Cheeseburgers help cats
You know you’re already thinking about lunch and maybe even dinner. What should you eat? Anything from Johnnie’s Charcoal Broiler.
If you stop by any of the metro locations today, mention Hands Helping Paws. The organization will receive a portion of the proceeds. What is Hands Helping Paws?
Hands Helping Paws, Inc. (HHP)is cat welfare organization in Norman. The organization assists the community with Trap, Neuter and Return (TNR) of feral cats, rescues from local high-kill animal shelters, and promotes spay & neuter education to the community. You may see our adoptable cats and kittens at Petfinder.com and search for Hands Helping Paws.
There are seven Johnnie’s Express and Charcoal Broiler locations in the metro area participating in the Hands Helping Paws benefit:
- Norman: 1230 W Main
- Edmond: 620 W Danforth and 33 E 33rd St
- Oklahoma City: 13900 N May Ave, 2652 W Britton Road, 6629 NW Expressway and 421 SW 74
Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll
Happy Fat Tuesday!
Celebrate however it is you celebrate. Just stay out of jail, please.
Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll
Eat at Johnnie’s tomorrow!
If you ever needed a burger, tomorrow’s the day!
All Johnnie’s Charcoal Broilers in the metro area are donating 10 percent of their sales to the Oklahoma Humane Society. Want to help? Here’s how:
- Step 1: Get hungry.
- Step 2: Go to any Johnnie’s Charcoal Broiler in the metro area. (Click here to find one!)
- Step 3: Tell them when you order your helping the Oklahoma Humane Society!
- Step 4: Eat.
Come on. You know you were going to eat anyway. Why not help out some lovable pets while you do? If you can’t go tomorrow, that’s OK. Go every third Wednesday of the month and eat up to help a pup!
Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll
Give a lolcat – not a pet – for Valetine’s Day
Even though we here at Pet Show say NO to giving pets as gifts, we say YES to anything lolcat.
Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll
Pet Show – our second anniversary!
Listen to Pet Show! Valentine’s Day marks our second anniversary of broadcasting important animal news and information to the WORLD! So what better way to celebrate (a little early) than by recapping our best shows? Here are our Top 10 favorites:
- Lucas Miller, the Singing Zoologist, and our amazing singalong
- Chris Burney of Bowling for Soup talking about traveling with animals
- The dog IQ tests
- Dr. Phil Mosca of Integris with his dog, Boz
- Halloween costumes with Steve Dale of gadzoo.com
- Turkey genetics and behavior with Dr. Don Skinner-Noble of OCU
- Oklahoma’s animal fighting fund with Attorney General Drew Edmondson
- Fish tattooing
- Horse racing with Joe Lucas of the Thoroughbred Racing Association of Oklahoma
- Snake breeding
We also gave out some Pet Show awards: best advice, favorite celebrity, Young Pup of the Year, best head-wear, myth-buster and favorite expert. (You’ll have to listen to the show to find out who won, but I’ll tell you the winner of Best Show Title: “Happy Mew Year.” ha)
But Pet Show would not be complete without news or tips. For news, Bryan told us about a prehistoric monster snake. To make up for it, he also told us about comfort animals in Utah. Dawn also gave us some excellent tips for Valentine’s Day.
The modern gift for a second anniversary is China. So here is our gift to you, Pet Show fans:
Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll
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Recipe – Potatoes Au Canine
We nabbed this recipe from HealthyDogFood.org.
Potatoes Au Canine
3 c. boiled potatoes, sliced
2 T. grated carrots
2 T. other vegetables, grated, such as beans or parsnip
1/2 c. creamed cottage cheese
1/4 c. non-fat milk
1/4 c. grated cheese
Layer the potatoes, vegetables and cottage cheese in a casserole dish. Pour the milk over top. Sprinkle with cheese.
Bake about 15 minutes at 350 degrees until cheese melts and slightly browns. Serve cool.
Note: As a potato substitute, you can use 3 cups of cooked oatmeal or 3 cups cooked brown rice.
Lose weight with your pets
Lots of us – yours truly included – will make resolutions to lose weight this year. But what about our portly pets? Our chubby pals could probably stand to drop a few ounces – pounds even – this year. The University of Illinois suggests these five ways to help slim down your pet:
- Decrease calories.
- Exercise!
- Feed specific portions – no free-for-alls.
- Skip snacks and people food.
- Feed small portions more often.
What does this all sounds like? People! We could all use these tips, too. Well, we probably need to go ahead and stick with eating people food, but other than that, it sounds like good advice for us.
Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll
New Year’s resolutions for cats
This made me laugh out loud. I’m a dog owner, but I can imagine a cat making this resolutions. I read a longer version on i-Pets.com. These are my 10 favorites:
- I will not slurp fish food from the surface of the aquarium.
- I must not help myself to Q-tips, and I must certainly not proceed to stuff them down the sink’s drain.
- I will not eat large numbers of assorted bugs, then come home and puke them up so the humans can see that I’m getting plenty of roughage.
- I will not lean way over to drink out of the tub, fall in, and then pelt right for the box of clumping cat litter.
- I will not stand on the bathroom counter, stare down the hall, and growl at NOTHING after my human has finished watching The X-Files.
- I will not use the bathtub to store live mice for late-night snacks.
- I will not assume the patio door is open when I race outside to chase leaves.
- I will not play “dead cat on the stairs” while people are trying to bring in groceries or laundry, or else one of these days, it will really come true.
- When my human is typing at the computer, her forearms are *not* a hammock.
- Computer and TV screens do not exist to backlight my lovely tail.
Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll
Merry Christmas!
Merry Chirstmas and Happy Holidays from the Pet Show crew!
Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll
Happy National Day of the Horse!
Today is the Day of the House, so here are some recent horse stories we’ve had in The Oklahoman. And we couldn’t resist using some lolcats.
- - Oklahoma newcomers use lottery winnings on a rare Gypsy cob. (Newalla)
- - 2,000-mile horse trek helps Kingfisher rider give thanks.
- - Bay stallion named ‘Star’ of American Quarter Horse Association World Championship Show. (OKC)
- - Pony attack puzzles Prague family.
- - A ‘Superhorse’ provided life lessons to its owner. (OKC)
Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll
