PhilaPets News and Information

2010 PhilaPets.com Calendar Contest

The PhilaPets Calendar Contest is in full swing but the deadline for submissions is soon approaching. Entries must be received no later than Friday, October 30th, 2009.

Thank you to everyone that has already entered. All the pictures are so cute but we want more!!!! Send them all! Funny, cute, silly, sleepy, sneezy, dopey, and doc. The higher the resolution the better. The pictures will be blown up and printed on the top page of the calendar so please be sure to send pictures in landscape orientation and high-resolution, at least 1024 x 768.

Entries can be sent to calendar@philapets.com.

The top twelve pet pictures will receive three (3) free calendars with their pet's picture and three (3) free pet visits. Not to mention that your photogenic furry one will grace the walls of PhilaPets client households and several local businesses! The best photo will be crowned the 2009 Cover Pet (like Taylor here was for 2009) and receive five (5) copies of the calendar and five (5) free pet visits!

All entries become property of PhilaPets.com and may be used in future marketing campaigns.

For more information see http://www.philapets.com/clientgallery-calendar.asp

Calendar sponsors are still needed!

We love putting out the PhilaPets Client Calendar each year but the printing and postage costs have been rising. To help with the costs of producing this high-quality calendar, we are seeking help from local business to sponsor a month.

Your information will be seen by the more than 1,400+ PhilaPets clients all who live in the Center City area, printed on our professionally designed and printed calendars, and placed on our Web site!

This is a great marketing opportunity for your company!

Interested? Let us know and we can send you more details. Months will be assigned on a first come, first serve basis.

Thanks again to all of our 2009 sponsors!

Events

What: Schuylkill River Dog Park Festival (Rescheduled)
When: Sunday October 25, 2009 [11:00a - 3:00p]
Where: Schuylkill River Park and Dog Run 25th and Pine Streets, Philadelphia PA Map

Due to the inclement weather, the Friends of Schuylkill River Park Fall Festival has been postponed until Sunday, October 25th (note: this date change just happened this morning).

The festivities will include lots of food and music…fun for kids and pets… an eclectic mix of vendors, a fabulous silent auction, and amazing raffle prizes!

So come out and meet your neighbors, shop for unique crafts and gifts, take in the crisp autumn air, and feast on hot dogs, hamburgers, popcorn, cotton candy, and delicious baked goods. Vegetarians will find plenty of yummy dishes, too!

There will even be a partial agility course set up by Opportunity Barks!

Visit the Friends of Schuylkill River Dog Park Web site for more information.

What: Pinups for Pitbulls
When: Sunday October 25, 2009 [2:00p - 6:00p]
Where: Cheerleaders Gentlemen's Club 2470 S. Front Street, Philadelphia PA Map

Cheerleaders Gentlemen's Club is proud to present: The Second Annual Charity Event for National Put bull Awareness day with Pinups for Pitbulls.

Featuring a daytime festival and evening gala to raise funds for pit bull rescue groups across the tri-state area.

This is an all ages event for the outdoor festival from 2p-6p including pinup girls, side show performers, swing dance lessons, pet adoptions, animal educators, pit bull training demonstrations and more!

See the event flyer

What: PAWS Mutt Strut
When: Saturday October 31, 2009 [10:00a]
Where: FDR Park 1800 Pattison Ave. Philadelphia PA 19145 Map

BIG MUTT STRUT UPDATE

Team PhilaPets and long-time PhilaPets clients Team Zullo have joined forces for the Mutt Strut. Together, we have raised over $2,200! But we are still a long way from our goal of $5,000 and we need your help!

PhilaPets' clients can make a donation of $50 or more to sponsor Team PhilaPets.com and receive $10 in PhilaPets Cash good towards any future pet sitting service. Visit the Team PhilaPets.com page and click on the "Sponsor Me Now -->" link to make a donation.

Interested in joining our team? We'd love to have you! The Mutt Strut is a fun day of mutts, mutts, and more mutts. So join our team, grab your pup and help a great cause. You can register by going to the Team PhilaPets.com page and click "Join Now".

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The Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) will host the third annual Mutt Strut on October 31st, where dogs and the people who love them will walk the 1.5-mile scenic route in FDR Park to raise funds and awareness for PAWS' efforts to save Philadelphia's homeless, abandoned and unwanted animals.

The Mutt Strut will offer us a day of companionship and celebration, and will enable PAWS to give countless more animals the chance to experience that companionship and safety for themselves. Please give whatever you can, and consider joining us on October 31!

Registration fee: $25 per person ($10 for children 12 and under).

Don’t have a mutt to strut? No problem! Register and join the great event for a great cause, or "rent" a PAWS dog for the day and make a new friend, for the afternoon, or for life!

Looking to adopt? Dozens of PAWS dogs waiting for loving homes will be on hand. Come meet your new best friend!

Come learn more and join Team PhilaPets.com!

What: Drink Beer, Save Cats
When: Friday November 13, 2009 [8:00p - 11:55p]
Where: Doobie's Bar 2201 Lombard St, Philadelphia, PA 19146 Map

Help make Friday the 13th a Lucky Day for Unlucky Cats!!

City Kitties is a 501(c)3 non-profit, no-kill cat rescue dedicated to saving and improving the lives of stray cats in the West Philadelphia area. We have recently had more than a few rescues who have needed some extensive medical care, so we are working to raise funds to cover their costs.

Raffle tickets are $2 each, or 3 for $5 and we are lining up some awesome raffle prizes. Homemade goodies, City Kitties merch, cat toys, and more on sale all night! BONUS: Drink Beer, Save Cats + Easy Holiday Shopping! Get your holiday shopping done early - in addition to our raffle prizes, City Kitties 2010 Calendars will be on sale, and are guaranteed to go fast!

If you would like some free advertising for your business, please consider donating a raffle prize! In the past, we had small art, jewelry, service certificates, restaurant gift certificates, a tour of a brewery, massages, and more.

If you can't make it, we are always accepting donations over at www.CityKitties.org and are always in need of foster homes! If you are broke and already have a house full of cats, help us spread the word about City Kitties. The more people who know about us, the more cats we can place in loving forever homes.

Learn more about City Kitties

Pet Health

Pet CPR video

Dog safety expert Melanie Monteiro demonstrates how to perform CPR on a dog.

Melanie has a lot of great safety tips. All her videos can be viewed on YouTube.

I was having trouble finding any videos on CPR for cats, but from the Red Cross classes that we took, the process is very similar. The best I could do was find a really cute video of a cat performing CPR on another cat.

View the CPR video

Think Pawsitive!

Cat Theatre

CatTheatre is a daily drawing blog featuring whimsical 'hip furry cats with big ideas' drawn by Marilyn MacGregor (a PhilaPets client).

Marilyn is using it to raise money to help animal rescue organizations with links to an online store selling Tshirts, mugs, bags, etc. with my designs - 10% of the proceeds go to animal rescue. I feature an organization on a rotating schedule - see the special design and link for Maine Coon Adoptions from Northern California, the people who found me my two beautiful cats (we just moved here!) - so I look forward to featuring Philadelphia rescue operations.

For more information see http://cattheatre.blogspot.com/

Simon's Cat

The original animation has been going around the Web for a year or so, but I was surprised to find the other fun thing's Simon's cat has gotten himself into. These video's follow the rule "It's funny because it is true". There are more videos following the link at the bottom of the page.

Simon's Cat Animations