Charlie's Blog

It’s the most wonderful time of year! Colder weather, leaves are falling off of trees, and tons of holiday shopping is at the top of your to-do list. It is pretty common for someone to forget about their feline and canine children during the holiday season. Your pooch might have eaten all of the leftover dinner out of the trash and your kitty may have ripped up the entire couch, but they still deserve some gifts from Santa! Zany Pet Shop offers plenty of unique toys, leashes, jackets, collars, and treats for cats and dogs that your four-legged companion will...

A cat is a great pet for anyone to own. Here are some valuable tips you may want to consider if you have a cat or are thinking about adopting/rescuing a cat. Don't leave drape cords near your cats. Don't let your cat play with the cords since they can jump into them or play with them and get them around their neck if they have loops. Cats could be seriously hurt or even killed. Pin the cords of your drapes up where your cat can't get to them.  Groom your cat regularly and properly. Brushing your cat’s fur rids its coat of...

Summer is almost upon us and if you happen to have a dog that loves the water, chances are, he or she will enjoy a day of fun at the beach.  Our Golden Retriever, Charlie, lived for any chance to get in the water...any kind water, including mud.  If there was one little mud puddle in the entire dog park, Charlie would find it and roll around in it.  So when it came to the beach, Charlie was in water heaven.  He loved the beach.  But we needed to be extra careful when we took him to the beach because he would lose his...

As Mother’s Day approaches, I wanted to take time to give a shout out to all the Moms out there, especially the pet Moms.  Whether you are the mother to two legged kids, four legged kids, or both, you have a tough job!  Its no secret though that being a pet Mom takes an extra special caregiver because our pets depend on us for their entire life cycle and survival.  They never fly the nest, so to speak, to live on their own.  Whether we adopt our pets or care for them from birth, they need us, depend on us,...

Celebrate Compassion with American Humane Association’s “Be Kind To Animals Week®” Celebration of oldest commemorative week in U.S. history takes on even more significance as America’s first national humane organization gears up to commemorate 100 years of rescuing animals WASHINGTON, D.C. — For generations of Americans, May has always been associated with kindness. Millions of people around the country young and old are joining American Humane Association, the country’s first national humane organization, to celebrate the start of the second century of “Be Kind to Animals Week®” (May 1-7), the longest-running, most successful humane education campaign in American history.  This May,...