Puppy's mum says

It's a Dog's Life

2012-01-24T19:59:00.000-08:00

We have a pack of dogs living at our place. One female schnauzer, one male pharaoh hound and two female pharaoh hounds. None of the dogs have been desexed, but none of them are going to be used (again) for breeding. I say (again) because the schnauzer and the older pharaoh hound have both been mothers. If a thousand dollars or so fell into my bank account I'd certainly take the two oldest girls

The Dangers of Canine Obesity

2012-01-18T15:29:00.000-08:00

Dogs can suffer from the same things as their owners, this great guest post will help you if your dog loves their food a little too much! A Guest Post by VetDepot As a loving and responsible dog owner, it’s hard not to spoil that sweet pup of yours. However, it’s important to not let those extra treats and table scraps lead to too many extra pounds. Unfortunately, canine obesity is all

Weather Extremes - Remember Your Pet!

2012-01-16T17:16:00.000-08:00

When the weather is too terrible for you to go or stay outside, don't forget your pet. Most pets can suffer too, when Nature gives us extreme weather. At the moment, South Australia, where I live, has a forecast of 39 degrees celsius, with rain expected in the afternoon and evening. 39 degrees celsius is 102 Fahrenheit, that's too hot for me and for my dogs! So at the moment, I'm staying

Hot Day Again Today

2012-01-01T18:15:00.001-08:00

Today in South Australia we're having 40 temperatures again. The people in the house are staying inside, apart from visits to the swimming pool as needed. And the dogs? The dogs are all staying inside, and loving it. We have our evaporative cooler going and the dogs have water available in the house if they need it. I hope nobody is stupid to leave any dogs inside their cars today. The

If You Love Your Pet, Get them Pet Insurance

2011-12-26T22:33:00.001-08:00

When you have a pet, you have different costs. If your favourite pet is a dog, you need bedding, a collar, a lead, and of course dog food. With a cat you don’t necessarily need a collar and lead, but you have food and bedding costs too. One thing many people forget about is Pet Insurance – cover for the cost of veterinary treatments. Even healthy pets require the vet to stay healthy. If your

Christmas with Dogs

2011-12-26T00:39:00.000-08:00

Actually, our dogs pretty well missed out on Christmas. My husband, son and I went out yesterday, which was Christmas Day, and again today. We didn't give our four dogs anything special for Christmas and they certainly don't know enough to feel they've missed out on anything. Of course, dogs have no idea about the Christian tradition, and they certainly don't shop. Our dogs did get fed, let out

Back again!

2011-10-18T19:50:00.000-07:00

In case you're wondering, yes, it's been a while since I was here. I'm suffering from too many blogs and not enough something or other. My blogs are missing out on new posts as a result. Anyway, here's what's been going on at our house. Jake has become an adult in terms of age - he had his 18th birthday a week ago. He has his P plates and his own car, so he's able to go where he wants, when he

My Dogs don't love rain!

2011-09-29T20:18:00.000-07:00

It's been so rainy today, none of the dogs want to go outside. I don't either - rain and cold don't make a lovely spring day. I'll have to let them out, or kick them out, at some stage though. The young pharaoh hounds, brother and sister Lah Dee and Missy are asleep on the dog sofa, their mother is asleep in her crate in the other end of the house and schnauzer Nena is asleep in her crate.

A good day's work

2011-06-20T04:28:00.001-07:00

Some days I don't seem to do much, I just drift around the house and the internet without much to prove I've had a worthwhile day. Some days it wouldn't have made a lot of difference if I had just stayed in bed. Well, that's not actually true, the dogs wouldn't be happy with me if I stayed in bed, because if I did that, they wouldn't be able to go out, come back in, go out again, come back in,

Not the End of the World

2011-05-26T17:45:00.000-07:00

OK, so we haven't had the Rapture thingy yet. I can wait another five months to see it not happen again! Some people believed in it, and I'm wondering now how they feel. Do they still believe God is going to take them soon or do they feel ripped off? I guess if you can believe in a great being way up there looking down on you, you might find it easy to believe other things, if they're presented

So, is the World Going to End in a few days?

2011-05-18T02:04:00.000-07:00

I don't actually believe these things, don't believe in Santa, the tooth fairy, any of that sort of thing. I don't believe in God either, not the Christian God, or any other Gods. So obviously I don't believe that the end of the world has been foretold and it will end in some way on May 21, or any other day foretold and in the Bible or any other religious book. I believe in Good (note the two

What Should You Feed Your Dog?

2011-04-21T23:17:00.000-07:00

One thing that can send a new dog owner around the bend, is trying to work out what to feed their new dog. If you have bought a young puppy from a registered breeder, the breeder will probably give you plenty of advice on this subject. I know that's what we've always done. Every puppy we sell goes to its new home with written instructions on food, grooming and training. The puppy also goes with

My Long Overdue Dog Report

2011-04-10T23:37:00.000-07:00

Well, what can I say? It's been quite a while since I last wrote anything on this blog, I've been spending my time online in other places. But today is the day I'm letting people know how our hounds are going. The first thing to say is that our four dogs are absolute failures at what should be their prime task, which is rodent removal. We have a bit of a problem with mice inside our house at the

What a Good Dog Breeder will do

2011-02-12T17:50:00.000-08:00

Yesterday I received a phone call from someone who got my contact details from the South Australian Canine Association. I asked if she was interested in standard schnauzers, and she said she was. I asked the question because I have two breeds of pedigree dogs - standard schnauzers and pharaoh hounds. I am going to continue with pharaoh hounds well into the future, but I suspect our current

A Day in the life of me and the dogs

2011-02-08T22:21:00.000-08:00

We have four dogs - one schnauzer girl, Nena (the oldest) and three pharaoh hounds, one male (Lah Dee) and two females. One of the PH girls (Missy) is the youngest of your dogs, the other PH girl (Ananka) is mother to the two younger PHs. OK, get your heads around that and then I'll let you know what they're doing. I let Missy and Ananka back inside, from the back yard. Nena and Ananka circled

A Different Way to Meditate

2011-01-28T18:57:00.000-08:00

I am aware of the health benefits of meditation - it helps to combat stress which can cause heart problems and mental health problems. It can help you feel in control of your life when things are going crazy around you. I don't go the whole way with meditation, chanting Om, Om with my legs crossed. My personal way of meditation is to sit comfortably on a chair outside and watch birds. I live in

Warmer weather means chill out if you can!

2011-01-14T19:24:00.000-08:00

Well summer is definitely here now! We have the evaporative cooler going all day most days, and the dogs are happy to be inside. When I go out, the cooler stays on and the dogs stay locked up inside. They like it like that. The dog's sofa only has one resident at the moment - our male pharaoh hound, Lah Dee. The two girl pharaohs, Ananka and Missy are both in season, so they are kept well away

Dogs or Cats. I know which I prefer!

2011-01-02T21:06:00.000-08:00

I've written a few different things about Dogs versus Cats. I have this idea in the back of my head, a crazy conspiracy theory type of thing, that cats will eventually take over the world. I actually wrote a short story about this some years ago - it won first prize in a competition, which was a huge buzz for me! If I can find the story on my computer in amongst my paper files, I might past the

Dog Breeder Expert

2011-01-02T17:37:00.000-08:00

Every now and then I surprise myself. Well sort of, although I suppose I shouldn't be surprised. I'm talking about something that happened this morning when I was drying off after a bath. My son came to the bathroom door and told me someone was on the phone to talk to me. I quickly dried off the last bits of water and went into the room where the telephone lives. So, wrapped in my (thankfully

Second Day of 2011

2011-01-01T17:24:00.000-08:00

Well on the second day of this brand new year, things are looking pretty much the same as the first day of the new year. The weather is warm, but not too warm and there's a gentler breeze than we had yesterday. Yesterday the wind was quite strong. I prefer days like today where the few clouds in the sky drift past overhead, and the branches are waving slowly with the wind. Yesterday I was

Happy 2011!

2010-12-31T21:10:00.000-08:00

If you thought 2010 was a crock of crap, I hope this new year is going to be a better one for you. But really, if you look back at the year now gone, was it truly that bad? Or was the problem, in part, the way you looked at things? I had a mixed year, last year. My father died in November, my son ran his car into a wall and wrecked it, one of my 'employers' decided they no longer wanted me, I

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2010-12-21T20:18:00.001-08:00

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2010-12-17T21:25:00.001-08:00

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Update on Missy's eye problem

2010-12-17T16:50:00.000-08:00

Well after spending several hundred dollars on a specialist and another few hundred dollars on medication that may have cured her Canine Dry Eye, we finally have a result. It has taken us six months, starting with our local vet, and ending with a well know Adelaide eye specialist for dogs and cats. I am not unhappy with the cost, it was money we had to spend, to try to cure poor Missy's eye