Oh yes, Best Friend NYC has made it to facebook! We are excited that our canine customers and fans can all stay in touch through social networking with other dog friends and their human companions (i.e. us)!

Join Best Friend NYC fanbase on facebook to create a community of dog lovers, share opinions and exchange tips, participate in contests and polls, see event photos and receive special exclusive offers!

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And to kick off this exciting news, we are celebrating with a facebook contest >

"What do you think the Obamas will name their new puppy?"

Simply guess an answer (or 5!) and win the entire natural grooming collection from Best Friend NYC - the same set we gifted to President Obama and his new puppy! Good luck!





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Toyota Venza is taking its love of pets to an all new level, em-“barking” on a blitz of fun-filled events and promotions centered on everything pets – and, of course, their owners too. Designed for those with active lifestyles that often involve pets, the Venza offers a full line-up of canine-friendly aftermarket pet products through Toyota dealers that are already generating howls of approval from pet lovers everywhere.




says Bob Zeinstra, national product marketing manager for Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc., “and more than half of all dog owners consider their pet’s comfort when buying a car. Our goal is to inform these on-the-go pet owners that Venza is a great choice when it comes to creature comfort and pet travel safety options.”

The Venza, which officially went on sale last month, offers more than a dozen pet-friendly creature comforts, the most ever available through Toyota dealerships. Venza’s large cargo capacity and rear hatch allow for easy entrance and loading of pets. Available products include: a rear hatch pet ramp for easy loading and unloading, a leash tether for securing pets in the vehicle, a pet booster seat with harness, a first/second row or cargo area pet barrier, pet seatbelt buckles and rear seat zipline-style harnesses. Waterproof and removable hammock-style seat covers are also available to fit Venza’s bench and bucket seats. Venza, which combines the best features of a car and SUV, is also the first Toyota passenger car to offer Star Safety as standard equipment for all models.

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Imagine your dog sailing through the air, ears flopping and tongue dangling. Then — splash! — as he catches the yellow tennis ball and simultaneously plunges into a pond. Cheers erupt from onlookers.

Your dog is a star. That’s the point of the 2008 Spook Splash and Dog Olympics. Spectators and owners of any dog breed are welcome to the three-day event on Buckingham Road in Fort Myers this week.



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By Carla Hall, LA Times

If you're in a Los Angeles dog park and yell, "Here, Princess," don't be surprised if 1,262 Chihuahuas come running. There are that many tiny pooches with the royal moniker registered in Los Angeles County and almost 60,000 registered Chihuahuas in total, followed by 58,071 Labradors. This makes the little dogs the county's most popular breed. Well, at least among those who bother to register their dogs.

This bit of trivia comes from "L.A.'s Top Dogs," a new database compiled by The Times which covers half a million dogs registered in LA County. That's fewer than half the number of dogs actually living here, because many pet owners don't comply with county and city requirements to register them. Nonetheless, the database offers a fascinating census of the dogs we live with and those we encounter including maps and most popular names.
 
Besides Princess, other popular names include Max, Buddy, Lucky, and Daisy. There are two dogs named 50 Cent. (A beagle and a Rottweiler.) There are dogs named Beyonce, George Bush and George Burns. There are Madonnas and 192 Shaqs. There is a pit bull named Bradpitt and a pointer named Mike Piazza and 1,020 dogs named Kobe.



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By Bob Keefer

Every show has at least one star who just might run off with the audience’s heart.In the Oregon Festival of American Music production of “The Wizard of Oz,” which opens Friday at the Hult Center, that actor’s name is Gracie.Gracie is the 4½-year-old Jack Russell terrier/poodle mix who’s been cast as Toto, the dog that accompanies Dorothy from Kansas to Oz.

Her career took off, almost in spite of the Langs, when they took her to a trainer to help contain her outgoing energy and, quite separately, noticed that strangers often stopped them on the street to comment on how cute she was.Now Gracie, who performs about 40 different tricks — one is opening a Gail Lang’s purse, removing a wallet and taking a dollar bill from it — has not only become a star of stage and television (she’s done several commercials and has been on local TV news) but also makes numerous live charity appearances in and around Eugene.

With the help of former Elmira dog trainer Chris Denning, Gracie — and the Langs — began making appearances around town, helping out with fundraisers for everything from the Rotary Club to the Eugene Symphony. 

She’s raised more than $6,000 for charity, Lang said. Gracie’s work also led her to be inducted into the Oregon Animal Hall of Fame earlier this year. Full story...

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