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TeddyHilton.com's expert trainer Nikki Moustaki wants to help your pet be happy and healthy this summer.

The darling Nikki and her dog Pearl gives us a few tips for playing outside with your furry friend outside during this hotass summer weather.

1. ALWAYS have clean water for your dog.

2. Wet dog food is great for hydration cause it's 80-95% water - crazzy, right??

3. Dogs LOVE playing with ice cubes - it'll help keep'em cool and might make for a cute viral video!

4. When you're dog looks tired GIVE IT A REST.

To keep your dog in the sun and outa the vet's office check out this video for more tips!

P.S. - Learn more about our Nikki our expert trainer @ NikkiMoustaki.com! OR tweet her your questions at @petpostproject!

Tags: cute, dogs, food, nikki moustaki, outside, playing, trainer, video, viral video, water, weather

Teddy's celeb vet Dr. Patrick Mahaney has some advice Teddy reader, Kristen, who asks:

"My doodles name is Stella, aka "Beast" - Shes so big and shes still a puppy, about to be 3 yrs old in September, When she gets excited she jumps and jumps high! How can we get her to stop, especially when we have young kids for neighbors?

Also, she has a constant craving for bread and butter, or other things on the counter, they are easy access for her, any advice there?!?!

Last one, she seems to dislike swimming/water… anyways we can get her used to it?!"

Dr. Patrick's answer:

As "doodles" (Golden-, Labra-, etc) are energetic and medium to large sized pooches, we have to be extra vigilant in working on their less than ideal behaviors to promote a peaceful and safe household.

As I am not a dog trainer (I am a dog, after all), it is best that you pursue some real-time guidance from a reliable trainer in your area. Perhaps you know of neighboring dog owners that have needed some help with unruly pooches. I'd also contact Stella's breeder for a specific suggestion of a trainer that has helped Stella's cousins in the past.

As for the jumping, turn your back on Stella's attempts to jump and ignore her (for just a short time, until she calms down). If you don't give Stella the attention she craves, she will be less inclined to jump up in the first place.

Regarding her tendency to counter surf, she can potentially cause herself life threatening illness from dietary indiscretion (eating things she should not), so make sure no one in your household leaves anything tasty up on the counter. If she has a place where she likes to spend time (her crate, dog bed, etc), then reward her with praise and (maybe) a dog or other healthy food treat for sitting/staying calmly in that spot.

Since behavior problems can ultimately manifest as physical health problems, it is best to be vigilant in resolving them. Consistency is the key, so often YOU need to be trained as to how to best deal with Stella's behaviors on a day to day basis.

Do U need pet advice? Click HERE to tweet your question for Dr. Patrick Mahaney!

Tags: breed, doodle, health, jumping, pooch, q and a, tips, trained, trainer, twitter, vet

Thinking bout getting a pet??

Well, first of all U HAVE TO RESCUE!! There are A TON of great dogs that need a home at your local shelter.

TeddyHilton.com's expert trainer Nikki Moustaki has some super fab advice for those looking to rescue a new furry family member!

Nikki's steps to adoption:

1. Make a list of the things your looking for in a dog (size, coat, breed, age).
2. Go to the shelter and stick to your list.
3. Remember you can't save them all.
4. Read ALL the information about the dog.
5. Choose a few dogs and play with them, see how you get along.

BUT that's not all!

Check out the video to get all of Nikki's advice for adoption.

P.S. - Learn more about our Nikki our expert trainer @ NikkiMoustaki.com!

Tags: adopt, adoption, breed, coat, dog, dogs, fur, nikki moustaki, pet, rescue, shelter, train, trainer, video

So sad.

Last night animal rights groups came to protest Kevin James' Zookeeper in honor of a giraffe who died on during production.

Tweet, the giraffe on the set who had also been forced to perform in Ace Ventura and a slew of Toys "R" Us commercials.

While giraffes in the wild can live into their mid 20s, Tweet was only 18 years old.

According to a whistleblower who contacted PETA, Tweet's premature death may have resulted from his eating pieces of the blue tarp that covered his enclosure. The whistleblower alleges that Tweet's owner and trainers were notified that the giraffe had been eating the tarp but that they did nothing about it.

RIP Tweet.

[Image via WENN.]

Tags: animal rights, death, died, giraffe, peta, production, protest, rip, trainer, zoo, zookeeper

Whaaaaat?

So we thought we saw it all when we saw Luna, the show jumping cow, OR Louie the hurdling pig, OR bunnies competitively jump.

But there’s a new incongruous showjumping animal in town!

Animal trainer Sammi Jo Stohler, owner of Zack the Showjumping Zebra, realized he had a knack for the sport after he kept clearing fences around her zebra training facility.

Stohler says,

“He can clear 5ft. without a problem. He just walks up to a fence and ends up on the other side of it. I said, ‘I bet he can do it with a rider,’ and yep, it was no problem.”

We hope show jumping kangaroos are next.

Tags: horse, owner, pet tricks, trainer, video, weir, weird, what the what, zebra

Thanks to his Beginners co-star, Ewan McGregor is now totally obsessed with dogs.

Cosmo, a Jack Russell terrier who made his movie debut in Hotel for Dogs plays Ewan's dog Arthur in the film.

Cosmo's trainer, Mathilde de Cagny, reveals Ewan totally fell in love with his dog. Mathilde added:

"I rarely encounter actors that are so taken by their co-stars. A lot of actors like dogs, and they're happy to be in scenes with them, but they won't go out of their way to have this relationship with them. Ewan did right away."

McGregor so took to Cosmo, who is "cuddly" for a Jack Russell as well as loving and people-oriented, that he asked Cagny if she would be willing to let Cosmo come home with him. De Cagny couldn't part with Cosmo, so the day after McGregor finished shooting the film, he went to a shelter and adopted a dog.

"He literally didn't go anywhere without a dog since the movie," de Cagny says. "It's extra fulfilling, the feeling, when you have an actor that takes onto an animal so much."

So sweet!

Tags: adopt, dog, dogs, ewan mcgregor, jack russell terrier, shelter, terrier, trainer

Here are 5 things to know about Hollywoods hottest animal starlet!

1. In real life, she doesn't smoke.

Crystal's trainer, Thomas Gunderson, worked with his 17-year-old monkey so that she could hold a hollow prop that looked like a cigarette (the smoke effects were added later through CGI). She also learned how to use several different kinds of lighters (that didn't have real flames).

2. She doesn't have any other deviant behaviors, either.

According to her trainer:

"Most monkeys are liars, Crystal is not. She's not a good liar. She's very honest. She takes her work very seriously."

3. She was pretty popular on the Hangover set.

While actors Bradley Cooper and Ken Jeong had worked with Crystal on other projects, Ed Helms and Zach Galifianakis hadn't. Gunderson says they started out "a little – and this is putting it very mildly – apprehensive.

Eventually, Crystal became a member of the "Wolf Pack," and people would take turns petting her, feeding her, and the group would often sit and have lunch together.

4. She's not a diva.

While Crystal may look like one on the red carpet, this is one down-to-earth capuchin. "She doesn't understand all this stuff," Gunderson says.

"When we were on the red carpet, there was a lot of noise, a lot of lights, a lot to keep her stimulated. Most monkeys would probably be stressed out and not want to be there. She stands right out there and smiles and waves."

5. She's named after a country singer.

Soon after Gunderson was assigned to train his new monkey about 15 years ago, he was sitting in his car when a song by the country singer Crystal Gayle came on the radio.

Tags: diva, monkey, monkeys, people, pets, popular, smoke, star, trainer, wild, zach galifianakis