Tuesday, November 27, 2012
New Readership to Yield More Expansive Local Pet Focus - and I Could Use Your Help
About this time of year, we all reflect on the months past and what the coming year may hold. Now is also a time of reflection and growth for Pet Pause. In the past month, our readership has expanded from Mentor, near my home, to Twinsburg and Solon. This won't prevent us from still exploring topics near and dear to pet owners everywhere: responsible pet waste removal, adoption, feral control, cost savings,puppy mills and hazards like fleas, ticks, summer heat and — yes, even in Twinsburg and Solon — coyotes. Pet Pause will continue to preview events for pet owners of our region: Dog Nights at the ballparks, Woofstock at Holden Arboretum, and things like Santa Paws in Mentor. (Click here for more information on this photo session Saturday …
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
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
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 …
Michelle Pincheck
4:12 pm on Tuesday, November 27, 2012
They made a valiant effort to make the dog park on Liberty Rd a nice place for dogs and their owners to unwind. I however, find it a little dull. I would much rather travel 15-20 minutes south to Bow Wow beach in Stow where the dogs have an entire lake to cool off in. They are also able to enjoy an agility course, "shower" stalls, a jump dock, picnic tables and a shaded area. It is also more … more ›