousands of dog hairs from their old Samoyed dogs (one of which died 12 years ago, the other in 2002!)

The couple believe it to be a special unique way of remembering their  their beloved pets and they wear them regularly on weekend shopping trips.

According to the couple the jumpers are extremely comfortable and waterproof.

So watch out everyone, forget Ugg boots and Pashmina scalves, next years trend of dog fur coats is on it's way.........! (Does 101 dalmations come to mind?)