Pet Project

January 12, 2009June 5, 2013

DIY: Crocheted & Felted Pet Bed

For those of you who crochet, here’s a pattern for a pet bed (scroll down) called Kitty Cuddles. It’s crocheted & felted and is based on the KittyPi Bed (which is knitted & felted.)

The bed is shaped like a flat-bottomed bowl. It’s soft and comfy, but has some structure due to the felting. The bed looks very different before felting.

You’ll need to use a natural fiber yarn to get it to felt. Here are a few tutorials on felting: this one covers both hand & machine felting, here is a printable one on machine felting, and another on hand felting.

January 9, 2009

Happy News

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I have some nice news to share with you. PetProject has gotten some attention lately and I wanted to let you know and to thank you for sharing the site with your friends. Your support means a lot to me!

Last month PetProject was linked to on:

radio station KFWB’s site
online media sites The National Ledger and The Post Chronicle
news site OregonLive

This week the site was linked to on StumbleUpon.

And, finally, I just learned PetProject was listed on the Top 10 List of DIY Sites on PlanetGreen, a Discovery Network website.

What an exciting way to begin the year. I started PetProject to share my interest in and enthusiasm for companion animals in the hope of improving both their lives and ours. It’s neat to see that people are are getting something from the site. Thanks!

January 9, 2009

Friday Fun: Tara & Bella At The Elephant Sanctuary

Humans aren’t the only beings to form close relationships with dogs. Check out this neat profile on Tara the elephant and Bella the dog at The Elephant Sanctuary in Hohenwald, Tennessee. (thanks Nancy)

January 5, 2009January 5, 2009

Happy New Year! Recall, Rapper, First Cat, Second Dog

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PetProject is back from the holidays. It was a pretty quiet here with an unusual amount of snow for us in the Pacific NW. We hope you had a safe and happy holiday and we wish you all the very best in 2009.

Here’s some of the recent news:

Solid Gold recalls variety of their canned dog food due to complaints of mold found in one batch. Recall covers 13.2 oz. Pull-top cans of Turkey, Ocean Fish, Sweet Potato, & Carrot Formula Dog Food with 01/02/2010 on bottom of can.
Rapper DMX pleads guilty to animal cruelty charges stemming from a raid in 2007 when 3 dog carcasses and 12 starving dogs were found at his home.
The Bush Family’s cat, India, died at age 18yrs.
Vice President-elect Joe Biden will be getting a second dog—this time adopting from a shelter.

December 23, 2008December 28, 2008

Michael Vick’s Dogs Today

Sports Illustrated has a good article on several of the dogs rescued from Michael Vick’s dog fighting operation, Bad Newz Kennels. Many of these dogs have really blossomed in foster homes, while others still have a lot to overcome. Jasmine, in particular, is a dog absolutely gripped by fear, but she is making progress thanks to a dedicated foster mom.

Our dog, Saffron, had big fear issues when we adopted her. I know how much work it takes to build a dog’s confidence and I know how wonderful it is when that dog reaches each new milestone.

Maybe Michael Vick’s dogs will help change the image of the pit bull and society will stop blaming the breed. Check out the great gallery of these dogs living the happy lives they deserve.

Michael Vick could be released to a halfway house as early as January 2009 and is also filing for bankruptcy. You can read more about the history of the Vick case.