Stuff that is good to know ...

Since it is Spring (north of the equator) and people are beginning to think about improving or updating their landscaping, we decided to make a quick post about things that are bad for furbabies. Here is a list of common plants that are poisonous to animals. This list was compiled by the Humane Society of the United States. Most of you know that some plants can hurt or even kill us but you may not know how common some of them are. You can follow the link to find out about harmful plants. You might even want to bookmark it so you can refer to it later. Here is a list of plants found in Australia (which lists a lot of the same plants), because we want to take care of our friends there also. We have friends in other places. If you want us to look for a list for you, let us know. This can happen to anydog. Mom has a friend whose dog died after eating part of a Sago palm (which is on the list).

While we were at the Humane Society page, we saw that they had a list of foods that are harmful to us too! You can click here to see some of those. Most humans know that caffeine (found in chocolate, coffee, tea, cola) is bad for us, but did you know that onions and grapes are bad for us too? How about walnuts? We guess this means we will never get to try Mom's chocolate chip cookies. They smell really good when they are baking ...

Public Service Announcement for Houston

We interupt this doggie blog for some cat news.

Houston's Spay and Neuter Assistance Program (SNAP) is having a cat day. On April 16th, cats can be brought in for a free spay or neuter. In addition, if your cat is not current on rabies shots, he/she will get a rabies shot for free! This event is being sponsored by the Build A Bear Workshop Foundation. If you would like to read more about this event, please follow this link: SNAP

We have so many dogs and cats, that hundreds are euthanized (that's the nice way of saying KILLED) every year because they cannot find homes. Please have your pets spayed or neutered.