Have you learned the proper way to sleep with your dog in the bed yet? This is a pretty complete list!
Continue reading Tuesday’s Top Ten: Tips for Sleeping with a Dog
Dog Tags as Art?
Have you checked out the new site selling dog tags? DogTagArt takes works of art and makes them into tags for your dog. You can get three very clear lines of text, allowing you to put your dog’s name, as well as two phone numbers, or an address & phone number. And the best part is that they are really cool – looking!
Scam Using Your Dog
I saw this in our comments section yesterday, and since not everybody reads the comments, I wanted to post it here. Seems like you can’t even trust people who claim to be Good Samaritans any more. Continue reading Scam Using Your Dog
How many dogs fit in a Honda Pilot?
As it turns out, if they’re Great Danes, at least two of them fit in the Honda Pilot, even though the commercial says it holds eight passengers.
These two beauties, Josie (the black one) and Hayley (the tan one) were waiting patiently for their dad to get some ice cream last night. How cute are they?
Until next time,
Good day, and good dog!
Saturday Survey: Taking Your Dog to Public Events
As I’ve said in my past 2 posts, I am working this week at a public festival centered around the induction of new Professional Football Hall of Fame enshrinees. It got me to wondering about people taking their dogs to outdoor festivals and events. What’s your stand?
Continue reading Saturday Survey: Taking Your Dog to Public Events
Police Officers and Their Dogs
While working at this week’s Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Festival Ribs Burnoff (say that 3 times fast!), I got into a conversation with two of Canton’s finest regarding their dogs. No, these weren’t K-9 officers, but I think we sometimes forget that public officials have personal lives, just like we do.
Meet Buford, K-9 Extraordinaire
My posts have been a little few and far between this week because I’m working at the community festival surrounding the Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement.
Today, I was honored to meet Buford, one of Canton’s finest. (And I apologize, Buford, for the smeary picture – not sure what happened. Let’s just say we are digitizing your face so you don’t blow your undercover status!)
Hard at work protecting and serving the populace of Canton, 7-year old Buford rides with Patrol Officer Gilmore of the Canton Police Department.
I think Buford was a little disappointed when he got out of the car ready to work, and only got his picture taken instead of using his training and skills.
Canton’s K-9 force consists of 11 dog/officer pairs. They are used for search and rescue, bad-guy tracking, and drug sniffing.
Average annual cost of food: $300
Average cost of dog acquisition and training: $15,000
Sleeping better at night knowing Buford is on the job: priceless!
Until next time,
Good day, and good dog!
Ripples Dog Treats
I received a sample of Ripples Dog Treats last week, and I have to say, my dogs LOVED them! They are sold on the Web site of the Good Pet Stuff Company, where they also have cool stuff like harnesses and seatbelts to keep your dog safe in the car.
What I liked about the treat is that it takes the dog a bit longer to eat than most treats I give my dogs. I felt like they got at least a little bit of enjoyment out of the experience rather than just wolfing down some worthless calories.
According to the manufacturer, the advantage of Ripples is a “unique soft – but firm – texture that is the result of being fully cooked and extruded like dog food, rather than injection molded like old-fashioned chew treats.” They are billed as being easily digestible and shaped to avoid choking and digestive tract blockage.
Low in fat, high in protein, and made from American-made ingredients, Ripples actually have spinach (making your dog “strong to the finish”????) to give your dog extra chlorophyll, vitamins, and amino acids. They come in three sizes and two flavors (chicken or mint) for any dog over 5 pounds and older than 6 months.
The grooves and ridges work their way between your dog’s teeth and massage his gums to help control plaque and tartar. I haven’t bought a large supply, so I can’t vouch for the long-term benefits, but my dogs sure did like them, and I thought they looked like a good idea.
You can apparently buy them in any pet store or on the Good Pet Stuff Web site.
Until next time,
Good day, and good dog!
Dog-Firefighter Bond
CBS news reported yesterday on a unique bond between a certain Charlotte, NC firefighter and the dogs he finds at fire scenes. About 9 or 10 years ago, he rescued Cinnamon, a beautiful Dobie from a house fire, and the Charlotte Observer ran this picture which attracted worldwide attention.
Now, last week, Firefighter Jeff Clark is at it again. He and his crew arrived at a fire where a man stood outside with a mama dog. Inside, her nine puppies were in a box in the utility room. Clark and another firefighter were able to take a blanket and rescue all nine pups.
Thanks for doing such a great job Jeff!
Until next time,
Good day, and good dog!
Photo credit: AP/Patrick Schneider, Observer
Saturday Survey: Who Grooms Your Dog?
Talking about the FURminator earlier this week got me thinking about grooming. We take my Golden to be clipped professionally every once in awhile, but the rest of the grooming we do at home. How about you?