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Posts tagged “Pets”

10 Best Gifts for your Furry (or Scaly) Friends
Roundup

Who better to get a gift for this holiday season than the one friend who loves you unconditionally? Whether a dog, cat, rabbit, or fish, all our pets deserve a treat. But how do you keep your house ...

The Modkat Litter Box
Apartment Therapy Test Lab

Name: Modkat Litter Box Price: $180 Rating: Recommend* Right before we got our new kitten, we started shopping around for an alternative to the litter box we'd been hauling around for years. We nee...

Pets At The Party: How To Manage

We're big fans of having our pets around at a party. Additionally, our guests know they're always welcome to bring their dog along for the eventful eve. That being said, one step of our party preppi...

The Urban Pet Haus Pet Dwell Line

We're probably just nearly back from our return drive from Arizona this weekend, a road trip visiting friends and celebrating our birthday hiking across the majestic towers of the red tinged monumen...

Dog-resistant Decor Advice?
Good Questions

Q: We recently bought the sofa and chair as we began to settle into our new place slowly upgrading things from several college-based households as we were able, and then lo, I found out I was pregnan...

5 Tips For Preparing Your Home For A New Puppy

A month ago we brought home a new member of our family– Ferdinand the French Bulldog. Amazingly cute and funny, he is charming and we love him to bits. We sure have learnt a lot about puppy proofing...

Sari's DIY Cat Castle

Emily and I are admittedly becoming that weird forever-unmarried couple who have no plans to have children, but fawn over their two cats like they were indeed our offspring. We're like Kurt and Gold...

Look! Small Space Cat Ladder

Chez shoes lives in a small space. 350 square feet is small for anyone, but add in a cat (and cat box) and it makes it even smaller. That's why we love the cat ladder that got rigged up so that ther...

HUNDE HUS Pet House and Bedside Table

Danish etsy seller MadsHome is offering one of the cutest, decor-friendly pet pieces we've seen. Yes, it's totally priced in the category of "whatchoo talkin' bout, Willis?!", but we're going to ign...

The Cat Litter Debate

As the owner of two cats in a small apartment, the issue of the litter box is actually an important issue to consider in our household for sanitary and odor issues. We've been using silica gel litter ...

How To: Prep For A House Sitter

Because our cat is somewhat low-maintenance, we have neighbors feed her twice a day when we go out of town. If our trip is for an extended amount of time, we'll have a friend house-sit for us. Howev...

Etsy Find: Gemini Studio Art

In case you ever need to find that perfect gift for someone who loves dogs and/or cats, consider getting them one of these vintage-style record albums designed and created by artist Stephen Fowler......

News To Us: Pet Chickens

Earlier this year the kitchn spotlighted urban agriculture and specifically people raising chickens in Brooklyn. Yesterday we noticed a forum for people keeping chickens in their backyards right here...

Look! Modern Cat House

click for more picsLeo is a cat loving designer who recently applied his creativity and love for modern design to create a minimal structure to house his kitty, Olive......

Look! A Place for Pet Bowls

One of our pet peeves (sorry, we couldn't resist!) is tripping over pet bowls. How many times have you stepped into your pet's water bowl or kicked it, splashing water all over your floor? Here's on...

How To: Build an Indoor Dog House

As Fall continues to creep in, we just want to get cozy. And we remember that when we were little we loved building forts in the living room and hiding out in them. Back then all we had were pillows...

Lights and TV On While You're Away for Your Pet?

For a long while I had assumed our neighbor was a television addict. At all hours of the day, day or night, I could hear the audible jingles of toilet paper advertisements and theme songs of syndicate...

Beyond the Sparrow: Animal Themed Accessories

We're with Adrienne when we say that we love having pets, but that something a little more inanimate could be a tad more convenient. And after a couple seasons of sparrows and owls, we're looking for...

How To Cope With Your Neighbours Having Pets

Does your neighbours cat climb over your fence and pee on your strawberry plants? Nope? Neither does ours. But in the past week we have had a gigantic Rottweiler move in next door. It barks, runs wild...

Advice on Guests & Pets

Whenever we have guests coming--overnight or otherwise--we always remember to tack on our pet disclaimer: "There are two large dogs here who shed. A lot. You may not want to wear black." In addition ...

Can you have a pet if you’re allergic?
Melbourne

We feel sorry for pet lovers with allergies, the bf being one of them. He’d love to have a dog but we can’t figure out how this could ever be a happy scenario. Could we have a dog that lived outs...

Bodhi in Venice for Your Pets

Bodhi caters to pets, mainly dogs, but cats are welcome too. Maybe more obvious than that though is that Bodhi caters to the stylish owners of pets. They're line of Form Bed come in 3 sizes and 3 ...

Get Ready for Pets Month!

Why do cats seem to prefer a cardboard box (or paper bag) to almost any other 'real' cat bed? We may never know, but we do know a bunch of other stuff about pets. We'll be rolling out pet tips, prod...

For Pets and a Long Weekend: Toilet Water Dispenser

It must be one of those days, we've got toilets no the brain. But this weekend we're going away and there's just nothing our kitty likes more than fresh running water. Even if someone comes and feed...

LA Good Question: Soundproofing an Apartment for Birds?

It seems to be pet week here at AT, to round out the cat posts, here's one about birds: Hi! I live in an apartment with 1 large parrot, 2 medium sized parrots, and 2 parakeets and I was wondering if...