Zootoo Review – 5 Dog Bowls With Something Extra

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As pet owners, we try to ensure that what goes into our dogs' food and water bowls is healthy and beneficial to our four-legged friends. But certain bowls can also offer something extra for your pooch's dining table.

By encouraging dogs to stay hydrated or elevating their eating positions, some food and water bowls can help to contribute to your pet's wellness. Our friends at Zootoo rounded up a few of their favorite dog bowls to improve your pet's mealtime.

Regulate the pace of your dog's water consumption with the DrinkBetter Plastic Water Bowl from Contech. This unique bowl helps to prevent problems associated with overly fast drinking, such as vomiting or choking, and also helps to reduce messes. Available in blue, pink, or clear styles, the bowl can also be combined with the EatBetter Plastic Food Bowl, designed for turbo-style canine eaters.


Combining a stylish form with sturdy functionality, the Meshidai Elevated Diner Double Bowls from Bowsers feature a contemporary, chic design. The wood veneer stand and ceramic bowls are easy to clean, and the padded feet help to prevent slipping and tipping over. And the bowls are available in a convenient range of sizes, from X-Small through Large, to help you find the ideal height for your pooch.


Lower your dog's carbon "pawprint" with the eco-conscious Oval Bamboo Dog Bowl from Planet Petco. This attractive feeder uses the renewable plant bamboo, and is available in a range of colors, such as bright red or earth-toned chestnut, to ensure that the bowl will fit nicely into just about any kitchen décor. And at a retail price between $4.50 and $9 depending on size, this dishwasher-safe bowl is a true value.


A convenient way to provide fresh, continuous hydration for your canine, the Fresh & Clear Large Dog Fountain from Dogit features a purifying filter to maintain a steady flow of clean water, encouraging your dog to keep drinking throughout the day. The fountain also boasts an impressive water capacity - over two and a half gallons - to help ensure that your dog has an adequate water supply when you're not at home.


As the weather turns cooler, help make sure that your pets have access to fresh water outdoors with the Thermal Heated Dog Bowl from K&H. This thermostatically controlled bowl features a steel-wrapped cord for added safety, and when the temperatures dip, the bowl helps to keep pets from seeking out alternative, potentially unsafe sources of water when romping outside.

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Zootoo Review – 5 Dog Bowls With Something Extra

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Filed under: Dogs, Pet Product Reviews

As pet owners, we try to ensure that what goes into our dogs' food and water bowls is healthy and beneficial to our four-legged friends. But certain bowls can also offer something extra for your pooch's dining table.

By encouraging dogs to stay hydrated or elevating their eating positions, some food and water bowls can help to contribute to your pet's wellness. Our friends at Zootoo rounded up a few of their favorite dog bowls to improve your pet's mealtime.

Regulate the pace of your dog's water consumption with the DrinkBetter Plastic Water Bowl from Contech. This unique bowl helps to prevent problems associated with overly fast drinking, such as vomiting or choking, and also helps to reduce messes. Available in blue, pink, or clear styles, the bowl can also be combined with the EatBetter Plastic Food Bowl, designed for turbo-style canine eaters.


Combining a stylish form with sturdy functionality, the Meshidai Elevated Diner Double Bowls from Bowsers feature a contemporary, chic design. The wood veneer stand and ceramic bowls are easy to clean, and the padded feet help to prevent slipping and tipping over. And the bowls are available in a convenient range of sizes, from X-Small through Large, to help you find the ideal height for your pooch.


Lower your dog's carbon "pawprint" with the eco-conscious Oval Bamboo Dog Bowl from Planet Petco. This attractive feeder uses the renewable plant bamboo, and is available in a range of colors, such as bright red or earth-toned chestnut, to ensure that the bowl will fit nicely into just about any kitchen décor. And at a retail price between $4.50 and $9 depending on size, this dishwasher-safe bowl is a true value.


A convenient way to provide fresh, continuous hydration for your canine, the Fresh & Clear Large Dog Fountain from Dogit features a purifying filter to maintain a steady flow of clean water, encouraging your dog to keep drinking throughout the day. The fountain also boasts an impressive water capacity - over two and a half gallons - to help ensure that your dog has an adequate water supply when you're not at home.


As the weather turns cooler, help make sure that your pets have access to fresh water outdoors with the Thermal Heated Dog Bowl from K&H. This thermostatically controlled bowl features a steel-wrapped cord for added safety, and when the temperatures dip, the bowl helps to keep pets from seeking out alternative, potentially unsafe sources of water when romping outside.

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Lucky Mouse Avoids Death by Mousetrap

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"Build a better mousetrap, and the world will beat a path to your door," said Ralph Waldo Emerson. And yet here we are in 2011 and mousetraps are essentially the same as they've been since the nineteenth century. That's because they've always been simple and effective. But that doesn't mean they're perfect or foolproof. Many a wily mouse has scored a free chunk of cheese or bit of peanut butter while managing to avoid doom. Here's one such mouse who was able to sneak a snack and then go back for more, all due to a trap that was napping on the job instead of snapping on the job.

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Bratić the Cat – Cute Pet of the Day

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Name: Bratić

Location: Split, Croatia

Age: Unknown. Around 5 years.

Breed: Unknown. He's a street cat.

Favorite Toy: He doesn't have any toys. He's the sovereign lord of the turf.

Favorite Treat: Anything with meat.

Likes: To oversee situations in and around the garden.

Dislikes: To be around the garden while it's being watered.

Weird Quirk: He immediately urinates on walls and furniture if by chance he gets inside the house.

Fun Fact: Although he's the oldest and largest of dozen of cats who usually hang around in the garden, he lets the other eat first! "Bratić" means "cousin." It's a long story.

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Cat Naps in Its Basket for 4 1/2 Hours

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Not everybody is a cat person. Because I'm an open-minded guy, I have friends who aren't cat people. They ask me about it. They ask me, "Why do you like cats?" They also ask, "What's so special about them?" These are hard questions to answer, because the mystique of cats is so difficult to define.

I think this video is going to help me a lot from now on. If you're a non-cat-person and you want some insight into what makes cats great, watch this video. Watch the whole thing. It's only four hours, 37 minutes and 59 seconds long. I'll wait.

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You're back? Did you watch the video? Good! Now you should have a pretty good idea about what makes cats so awesome.

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Cat Naps in Its Basket for 4 1/2 Hours

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Filed under: Cats, Funny Animal Videos

Not everybody is a cat person. Because I'm an open-minded guy, I have friends who aren't cat people. They ask me about it. They ask me, "Why do you like cats?" They also ask, "What's so special about them?" These are hard questions to answer, because the mystique of cats is so difficult to define.

I think this video is going to help me a lot from now on. If you're a non-cat-person and you want some insight into what makes cats great, watch this video. Watch the whole thing. It's only four hours, 37 minutes and 59 seconds long. I'll wait.

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You're back? Did you watch the video? Good! Now you should have a pretty good idea about what makes cats so awesome.

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Cat Naps in Its Basket for 4 1/2 Hours

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Filed under: Cats, Funny Animal Videos

Not everybody is a cat person. Because I'm an open-minded guy, I have friends who aren't cat people. They ask me about it. They ask me, "Why do you like cats?" They also ask, "What's so special about them?" These are hard questions to answer, because the mystique of cats is so difficult to define.

I think this video is going to help me a lot from now on. If you're a non-cat-person and you want some insight into what makes cats great, watch this video. Watch the whole thing. It's only four hours, 37 minutes and 59 seconds long. I'll wait.

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You're back? Did you watch the video? Good! Now you should have a pretty good idea about what makes cats so awesome.

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Comfy Kitten Sleeps on Its Own Head

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All cat owners come across their pets sleeping or lying in awkward positions from time to time, but this is really beyond beyond. Did the cat struggle to find that spot? Did it shift around from position to position until it found one that felt just right? Or did it find itself that way accidentally, and decided to just stay put? In what world could this possibly be comfortable for any living thing? If anything, this assures me that we should stop trying to understand our cats. They are simply unknowable.

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Hugo the Dog – Cute Pet of the Day

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Name: Hugo

Location: Belmont, Mass.

Age: 6

Breed: Bluetick Coonhound

Favorite Toy: Mr. Green, a squeaky ball with feet.

Favorite Treat: A delicious marrow bone stuffed with beefy dog treats

Likes: His friend Joshua the camel, sunshine, hikes, long hugs, quality time with his dog-park packs, drinking fresh rain water, piles of blankets on snowy winter days

Dislikes: The fact that we learned long ago never to leave food on the counter with a hound dog in residence.

Weird Quirk: He's a nail biter!

Fun Fact: Hugo sings along to Josh Ritter in the car.

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Doggy Home-Care Medicine Chest

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While your veterinarian diagnoses and prescribes for your dog's health issues, canine first aid as well as minor problems may benefit from human medicines. Let's face it, Fido rarely tears a claw or eats something iffy during regular clinic hours, so it's helpful to know how to use your pantry supplies and human medicine chest to help your dog. Some people prescriptions can be dangerous (especially for cats!) so it's a good idea to have a handy list.

First aid and home remedies don't replace proper veterinary care, but they can keep dogs more comfy until medical care is available. And sometimes a home remedy is all that's needed. Even if human meds work on dogs, the doses usually are lower due to the smaller size of the dog. Your vet can tell you the exact dose needed for your specific pet but here are some common human medicines that benefit dogs.

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