July Newsletter

July Newsletter is live!! Check out what is happening this month, including some great tips for keeping your pet safe in the heat.

What is separation anxiety and how to treat it?

Find how to treat your pets anxiety at the Pawhaus Pet Boutique.

Vets and trainers are often consulted about dogs, who when left alone, cry, howl, bark, urinate, defecate, or simply destroy everything in their paths. Whatever destructive or inappropriate behavior your dog engages in when you leave him alone, he is not doing it to “punish” you for leaving him alone. Rather, his behavior is generally the result of stress, fear and/or boredom.

Depending on your dog’s behavior when you are gone you can sometimes differentiate between stress-related behavior and boredom. For example, assuming you are giving your dog appropriate opportunities to relieve himself during the day, urinating and defecating in your absence is more likely to be a sign of stress than of housetraining problems. If upon returning home, your dog is panting and sticks to your side like glue, it is likely he is suffering from separation anxiety.

Many dog behavior experts sub-divide separation anxiety into “true” separation anxiety and “isolation distress.” With “true” separation anxiety your dog’s fears are focused on a particular person (“Oh no! Jane’s gone!”). With isolation distress, simply being alone is the problem for your dog. Thus, isolation distress can sometimes be alleviated by the company of other dogs or people – letting your dog stay with a friend when you are out or taking your dog to doggy daycare. Separation anxiety can be more challenging to address because your dog’s stress is triggered by being away from a particular person. To learn several things you can do lessen your dog’s separation anxiety, click here.

Something Silly at the Pawhaus

Just in time for Spring! The Pawhaus Pet Boutique is proud to introduce Silly Little Sock Bunnies Dog Toys. Exclusive to our shop and we LOVE that these adorable bunnies are made right here in Canada!


We thought it would be great to talk a little about who the local artist is who makes are awesome little Silly products and here is what she had to say:


Silly Little Sock Monkeys and Friends are the products of an artistic mom and her beloved, creative side-kick, a four year old with a wonderful adoration for stuffies (and puppies too!).


It all began one day when we came across a pattern for making a sock monkey. It was the perfect companion for my daughter, no batteries to replace, no worries about recalls and with those gangly arms, legs and tails- it could swing as high as her imagination! In no time, we began taking orders from friends and strangers alike that would stop us at the park and ask, where did you get that cute little sock monkey?”.


Just before last Christmas, fate had its way and The Silly Little Sock Monkeys (and Friends) ended up at a table beside The Pawhaus at a community show and sale. I will admit to be a little surprised when Amanda asked if I’d ever thought about making sock monkeys for dogs! After watching my daughter’s fascination with the squeaky toys on display at The Pawhaus , I quickly realized that children and dogs are much alike in their toy preferences!


So began Silly Little Sock Monkeys are Friends for Dogs, our product line exclusively for our canine friends available only through The Pawhaus.


Each of our Silly Little Sock Monkeys and new Silly Little Sock Bunnies are made with all new materials and TLC. Hidden inside, a squeaker will delight your dogs with a cause and effect experience (gnaw and it squeals!) and rest assured that each squeaker has been quality control tested by my vigilant 4 year old little girl.


When you purchase a Silly Little Sock Monkey or Bunny you are buying local-supporting a Calgary art-doll artist and offering your dog really cool toy to play with!
Enjoy!

Holly and Abby McWilliams
Silly Little Sock Monkey and Friends Artist

You can find more of Holly and Abby's creations on her own website at http://www.members.shaw.ca/sillylittlesockmonkey/

Pawhaus Newsletter

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Monday Madness

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Unique Pet Gift for the Holiday Season

The E.B.D. Carry-all is a great item for the Holiday season! This trendy dog travel gear bag is perfect for packing all your dog's belongings!

Think of it as a doggy diaper bag ergonomically designed with functionality and style. The sleek, stylish exterior makes it a great accessory that does not compromise your personal style.
This bag includes:

• Bone-shaped carabineer
• Integrated waste bag dispenser pocket
• Indoor/outdoor blanket
• Freezable gel pack
• Food bowl
• Water bowl
• Eight interior pockets including a zipper pocket for vet records, hand sanitation canisters, exterior cell phone/MP3 and exterior pen pocket

Do you know a friend or family member that travels alot - but maybe needs to be more organized? Do you have the Gand-Furkids over on the weekends sometimes and would love all their toys and goodies to come in one organized pack?

This is the item that you need to have under the tree! For yourself or for a loved one - it's a no miss on Santa Claus' list!

Iams Home for the Holidays

Celebrating its 10th anniversary, Iams Home 4 The Holidays – among the world’s most successful pet adoption programs – includes nearly 3,000 worldwide partner animal organizations that are dedicated to helping place orphaned dogs and cats into happy, loving homes.

Iams Home 4 The Holidays has set a goal to place 1 million orphaned animals into happy and loving homes this holiday season from October 1, 2008 to January 5, 2009.

Award-winning actress and pet parent Felicity Huffman has teamed up with Iams Home 4 The Holidays to help raise awareness for the millions of homeless dogs and cats in North America.

We’re asking everyone to open their heart and/or home to a homeless pet this holiday season. Visit Iamshome4theholidays.com for a myriad of ideas and ways to help orphaned pets.

Since it began in 1999, Home 4 The Holidays has helped place more than 2 million pets into happy homes. Last year alone, Iams Home 4 the Holidays helped nearly 500,000 families experience the joy of pet adoption.

Founded by Helen Woodward Animal Center and supported by Iams, Home 4 The Holidays began in 1999 with just 14 participating animal shelters in San Diego County. Today there are nearly 3,000 shelters in 15 countries around the world helping orphaned animals find loving homes and families.

Every cat, dog, puppy or kitten that is adopted during Iams Home 4 the Holidays will go home with an Iams Adoption Starter Kit that contains food samples, coupons and important tips and information about pet care, behavior, training and nutrition.CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL FACT SHEET

DID YOU KNOW...

• There are as many as 8 Million homeless pets looking for a home in our country?
• As many as 4 million orphaned dogs and cats will be euthanized this year due to shelter overcrowding and lack of awareness about these homeless pets?
• More than a quarter of all dogs in animal shelters are purebreds?
• Iams Home 4 the Holidays has helped more than 1,047,000 Dogs, 962,000 cats and 66,000 "other" animals, such as rabbits, reptiles, birds and more, find homes over the past nine years?
• That you can be a hero to a pet by visiting www.iamshome4theholidays.com to find participating animal organizations or other ways to help.

Petsecure Gives You Confidence

Petsecure is for all the reasons you can imagine, but more importantly, for all the reasons you can't.

Some Things Are Simply Out of Your Hands. When you first brought home your new dog or cat, you likely imagined all the joy, the fun and the companionship that furry bundle would bring to your family. Very few of us stop and think about the likelihood of our pet coming down with common illnesses or medical problems associated with their breed, or make allowances for the accidents that inevitably pop up in every pet's life. But that's why there's pet health insurance.

Pet insurance is the best way to have a plan in place, and peace of mind in the event of any accident, illness or expense associated with preventive care. Things like routine heartworm checks, medication for ear infections, fights with other pets and even household mishaps such as swallowing toxins like chocolate, or other 'foreign' objects are covered. So are pricey diagnostics like x-rays, dental care, surgery, emergency hospitalization, and prescriptions too.

Benefits:

• Enables you to provide the best possible care for your pet; especially when the unexpected occurs.
• Provides for responsible pet ownership; much the same as providing plenty of love and attention, good nutrition, proper exercise and a safe environment.
• Helps you budget and control the cost of care, by keeping you aware of monthly costs and ensuring you won't be caught unprepared in the event of an emergency.
• Provides you (and your pet) with greater access to life-saving treatments. Crucial decisions are easier to make.
• Gives peace of mind, knowing that pets are covered before they develop health problems, illness or conditions normally associated with their breed or age.

Best of all, getting started with us is as easy as 1-2-3!

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