Websites and Apps

Inspired by Instagram, the popular online photo-sharing and social networking service, Nyanstagram allows users to digitally filter photos of their cats and share them with others on Facebook, Twitter, and other social networking services.

Aardman, the creators of hit animated films including “Wallace and Gromit: Curse of the Were Rabbit” and “Flushed Away” have partnered with the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust to create a cute and witty PSA about critically endangered species starring the last dodo.

So you're descended from a Scottish clan or two and you've taken up going to the nearest Highland Games each year. Since you don't go at things half way, you've invested in a kilt and sporran and researched your family down to the last laird. You may have drawn the line at trying the caber toss, but there is one more way to go to the extreme with your Scottish pride -- you can kit your dog out in the clan tartan.

We all know our dogs are smart but, just like people, they can be smart in different ways. Brian Hare, an associate professor at Duke University's Center for Cognitive Neuroscience has identified nine basic ways that dogs solve problems, including Einstein, maverick, charmer, and socialite. To find out which of these fit your dog you can now go to Dognition.com and give your dog the test.

The Biggest Shedder might lose a pound of hair in the summer time, but this Biggest Shedder contest is about pounds - the real kind of weight loss. If your cat or dog is overweight, you can both get motivated now with a national pet weight loss contest, The Biggest Shedder, sponsored by Blue Veterinary Partners, a provider of veterinary internships and residency programs.

You may never have heard of them, but they're in 22 states in the U.S. and there's one in Canada and one in Puerto Rico... chapters of the Dog Scouts of America (DSA).  And they don't sell cookies!

Today's pet tracking systems are so sophisticated that some can find your cat, dog, farm animal, or even tortoise, whether he is on your property, your neighbor's, or clear across town.  An investment in one could save your pet's life and certainly quickly alleviate that sense of powerlessness that overcomes you in his absence. Powerful systems like that come with a price tag, but there are less expensive trackers on the market too; it all depends on your needs.