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My big BRAVE girl!
When I first went to meet Shayne at the humane society, we were in the meet-n-greet room together and she did everything she could not to engage with me. I sat in the middle of the floor and just looked to the floor. She slunk around the edge of the room... sitting...
FORMER foster-dog Dexter!!! Yayy!
Well, it's official! After nearly 3 months in my home as a foster Dexter has been adopted... by someone else! Dexter went to his new adoptive home on Friday and I've already gotten a positive update from his new family. I'm so very happy for the Dex-man, he's such...
Fotographing Fido…
Alright, as promised, today we are going to chit chat a bit about how to photograph our canine (and feline) pals. This is going to be rather condensed but it should give you a fair number of tips. First tip is that although I will mention "rules," photography is an...
Why I Love It's Yer Choice
To take or not to take, that is the question. Rio consistently answers that as a "not to take." Two weekends ago I took Rio to the Pittsburgh Art's Festival. It was opening weekend and the weather was absolutely gorgeous (which is rare) so it was crowded as all...
A new take on NILIF/NILF
Sit for dinner, sit to open the door, lay down for pets, touch for access to the porch, spin to throw the ball, etc. Nothing in Life is/for Free (NILF) is a work to earn type protocol--dogs must work for everything except for water. Many people who are into...
NEW CONTEST! Tugs By Tena Giveaway!
Alright, it's been months since Tugs By Tena offered a contest. Last time it was on Facebook, but this time around it's going to be focused on the blog. I think tug toys are amazing and so much fun. They are crazy versatile items if you have a dog who is interested...
What Fostering has Taught me about Shayne
For years I have been so very perplexed by Shayne. She was never really reactive in the typical sense of having some big display at the sight of another dog. She wasn't aggressive toward other dogs and has never hurt another dog besides a few incidental nicks (no...
Raw Noms!
Now that all the informational posts are out of the way, I figured I'd talk a bit about what Shayne and Rio eat and give you my own observations. Shayne and Rio have been eating a diet based off prey-model raw for a little over a year now. It was a bit...
Deciding on Dog food
Yesterday I highlighted some red-flags to avoid in dog food and addressed some of the myths around popular dog foods. Today let's talk about what to look for in a quality dog food. Again, I'm not going to name-names but I will tell you what I look for in kibble. ...
Deciphering Dog Food
Deciphering Dog Food--Red Flags All dog foods that are AAFCO certified as nutritionally balanced will indeed sustain a dog--as in they will not starve from lack of nutrition if you feed that food in a suggested amount. However, there is a very big difference between...