When I was younger, I would watch those movies of Benji. He'd be running around Greece, scaling a house, opening a door, impersonating Chevy Chase. He was a star, and I wanted to be just like him. I would play fetch with my pet and try to show off how fast I was. I would jump up on the couch, and even on the back of the couch. I thought I was a stud.

Then comes along TreT. I'm not sure what kind of evolutionary breeding has gone into him. I can only assume the Ukraine has had a history of problems with cat burglers. enjoy this video of his stunts. He's fast; he's agile; and he climbs trees!

Remember to enter my contest by the end of this week to get free pet treats and a chance to win $50 of pet food.

With Halloween just around the corner and my own easy win contest going on, I thought I would share some unusual animal customers from around the internet. The first is from Zhengzhou, China. They painted their dogs to look like wild animals.

This second set is from Sandra Hartness. She grooms her poodle for shows, but shaves her after the show.

As you can tell, I like to look good all the time. Give your pet an opportunity to show their brilliance with this dapper style and I will give you a free pet treat order (up to a $10 value). You can send me your pictures through this blog's submit functionality above (enter look alike contest for product name), or you can befriend me on Facebook and add your picture there. Everyone who sends me a picture of their pet dressed as me by November 6, 2010 will receives a pet treat order of their choice.

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Check out our dog treats and cat treats that you can have just by sending in your pet's picture dressed as me. Also, we will be rewarding one winner of a free pet food order (up to a $50 value). you can see the many varieties of pet food I carry. I carry Merrick, Fromm, Wysong, Natural Planet, Nature's Logic, Solid Gold, and Evanger's. You are sure to find something for either your dog or cat. You may have to show your cat what pet food you can get them before they agree to dress up like a dog.

Just to make this clear... if you send in a picture, I will give you free pet treats. You can enter as many times as you would like, but only one free pet treat per contestant.

It has been about a year since this story has hit the internet, but I found that it was hard to piece together the truth from the fanciful. Ulitmately I have relied on what seemed to be the most reliable source: National Geographic. Suriya is an orangutan at the T.I.G.E.R.S. Preservation Stations in Myrtle Beach, SC. She like to take rides with the staff on one their elephants. They would go through the woods to a nearby neighborhood.

(Imagine looking out your house and seeing an orangutan riding an elephant down the street. I'm not one to bark at cars, but I would have to say hi to them.)

They would end up at a river where the elephant would take a dip.

On one of these trips, there was a blue tick hound dog by the river. Bhagavan 'Doc' Antle, director of T.I.G.E.R.S., noticed that Suriya and the dog were staring at each other. Suriya got down from the elephant, the dog runs up, and they jump into each others arms. They played and romped together as if they were old friends.

As they were leaveing the dog followed them back to the preserve. Doc tried many times to keep him out, but Roscoe, as he is now called, keep busting back in. Roscoe searched until he found the orangutan section. Suriya spotted him and took over some of her food. The two are now almost never apart. They are happy doing just about anything together. As you will see in the pictures below this includes swimming.

Friendship is invaluable in every species. This is a great reason to have two pets, so that they have a playmate when you have to be away. Animals are social and need others. People are really no different. I like how this story shows friendship can be found in some unexpected places.

There are other stories floating around about depression, sickness, and northern California. National Geographic and subsequently ABC News do not mention this part of the story, but someone else may know if they are accurate. If so, please leave a comment and link below.

In celebration of National Animal Protection and Safety Month, I have created an October calendar for your computer. Every once in awhile you have to let your creative side go. I hope you enjoy these wallpapers. Let me know what you think. Below are the downloads: one with the calendar; one without.

• Oct-10 TwoBit Dog Calendar.jpg (183.17 kb)
• Oct-10 TwoBit Dog Wallpaper.jpg (171.72 kb)

This past weekend I met the Paula Olsen, the owner of Raining Cats 'N' Dogs, a company that rescues abused and abandoned pets. They take them in, cares them back to health, and finds adoptive families for them. Ms. Olsen told me a story of a cat they took in that was so sunburned that her hair had turned red. She nursed her back to health and is now ready for adoption.

Ms. Olsen also told me the story of Bubbles. They had picked her up from a backyard breeder. Bubbles was only 6 lbs, showing all bones, and she needed immediate surgery. The blood vessels of her heart wrapped around her esophagus so solid food could not pass. Ms. Olsen had to feed Bubbles a liquid diet given when Bubble was upright. Eventually Bubbles got healthy enough for adoption and is now in a permanent home. You can see Bubble's story on the Doing More for Pets Rescue Stories Contest page.

Thank you Ms. Olsen for helping pets in need. We love you.

For those the know me, I love to eat. So, I am happy to announce two more brands to our pet food offers: Merrick and Fromm. Gone are the days of a big bag of chow. Dr. Fox has shown me the importance of having variety in my diet. It gives me a well-rounded intake of the vitamins and nutrients I need. Not only that, having all these different flavors has help keep from digging threw the trash can. I have all the spice I crave.

If I had puppies, this is how I would read books to them. What a great video!

If you haven't found this website yet, I encourage you to get some laughs from Draw the Dog. The drawings are by ex-Disney animator Jim George and is partnered by Bruce Kasanoff who collects the ideas. The ideas come from submissions they receive. If you have a funny dog story, send them their way, you might immortalize yourself or your pet with a personalized dog drawing... depending on which of you sends in the story.

Oliver came to our site and bought the Canine Camper Daytripper. He has loved posing in and in front of it, especially when there has been treats involved. His roommate, Cara, sent me these pictures and added,

"This was a VERY speedy delivery!! It is a great product, easily assembled and it also has a great closure strap for stowing away/travel."

From the pictures it is easy to tell that Oliver has plenty of room inside either laying down or standing. That cozy padding on the bottom looks great too.

Oliver, thanks for coming by and sending us the pictures. Have a great labor day!