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By Jenna Stregowski, RVT, About.com Guide to Dogs

Want to be Hollywood-bound with your dog?

Thursday July 31, 2008

Because you are a dog lover, you probably visit plenty of animal-related Web sites. Recently, I was made aware of a new site called MyPetCareTV. The idea is to provide client educational programming through this community-based Web site for pet owners and veterinary clinics. I think the idea has merit, but just be aware that they are still working out some kinks.

For example, I thought the video segments conducted by veterinarians, covering everything from canine dental care to dog nutrition, were quite solid with information, but even with my high-speed Internet connection, I found video playback to be choppy, which took away from the positive user experience. In addition to videos, there is a forum, a blog, and the ability to create member profiles.

Oh, and about that trip to Tinseltown. MyPetCareTV is offering a sweepstakes where one grand prize winner (and their pet) will be chosen, and receive a trip to Hollywood, an open casting call opportunity, dinner with Lassie's veterinarian, and access to dog sitting services during the trip.

If you've had a chance to check out MyPetCareTV.com, what do you think? Is this a resource you will use regularly as a dog owner?

Comments

August 17, 2008 at 11:21 am
(1) Tony Ferraro says:

thank you for the post. I wanted to make a note that we agreed with the video comment and are making the changes today. We had tried to deliver HD quality video but have since found that most video cards do not fully support HD quality over the Internet. So, as of tomorrow, the content will play in a similar fashion to YouTube.com.

Please let me know if you have any issues.

thanks,

Tony Ferraro
CTO
Care Media

August 23, 2008 at 2:03 pm
(2) Phil says:

http://www.mypetcaretv.com has so much content…so much information…you could be clicking and scrolling for hours and not see it all.

December 2, 2008 at 4:10 pm
(3) Jayme says:

I love this site!! So much to do, I have created group pages for dog parks, watched many of the segments which i have found to be very helpful.
I just recently read a post from Dr. Bernadine Cruz on Pet Safety Tips for the Holidays! Check it out!

http://www.mypetcaretv.com/page.php?id=16

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