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CanaCreek’s Valentine’s Sale on Heartworm Products is ending!

Our Valentine’s Sale includes:
Advocate for Dogs, Advocate for Cats
Interceptor Spectrum
Sentinel Spectrum
Revolution
Valueheart

Shop CanaCreek Now!

Valentine’s Day reminds us that heart health for our pets is important. While some parts of the US & Canada are still under snow for a few more weeks, other areas are moist & warm; perfect conditions for heartworm carrying mosquitoes to thrive. Remember to continue treating your pet with heartworm medication before the spring thaw to ensure that your pets are protected from heartworm disease

Happy Valentine’s Day Everyone!

Sincerely,

The CanaCreek Team

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Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. Show your pet some love by trying our Valentine’s Heart Cookie recipe for your Dog or Cat.

Ingredients:
-    1 cup water
-    1 egg
-    2 tablespoons vegetable oil
-    2 cups whole wheat flour
-    1 cup oat bran
-    1¹/₂teaspoons dry yeast
-    1/4 cup carob powder (for Dog+Cat cookies),             OR 1/4 cup drained canned tuna (for Cat             cookies)

Preparation:
Combine all the ingredients in a large bowl and mix until thoroughly combined.
Roll dough into a ball, and place in a covered bowl.
Put bowl on a warm counter and allow the dough to rise and set (it will approximately double in size – about 1 to 2 hours).

Directions:
1.    Preheat oven to 275 degrees F
2.    Roll the set dough with a rolling pin to approx. 0.25″ thickness
3.    Use Heart shaped cookie cutters              to cut
4.    Bake pet treats 2″ apart on a              lightly greased baking sheet for              15 minutes on each side, until dry              and hard.
5.    Turn off the oven. You can also              continue drying the cookies in the              oven overnight for extra dry              treats.
6.    Use dog treat frosting to decorate              if desired.

Valentine’s Sale on Heartworm Products:
Valentine’s Day reminds us that heart health for our pets is important. While some parts of the US & Canada are still under snow for another month, other areas are moist & warm; perfect conditions for heartworm carrying mosquitoes to thrive. Remember to continue treating your pet with heartworm medication before the spring thaw to ensure that your pets are protected from heartworm disease.

It’s also important to take your pet to a veterinarian for a regular check-up. If you’ve never treated your pet with heartworm medication before, your veterinarian must do a simple test to ensure your pet is heartworm free prior to starting treatment, because giving heartworm medication to a pet that’s already infected can be harmful or even fatal.

CanaCreek is having a Valentine’s Sale on Heartworm Products to promote pet heart health.

Our Valentine’s Sale includes:
Advocate for Dogs, Advocate for Cats
Interceptor Spectrum
Sentinel Spectrum
Revolution
Valueheart

The Sale is on now and ends on Valentine’s Day February 14th 2011.
Shop CanaCreek early and save today!

Happy Valentine’s Day Everyone!

Sincerely,

The CanaCreek Team

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December is a time to celebrate and give thanks.
And to Thank You, our 12-packs are now on Sale!

Save more on your favourites! The sale includes 12-packs of:

Advantix
Advocate for Cats,Advocate for Dogs
Advantage for Cats,Advantage for Dogs
Capstar for Cats,Capstar for Dogs
Frontline Plus for Cats, Frontline Plus for Dogs
Revolution Cats, Revolution Dogs
Sentinel Spectrum
Valuheart

Our sale ends soon on December 31st.
Shop now and save!

Happy Shopping at CanaCreek!

At CanaCreek, we’d like to take this opportunity to thank all our customers and wish everyone and their pets a warm and wonderful Christmas Holiday!

Sincerely,

The CanaCreek Team

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Pet Stress Busters – Newsletter December 2010

It’s almost the big day! Let me guess, traffic is horrible, parking at the malls impossible to find, pushy crowds, the thing that you wanted to buy most is sold out. The Holiday rush can be exhausting and stressful for you, your family and your pets. When things get more stressful than fun, STOP what you’re doing and try one of these:

Sit down, relax and spend a few minutes with your pet cat or dog; some quiet time with your pet can drastically improve your mood. Countless studies have proven that pets (dogs and cats) positively enhance mood in humans. Holding your pet, stroking your pet’s coat, or softly petting will benefit you by steadying breathing, reducing anxiety, and generally lowering blood pressure as well as heart rate. The companionship, interaction and bonding is beneficial for both human and pet.

-OR-

Take a walk or play outside with your pet. If you have a pet dog, take him/her for a walk. A short exercise break is great for stress management in several ways:

1. A change of environment physically removes you from stress aggressors (the pressure of getting everything perfect, the arrangements & decorations, the cooking etc.) and allows you to clear your mind, and focus on relaxing things like the companionship and affection of your pet.

2. Stepping out with your pet will allow you the chance to get away from stale indoor air, and to breathe refreshing clean air.

3. Walking or playing 20-30 minuteswith your pet will give you (andyour pet) the recommended daily dose of cardio exercise to maintain overall health. The exercise break will also help your body release endorphins, chemicals produced by the human body that promotes a feeling of happiness, calm and well being.

4. Feelings of stress that you’ve built up during the Holiday rush may also rub off onto your pet. Getting out for a walk or a game of fetch with your pet will have the same beneficial effects for your pet as well.

Remember these simple tips, and you, your family and pets can feel more Joy together and less stress this Holiday Season.

Merry Christmas Everyone!

P.S. — A reminder that the CanaCreek December 12 Pack Sale is now on!

P.P.S. — The results of the CanaCreek 3rd Annual Pet Photo Contest are out! See this year’s winners, and our special pet slideshow.

Sincerely,

The CanaCreek Team

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LAST CHANCE

to Enter CanaCreek’s 3rd Annual Pet Photo Contest

Have we received your entry yet?
We’ve received a lot of wonderful entries such these ones:

What are YOU waiting for?
LAST CHANCE to enter as our 3rd Annual Pet Photo Contest Closes this Friday December 3rd, 2010.
Send us your Best Pet photos NOW, and you could WIN cool prizes from CanaCreek.com!

Share your favourite photos of your pets with the CanaCreek community now!
Simply click on our photo contest link! Follow the easy instructions to upload & enter your pet photos.

Winners will be announced on the CanaCreek website next week.
Enter the Contest Now!
Good Luck!

Sincerely,

The CanaCreek Team

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CanaCreek Cyber Monday: ONE Day Only Sale!

Get ready to save at CanaCreekPets!

Today only: save $10 off any purchase on CanaCreek – even sale items – of $125 or more; simply type in the coupon code: ‘CYTEN‘ when you check-out. Or with a purchase of $250 or more save $25 off your purchase; simply type the coupon code ‘CYTWF‘.

Cyber Monday comes but once a year, and with all good things they end. Shop CanaCreek NOW!
Go to CanaCreek and enjoy the Biggest Savings on your Pet Supplies this Year!

CanaCreek 3rd Annual Pet Photo Contest Extended to December 3rd 2010!

We hope everyone had a great Thankgiving weekend. It appears that our 3rd Annual Pet Photo contest deadline coincided with a busy family holiday, so by popular demand our 3rd Annual Pet Photo Contest has been extended to Friday December 3rd. Share your favourite photos of your pets with the CanaCreek community for a great chance to win fabulous prizes! Click on our photo contest link! Just follow the simple instructions to upload your pet photos.

HURRY and enter already!

The CanaCreek Pet Photo Contest Closes this Friday December 3rd, 2010.
Winners will be announced on our website the following week! Good Luck!

And Happy Shopping Today at CanaCreek!

Sincerely,

The CanaCreek Team

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Announcing CanaCreek’s 3rd Annual Pet Photo Contest 2010!

It’s time to share your best photographs of your pets with CanaCreek and Friends! Submit your photos into our contest and you’ll have the chance to see your family pets featured on our website, and win some great prizes, including an iPad, an iPod Nano and lots of Pet goodies!

It’s fun, easy and fast to enter, just visit our website www.CanaCreek.com; and click on our photo contest link! Follow the simple instructions to upload your pet photos.

The CanaCreek Pet Photo Contest is now open, and closes Friday November 26th, 2010 at midnight PST. See our Official Rules.

Check our website every week to see new entries featured on our Pet Photo Gallery page.
(You can also see last year’s Pet Photo Contest 2009 Winners and Top 100 – check out the 2009 Gallery here.)
Winners will be announced on CanaCreek.com on December 1st 2010!

Enter the Now!
Good Luck Everyone!

Sincerely,

The CanaCreek Team

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Halloween is a fun holiday for everyone in the family, and the pets too. When you curve your jack-o-lanterns this year, keep some of the pumpkin flesh for this scrumptious and easy-to-make Pumpkin Pet Treat recipe.

Pumpkin Pet Treats (suitable for Dogs & Cats)

Ingredients:
1 – 1.5 cups fresh pumpkin meat
2.5 cups whole wheat flour
2 eggs
2 tablespoons of honey
0.5 cup water
A pinch of cinnamon (optional)
Food coloring (optional)
Pumpkin shaped cookie cutter

Preparation:
Remove seeds from the fresh pumpkin meat. Place the pumpkin in a bowl and add just enough water to immerse the pumpkin. Microwave on high for 3 minutes. Drain excess water. Mash pumpkin meat with a fork or a potato masher until smooth.

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F
2. Measure 1 cup of mashed pumpkin, and combine with flour, eggs, honey, and cinnamon in a large bowl. Add water slowly to the mixture just enough to moisten all the ingredients in the dough. The dough should remain fairly stiff.
3. Roll the dough to 0.5 inch thick, and use Pumpkin shaped (or other Halloween shaped) cutter.
4. Bake the treats an inch apart for about 20 minutes on each side until dry and hard.

Allow the treats to cool before giving them to your furry friends.
We hope that your pets enjoy our Pumpkin Treat recipe. Write us and let us know!

Pumpkin is a great source of vitamins A & fiber and veterinarians recommend it for occasional constipation and even diarrhea for both dogs and cats.

Another helpful pet tip for Halloween: Keep human treats away from pets! Chocolate, Raisons/Grapes, and Macadamia nuts can make your pets very sick, so put them where pets can’t access them.

Have a Safe and Happy Halloween Everyone!

Sincerely,

The CanaCreek Team

Frontline Plus for Dogs, and Frontline Plus for Cats on SALE now!

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Black & White Vision, Symphony of Smells: The Science of Dog Senses.
By. Warren F., for Canacreek.com and Bloggingpaws.com

While humans and dogs are inseparable,they clearly see the world differently. And hear, and definitely smell.

Everyone knows that dogs see in black and white. Or do they? The commonly held belief was that dogs are color blind, but recent research has shown that dogs do see colors,if not the same variety available to the human eye. But dogs are much, much better than humans at detecting motion, which is why they can spot a bird in flight or a running cat, seemingly miles away while, you’re scratching your head looking for the cause of his agitation. They can also see very well in the dark, something humans aren’t very good at. As for visual details, as most dog owners will attest, are some what lacking compared to their human counterparts.

Hearing is another area where dogs excel.Dogs can hear at four times the distance ofa human, and their ears gather much more information within that sound than our ownrather primitive eardrums. But smell is where dogs go so far beyond humans it’s almost supernatural. A dog’s sense of smell is 100,000 times better than that of a human,meaning if you’re making a stew, you smell….stew. Your dog can discern every single ingredient in the stew,and is probably itching to eat all of it at once.

On a more practical level, when you takeyour dog to the park,he’s sniffing the ground in order to check out what’s been there before…and that can include other dogs, squirrels, people and a myriad of other creatures: a symphony for their senses indeed.

SALE ALERT!
Advantage for Dogs is on Sale. Order Now and Save! (expired)

Sincerely,

The CanaCreek Team

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