Showing posts with label Best Friends Pet Care Chadds Ford. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Best Friends Pet Care Chadds Ford. Show all posts
Monday, March 1, 2010
Camper of the Month: Coco!
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Super Pet Expo
We are very pleased to announce that we are one of the sponsors of the Super Pet Expo in King of Prussia, Pa! The Expo is February 26-28 at the Valley Forge Convention Center.
Check out this link for more details:
http://www.superpetexpo.com/kingofprussia.html
Hope to see you there!
Check out this link for more details:
http://www.superpetexpo.com/kingofprussia.html
Hope to see you there!
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Feline Language
“I found this cool blog post on cats written by Lynne Peeples… enjoy!”
Although perhaps not as jolting as an alarm clock, a cat’s “soliciting purr” can still pry its owner from sleep. And, when sufficiently annoying, the sound may actually coerce them from bed to fill a food bowl.
This particular meow mix—an embedding of her cat’s high-frequency natural cry within a more pleasant, low-frequency purr—often awakens Karen McComb, a behavioral ecologist at the University of Sussex in the U.K. and lead author of a paper about that sound published today in Current Biology.
“Solicitation purring is probably more acceptable to humans than overt meowing, which is likely to get cats ejected from the bedroom,” McComb said in a statement.
To understand just how cats vocally manipulate owners, including herself, McComb and her team set up a series of experiments. First they recorded the purrs of 10 cats; some were recorded when a cat was actively soliciting food and others in a non-solicitation setting. Fifty people then listened to the sounds at the same volume. Individuals judged pleading purrs as more urgent and less pleasant than normal purrs. When the researchers played the purrs re-synthesized to exclude the hungry cries, leaving all else the same, the volunteers perceived the purrs as far less urgent.
McComb suggests that cats may be cashing in on human's naturally nurturing response to a baby’s cry. Previous studies have shown the cat’s embedded cry shares a similar frequency.
Like babies, domestic cats are “completely dependent on us for their survival,” says C. A. Tony Buffington, a professor of veterinary medicine at The Ohio State University, who was not involved in the study. “Any time an animal is in that situation, they are going to be scrutinizing their caregivers for any response to any signal they are sending out. Whatever works, they’re going to do it—whether that’s changing a purr, or doing figure eights between their owner's feet.”
Buffington sees potential in applying the findings at his veterinary hospital to decipher what a cat is experiencing and what it needs. “Here’s something that everyone’s probably observed, but no one has paid attention to,” Buffington says. “Now, we can look at it in much deeper way.”
Source: http://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/post.cfm?id=the-manipulative-meow-cats-learn-to-2009-07-13
Although perhaps not as jolting as an alarm clock, a cat’s “soliciting purr” can still pry its owner from sleep. And, when sufficiently annoying, the sound may actually coerce them from bed to fill a food bowl.
This particular meow mix—an embedding of her cat’s high-frequency natural cry within a more pleasant, low-frequency purr—often awakens Karen McComb, a behavioral ecologist at the University of Sussex in the U.K. and lead author of a paper about that sound published today in Current Biology.
“Solicitation purring is probably more acceptable to humans than overt meowing, which is likely to get cats ejected from the bedroom,” McComb said in a statement.
To understand just how cats vocally manipulate owners, including herself, McComb and her team set up a series of experiments. First they recorded the purrs of 10 cats; some were recorded when a cat was actively soliciting food and others in a non-solicitation setting. Fifty people then listened to the sounds at the same volume. Individuals judged pleading purrs as more urgent and less pleasant than normal purrs. When the researchers played the purrs re-synthesized to exclude the hungry cries, leaving all else the same, the volunteers perceived the purrs as far less urgent.
McComb suggests that cats may be cashing in on human's naturally nurturing response to a baby’s cry. Previous studies have shown the cat’s embedded cry shares a similar frequency.
Like babies, domestic cats are “completely dependent on us for their survival,” says C. A. Tony Buffington, a professor of veterinary medicine at The Ohio State University, who was not involved in the study. “Any time an animal is in that situation, they are going to be scrutinizing their caregivers for any response to any signal they are sending out. Whatever works, they’re going to do it—whether that’s changing a purr, or doing figure eights between their owner's feet.”
Buffington sees potential in applying the findings at his veterinary hospital to decipher what a cat is experiencing and what it needs. “Here’s something that everyone’s probably observed, but no one has paid attention to,” Buffington says. “Now, we can look at it in much deeper way.”
Source: http://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/post.cfm?id=the-manipulative-meow-cats-learn-to-2009-07-13
Monday, January 11, 2010
Meet Our Pet Stylists!
Regina, on the left, has been grooming dogs for 20 years, and she enjoys cooking and karaoke in her spare time. She has two white cats, Sugar Daddy and Sister Angel.
Val, on the right, has been grooming for 9 years, and has a miniature poodle, Izzi, and a cockapoo, Skippy. Val loves reading and making jewelry and art.
We are so glad to have Val and Regina on out staff--they are awesome!
Call 610-459-2724 to schedule your pooch for a day at the spa today!
Monday, December 28, 2009
Holiday Indulgence for your Pet
There are so many ways we can show our pets we love and appreciate them over the holidays. Check out this article on Zootoo.com to see the top ten ways!
http://www.zootoo.com/petnews/toptenpetindulgences-1493
http://www.zootoo.com/petnews/toptenpetindulgences-1493
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Philly Pet Expo
We had a great time at the Greater Philadelphia Pet Expo this weekend! Here are some of the cuties we saw there:
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Meet our Staff!
We'd like you to meet Melissa, who has been with us since 2006. We refer to her as our "dog whisperer" because of her quiet confidence. Melissa's best skill is breaking through to timid dogs who have trust issues. However, the friendly and happy ones love her just as much!
Melissa not only does playtimes and cuddle times; she is a Doggie Day Camp Counselor now as well.
We are all glad to have her as part of our team here in Chadds Ford!
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Update on Sticky
“Sticky, the cat who made headlines last week after animal officials in Pennsylvania discovered her wrapped from neck to tail in duct tape, has found a forever home. The family wishes to remain anonymous.--Philly.com”
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Delaware Humane Association Events
Here are some events coming up held by the Delaware Humane Association:
Sun, Sep 27, 10am - 4pm
PetSmart Adopt-a-Thon
Come and meet some adoptable animals!
Sat, Oct 3, 1pm - 3pm
Wellness Clinic
Low cost vaccinations, microchipping, and dog licenses
Fri, Oct 23, 7pm - 12pm
Bark in the Dark
Halloween Costume Party
http://www.dehumane.org/
If you have other questions, please send a message to: info@dehumane.org.
Sun, Sep 27, 10am - 4pm
PetSmart Adopt-a-Thon
Come and meet some adoptable animals!
Sat, Oct 3, 1pm - 3pm
Wellness Clinic
Low cost vaccinations, microchipping, and dog licenses
Fri, Oct 23, 7pm - 12pm
Bark in the Dark
Halloween Costume Party
http://www.dehumane.org/
If you have other questions, please send a message to: info@dehumane.org.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Stay and Play is all day fun!
Summer may be over, but we are still having fun with all of our 4-legged friends here in Chadds Ford. Many of our regular boarders who have previously enjoyed playgroup are now even having more thrills with Stay and Play, which is our newest addition. With Stay and Play, our canine companions get to play in Doggie Day Camp all day long (supervised, of course) and then board in our spacious suites at night. The dogs sure do sleep well at night after all of that romping around!
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