Purple Pages 4 Pets Directory - we want to help you!

Pet lovers,

Don't miss out! This is the best advertising you will ever do!

Purple Pages 4 Pets is a FREE directory of pet services in Marion and Polk Counties and surrounding areas. We want this directory to be all inclusive and that can only be done if all pet related businesses join us. These directories are very popular in other states and here are some of the reasons why:

• First - Advertising is expensive, yet NECESSARY! These days businesses cannot rely on word of mouth, drive-by traffic or even the Internet to get and increase their customer base.

• Most advertising such as radio, TV, newspaper is, not only expensive, short lived, but also a hit or miss with your target market. You never know who will be listening or reading on the day you spend your hundreds of dollars. Even the regular yellow pages goes out to everyone and sometimes the catagories are difficult to determine.

• Purple Pages goes out FREE to more than 10,000 PET OWNERS. It will be handed out by the Humane Society to those who adopt and become PET OWNERS, Realtors who sell a home to a PET OWNER, apartment complexes to give to their PET OWNERS, senior centers to their PET OWNERS. This is a perfectly targeted market. It will also be in free stands around the area and mailed out to anyone who requests one.

• The cost for a six month ad depending on size is $150 or $250. This is a one time fee that ends up being less than $25 or $50 per month. Where in the world can you advertise to 10,000 PET OWNERS for that low cost?

• Pet owners spend more than $50 BILLION dollars a year on their pets. You need to reach this market. We don't want you to be the only one of your business type NOT in the directory. Your competition would love that!

Contact us at purplepages4pets@gmail.com and we will send a representative to talk to you. If you are a pet lover and know of some pet related business that should be in the directory, give us their name and address and we will visit them.

The directory will be divided by areas such as South, North, West, Keizer, etc. so you can put your ad exactly where you want it to be.

Oh - and by the way - when you have a sale or special event, we will put it on the blog for no charge. We are currently in the process of completing our website and advertisers in the directory will also be listed there.

Hurry - time is getting short for the October issue!

Purple Pages for Pets October edition filling up fast

Advertisers for the October edition of Purple Pages for Pets are being sought now! Be sure to get into the ONLY Pet owner targeted directory in Marion and Polk Counties.

We know that adverstising is expensive but must be done especially for specialties such as pets stores, groomers, sitters, photographers, veterinarians, pet hospitals, kennels, boarding facilities, pet bakeries, crematoriums, cemetaries, pet friendly apartments, Pet friendly hotels, Dog washing services, dog trainers, pet clubs, horse boarding, aquarium dealers, avian medical care, bird and bird supply, and the list goes on.

This directory is free to the public. Advertisers will pay a one time fee for their display ad in the directory, which will be out in the public for six months. If you are an advertiser who wants to place an ad or a pet owner who would like a copy of the directory when in comes out, please email purplepages4pets@gmail.com and get on the list.

A representative will be visiting pet businesses soon.

Pet owners - please refer your favorite businesses to us.

Thanks to all of you who love animals and treat them with kindness and respect. Life would be so dull without them.

A PET'S TEN COMMANDMENTS.........

A PET'S TEN COMMANDMENTS.........

1. My life is likely to last 10-15 years. Any separation from you is likely to be painful.

2. Give me time to understand what you want of me

3. Place your trust in me. It is crucial for my well-being.

4. Don't be angry with me for long and don't lock me up as punishment.You have your work, your friends, your entertainment, but I have only you.

5. Talk to me. Even if I don't understand your words, I do understand your voice when speaking to me.

6. Be aware that however you treat me, I will never forget it

7. Before you hit me, before you strike me, remember that I could hurt you, and yet, I choose not to bite you.

8. Before you scold me for being lazy or uncooperative,ask yourself if something might be bothering me. Perhaps I'm not getting the right food, I have been in the sun too long, or my heart might be getting old or weak.

9. Please take care of me when I grow old.. You too, will grow old.

10. On the ultimate difficult journey, go with me please. Never say you can't bear to watch. Don't make me face this alone. Everything is easier for me if you are there, because I love you so.

~Take a moment today to thank God for your pets. Enjoy and take good care of them. Life would be a much duller, less joyful experience without God's critters.

Pass this on to other pet owners. We do not have to wait for Heaven, to be surrounded by hope, love, and Laughter. It is here on earth and has four legs!