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I have a ridiculous amount of photos of my pets. It’s gotten worse since purchasing a dSLR camera. There isn’t a moment I haven’t convinced myself isn’t the perfect Kodak moment. Unfortunately, I’m at a bit of a loss as to what to do with all these images. Sure, I share them in the Pawesome Flickr pool and include them in posts here on the site, but what about when I want to enjoy my digital snapshots in the analog world?

I recently got a chance to test out a few printing services for a New York Times story on the very subject. While testing, I found that each provided a great tool for those looking for creative ways to display snaps of their pets. After the jump, a look at a few of my favorite photo printing services for pets!

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Most of the time I can tell if something is a boy or a girl.  Well, I live in NYC, so like 85% of the time, really. But, say I were on a game show and someone brought out a tank of two cute turtles and said, “Tell me which one is the boy and which one is the girl,”  I’d be up a creek. That is, unless the Mister was wearing his gender defining blue shirt and tie and the Misses a cute pink tutu.

So, how do you tell the difference? How do you know if your turtle is a mighty man or all woman? Apparently, it’s really simple…if you’re a slowpoke aficionado. If you’re not, try these investigative tips on for size.

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Next time you’re getting ready for trivia night a the local pub, bone up (har, har!) on your pet facts with this adorable image. The above is just a small part of the 20 Crazy Pet Ownership facts designed by Homeowner’s Insurance. Check out the full illustration after the jump.

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With so many pet stories posted around the web each week, it’s hard to keep up.  Table Scraps is our weekly roundup of memorable pet news around the internet.

• How many licks does it take to get to the center of an infected toe? (The Awl)

• The jury is out on whether or not this story is true, but since I want it to be, I’m going to project that these two are now happily living together in a condo in Boca. (Vegansaurus!)

• A bird in the hand… (BBC)

• Catodile?  Crocopussy?  I can’t decide if the SyFy channel or Cinemax is going to option this into a movie first. (Daily Mail)

• I’ve always said that four legs is two too many! (Daily Express)

• Forget paying the neighbor’s kid to push the mower. I’d love to know this dog’s choice of lawn pattern. (Pet Sugar)

Image: bunwillow

Thankfully I didn’t have to send in a claim to our vet insurance company when we found Dim Sum. If I did I would have hoped it would make the cut for the 2010 VPI Hambone Award. This prestigious honor, bestowed by Veterinary Pet Insurance co., goes to the year’s most unusual pet insurance claim. It’s called the Hambone in honor of a VPI-insured dog who somehow snuck his way into a refrigerator and ate an entire Thanksgiving ham while waiting for door to open again. He survived (with a mild case of hypothermia) but the hambone did not.

This year’s nominees include a West Highland white terrier who bit a chainsaw, while it was on, an Abyssinian who didn’t understand the concept of laundry day, and a tortoise who scalped himself when he sucked his head back into his shell too quickly. Voting is open until August 14th.

Thanks for the heads up Melissa!

We agree. That BBQ next to that lawn chair was a Rescue 911 episode waiting to happen.

via Buzzfeed