If Dogs Could Read

No popcorn for us…

Shadow — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 23:03:19 +0000

My family just got a new popcorn maker and Chris liked it so much, he even wrote a review about it, West Bend Stir Crazy Popper. Here’s my question, when will the dogs get some? Yeah, I know what you’re thinking, while popcorn may not be bad for us, the kernels are not digestible. Please keep [...]

Chronic Dog Ear Infections

chardee42 — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 18:47:09 +0000

How do you know if your dog is suffering? Ear infections effect up to twenty percent of all dogs and is one of the top ten complaints dog owners have when they visit the vet. It is critical to stop infections early, otherwise chronic dog ear infections can result. How do you know if your dog has [...]

Fleas.. we hoped it was over

Abigail — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 01:24:34 +0000

I woke up yesterday morning to an old familiar itch. I think my humans heard me because when Chris got up, he saw me scratchin’. Dogs and fleas simply don’t mix. That’s right, the fleas are starting to come back. Last time the fleas came, the humans were successful in getting rid of them after dipping us, [...]

The Dos and Donts of Transporting Your Dog

Shadow — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:29:37 +0000

Alex Judge, a business development associate from uship.com was kind enough to write this article for us about transporting your dog. Fortunately, I was born two hours north of where my human’s live, so I have only traveled in a car. Shadow the Alpha Dog The Dos and Donts of Transporting Your Dog That time has come: you [...]

Stop The Fleas…

Shadow — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 11:02:00 +0000

Dogs and fleas simply don’t mix We have been very fortunate. For years, we have lived in Florida and never had a problem with fleas. We took our Advantage and we never had to worry about the fleas biting us. About a month ago, we started fostering two 8 week old puppies. They came from a kill [...]

Dog Hot Spots

chardee42 — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:18:48 +0000

Dog Ear Infection and the Dreaded Cone A few weeks ago, Abigail underwent surgery for an ear hematoma. As a result, she wore a collar for the last few weeks to keep her from scratching her ears and causing infection. Yesterday, she finally got the collar off around 3 o’clock. We were so happy for her [...]

Pitbull Puppies For Sale… From the back of a pick-up truck?

chardee42 — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:15:32 +0000

Pitbull Puppies for Sale On the way home today, I saw a man standing in the back of an old, brown, 4X4 truck. He has holding a plywood sign with the words “Pitbull Puppies For Sale” spray painted on it. The mother of the puppies was chained to the side of the truck. She was cowering [...]

Dog Waste Disposal: Where will we put the poop?

Shadow — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:45:50 +0000

Dog waste disposal in the future The year is 2020. Every evening, Chris takes me for a walk around the neighborhood and then down by the lake. At the end of our walk, he takes the bag and puts it in the dog waste disposal unit. A lot has changed in the past 10 years. Where [...]

Is the Thanksgiving Turkey Bad for Your Dog?

Abigail — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:00:53 +0000

I can tell Shadow is up to something. He keeps walking through the kitchen with his nose in the air. I’m sure he’s seen that big bird in the oven and I know he smells it. Every year, we get a few pieces of the turkey. I hope it happens soon, it’s “better than snuff”.* Foods [...]

Shadow survived the surgery

Abigail — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:30:16 +0000

I was as happy as a tick on a fat dog to find out that Shadow came out of his surgery okay. In case ya’ll didn’t hear, he got neutered today and, as expected, he survived. I reckon that’s one way to lose a little weight (although with him, it won’t be much ; ). Ya’ll be [...]