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Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Pet Pause

Plan to Make Pet Shopping Part of Black Friday

Pet Stores Offering Friday Savings for All Ye Over-stuffed Consumers

There's the overeating, the overeating again, and then there are still the desserts. For anything left over — and there still will be, even after all of that, even after Dad's thirds — here's last year's column on Thanksgiving-style pet food. And for those of us who already know we'll be so stuffed after our smörgåsbord that the thought of stuffing will make us nauseous, well, let's redirect our attention to the day after. The day of doorbuster sales and stretching one's legs to move faster than one's neighbor toward savings. The day we temporarily turn our attention from overeating to overwhelmed. The day we never weigh ourselves. Black Friday. Good news: Pet stores in nearby are touting some pretty appetizing savings on food, treats, …

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Pet Pause

Threat of Cats Smothering Babies - Debunked!

Old Wives' Tale Raises Good Safety Points, But No Longer Red Flags

With five weeks to go, the Ward nursery finally looks like a place a baby could live. We've assembled the crib and the changing table. We've laid a rug and cushioned a rocking chair. We've even washed, folded and sorted all five loads of clothing into the drawers. (Well, I have.) Sharing this news, coworkers and neighbors of older children have gone giddy over the mention of Dreft, let alone its trademark scent. No, it's not ill preparation that made me anxious last week, but a threat does still linger in that little, yet-empty room. I'll take the blame for my husband's fear that Sistercat will suffocate our newborn. For years I've let this cat cozy up to my neck before I fall asleep. Her scent and  soft fur against my chin lull me right …

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