This weekend I thought I’d do a link round up of some of my favorite pet-related links for the weekend. I come across so many great ones throughout the week that I don’t always get a chance to share them, so I figured why not list them all out at once!
~ Small Dog Grooming Tips at She Knows
~ Cockroaches as Pets (no thanks!) from news.com.au
~ Homemade USS Enterprise Dog Costume at Wag Reflex
~ Should Your Dog Get a Flu Shot? at Embrace
~ Sink Drink Gadget for Cats at Celebrate Your Pet!
~ Senator Ted Kennedy Remembered As Dog Lover at …read more

The Home & Dining channel decided our theme this month should be ways to keep warm during the autumn months. Of course, we can’t forget our pets!

Give them their own radiator
Or let nature do the work
Keep their paws warm and dry
A soft glowing light for dogs…
…and don’t forget the cats…
…and birds and lizards
Try some interspecies snorgling
Learn about keeping follicly challenged rats warm…
…and the hedgies
Make warm cat treats…
…and dog treats
And don’t forget the rodents
Floor heating for snakes
A luxury bed
Make sure they can get into the bed
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This news story from the UK’s Daily Mail is sweet if not a little heartbreaking:
Four tiny orphaned hedgehogs are snuggling up to the bristles of a cleaning brush – because they think it’s their mother.
The four inch long creatures are being hand-reared by staff at the New Forest Otter, Owl and Wildlife Park in Ashurst, Hants.
Workers say Mary, Mungo, Midge and Slappy get comfort from playing with the centre’s cleaning brush and enjoy rubbing against it.
The smells on the brush, which is used to sweep a yard, remind the hedgehogs of their natural habitat while the texture reminds them …read more