Service Review: Ocean Sands K-9 Resort

Dexter awaiting puzzle-time I have never boarded a dog in my life.  As mentioned previously, our new addition, Dexter, was just too much of a handful to leave behind with my 3 more aged dogs and...

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Vacation Post Mortem

We made it back to town on yesterday, traveling on perhaps the nicest weather day of the week!  The weather during our stay ranged from partly cloudy to rainy/windy to downright tempestuous with gale force winds and seas that were frightening to view.  Nevertheless, we enjoyed each and every...

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Vacation

We are down at the beach with Dexter in tow.  He is being boarded at  Ocean Sands K-9 resort.  This gives Reade a break.  He only has to has to take care of 3 low maintenance dogs. ...

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Pet Obesity

I was in my vet's office the other day.  There was a fantastic poster on pet obesity.  I was looking for it on the web.  I did not find it, but I found Matt Beswick's....click below an...

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Headlines

The above picture is a great example of the stupid "eye catchers" to be converted to 'clicks' on CNN and other places. No, I did NOT click on the articles.  You can be assured that there isn't...

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Raw Day 1

Actually, yesterday was Raw .5 day, as last evening's dinner was semi-raw.  I'll use this space to document my foray into moving my animals to a raw diet. I have 3 senior girls (8, 10, 11) and a teenager (10 mos old).  Angel, the Am Bulldog, needs a grain-free diet.  As our dogs are 'round-robin'...

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The Grind

I decided that I would give myself a late birthday present.  I have been thinking about getting a meat grinder, one capable of grinding poultry bones because (1) I want to grind my own meat for hamburger...

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Moon Shadow Walking and Beech Tree Blight

One of life's great joys for me is to walk on the road under the light of the moon.  A white dog's coat becomes luminescent, and who can resist the appeal of a moon shadow? (Cat Stevens comes to mind now).  Watching them bound down the road (I live on a private road with limited traffic) and...

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Dog Toys

This is Polly the Pig from mydogtoy.com   It is extremely well made.  Dexter loves it. I saw higher retail prices on it, but I see that Chewy.com has them priced about 50% higher than...

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Carnivore? Omnivore?

I take fact over opinion any day. I'm seeing lots of  opinions trumpeted (stridently no less) as 'facts' that dogs are carnivores and there is no place for vegetables in a dog's diet. Clearly these people with such strong opinions about such things do not have the happy combination of a dog and...

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Hot Pepper Juice Brine

I have been making hot pepper relish with the bounty of my garden.  My neighbor also has been bringing me peppers.  After grinding and draining the peppers, I was left with lot of pure hot pepper juice.  I consider myself a pretty good researcher, but the internet did not turn up much...

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Repurposed Marrow Bones | Let's Do Math!

Marrow bones are an expensive treat.  My dogs love them, but it does not take long for the marrow to go away.  After observing (and stepping on a few, OUCH!) of the marrow bone carcases (stripped clean of any morsel of tissue), I had the idea of repurposing them.  Surely this would fit...

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Tipping Point?

Malcolm Gladwells', The Tipping Point, brought a great many examples of how little things, when added up, can make a big difference. Over the long holiday weekend, Mark and I believed that Dexter has...

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