Stray Magnet Blog

10 Holiday Gifts Your Fur Baby Will Love

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Cindy Aldridge offers her “10 Holiday Gifts Your Fur Baby Will Love” this Christmas. Ideas range from winter coats to ball launchers. Send us your favorite gift ideas at contact@straymagnet.com. Happy Holidays!

Encouragement For Animal Lovers

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I recently read a book about Best Friends’ Animal Sanctuary titled “Best Friends” by Samantha Glen. I found it true to the endorsements on the backcover and the introduction by Mary Tyler Moore- inspiring, heartfelt and it made me laugh and cry. There were several themes that resonated with me: 1-One person can make a […]

Our Favorite Children’s Books Featuring Animals

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Here are a few of our favorites animal books that we have enjoyed for many years (ages 4-8). The first favorite book was Kitty Up, by Elizabeth Wojtusik. It’s a story of a cat that jumps out of a window chasing a ball, gets lost and finds his way home through his friend, the family […]

ACL injury and recovery timeline, plus triumphs and challenges

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Originally Published June 11, 2013 We were out of town for Memorial Day Weekend when our dog Winston tore his ACL. We headed home early to seek medical attention, schedule surgery and start the healing and recovery. We would do anything for our dog but it has been harder than we thought. The 12 week […]

Tennessee’s state reptile is the Eastern Box Turtle- LEARN MORE!

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Our native Tennessee’s Eastern Box Turtles are considered a threatened species. They have amazing homing devices, can close their shell completely and are meant to live long lives. Learn more about them and how you can help!