April 29, 2013

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Why Did it Take So Long for the FDA to Recall Chicken Jerky Treats?

photo: Dave Hoefler p> I’ve been writing about dogs for more than a year now and have learned that pet food recalls happen eventually; I just want to see that the brands are being proactive when they’re faced with a recall.  With the chicken jerky treats, it seems like dog parents have been ignored and [...]

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April 28, 2013

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Raw Food Diet for Dogs | Our Thoughts After a Week of Feeding Raw

  You can read everything I’ve written about the raw food diet for dogs by clicking HERE! Everyone has been really supportive of our switch and I have to say that I’m pretty excited and happy about the change.  I received a few questions that I’d like to answer… Why are you still feeding your [...]

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April 27, 2013

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Rodrigo Bit Me | What To Do When Your Dog Bites You

Last night, Rodrigo bit me.  It was my fault.  He was focused on a bowl of ice cream Johan was holding and I tried to sneak around him and he reacted and bit me in the face.  It wasn’t hard and I’m not hurt, but did three things immediately… I backed away, but not too [...]

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April 26, 2013

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Dress United | My Spin on The Yellow Dog Project @dressunited

I received a free t-shirt in exchange for this review. I’ve vented about my frustration with other people and our dogs – I think there was something about how NOT to get your head bitten off.  If you’re unfamiliar with my rant, here are the highlights… It bugs me when people label our dogs as [...]

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April 24, 2013

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A Mastiff Blog | Tips and Methods to House Training Your Puppy

One of the easiest ways to potty train a puppy is to simply pay attention and watch for signals. Make sure your puppy is always where you can see him when he is loose in the house. You may need to use baby gates or close doors to keep your puppy from wandering off and [...]

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April 22, 2013

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Shake Up Your Dog Walks with a Walkathon #BarkForLife

photo: In Paris Texas p> To learn more about Bark for Life / Relay for Life – Click Here Why Join A Walkathon?  Look around.  I bet that you have something you feel strongly about.  If you are reading this blog, I imagine you have furbabies and that you probably feel strongly about: rescues, a [...]

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April 21, 2013

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The Fur Mom is Switching to a Raw Food Diet for Dogs

Well, a raw + kibble mix to start… I’ve been researching and writing about the raw food diet for dogs for a few months now and today I finally made the switch after Amanda’s great article about making the switch.  I found a book for the Amazon Kindle (A Quick-start guide to Raw Feeding by Louise Chapman) that [...]

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April 20, 2013

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The Truth About Animal Communication from SheKnows!

I had the fantastic opportunity to contribute to an article about animal communication for SheKnows.  This is the online magazine that named me as one of 5 pet bloggers people need to know and opened the door to a few opportunities to work with major brands. I’ve written about my experience with animal communicators, most [...]

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April 19, 2013

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A Multi Dog Home | How Adding a Dog Changed the Dynamics of our Family

This is a sponsored post We live in a multi dog home.  We have three gorgeous dogs and I adore them.  They’re my babies.  I love that we rescued all three of them.  Rodrigo and Sydney’s mom was rescued from a property where the owners had over 100 dogs.  I won’t go into details, but [...]

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April 17, 2013

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PetFlow | Damn Right Our Dogs are Spoiled Rotten aka Very Loved

Disclosure: PetFlow gave us a Spoiled Rotten package free of charge with no expectation of a review.  My below thoughts are honest.  This is a fantastic idea!   Read on to find out more… I recently responded to a reporter’s query about the things we do for our dogs and I gave her a long [...]

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April 15, 2013

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Dear Boyfriend, You Should Know How to Express Anal Glands

The other day Rodrigo, Sydney and Blue were playing.  The littermates love to gang up on Blue, herding him into a corner as they growl and Blue snaps back.  They’re hilarious.  Some days, Blue gets so excited that a puff of smoke comes out of his butt and smells like heaven to dogs.  I sat [...]

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