Fun Find: The Dog Pod

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We think this Fun Find works both for dogs and cats.

We love the clean modern lines of the Dog Pod in bamboo.

Made by a Canadian company called Vurv Design, you'll have to save a bit for this one. Its price tag is a bit spendy at $899!

Fun Find: DIY Cat Play House

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Look at what Lowe's Home Improvement Centers has on their Creative Ideas site!
A cool how-to on a fun kitty play condo.

All the instructions, including materials list, cost and estimated skill level and time to complete can be found here. And they even have a how-to video you can watch. Cool, huh?

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Fun Find: Dog Water Fountain

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We think this Fun Find is brilliant! A self-serve water fountain for all those thirsty pups out there.

We found this little gem on Amazon.com: it's the API Doggie Fountain, and it seems fairly reasonably priced at $17.99. Cool, huh?

(sorry, bad pun...)

Fun Find: Remote Ball Thrower

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Okay, we had to laugh at this one! It's for the dog owner who's too lazy to play fetch with his dog.

Go Dog Go even comes with it's own remote control! Holiday gift ideas, anyone?

It might set you back a pretty penny but if comfort's your goal during the easy days of fall in the northern hemisphere, then what's another $139? You can buy the Go Dog Go Remote Fetch Machine online here.

Fun Find: Copper Pet Photo Albums

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These handmade copper pet photo albums might be a bit pricey but they're gorgeous. Each one stores up to 24 4x6 photos.

Each photo album is handmade in San Francisco by artisan Cam Wilson. You can purchase them at Uncommon Goods for $56 each.

Fun Find: Outdoor Cat Condo

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We agree with pinner Jamie Anderson: We want! This would look great in our Catio.
Oh wait. We don't have a Catio. Yet.

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And now, the winner of the

Kodak Kiosk CVS Gift Card Giveaway:

Rafflecopter has spoken, and the winner is a new friend, who found us through Facebook. Please say hello to Livivua C. Chandler  - and congratulate her for winning!

Congratulations!

Fun Find: Globe Bird Feeder

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Okay, so we know we mentioned this to you earlier, but ours has arrived, and we're soooo excited about it! 

We bought this bird feeder from Gardener's Supply for $19.95. We've had mommy install it and now are eagerly awaiting our new Bird TV channel to commence its programming.

"D'ya think she installed it properly, Maxie?"

The folks over at Katnip Lounge even told us what bird seed to put in it: millet for the birds in general. And they say that cardinals and jays like sunflower, and finches like thistle (niger) seed.

It's way cool, and if we could only get our mom to do it right, we anticipate an entire summer filled with riveting episodes. Right mom? ...mom?

Fun Find: Rogz Grinz Dog Ball

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Found these on Pinterest,  of course. And burst out laughing. They are just too cute!

They come in several colors - pink, orange, lime, red, blue. They float, so you can toss them into the water for a fun retrieval game. Or you could stuff them with your dog's fave treat for hours of canine engagement and entertainment. You can buy them on amazon.com for $6.50 each.

Fun Find: Tiger Earrings

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Found these at our local Gordman's for under $10. (Just in time to wear them to BlogPaws too!)

You can get a similar pair online at a place called Hip Hop Closet for $18. (Though they look more like a hammered silver from the photos.)

Still - fun earrings for under $20!

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Nominations Open for Petties Awards

We weren't planning to participate this year until we read that for every blog nomination you can also nominate a deserving animal shelter to receive a $10,000 Petties Grant.

There are so many shelters out there who could use those funds. Our choices at the moment, based on need, are Great Plains SPCA and Kansas City Siamese Rescue (Maxwell's Alma Mater). 

KC Siamese in particular is in desperate need of funds right now, and so the heroes at that great group are our personal choice for the nomination! 

Please click the logo here on the left to nominate. You'll need the URL of the blog you're nominating (ours would be www.atonkstail.com for example) and the name of the shelter you wish to nominate.

Fun Find: Attorneys at Awwww

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We're suckers for cute t-shirts, and Snorg Tees has some of the ones we love best. Check this one out!

You can get this at Snorg Tees' site for $19.95.

Fun Find: Cat Cookie Cutters

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This one was a "must-have" for us!

"When the Cat's Away" Cookie Cutter Set by R&M International features a mouse surrounded by cats in various poses. We found this on Wag.com for only $9.99!

Now for a good kitty treat recipe - for the mousie cutter - of course!

Fun Find: Cat Wine

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We've seen this wine around over the past several years, and Harvey & Evelyn's mom gave us a bottle last year for Chanukah (blue of course!).

A yummy Riesling from Denmark, this Moselland wine is carried seasonally by many chains such as World Market. They're reasonably priced at around $11. You can also order online but shipping would cost more than the wine itself, so the best deal is to ask around for it locally.

They have been known in the past to offer green bottles at Christmas and orange at Halloween.
Yes it's a sweet wine, but those are still yummy - especially when a cat is pouring for you!

Fun Find: Kitty Measuring Cups

Welcome to Fun Finds Fridays!

This is a random gathering of pet-related things we thought you might find interesting. 

(Okay, and a lot of it is from Mommy's snoop time on Pinterest!)

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We've found some pretty cool things at ModCloth.com over the years, but this has to be one of the coolest! (And one of their less expensive items, too. Sometimes they can get a bit spendy...)

As Goldilocks would say, these kitty measuring cups are juuuust right.

You can pick them up for $34.99. We know what we're telling daddy to get mom for her birthday, now!

Fun Find Friday: Rescue Chocolate

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Did someone say "chocolate"? We are soooo there!

"Mission Feral Fig": Yummy name! Click photo to order.

They say chocolate isn't good for dogs and cats. And while that might be true ... in a way it isn't.

True, your pet should never eat chocolate. But you can. And when you eat this chocolate? You're actually helping rescue organizations like PAWS of Norwalk, CT save lives.
 
Rescue Chocolate is a chocolatier that handcrafts each of its products in the finest Belgian tradition.
Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Brooklyn, NY, Rescue Chocolates uses their packaging to shed light on different aspects of the current pet “overpopulation” epidemic.

Each chocolate bar is 100% vegan and also 100% kosher parve (which our mom loves). Best of all, 100% of the net profits are donated to animal rescue organizations around the country.

To see current and past beneficiaries just click here.  Big shout out of thanks to Cathy Keisha of Stunning Keisha for telling us about this!

"Fun Finds" Friday: Cat Stamps

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Yep, another Pinterest find! 

Anyone into collecting stamps? These gorgeous cats hail from Thailand, and you can purchase them from a philatelist (stamp collector) in New Mexico.

If interested, you can contact Baxley Stamps at this link here and order them from him.

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We apologize for being scarce lately. Our mom's shooting on location, but promises to make it up to us this weekend!

"Fun Finds" Friday

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You might have seen this t-shirt design making the rounds on your facebook timeline. 

It's from SNORGtees and you can buy it here for $19.95.

But that's not the only design they offer. I had to chuckle at the next two (click photos to go to store).

Yeah, a cation is a real thing. (For those who like to get their geek on, it's an ion with net positive charge, having more protons than electrons. In electrolysis, cations migrate to a negatively charged cathode.

But wait! there's MORE! Head on over and browse through their online shop to discover all their cat - and dog - and bunny! - designs.

"Fun Finds" Friday

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We love it when you can get a great pet-themed product and help out a great organization at the same time.
These t-shirts are from Best Friends Animal Society's wag.com store, and 15% of the proceeds are donated to their shelter.

In addition, the shirts themselves present a powerful and important message about the homeless pet situation in America, and the need to spay/neuter. In fact, these t's are called "fix at four t's".

We bought the kitty t-shirt. It and it's puppy counterpart are $20.99.

"Fun Finds" Friday

This is a random gathering of pet-related things we thought you might find interesting. 

(Okay, and a lot of it is from Mommy's snoop time on Pinterest!)

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Oh dear. If Allie saw this, it'd be a must-have.

Coming again from the same people who put Faraday behind the yoke of a plane, this Pink Catillac
is just the place for your cat to hang out in style.

You can drive away with this little beauty for a cool $30 - at Wag.com.

"Fun Finds" Friday

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Today's Fun Find is limited to folks in the Austin, Texas metro area. But that doesn't mean we can't drool over it! This magnificent cat tree is made by the Cat Carpenter, David Murphy. David's the Director of Sanctuary Operations for the no-kill Shadow Cats Sanctuary in Round Rock, TX (a suburb north of Austin).

photo copyright The Cat Carpenter, used with permission

 David has made several of these lovely cat trees for Shadow Cats and the kitties adore them!

photo copyright The Cat Carpenter, used with permission

 But wait! There's more! (We just love saying that)
Take a gander at these fantastic cat shelves and tunnels. Talk about every kitty's Superhighway dream...

photo copyright The Cat Carpenter, used with permission

If you live in the Austin metro area, you can have one of your very own, custom designed to fit your home.
We can really see ourselves sitting in one of these fancy tunnels! If only we lived closer....

photo copyright The Cat Carpenter, used with permission

While you're drooling over these photos, click on over to Shadow Cats and check them out. From time to time, they hold online auctions, and if you have a few extra pennies to spare, you can sponsor one of these lovely sanctuary cats.

Many thanks to David for sharing his story with us - and we so wish we lived closer so we could get one of those cat trees!

"Fun Finds" Friday

 This is a random gathering of pet-related things we thought you might find interesting. 

(Okay, and a lot of it is from Mommy's snoop time on Pinterest!)

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We have Kjelle Bus (aka Charlie Rascal) to thank for this one!

Straight from Sweden, this is the Globe Window Birdfeeder. A suction cup adheres it to the outside of a window, and can provide hours of kitty enjoyment.

As soon as we saw it, we knew it was a must-have for  us. The Bird TV Channel is pretty popular around here, so this will be like installing the kitty version of an IMAX 3D Theater in our home!

To see this little beauty in action, take a look here at Kjelle Bus' photo - you can see how entranced he is by the Real Deal!

You can buy this online at Gardener's Supply Company for only $19.95.

Thanks, Kjelle Bus, for blazing the trail!