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How to Protect Your Dog in Cold Weather

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After two days of reasonable winter temps, we’re headed back for another brutal cold snap. All kidding aside about Graidy and Wink being winter wusses, they both have conditions that make the cold and snow more difficult for them to handle. Both  have very fine, single layer coats with little insulation value (versus Kiera’s thick 2-layer winter coat with undercoat). Graidy, at 10 yrs old, has a touch of arthritis and Wink’s short legs often put his underside in direct … Read More

How Cold is It…?

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King Charles Cavalier in snow It’s been in the single and negative digits here for days, as it has been for many states across the Mid West and North East. Too cold for man or beast to dally outside.

When Kiera was here, she’d have pointed out that I wasn’t a man and she wasn’t a beast–and she would have insisted that we go walking.

She’d have looked at the thermometer, noted its mercury nose-dive with a nod, as if to say, “You gonna let … Read More

Days of the Long Shadows

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I especially love the fall for its brisk air and special kind of light.

LongShadows

And I especially hate it because of having to turn the clocks back. That’s because this guy has no concept of daylight savings time!

Graidy-EST

I don’t mind having learned to become an early riser to make sure Graidy can get himself outside at the crack of dawn. But I do mind having to now get up at what feels like the crack of the-middle-of-the-night. Two weeks … Read More

Do You Dress Up Your Animals for Halloween?

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A dog-loving friend sent me this photo of her Halloweenie dogs.

I also get pictures of them in Christmas costumes. This friend doesn’t have 2-legged children, so her dogs fill some of that role. Any dog would be lucky to call her their dog mom. What she accomplishes with her rescue pups is truly amazing!

While I always get a giggle out of her photos, I’ve never thought about dressing up any of my dogs. So I’m curious–

Do you … Read More

China Is At It Again–Jerky Treats Kill 600 Dogs

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I think it’s time we stop buying anything for our pets from China. Anybody remember how many thousands of dogs were killed a few years back because of bad dog food from China?

China Jerky Treats Kill 600 dogs

For details from Fox news, read on:

As reported by Fox News… The Food and Drug Administration issued an alert to consumers about the illnesses and deaths tied to jerky treats from China. According to officials, the exact cause of death remains unknown. Health officials are … Read More

Is Monthly Heartworm Medicine Necessary?

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You guys know that I try to keep unnecessary meds/shots under control. So when it was time to buy more heartworm medicine, I realized it’d been a couple of years since I’d researched the latest findings. I decided it was time to dig back in to find the current “facts”. Following is a map of heartworm incidence by state. Read on below to see my current protocol.

US-Heartworm-Map-2011

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