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First Day of Spring

Today is the first day of Spring. Let’s make sure our pets are protected with flea & tick control. I know a lot of people don’t like to use some of the products that are out. We understand this, so we now carry a natural flea & tick repellent.

Woofy Pop Popcorn

We now have the woofy pop popcorn in stock, sorry you had to wait for them to come in.

Pedi Paws Nail Trimmer

We are happy to announce we now sell the Pedi Paw nail trimmer at a great price. Check us out at allwrappedupinone.com

Pets are good for your health

The body of evidence supporting the notion that pet ownership is good for your health grew even fatter this month. A new study, published in Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention, found that keeping animals can cut the risk of developing the relatively common cancer of the immune system, non-Hodgkins lymphoma, by almost one third.

“The idea that pets and good health are associated goes back 20 years or more,” says Dr June McNicholas, a psychologist who has researched the relationship between people and their pets. The catalogue of health plusses can’t all be attributed to regular dogwalking however. When a study suggested that people who own pets have better cardiac health, says McNicholas, “one of the significant factors in people recovering well from a heart attack was owning a pet, but it wasn’t just dogs. It applied equally to cats.” Here are some of the many ways in which pets have been found to strengthen our constitutions.

Pets are good for cardiac health
The Baker Medical Research Institute in Australia studied 6,000 people and found that those who kept animals had lower blood pressure and lower cholesterol – and therefore, a lower risk of heart attack. Another study, conducted at the University of Minnesota and published earlier this year, concluded that cat owners were 40% less likely to suffer a fatal heart attack than people who didn’t have a cat. Adnan Qureshi, the neurology professor who led the study of nearly 4,500 people, said he believed that people who stroked their cat experienced less stress and anxiety and therefore were at a lower risk of developing cardiovascular diseases.

Pets boost the immune system
This month, a study by researchers from Stanford University and the University of California found that regular exposure to a cat or a dog could reduce one’s chance of developing non-Hodgkins lymphoma. It is thought that exposure to allergens – from cats and dogs – could boost the immune system.

The immune-boosting power of pets is something that McNicholas has also investigated. In 2002, she studied 256 primary school children and found that children aged from five to seven from pet-owning households attended school for three weeks more than those who didn’t. “We found that children brought up with pets had more stable immune systems. There have been other studies which suggest that children born into a household that already has a dog or a cat are less likely to develop asthma. Moderate exposure [to allergens] will prime the immune system.” Meanwhile, a study in Japan found that pet owners over the age of 65 made almost a third fewer visits to their GP than people the same age who didn’t have pets.

Dogs can act as a health warnings
After 20 years working for the charity Hearing Dogs for the Deaf, Claire Guest was struck by the story of a colleague whose dog had repeatedly sniffed at a mole on her leg before it was diagnosed as a malignant melanoma. Guest went on to work with researchers at Amersham hospital in Buckinghamshire, to discover whether dogs could be trained to detect bladder cancer in urine samples, and found that they could.

Similarly, in 2006, a cancer research centre in California published a study which found that ordinary household dogs could be trained to detect early breast and lung cancer between 88% and 97% of the time, by sniffing people’s breath – it is thought that these particular cancer cells give off miniscule traces of volatile odours that dogs can smell. The idea is that, once they have worked out which odours dogs are detecting and which cancers emit them, a diagnostic machine could be developed.

Guest also trains dogs to warn owners with Type 1 diabetes of an impending hypoglycaemic, or low blood sugar, episode – they usually alert their owners by jumping up. “We don’t know exactly how the dogs do it, but again they pick up on scent because they sniff the person before deciding whether to warn them or not. Because they also have a relationship with their owner, they may be able to pick up on other signs.”

Pets can improve self-esteem and decrease the likelihood of depression
“There have been studies that have suggested pet owners are more likely to have higher self-worth and are less likely to suffer loneliness and depression,” says Dr Deborah Wells, senior lecturer in psychology at the University of Belfast, who has conducted several studies on the benefits of pet ownership. “Dogs seem to bring people the biggest benefits – you have to get out and walk them every day, and they can act as a social catalyst.”

Wells says pets are particularly useful for children. “Pets can become like a therapist, for want of a better word. If children are bullied at school, or their parents are getting divorced, children will often tell their pets their problems whereas they wouldn’t always talk to a person.”

The charity Pets As Therapy has been running for 25 years and has 4,000 dogs and 106 cats, which visit 120,000 people in hospitals, hospices, care homes, day care centres and schools for children with special needs every week. “We started taking dogs into nursing homes, because elderly people had had to give up their pets when they went in and it was making them depressed and in many cases ill,” says Maureen Fennis, the chief executive. “At one nursing home, there was a lady who used to say the visits were her reason for staying alive.”

The routine and “normality” of having a pet can help people suffering a traumatic event, such as bereavement or a diagnosis of terminal illness. In one study, McNicholas found that people with animals to care for adjusted far better after the death of someone close than those without pets. “We live in a society where we do not like to cry in front of people,” she adds, “but there are a large number of people who can cry in front of their pets” ·

Birthdays

In honor of Presidents Day, we are having a wonderful sale on all birthday items for pets!!!
Our four-legged children love to be remembered on their special day.
We have outfits, toys & special treats.
We also carry edible birthday cards for dogs & special cards for cats which includes a catnip toy.

February 14 is Valentines Day, the day on which we celebrate and explore love in all it’s many ideals. How a day for lovers came to be celebrated during the middle of February is an interesting and ages old story. The story of Valentines Day begins during the heyday of the Roman Empire, which held a festival every February. This Lupercian Festival was held in honor of the God of Fertility and during the festivities young men would get to choose their mate. At the time marriage was a common occurrence, but when Claudius became Emperor he changed all of that. Fearing that men would refuse their duty to fight because they would not want to leave their wives behind, he outlawed all marriages. Young couples still fell in love though and still wished to marry and they took these desires to the Catholic Bishop Valentine who, understanding love, began to secretly marry couples. When Claudius found out, he had Valentine arrested and ordered put to death. While waiting in jail, Valentine began exchanging letters with the jailer’s daughter and soon had fallen in love with her. The day he was to be beheaded, he wrote her one last note and signed it: ‘From Your Valentine’.

Our four-legged children love to celebrate the holiday just like their owners. Please be careful around them with chocolates, it can be fatal. You can buy them special doggie cookies & cat treats, toys or they would be happy to get a great big hug and lots of kisses. We can never have too many of those.

Abandoned animals/Poem

Rescue Me
Rescue me not only with your hands but with your heart as well.
I will respond to you.

Rescue me not out of pity but out of love.
I will love you back.

Rescue me not with self-righteousness but with compassion.
I will learn what you teach.

Rescue me not because of my past but because of my future.
I will relax and enjoy.

Rescue me not simply to save me but to give me a new life.
I will appreciate your gift.

Rescue me not only with a firm hand but with tolerance and patience.
I will please you.

Rescue me not only because of who I am but who I’m to become.
I will grow and mature.

Rescue me not to revere yourself to others but because you want me.
I will never let you down.

Rescue me not with a hidden agenda but with a desire to teach me to trust.
I will be loyal and true.

Rescue me not to be chained or to fight but to be your companion.
I will stand by your side.

Rescue me not to replace one you’ve lost but to soothe your spirit.
I will cherish you.

Rescue me not to be your pet but to be your friend.
I will give you unconditional love.

Author Unknown

Dog’s Bad Breath

What your dog eats has everything to do with bad breath, much like humans. Naturally, you would not use human toothpaste and brush your dog’s teeth, there are different ways that you can prevent bad breath and have a more pleasant dog experience.
Clean your dog’s teeth using a finger brush or a toothbrush and toothpaste made for dog’s, once a day.
We carry a Dental starter kit. (item#161)
Giving your dog bones to chew also helps in a great way to avoid plaque build-up.
Preventive care will always save you money in the long run.

History

Tomorrow will be a day everyone will remember. I can’t believe all the Obama t-shirts I have seen on people and especially on our four-legged friends.
Our web store will not only have a new look, but we also will be adding new products sometime in early March. We look forward to doing business with you soon.

Every thing on sale

Due to the economy we decided to put everything on sale. Check out the Christmas Ranch Rawhide Treats, you can now buy one get one free!!! We all have to come together and help one another. Do you have a funny picture of your precious pet, send it via the web-site and maybe you will see it on the front page of my on-line store. I want everyone to have a good day.