Free stuff!

Who likes free stuff? I like free stuff. Deidre's K9 Naturals give away free samples of shampoo and various chews, all you have to do is send them your name and address. Filling out their catalog request also works. They'll send you a catalog, and a few days later a package with product samples.

Shampoo warning

There's something new killing doggies every day. If it isn't dog treats or food, it's toads or plants. Right now, shampoos are the big culprit. According to this article, some pet shampoos contain D-Limonene, an ingredient that can cause severe allergic reactions in dogs. I don't know how common the ingredient is, or how common the allergic reaction might be, but it's better to be on the safe side, so check what's in the shampoo before pouring it over the dog.

Doggie love

This explains a lot!

Thinking of getting a doggie door?

Thinking of getting a pet door? Check out the website petdoor.com

How do you teach a dog some tricks?

Excellent question - on a good day, my dogs know how to sit. It can look really impressive if I'm holding treats and they all sit on a row so it looks like we're doing it on purpose... After watching some really cool videos the other day, I decided to google and learn a little more, and I found this excellent website!

Loveyourdog.com has page after page with ideas on how to teach dogs tricks easily. I will start practicing today. I'm sure they'll have mommy trained to give them treats for things in no time...

Handy helpers!

Hmm, someone really needs to teach my dogs some tricks... They could help out around the house...

The cabbage thefts are horrendous this year, LOL

This is just SO cute, and I can totally imagine my doggies doing it... =)

Watchdogs, hahaha!

I currently have four dogs in the house: three residents and one foster. At least one of them usually sit by the living room window, keeping track of anything moving outside. They don't care all that much about people walking by, but other dogs, bikes, and motorcycles must be barked at. In a perfect world, all bikes and motorcycles would be herded together in a neat little group. The most eager window-guarder is also blessed with amazing hearing - she can sleep in an adjacent room, where there aren't any windows at doggie height - and bark in her sleep when someone rides a bike past the house. Not to mention the mail truck. In the doggies' imagination it's probably a fire breathing monster.

From time to time, the people reading the power meter, water meter, and gas meter walk past the house. They go right across the yard, about six feet away from this huge window. Every time this happens, all dogs are sound asleep and don't say a peep. The other day someone walked door to door putting little fliers on the handles. I saw him right outside the window, and he even touched the door handle. All dogs slept, not even the tip of a tail stirred. I said, "As watch dogs, you're all useless." They yawned.