Free Stuff Channel’s Pet Page
Cool Freebie Links Pet Page
There is a lot of information overlap between each of these sites, so I try to keep a record of the offers I have already taken advantage of. 
Cool Savings requires you to “become a member”. Personally, I don’t often do this as it has led to spam in the past. If you try them out, let me know.
The trainer in these videos uses the well established technique of using clicker and food to teach kittens specific behaviors. The premise is also used in training dogs, zoo animals and more. Food — the great tamer of them all
From the You Tube description”
“Clicker training is not only enjoyable for cats, but it can be life-saving too. Suppose you had an extreme emergency and needed to get your cat out of the house immediately? A cat that is clicker trained will quickly jump into his carrier. Richard Norton clicker trains his Bengal cats, starting with very young kittens, as shown in this YouTube Video. Richard explains the click as a conditioned stimulus for operant behaviour. “This means that the click alone can elicit some of the same bodily responses and processes that food could elicit. This is achieved by presenting food and the click nearly simultaneously. Our experience is that 3 or 4, 5 minute sessions is more than adequate to fully establish the click as a conditioned stimulus for operant behaviour.“
Video explaining the clicker training process with a young kitten
Video of clicker training process to teach a Bengal cat to press a light switch
I tried out a few clickers at Petsmart (had to go to the dog training aids area), Then I found some healthy treats my cats might get excited about. While we have tried this technique before, I was unsure if my cats would really respond well. Having found these videos I am more determined to make it work this time.
If you have a cat behavior issue, you can visit Marilyn Krieger’s site The Cat Coach. She advises clients about modifying an unwanted behavior through clicker training and other techniques.
Some really good books about training cats from Amazon.com:
Cat Training in 10 Minutes
I just ordered this one. I will let you know how we are doing
I recently wrote about free cat related craft activities for children (and parents!). Here are a few more good places to go.
Some sites with preschool age crafts:
Pre-school cat related lesson plan
Cat theme nursery rhymes, printable paper crafts, puzzles, mazes and word searches
Some sites with crafts for more than one age group:
Free craft projects and patterns
Listing of places for free crochet, knitting or sewing cat beds, toys, coats
Teen and adult level instructions for making cat usable beds, tents, toys and for drawing cats
For scrappy scrapbookers a few themes all built around the Karen Foster Designs Themed Kits:
Purrfectly Playful
Kitty Layout
The Cats Meow
Cat Nap Layout
Little Tiger Layout
Or try Diecuts with a View: Cat Theme Scrapbook Kit in a stack 8”X8” Pad) for something completely different
We all like to save money. Keep in mind that this list is not exhaustive. Also some of the deals listed on any of these sites can expire while the site may still list it as active. Like the Romans said caveat emptor (loosely: let the buyer beware).
Some places to find grocery coupons or other good deals are:
Slick Deals go to Forums, then click on Hot Deals or Freebies. You can select offers from the last day or longer, use some pre-programmed subject searches (like pets) in the boxes on the lower left of the page. This place is huge, so focus!
Free Sample Forager click on Pets, Cats, Dogs or Horses for specific offers
Price Grabber.com search under Home and Garden, using keyword pets (or something even more specific)
Pet product coupons and deals from specific online vendors Petco, Petsmart, PetFoodDirect and PetCareRx at edealsetc.com
Amazon.com I search under Kitchen and Housewares or Health and Personal Care; Amazon is a good place for comparative product reviews.
Cafe Press for cat and other pet related stickers
I like to shop at The Animal Rescue Site. You can also click to donate (free to you) money to this worthy cause. As they describe themselves:
“The Animal Rescue Site focuses the power of the Internet on a specific need — providing food for some of the 27 million unwanted animals given to shelters in the U.S. every year. Over 10 million animals are put to death every year in the U.S. alone because they are abandoned and unwanted.
Each click on the purple “Fund Food for Animals” button at The Animal Rescue Site provides food and care for a rescued animal living in a shelter or sanctuary. Funding for food and care is paid by site sponsors and distributed to animals in need at the Fund for Animals’ renowned animal sanctuaries (including Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch in Texas and the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in California), pet shelters supported by the Petfinder Foundation, North Shore Animal League, and other worthy animal care facilities supported by the GreaterGood.org foundation.
100% of sponsor advertising fees goes to our charitable partners.
The Animal Rescue Site provides a feel-good way to help promote awareness and prevent rescued animal deaths every day — through easy and quick online activities.
Please remember to click every day to give help and hope to those most in need. Every click counts in the life of a rescued animal.
In addition to clicking the purple “Fund Food for Animals” button, visitors can help more by shopping in The Animal Rescue Site store. With each item purchased, shoppers generate funds for the feeding and care of animals in shelters and sanctuaries. The store offers a wide array of items to show your support.”
Care2.com is another place to shop, send ecards, or do daily click to donate for various worthy causes.
Endangered Species Chocolate Fair Trade, educational, conservation support, great customer service, and delicious, too!
Let me know if you have any favorites, too!
We not only have cats, we have reptiles and fish at our home. Since I work full time, time for shopping and especially for browsing is limited. My solution, like that of so many others is to surf the Internet. A lot of these places have email newsletters that I have signed up for, so I know in advance about sales and special offers.
Some of my favorite web sites for pet products are:
Drs. Foster & Smith – The Trusted Name for Cat Products
Amazon.com
Amazon is a good place for comparative product reviews.
And for those with allergies to pets my favorite site is: Allergy Control Products.
Other sites to go to are:
See my article about human allergies to cats and coping with an allergic cat.
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