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June Is Adopt-A-Shelter-Cat Month

Two of our adopted cats, Sage & Raven

This is a great time to adopt a shelter cat or two!  The first wave of Kitten Season has already hit in a lot of places, which means shelters are filling up with kittens, leaving little or no room, especially for adult cats.  Many rescue groups are waiving or reducing fees for adopting cats this month.  When you adopt you save a life and make room for another cat to have a chance.

Check out the links below to help in your decision and to learn how to make an adoption go smoothly:

  1. Please consider adopting adult cats—there are a ton of reasons why they make wonderful pets!
  2. What to consider before you adopt and the things you’ll need.
  3. Two cats can be better than one!
  4. Prepare for your new furred family members.
  5. Bringing your new cat home. More good tips on bringing home your new cat.
  6. Learn how to introduce two cats. More advice on introducing cats. And even more advice on introducing your new cat to other cats.
  7. Learn how to introduce your new cat to your resident dog. More good advice on introducing your new cat to your dog.
  8. Allergies?  Check out the podcast about living with allergies & pets. And the ASPCA has a list of tips.
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Podcast Episode 108: Allergies & Pets

Here’s Episode 108 – Allergies & Pets:

Learn how you can live with both and not be miserable!

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You can listen to it here and or on iTunes.  We also have an RSS feed you can subscribe to if you use an RSS reader.

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We Like: The Roadie Harness By RuffRider

I love our Roadie harness!  Every time our dog Saffron rides in the car with us, she’s in her Roadie and buckled in in the back seat. If you’re taking your dog in your car, you’ll both be much safer if your dog is secured by a strong car harness and seat belt.  Find out why you should always buckle up your dog. If you have a dog who is nervous about riding in the car, a harness can make them feel more secure because they’re not constantly trying to keep their balance.  RuffRider used to have different models of harnesses, but have trimmed down to one, which I think is just fine because that one model is awesome and WAY better than all the other car harnesses I’ve seen.
The Roadie isn’t just a regular harness.  It was designed specifically to keep a dog comfortable riding in a car and safe in the event of an accident.  It was independently tested and can withstand over 6,000 lbs. of force.  (The Society of American Engineers standard for human seat belts is 5,000 lbs. of force.)  Unlike a lot of car harnesses, the Roadie doesn’t have any buckles or clips that could fail in an accident.  That does mean there is a certain way to put the harness on, but once you understand how, you’ll have no problems.  You can check out their instructions.  It’s easy to secure your dog in the car by threading the seat belt through the loop on the back of the harness.  Or you can use a carabiner to clip the harness in.  
It’s important that if you use a carabiner, get one used for rock climbing with a strength rating of at least 23 kN.  We use a Black Diamond Dynotron which is rated 25kN.  Don’t use some crappy carabiner you get at Wal-Mart—it isn’t strong enough.
(Note: I have no connections to RuffRider, I just really like thier product!)
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