Puppy Tweets lets your pup go online!Here's a fun new product - Puppy Tweets, a small device that goes on your dog's collar that allows him or her to dispatch tweets from the doghouse!

From the CNNMoney article:

 

Puppy Tweets is a plastic tag with a sound and motion sensor that you attach to your pet's dog collar and connect its USB receiver to your computer. Then you create a Twitter account for your dog and enjoy updates all day from Sparky or whatever its name is on your computer or smartphone.

The pre-programmed tweets will be based on your dog's actions -- or lack thereof.  For example, if your dog spends most of his day napping, you might get an update about him being tired.  If he's running around barking, a tweet about barking will be sent out based on the noise he's making.

Seems pretty cool, or at least like a good party trick!  I think my cat @ChubbyCharles might want one!  In the meantime, is your dog following PetRelocation on Twitter?  Click here to start following!

Over the weekend, our co-founders Kevin and Angie O'Brien got a new 8 week old Mastiff puppy.  Since they were having trouble coming up a name for him, we decided to see if any of our pet-loving readers and friends might have an idea.  Leave your name suggestions in the comments below or on our Facebook page!

Can you think of a name for this big pup?

The Daily Dish has a couple of great stories up this week, one about the stray dogs who have learned how to move around the city of Moscow by riding trains. 

[Animal specialist Andrei] Neuronov says there are some 500 strays that live in the metro stations, especially during the colder months, but only about 20 have learned how to ride the trains. This happened gradually, first as a way to broaden their territory. Later, it became a way of life. “Why should they go by foot if they can move around by public transport?” he asks.

“They orient themselves in a number of ways,” Neuronov adds. “They figure out where they are by smell, by recognising the name of the station from the recorded announcer’s voice and by time intervals. If, for example, you come every Monday and feed a dog, that dog will know when it’s Monday and the hour to expect you, based on their sense of time intervals from their ­biological clocks.”

There has been quite a bit of talk about the stray situation in Moscow.  While some pets live like kings and queens, others are cast aside on the streets.  Many expats who relocate to Moscow and Russia have a difficult time with the adjustment.  For details on moving dogs and cats to Russia, check out our Russia pet import requirements.  We also have a great firsthand account from a past customer who moved with dogs to Russia.

We were lucky enough to get asked to speak at the Austin Social Media Breakfast yesterday on PetRelocation.com's social strategy (in other words, all the fun we get to have chatting with our favorite people - pet lovers!).  Watch our "Be Social" presentation as well as "Why Your Pet is a Social Media Expert" below and let us know what you think!

Also, thanks to Callie Richmond, who took some fantastic photos of the event.  It was great meeting everyone!

"Be Social" - Austin Social Media Breakfast from Pet Relocation on Vimeo.

Kevin O'Brien, CEO of PetRelocation.com, speaking at the Austin Social Media Breakfast, about how his pet travel and relocation business uses social media. January 27, 2010

"Why Your Pet is a Social Media Expert" - Austin Social Media Breakfast from Pet Relocation on Vimeo.

Rachel Farris, director of PR and New Media at PetRelocation.com, speaking about what your pets can teach you about social media.