Disney-Up Your Pet

I love spreading Disney Pixie Dust to all areas of our home, and I know so many of you do too.

That's why I love when PetSmart has a sale because I know I will always get an opportunity to spread some of that Dust to my pets.

Over the years, I've gotten some pretty neat Disney stuff for my pets at PetSmart - toys, collars, etc.  In fact, the last time I was there, I found these Disney-themed pet beds:

Too bad they only came in a small size.  My two big dogs would never fit in them.  But, I really wanted to buy them!

But, thank goodness I did find this on their website, and I could definitely use this with my bigger pups:

What makes PetSmart even more enticing is when they have sale, and right now, you can get $10 off purchases of $30 or more.  (Sale is good through 1/29/17.)

I'm in, and I'll be surfing on over to their website as soon as I hit the PUBLISH button on this post!

Click on any of the images above or click here to visit PetSmart's website to start your own shopping cart full of Disney magic.

Happy shopping!




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Disney's Animal Kingdom Cast Cares for Pets in Colombia

"...teaching the kids and their families how to keep their pets healthy is important..., and representatives from the University of Florida School of Veterinary Medicine came to Colombia as part of a pilot program that included providing vaccinations, spaying and neutering, and other medical care for the dogs and cats of Los Limites, a village that borders our cotton-top tamarin field site.   Keeping the pets healthy also reduces the possibility of disease transmission to both the people and the wildlife in the area.

We also wanted to help kids and their families develop a new appreciation for their pets by helping kids understand how their dogs are smart and motivated to please . Disney’s animal care team members Marty MacPhee, Maggio Gonio, and Mauricio Saldarriaga helped create a program, which we piloted with a group of kids from Los Limites, on how to train your dog and learn about dog behavior.

Mauricio traveled with me to Colombia to teach the program. Included were great activities that helped the kids learn how to decode dog behavior by watching the position of a dog’s ears and tail, and, of course, keeping an eye out for facial expressions and learning to speak “dog.”

They really loved creating their own dog mask with moveable ears and acting out different dog behaviors. They really enjoyed playing the training game, trying to train each other to perform a specific behavior without using words.

It really is hard to get someone to understand what you want when you can’t use words. But once the kids learned that the sound of a clicker means that you are correct, and that there is a tasty treat on the way, they found a new way to train their own dogs!

Take a look at the short video clip of one of the children, Angie, training her dog, Congo. Be sure to look closely for the not-so-hidden Mickey hand on the end of the target stick!"

*Thanks Disney Parks!