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Your Dog Can Help A Sick Arizona Teen Just By Being Its Adorable Self

Was one of your New Years resolutions to help others? Here’s a surefire way to help one sick teen – share a picture of your dog!

The Facebook event Photo Doggies For Anthony has made national news this week. Started by an Arizona woman, the goal of the “event” was to create a collection of cute dog pictures to cheer up her friend’s 16 year-old son Anthony while he undergoes monthly chemotherapy treatment for leukemia. The event went viral, and hundreds of thousands of people from around the world starting posting photos of their dogs to brighten the spirits of the sick teen. Anthony and his family even started an Instagram account to showcase some of their favorite Facebook submissions (Picture below)!

While the original event has been taken down by Facebook, allegedly due to inappropriate content (What kind of person ruins the sharing of dog pictures?!), Anthony himself has created a new event with the same name that is already filling up fast with pictures.

Want to send a “get well” message from your dog? Log in to Facebook, RSVP to the event, and post away!

We’re sure Anthony would love to see all of our adorable Running The Pack clients 🙂

UPDATE January 7, 2015: The original “Photo Doggies For Anthony” event is back up on Facebook! Check out the pups or post your own HERE.

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Posted in Cute Stuff, News Articles

Running The Pack In The Running For The 2014 Boston A-List!

Exciting news: Running The Pack has been nominated for the 2014 Boston A-List in the Best Dog Walker category! The Boston A-List is a contest presented by WGBH and CityVoter.com in which Boston locals vote on which of over 4,000 Boston-area businesses are the best in their field.

What’s even more exciting than being nominated? YOU can help us win! To cast your vote for Running The Pack, click HERE. Voters can only vote once in each category, so be sure to spread the word about your favorite dog walker!

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Posted in News Articles

In The News: High-Tech Dog Collars

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Help! I've Fallen And I Don't Want To Get Up!

You can already buy a onesie that monitors your baby’s vital signs – Why not a collar that does the same for your dog? Boston’s local CBS affiliate WBZ Channel 4 profiled a Massachusetts company this week aiming to do just that.

Based in Burlington, PetPace offers a collar that syncs with an app, allowing you to monitor your dog’s heart rate, temperature, breathing, and activity levels from anywhere. The app will even alert you to any abnormalities. Check out the full story below (Warning: Video features adorable pug!):

While obviously not a substitute for regular checkups, PetPace offers owners peace of mind. Everyone has to leave their animals alone sometimes (Yes, even dog walkers), and being able to know that your pet is healthy even when you are not physically there to check on them seems like a huge benefit. According to the PetPace website, you can even share your pet’s data with their vet!

What do you think? Have you tried PetPace? Would you? Let us know!

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Posted in Animal Safety, News Articles

Any (Pet Friendly) Port In A Storm

State lawmakers, animal aid organizations, and animal lovers will meet at the State House this afternoon to celebrate the passage of a bill that benefits pet owners all over The Commonwealth. Senate Bill 1172 An Act Ensuring The Safety Of People With Pets In Disasters was signed into law by Governor Deval Patrick back in March. As the title suggests, the bill will help pet owners keep their animals safe in the event of a disaster – But how? What changes will the average pet holder see in their lives?

Previous laws concerning the evacuation and rescue of people during a disaster did not cover the pets of the people being evacuated. Civil defense organizations in the state were not required to include animals in their disaster planning, so they didn’t have the necessary shelter or rescue equipment available to provide animal care. Even service animals were excluded. This left many people to make a heart-wrenching choice: To save their own life or to stay with their pet. Many people understandably chose not to evacuate without their pet, not only putting their life in danger, but the lives of the first responders sent to rescue them.

The passage of Senate Bill 1172 aims to prevent this scenario by amending the existing laws to include not only the needs of people during an emergency, but the needs of their household pets and service animals. A section of the new amendment reads:

“Any emergency plan of operations shall include strategies to support the needs of people with household pets and the needs of household pets under their care, including service animals. The local organization for civil defense shall take appropriate steps to educate the public regarding the resources available in the event of an emergency and the importance of emergency preparedness planning.”

Not only will civil defense organizations in Massachusetts be required to plan for rescuing pets along with their people, but they must have a plan for sheltering them as well.  Organizations have twelve months to update their emergency operations plans, but if you want to get a head start, the MSPCA website has a great checklist of how to keep your family – furry family included – safe during an emergency.

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Posted in Animal Issues, Local Animal Laws, News Articles

Lucky Dog Organics

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       Now, normally I blog about places you can take your pup, but this time Riley came shopping with me on the Internet!  I came across a dog website called Lucky Dog Organics.  Lately I have been all about the organic products and Riley and I have been loving them.

What really made me like this website so much was an article that the owner had posted.  He wrote about how we need to be more conscious of what we are buying and how long it will actually last.  I feel the same way, that people need to consider how products are made, what they are made of and how long is it going to last. Instead of buying a product that you feel is fashionable for your pet and made out of cheap materials, consider maybe going a different route.  By buying products that are made of quality materials, they will last longer and save you money in the long run.  And in today’s economy, who doesn’t want to save money?

My roommates and I have been trying to be more “green” friendly so I figured, why not have Riley contribute a little to our green ways.  This website has a lot of cool things to choose from.  Some of the products include, hemp collars, recycled sailclothed dog beds, oxo-degradable waste bags, all natural dog treats, zogoflex dog toys that will last forever and so much more.  So if you are going green and you want your pup to get on board, I would suggest that you check out this website.

www.luckydogorganics.com

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