So you got a Poodle puppy, what next?

It often that we either buy a or adopt a new dog, lets take poodle for example, and while we all are very excited about it, we don’t know much about how to raise this little creature in the best possible way.

Well, we believe that there  a good way to got about it.

Start with reading a little about poodles where you can learn on the breed in more details. For example, go through  ’everything you need to know about poodles‘ page which has a good summary about the poodle breed, common behaviors, etc . Once you establish a basic idea what you are getting into, the next phase would be to start learning what are the best products and services  for your poodle, at its exact age stage (puppy, adolescence or senior). Keep in mind that every dog need a different care for every stage of its life cycle. For example, while one food would be good for one stage, it could be ineffective and even damaging in another.

One simple solution is to use something like MatchMyPet’s custom product discovery tool that will help you to find that best food, apparel, accessories (and others) designed especially for poodles (and similar breeds), whether its a puppy poodle, adolescence or a senior poodle.

Of course, no one will know better than yourself what best for your poodle, but that could be a jump-start in to the  most amazing & rewarding experience of raising a dog.

Good luck and let us know what you think!

Facts you need to know about Border Collie

As an owner of a Border collie breed, with thought about gather all the important facts (and interesting bits) that you need to know about the Border collie breed.

Breed Group:	Herding, AKC Herding
Weight:	30 – 45 lbs
Height:	19 – 22 inch
Colors:	Black and white, tri-color, red & white, black & gray, yellow, yellow & white, sable, and all black
Life Expectancy:	12 – 15 years

• The Border Collie was originally called the “Scotch Sheep Dog”
• Originated in Northumberland along the borders of Scotland and England.
• It is a descendant from dogs used by the Vikings to herd reindeer, the old British droving breeds, with spaniel added.
• Named a “workaholic” for its shear drive and love for working, the Border Collie has an eye that can hypnotize cattle!

If you have any other interesting facts about Border Collie to share with everyone else, please let us know! just post your feedback to this post and we will post it online!

To read and learn more about Border Collie, visit Border Collie breed page on MatchMyPet.com breeds directory.

To view hundred of Border Collie dog profiles, visit our Border Collie profiles page.

To learn about other dog breeds, visit MatchMyPet extensive breed directory.

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5 things you didn’t know about Boxer!

Here are few facts you didn’t know about Boxer:

Breed Group:	Mastiff, AKC Working
Weight:	60 – 70 lbs
Height:	22 – 25 inch
Colors:	Fawn, brindle, tan, mahogany, black often with white markings
Life Expectancy:	11 – 14 years

• The Boxer was developed in Germany in the 19th century.
• The Boxer’s ancestors were two German mastiff type dogs, the Bullenbeiszer and the Barenbeiszer.
• They were later crossed with the powerful ancestors of the Mastiff and Bulldog.
• Early Boxers were used for dog fighting, bull baiting, cart pulling, cattle dogs, to round up livestock and to catch and pin wild boar and bison until hunters could arrive.
• They later became popular theater and circus dogs.

There are more than 250 profiles of Boxer on MatchMyPet dogs profile directory. Visits those profiles to learn more about boxers.

Breed of the week: American Eskimo (and 9 things you didn’t know about them!)

We gathered few facts for those who own American Eskimo breed or want to know more about them:

• The are very white (take a look on Susan and Sammy)
• They weight between 6  and 10 lbs.
• The can live more than 15 years!
• The like exercise a lot! Take them outside whenever you can. They can handle almost any weather.
• The American Eskimo is one of the Spitz families of Nordic breeds
• They are closely related to the white German Spitz.
• American Eskimo Dogs are actually German Spitz, however, their name changed due to the widespread anti-German feelings during World War I.
• Today they are known as a separate breed, but are closely related to the German Spitz.
• Samoyed [profiles], the white Keeshond the white Pomeranian [Profiles] and the white Italian Spitz are also said to be related to the American Eskimo Dog.

To learn more about American Eskimo breed, visit our American Eskimo Breed Center.

To view hundred of American Eskimo dog profiles, visit our American Eskimo profiles page.

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Treat your dog & cat with with an home style cooking!

Yes, there are planty of easy alternatives out there. You can easily can go out and buy pre-packaged dog food or cat food in almost every pet store and even, in some cases, online.

But is this what would really want for yourself? keep eating the same canned food every single day?

We are not even talking about nutrition, which obviously will cause your dog or cat some issue down the road when their diet are some missing some crusial ingredates. So, is there a solution?

In early 2006, We decided to pick the glove and do something about it. We launched (and trademarked) ReciPet™ to help dog and cat owners to share hundreds of pet recipes,  especially catered for specific dog breeds or cat breeds to ensure that our pets indeed get the “whole deal” when it comes to food, and don’t just “enjoy” the same processed plain food.  Yes, its hard to think about spending even more time taking care of your pet by making them their own special food, but at MatchMyPet we took a special approach and ensured that all our recipes are easy to make (10-15 minutes),  are not too complicated, and most important, provide the right nutrition for your dog.

So why don’t we all try at least ones? after all, maybe at least some will like our cooking!!

Lets us know what you think about our ReciPet.  Please post your special recipies or provide us feedback through our feedback form!

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Feature Coverage: Learn more about dog breeds!

In today’s feature coverage, we will go through the different options your can use our powerful pet breed search to discover and learn about different kind of pets and what the best way to take care of them.

For example, lets say you want to find more information about Golder Retrievers, see photos and learn more about their behavior. Here are few easy ways to do so:

First, access our dogs portal by clicking on the dogs tab which will take you here: http://www.matchmypet.com/dog.aspx. you should see something like that:

Then, click on the ‘Search Dogs’ menu item on the left hand side, marked in the image below:

This will take you to our search page. Then, in the breed drop down box, select ‘Golden-Retriever‘. Now, you can either click the ‘Search’ button to see all the Golder-Retriever profiles that we have on MatchMyPet, or you can filter them even more by selecting the gender (male, female or both), age, with or without pictures, with and without certificate and where they are located (all over the world). Then, click search which will give you a list of hundreds of profiles of golden-retrievers that we have on our site. you should see something like that:

Then simple click on the profile you would like to see to learn more about the Golden retriever dog.

Want to know even more? you can also click on the ‘Golden Retriever‘ link to learn all the facts that dog owner need to know about Golden-Retriever.

if you already view the dog profile, you can also get a quick look on the golden retriever profile by clicking on the breed link as we show in the picture below:

This is the summary of our powerful dog breed search feature. You can do the same steps for all other pets such as cats, horses, furry’s birds and others. If you have any questions or feedback, we would like to hear than. Either post back to this post or just go to our feedback page to tell us what you think.

MatchMyPet.com barking to all dog owners – Adding ‘everything you need to know about your breed’ to its EncycloPETia

New York, July 15, 2011:  MatchMyPet.com today announced the release of its upgraded EncycloPETia section with the addition of dogs breed information to help dog owners to know a little more about their specific breed.

The dogs breed section provides detailed information about the breed such as various matrices, history, temperament, appearance, ‘Things you need to know’, and many useful tips for more than 200 different dog breeds, with the purpose of helping owners to provide the best care for their dogs. Ori Anavim, MatchMyPet founder: “The purpose of our new section is primarily to provide those little bits of information to help dog owners to avoid heavy medical bills for mistreating their dog. After all, this is our sole purpose –helping pet owners to raise their pet in the most [cost] effective way possible.

The dogs breed information is just the first category that MatchMyPet is introducing and it’s currently working on adding similar information for all other pets such as cats, birds, ferrets and others.

For more information, visit http://www.matchmypet.com/

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