I use www.jefferspet.com for most of my pet needs - they are least expensive and carry all the same items ans most other pet supply places. I also use wwwdrfostersmith.com but they are a tad more expensive but they do carry some things Jeffers does not. As for donations - go to www.onecause.com and sign up and with each purchase from your favorite store a donation is made to your favorite charity. Also signing up for the rescue sigtht and clicking everyday will donate food to rescue's all around the world.

ok, I know mine favorites are soothing to my soul.

www.cuteoverload.com ...awww, when the world gets to you a visit is sure to lighten your mood

http://www.dailypuppy.com/ with pics of adoptable puppies

I buy all my pet meds at the vet's office. I feel it is safer that way. I do have one of the meds compounded by an outside source, but it was referred to me by my vet.

As far as websites....you can't go wrong with

icanhascheezburger.com
ihasahotdog.com
cuteoverload.com
and
dailysquee.com

Prepare to say "awwwwww" A LOT!

We have a local pet supply store here in Virginia Beach called Care-A-Lot Pet Supply. They usually have much lower prices than the chain stores. They also have a fun catalog of stuff and a website: http://www.carealotpets.com/. I always check prices there before I buy anything. If you see something in the catalog and not on the floor of the store, they will get it out of the warehouse for you.

www.theanimalrescuesite.com
not only do they donate to the animals, they also donate to children, and breast cancer. Please put this site out there. For every FREE click, they donate food to the cause.

Great blog about dog training, dog people, and just dogs in general . Some hillarious posts too. Check out The Immuatable Laws of Finding Lost Dog Toys. ROFL

www.petsitters.org

I can't live without www.PetEdge.com for all my grooming needs and toys for my dogs. That is where I get almost everything. Can't beat their prices. For meds and things like that I like www.entirelypets.com Nothing but the best for my crew of 8!

Check out PetRelocation.com (http://www.petrelocation.com) for all of your pet travel and pet moving needs.

I buy my flea & tick meds (Promeris & Advantage) on eBay at a fraction of the cost. I buy from a reputable seller and have never had any problems with fakes or expired meds.

As far as products we use KV VET. Prices are low and
and usually you do not pay shipping. Also if I have questions the vets are really helpful to help with any question themself. Great experience. I wil check what other people comment in here to compare.

I enjoy the The Adventures of Sonic the Crazy Beagle (http://www.beaglecrazy.com/cb) site because it is funny while addressing current events from a beagle's point of view.

I have followed Carol Hine's blog of S.A.I.N.T.s rescue in Mission, BC for over a year now. She is an amazing woman with an amazing rescue. That's the first thing I do when I get to work everyday is check out SAINTS to see what has happened during the night. She tells it like it is in rescue - the good, the bad and the ugly.

http://www.saintsrescue.ca/wordpress/

Well Dr. Khuly, we happen to be a little biased (heh heh!), but we think our three legged dog community, Tripawds.com, is the greatest! Woof!

I buy my prescription heartworm meds from Drs. Foster and Smith, and my Comfortis flea pill meds from Allivet. For most other things, I use Jeffers.

Hi Patty
In reguards to buying pet meds on the open market, I Love my dog and I will only buy his med's from our local vet. Although I pay more I know that it's the real thing.
Ray

i have only had internet for a short time, so i dont know all the sites i can go to. I do like this PetMD site and all the different blogs that i get.

I can't stop checking this site. You can hear the baby, born just a few days ago. The site is awesome and totally NON INVASIVE to the natural habits of the beautiful, healthy gentle black bear, Lily.

sorry bout that, website is
www.bear.org/website/visit-us/lily-den-cam.html

KVVets.com for pet supplies
dogwise.com for pet books
animalsreign.com/blog for pet news you can use
littlebigcat.com

The Animal Rescue Site is the best. You can click to give free food to shelter animals every day. You can also purchase pet products and animal related items which also gives more free bowls of food. Best animal site ever!!

I use www.itchmoforums.com & www.petconnection.com & www.thepetfoodlist.com forums for news & community talk. www.KVvet.com ,www.onlynaturalpet.com ,& www.mountainroseherbs.com for supplements & supplies.

www.itchmoforums.com, where pet owners discuss actual experiences with pet foods by brand and pet meds

I buy many pet medicines at Walgreen's for cost cutting reasons. Also have compounding stores.

For news and discussions about the latest pet info, I like www.petconnection.com/blog/ and www.itchmoforums.com. For pet toys, my kitties like the catnip toys from www.purrfectplay.com

On a daily basis I get the latest pet news at www.itchmoforums.com
If there are any pet food recalls, or news of interest to pet owners, you will find it all here.If you have a question, you can post it and are almost certain to get an answer.

Itchmoforums.com has been the one to go to since March 2007 - it is where I found many petowners in my shoes--with melamine poisoned cats--ever since joining this site has been a source of support, current pet news with recall info as well as "how to make a difference" ideas and just a place to go and chat about our 4 legged friends..Pet Connection and the golden retriever forum are my next fav's...

I have to agree that my hands-down favorite is www.itchmoforums.com, especially for discussions about about pet food.

itchmoforums.com
icanhascheezburger.com
thrivingpets.com

I favor itchmoforums.com for ongoing pet news and actual experiences with pet foods. There's a lot of information on pet care, and everyone always tries to help with any questions.

itchmoforums.com

The pet parents at Itchmo have had a lot of experience with foods, toys, injuries and sicknesses. I wouldn't buy any new product without checking here first, and if I ever have any questions or worries about my 5 kitties, I always get answers I can trust. Hands down this is the most valuable pet site I've ever seen.

Hello! I'm so glad I found Itchmoforums.com. It is the first thing I check when I get up and the last thing I look at before I go to bed.

itchmoforums,com

I, like fizzy, check out itchmo first thing in the morning, last thing at nite. This is a great site.

Itchmoforums is my favorite pet website. I also check it out daily, multiple times a day if I have a chance. It is extremely informative about pet food experiences and ongoing challenges brought on by the PFI. The members there also share a great wealth of information regarding all pet related issues.

These are all great sites for pet information, support and just generally hanging out with other "animal people"! The Best Friends forums are more topic-specific, but also a good place to go.

Itchmo's the greatest! This friendly and polite group has been together for several years. They closely follow pet news, food alerts, recalls, and all things pet related.

DOGSTER / CATSTER

This the best forum for pet parents, most medicines I get thru my vet.

There are many good sources of pet information and caretaker support on the Internet. Limiting yourself to just one can easily lead to falling into the "Groupthink" trap.

Here are a few I like:

dolittler.com (Of course!)
news.vin.com/VINNews.aspx?catId=0 (Even though I'm not a veterinarian, I love their dedication to scientific truth and what is truly best for our pets, rather than catering to corporate or institutional interests.)
twobitdog.com/DrFox/index.aspx (Again a valuable balance to corporate/institutional interests.)
marvistavet.org/html/the_pet_web_library.html
bedlamfarm.com/blog/ (Thoughtful and great photography)
wayofcats.com/blog/ (A true cat lover and advocate.)
cats.about.com/b/ (Franny rocks!)

For keeping up with petfood issues, (and other ground they cover), I love these two sites:
truthaboutpetfood.com
dogaware.com

Some pet forums I like are chazhound.com, dogfoodchat.com, and forloveofthem.com Franny mentioned above has a wonderful cat forum.

A rule of thumb I have learned for evaluating forums is: Does the moderating staff or a dominant group on the forum fear-monger about raw food? If they do, a red flag goes up for me that the site may be PFI financed or heavily infiltrated and I am out of there.
Whatever the motive, I'm put off by people bashing a food choice that kept my pet safe during the 2007 recall.

Commercial sites that I like are:
wellvet.com
healthypets.com
askariel.com

Here are a few of my faves:

betterdogcare.com
forloveofthem.com
dogfoodproject.com

http://lagomorphlounge.proboards2.com/
http://www.rabbitsonline.net/
http://www.bunspace.com/

www.itchmoforums.com
www.petconnection.com
www.truthaboutpetfood.com
www.petfoodexpress.com

I buy my meds from a vet clinic. I even buy some of my dog food from the vet clinic. That is for my special needs pets. I spend more money this way and it hurts sometimes. Why do I do this? They give me support I can find no where else and support and loyalty is a two way street. I like your blog.

LBD, this comment you made is so true:
"A rule of thumb I have learned for evaluating forums is: Does the moderating staff or a dominant group on the forum fear-monger about raw food? If they do, a red flag goes up for me that the site may be PFI financed or heavily infiltrated and I am out of there." This is why I quit my membership at Itchmoforums.com.

I agree, Linda. Look at the nonsensical Wiki smear job on commercial raw food done there by a member before being promoted to moderator.

itchmoforums.com/off-topic-no-politics/raw-for-your-pets-try-some-for-yourself-t3463.0.html

Also I saw that one of the members of their inner circle describe a personal injury lawyer and big business consultant as a "food safety activist." I do not buy that one at all.

I like:
dogaware.com
cats.about.com/b/
forloveofthem.com

Those sites are consumer oriented.

I prefer alternative solutions and I get a lot of information from this site.
I know supporting the animals immune system is top number one on my list as caretaker!
Thanks for asking!
http://www.alt4animals.com/

They are very onto helping shelters and have only healthy treats, they really have a wonderful staff that loves their fur babies like I do:

http://www.pamperedpawgifts.com/our-team.html

I love this site for information about dogs AND cats. It always has new topics and questions of interest that are written in by pet owners:

http://www.drs4pets.com

I love PetCaptain.com( http://petcaptain.com/ )! The site has tons of really useful aggregated content - daily news, articles, videos from the trusted websites. Saves a lot of time when searching for information.

Thanks for creating a sweet able & popular blog site.
Paws Pet Supermarket has been in the retail pet supply business for sixteen successful years.
http://pawspetsupermarket.org.uk/