It’s that time of year again! VOTE (click here) for your favorite pet business in Houston.

Win a bed from Greener Pup with your cutest, funniest, craziest pet photos! Submit them today!

The winners will be featured in the January/February issue of Houston PetTalk!

Is there a canine flu and what do pet owners need to know? Is there a cat flu as well?
There is in fact a canine influenza.  Canine influenza is more of a problem in shelters or situations where many animals are housed together.  The main symptoms are a high fever and a cough.   In these types of situations the disease can have a mortality rate of approx 5%. It is currently occurring in pockets of the country and thankfully, at this time, is not a concern in our area. …

The Woodlands Dog Park Club
makes it to 2nd round of the Mutt Madness Contest
Need your VOTE by November 1st, 2009

In early September The Woodlands Dog Park Club submitted an application to enter into the Rachael Ray Mutt Madness contest.  Grand Prize winners get $50,000, 2nd place recipients get $25,000 and each nominee selected as an Awards Candidate receives $1,000 — and each time an Awards Candidate advances into a subsequent voting on the awards program.

Heartbroken by the thought of the millions of mistreated and abandoned animals taken in by shelters each year, Rachael Ray created …

The Spay and Neuter Assistance Program is one of PetTalk’s favorite pet charities. That’s why we are excited to tell you about this opportunity to help SNAP win $20,000. Deborah from Corridor Rescue told us about a sponsorship contest from Tom’s of Maine. Here’s the idea: Tom’s will give 5 grants worth $20,000 each to community efforts that win the most votes.
So check out the projects here and vote for your favorites. (SNAP’s entry is about a quarter of a the way down the page).
And you can vote again every …

Your opinion + PetTalk = Cool prizes. Hurry before it’s too late.

Just look at that little face. Think you can beat it? Check out the competition for the Ladies’ Home Journal Cutest Pet Contest. 
The winner gets $500 to pamper their cutie. 
Enter your cutest pet photo by August 7th, and you could be chosen to be featured on the site as one of 20 finalists.
The top-voted finalist will take home the cash prize and will be featured in an issue of Ladies’ Home Journal. Not to mention bragging rights for having the cutest pet with a national title to boot!

hef Michael’s® canine creations from Purina offers dog owners a chance to host a Chef Michael’s House Party™ .

Don’t you love contests?! One time I actually won a lifetime supply of fruitcake and I thought that was really cool. I brought them for hostess gifts to all of the Christmas parties I was invited to that year. For some reason, I haven’t been invited to anymore parties. Hmm….but it always feels good to be a winner…so here’s how you can take a chance on being a winner too:
Just take my online survey. I know I’m being “nosy” but that’s what sniffers are for, right? Actually, I just want …