Lori Brewer of Waterford Portrait Design is coming to Urban Tails in Midtown Houston for a very special photography session for your four-legged friend.

Wednesday, September 15th
and
Thursday, September 16th

$25 fee (+tax) includes a mini session and 4×5 print.  Special pricing will be available on larger prints, sterling portrait rings, canvas prints & custom framing.  Purchase a full, in home session for 1/2 price!  Reservations are required and must be scheduled with an Urban Tails service such as daycare, full service groom or bath.  One dog per portrait.  Portrait will be taken during …

Join Barker Street Bakery for a Bow Wow Bash benefiting Montgomery County Texas Animal Shelter August 28 from 2-7pm. Famed animal communicator Sonya Fitzpatrick will attend and you can win a chance for a personal pet reading (no personal readings on site at the event). Games, raffle drawings, activities and more. Barker Street Bakery is located north of Houston in The Woodlands at 442 Sawdust Rd.

Gulf Coast Cocker Spaniel Rescue (GCCSR) is a new non-profit organization that needs your help. Although Houston, TX already has one cocker spaniel rescue group – Cocker Spaniel Rescue of East Texas – there is still an influx of dogs that need homes. Gulf Coast Cocker Spaniel Rescue aims to make a difference in the lives of cocker spaniels in need throughout the greater Houston, TX area and their motto is “Striving to provide quality care and forever homes one cocker spaniel at a time.”

Gulf Coast Cocker Spaniel Rescue is …

Time is running out!  There are only a few sessions left for the Evin Thayer Houston PetTalk Photo Contest!!!  Take advantage of this great deal and book your session today!!

Thayer’s Pet Photo Contest (Benefitting CAP) contest rules:
1. Entry Fee: $199 plus tax.
2. $50 of each fee collected is donated to CAP (Citizens for Animal Protection).
3. You receive one 5×7 Evin Thayer Studios ART portrait (a value of $259).
4. Your photo image is entered into Houston PetTalk magazine photo contest.
5. Photo must be taken at ETS between June 1, 2010 and …

Does your dog want to learn how to fly? Do you want to learn more about the world’s fastest growing K-9 sport, DockDogs?

Bring man’s best friend to Houston Astros Dog Day at Minute Maid Park on Sunday, September 19th and see your Houston Astros take on the Cincinnati Reds at 1:05 p.m. The deadline to register is September 16th.  Purchase tickets now at www.astros.com/dogday.

Purchase Options & Pricing:

$40 Dog Day Bullpen Box Package-
Includes Bullpen Box seats for you and your canine with access into the Barking Room only section along Conoco Alley, the Dog Zone located in KBR Plaza, and the Pooch Parade around the warning track.
*ONE dog per ONE human will be permitted. …

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Meadowlake Pet Resort in Houston/Pearland area seeks experienced dog trainer.

Bring your 4-leggers, bring the 2-leggers and definitely bring the cameras because you are going to want to capture this for posterity! On Sunday, August 15, from 2:00 – 5:00 PM, Bayou City Outdoors & Archway Gallery, located at 2305 Dunlavy, presents Picasso’s by Paws, a fundraiser for Houston SNAP (Spay-Neuter Assistance Program). We’ll be assisting all the dogs in bringing out their inner Picasso with safe water based paints and canvases.

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