Just a quick reminder that you have until Tuesday, September 29th to enter to win a gift pack for your pup.
DogToids are Ferociously Flavorful™ bite-sized treats, packaged in a convenient and stylish tin, that contain breath freshening ingredients and natural flavors so your pooch has fresh breath all day.
If your pooch is ready to play all day, Wonky Bonkers is the toy for you! These totally tough, yet fantastically floppy cats are made of heavy-duty canvas with a ball inside the head and body for wonky bonker fun!
After a long nap, your pooch will be ready for action! Rubber Neckers are the toy to get them into the playful spirit! These chewerific toys are outrageously fun and seriously strong! They make for a perfect tug-o-war toy!
Go to the ORIGINAL POST to get all the details and enter.
Is there a better way to honor your dog during National Dog Week than to win them a few gifts? I think not.
Thanks to the folks at Bamboo/ Fat Cat you have the chance to win a gift pack with three cool products.
• DogToids are Ferociously Flavorful™ bite-sized treats, packaged in a convenient and stylish tin, that contain breath freshening ingredients and natural flavors so your pooch has fresh breath all day.
• If your pooch is ready to play all day, Wonky Bonkers is the toy for you! These totally tough, yet fantastically floppy cats are made of heavy-duty canvas with a ball inside the head and body for wonky bonker fun!
• After a long nap, your pooch will be ready for action! Rubber Neckers are the toy to get them into the playful spirit! These chewerific toys are outrageously fun and seriously strong! They make for a perfect tug-o-war toy!
I always like making contests fun, this one is no exception. To enter you need to choose one of the prizes and share a story about your pup. An example, “Bo went Wonky Bonkers when he caught a squirrel in the backyard. After he spit it out he could have used some DogToids.”
Leave your comment in the comment section under the post, the contest runs today through Tuesday, September 29th when I will randomly choose one lucky winner.
Yesterday I received a heartbreaking letter from Bobbie, she had given her pup Nikko a Windee chewie and the dog choked to death. I am not familiar with these treats but we had a scary experience with Copper years ago when she was chewing a rawhide.
I was away on business and Lisa had given her one of the chewies with the knots on the end. Copper had eaten them before with no issues, the girl can chew. This time she almost choked to death when one of the knots separated and got stuck in her throat. Lisa thought she was going to watch her die, it was horrible. Eventually she was able to grab hold of a piece and pull it from her throat, we were very lucky, she never would have made it to the emergency vet.
We have never bought those types of chewies again. I have heard horror stories about many different types of rawhides/chewies, and while some pups have no issues it is always good to be aware of what can happen. Here’s Bobbie’s story…
On Saturday night, (8/16/09) my 6 year old Shih Tzu, Nikko, was eating a dog chewie named Windee (a/k/a Moo tubes & Beef Trachea). He began choking and I tried but could not get the Windee chew from him. I thought the choking stopped before I went to bed but the next day I woke up and Nikko was dead. The necropsy performed that morning revealed approximately 2 inches of the chew lodged in the trachea leading to death by asphyxiation.
The 6″ Windee chew is manufactured by Jones Natural Chews Company (the label says Jones Gourmet Chews Company) located in Rockford Illinois. The chew is advertised as \”good chewing for all size dogs\”. There are absolutely no warnings that choking can occur and cause death OR the Windee can lodge in the trachea and thus cause death by asphyxiation. Read the rest of this entry »
In Salina, KS breed specific legislation (BSL) was passed in 2005 which bans owning unregistered pit bulls and mixed breeds that are predominantly pit bull. If a pit bull is found it can be removed from the owner and either put down or possibly re-homed outside Salina.
Pit bull is a term commonly used to describe several breeds of dog, many breed-specific laws use the term “pit bull” to refer to the American Pit Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier, and Staffordshire Bull Terrier, and dogs with significant mixes of these breeds.
Recently a dog named Lucey was almost put down due to mistaken identity. It all began when Angie Cartwright was pet-sitting for her brother and his dog got loose. Animal control officers picked up the dog and when he was returned saw Lucey.
The officers thought she looked like a pit bull and told Cartwright they were taking her in for testing, a DNA test. I found it interesting that they offered that option, as you’ll see in a minute it can be a lifesaving test.
I want to thank Sara for this next article. She’s a writer for the website Glitter Secrets and has been in the jewelry business for 20+ years.
Below she shares how you can customize any dog collar to make it special, give it some BLING! Her dog Ghost is the model for the blinged out collar, she’s stylin’, that’s for sure. Sara and her family reside in Croswell, Michigan.
Are you a dog lover? Are you in love with your dog? If so, there is probably nothing you wouldn’t do for your furry friend, right?
Anyone that has ever had a dog and loved him (her) so much you’d do anything for her knows that not only do you love your dog, but you love to show her off. Right?
As a dog lover, myself, I totally relate to the love, showing off aspect, of being a dog owner and a dog lover. Recently, I watched a dog show on television. I watched as the handlers, not the owners, caressed and flat out showed their love for their amazing animals. I couldn’t believe how much love was expressed between each and every handler and the amazing canine. The handler would command; the dog would obey. And yet, something seemed to be missing. After awhile of complete thought and pondering, I think I figured it out.
Every champion dog in that ring, although totally more than an ordinary species, lacked something in appeal. Sure, to know the dog was a champion in its own right because it stood at perfect attention in the center ring really was not enough. Something was missing. Bling!! That’s what was missing. Dog Bling!!
Every dog is a champion in its own right whether standing center stage or standing in your own backyard.
Think about it. Here you are in your own backyard with your champion pooch. You decide to take her for a walk through town. What do you need? You need her collar/license and leash. Hmmm!! Yes, of course. But she is also a champion in your heart and you want to show her off. So what do you do? You put on her Dog Bling hand made by YOU!
9/05UPDATE: Rather than end the contest at the start of a long holiday weekend I’ve decided to extend the contest through Monday. So ignore the date below, you have until September 7th to enter. Happy Labor Day!
You only have until midnight (PST) to enter our toy giveaway. We are giving away 10 Dogtronics toys, which bring the magic of battery-operated light, sound and motion features to your dog’s toy box.
Go to the ORIGINAL POST to get all the details and enter. The contest ends tonight, so don’t miss out. I will randomly choose the 10 lucky winners tomorrow.
I just want to remind everypup about the fun contest taking place. We are giving away 10 Dogtronics toys, which bring the magic of battery-operated light, sound and motion features to your dog’s toy box.
Your dog’s favorite types of toys – plush, rubber, nylon, rope and balls – come alive with a symphony of sights and sounds that dogs just can’t resist and you’ll love too. Whether it’s an unexpected flash of light, a curious jittery motion or a realistic animal call, Dogtronics toys are naturally exciting to dogs, giving them an instinctual incentive to play longer – and more often.
Go to the ORIGINAL POST to get all the details and enter. The contest ends on Friday, September 4th when I will randomly choose the lucky winners.
To help Dogsters celebrate National Dog Day we’re giving away toys, toys, and more toys. Thanks to the generosity of Dogtronics , the makers of interactive dog toys which bring the magic of battery-operated light, sound and motion features to your dog’s toy box.
Our dogs have a few Dogtronics toys and they do enjoy them. We sent Rowdy Raccoon to our doggie nephew A.J. and he carries it everywhere, even to bed. The light toys twinkle, flash, and blink. The sound toys hoot, howl, and quack. And, the motion toys bumble, tumble, and wiggle.
Your dog’s favorite types of toys – plush, rubber, nylon, rope and balls – come alive with a symphony of sights and sounds that dogs just can’t resist and you’ll love too. Whether it’s an unexpected flash of light, a curious jittery motion or a realistic animal call, Dogtronics toys are naturally exciting to dogs, giving them an instinctual incentive to play longer – and more often.
It’s summer and thunderstorms are a common occurrence, some dogs aren’t bothered and yet others are terrified. So, when I came across an article with some tips to help ease a dog’s anxiety I thought it would make a great post.
Dog owners who spend many a stormy night struggling to get some sleep while a panting, drooling, trembling pet climbs around on top of them know that the fear of thunder can be a tricky problem to solve.
Dogs with the condition often look to their owners for comfort, yet are in such a state of panic, they are inconsolable. And it can be hard to know how to soothe an upset dog without unwittingly reinforcing its anxiety.
Potential remedies include medication, desensitizing the dog to thunder and training it to retreat to a safe place when a storm hits.
But there seems to be no single cause for the fear of thunder, and there also isn’t any one guaranteed treatment, veterinarians who specialize in canine behavior say. Something that helps one dog might not help another; a method that works during one storm may not in another.
There is an amazing device that helps guide dogs guide the blind. You’ve got to check out the Peepo GPS Device, technology at its best.
Guide Dogs for the blind folks generally come trained for taking them around the neighborhood and maybe an extra distance. This surely curtails mobility and independence in case they want to explore more than their usual territory. The Peepo GPS Device gives these people a certain degree of freedom to travel beyond the normal route. The GPS system charts the course and guides the dog to the desired destination using a series of vibrations to steer him.
The two-part device comprises of a handheld GPS unit, which uses vocal commands to register the destination and map it. The second attaches to the guide dog’s handle and gives subtle directions via vibration zones; L= Left, R= Right, F= Forward and up on arriving the destination, the zones simultaneously vibrate.
The biggest USP of this device is that it has a touch “return home same way function”, which is quite reassuring.
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DogToids are Ferociously Flavorful™ bite-sized treats, packaged in a convenient and stylish tin, that contain breath freshening ingredients and natural flavors so your pooch has fresh breath all day.
Is there a better way to honor your dog during National Dog Week than to win them a few gifts? I think not.
On Saturday night, (8/16/09) my 6 year old Shih Tzu, Nikko, was eating a dog chewie named Windee (a/k/a Moo tubes & Beef Trachea). He began choking and I tried but could not get the Windee chew from him. I thought the choking stopped before I went to bed but the next day I woke up and Nikko was dead. The necropsy performed that morning revealed approximately 2 inches of the chew lodged in the trachea leading to death by asphyxiation.
Today, Lucey is home, and Cartwright credits a genetic test kit that helps pet owners identify the heritage of their mixed-breed dogs.
Are you a dog lover? Are you in love with your dog? If so, there is probably nothing you wouldn’t do for your furry friend, right?
9/05 UPDATE: Rather than end the contest at the start of a long holiday weekend I’ve decided to extend the contest through Monday. So ignore the date below, you have until September 7th to enter. Happy Labor Day!
Your dog’s favorite types of toys – plush, rubber, nylon, rope and balls – come alive with a symphony of sights and sounds that dogs just can’t resist and you’ll love too. Whether it’s an unexpected flash of light, a curious jittery motion or a realistic animal call, Dogtronics toys are naturally exciting to dogs, giving them an instinctual incentive to play longer – and more often.
