Do Your Doggies Have The Winter Blues?

If your dogs are anything like my dogs, they have the blues right now - the winter blues. Although they love the snow, they aren't able to play outside as much as they do in the summer months. And lets be honest the walks around the block are much less and the visits to the park are nonexistent.


So how do I keep their spirits up when it is snowing and they can't go and play outside? Well I do several things:

• I give them toys! We like to give them toys we can play tug-o-war with.
  
• Treats. They love raw hides, so I make sure to keep plenty in the house.
• Games. No matter what size your apartment or home is, there is always a room that you can play fetch in. Try it, your dog will love it.
• Attention. Most importantly, your dog won't mind being stuck inside if you are giving them lots of attention. Try it, a little attention goes a long way.

What are some of the things you like to do to keep your dog entertained during the Winter months?

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Sparky Was Attacked

Wow, what a busy week! Sadly this post is about Sparky being attacked by the neighbors German Shepherd.

Last Tuesday night we were letting the dogs roam in and out of the house using their doggy door (like we usually do) when we heard a loud yelp from one of our dogs. Running to see what happened, we noticed Sparky laying on our front door rug and our neighbor in our backyard.

Turns out that the neighbors dog had broken through our wood slated fence and attacked Sparky.

We rushed him to our emergency vet, where he underwent surgery on his abdomen. He had to stay two nights and his recovery was slow at first, but once we brought him home he did much better.
I am happy to announce he is doing really well now and back to his chipper self. We sure love him!

The whole situation was insane and we still can't believe it happened to us and that we could have lost our precious baby. One thing is for sure - we are never letting that happen again!


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More Dog Grooming

I can't believe it has already been eight weeks since the dogs had their hair cut. Wow, how time flies. Luckily, our groomer provides free in-between dog grooming of their legs and face.

If you live in Utah, I would recommend that you take your dogs to All Pet Grooming in Bountiful. They are fabulous and priced really reasonably.


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So Super Mad! Leave the Professionals to Breeding

I have to rant for a minute and I hope you all won't mind and that I don't offend anyone, but here it goes. A girl in my office announced today that her sister's Boxer that she studded out had puppies. Sounds normal enough...right?

Then she started talking about how "she hopes the mom had enough puppies to cover all the costs and so that her sister makes some money."

In fact, she even said that her sister is planning on studding out her dog again soon. None of these puppies have a home! This makes me so mad!

Here are some statistics about Boxer's and why it makes me so mad:

• More than 4 million dogs are euthanized each year because there is an overpopulation of dogs.
• In fact, hundreds die everyday!
  
• A very high percentage of these dogs are Boxers
• For every puppy born three die in a shelter
• etc
• etc
  

Now don't get me wrong I think breeding is necessary, but only for those who have a breeder's license. So for those of you who want to make money, want to show the miracle of birth to your children, or want a puppy so that it will be just like its parent - GET A LIFE a spay and neuter! Stop breeding your dogs!!! And this goes for cats too!

Sorry, but it had to be said.

What do you think of unauthorized dog and cat breeding?


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