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Is Valentine’s Day Toxic To Your Pet?
Happy Monday everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful Valentine’s Day weekend. Valentine’s Day has never been one of my favorite holidays but I since the pups came along, I really enjoy getting them a gift or two. This year, I was able to kill two birds with one stone and get all of us done with a few simple clicks at Puppy Paws Coffee Company! I got these adorable chocolate covered strawberry toys for the dogs, coffee and tea for Thomas and me, one of their newly designed mugs, and my...
Galentine’s Tablescape
This is a re-post from last year. With Valentine's Day right around the corner, I wanted to be pro-active and give you table decor ideas to help celebrate the month of February! I have new tablescapes and recipes coming soon but fell in love with this table and the idea of celebrating my girlfriends. Read for more ideas on how to celebrate with your besties. Happy Wednesday everyone! In celebration of Valentine’s Day, I hosted a Galentine’s Day dinner on Monday night with two of my best...
What Is A Titer Test?
Titer Testing: What It Is and Why You Should Consider It. Does your dog really need to be vaccinated? There are many benefits to vaccination. Vaccinating animals protects not only the individual pet receiving the vaccine, but the greater community against the spread of infection. But there are downsides to over-vaccinating as well, such as triggering illnesses. That’s where a titer test—sometimes called serum vaccine antibody titering—comes in. Titer testing can be used to determine if your...
Valentine’s Day Milkshake
This is a re-post from last year. I had a totally different post ready to go and when I hit send, all was lost. I wanted to get a post out today (especially to my new subscribers as a thank you) while my technical support is working on the problem. When I'm back up and running, you will see my "Paw Print Tablescape" come through. I 'm so excited to share this table with you along with my Galentine's Table I have for next week! That should go out most likely on Monday so stay tuned :-)....
A Whimsical Valentine’s Day Table
This is a re-post from last year. Galentine's Day and Valentine's Day is right around the corner and before I show off my new VDay table for this year, I wanted to remind you about this one. You know...just incase you forgot and needed some inspiration! This table is all about combining color and different shapes, patterns, and reasonably priced table decor 🙂 Happy Monday everyone! It is February 1st and I’m kicking the month off with this whimsical Valentine’s Day table. This table...
Breakfast Appetizers For Your Pup
This is a re-post: I was cutting up vegetables for food prep and was thinking how much Jake And Maggie love baby carrots. It reminded me of this Breakfast Appetizer tested and approved by these two adorable labs! So I thought I'd post again for you. On a different note...I will be posting once a month now instead of every week. I'm taking some time to focus on new projects and my fourth cookbook which will include some recipes from my three Sit, Stay, Eat cookbooks, as well as, new...
Shedding/Non-Shedding Dog Breeds
Happy Wednesday everyone!!! One of the big decisions in getting a dog is what breed of dog to get and in that decision comes what kind of dog to get based on how much they shed! This has never really bothered me but I do know people that this does bother. So I thought I would put together a list of dogs who shed and dogs who do not! See if you recognize any of these breeds. One of the common search queries in google is “breeds that don’t shed”. I pulled some information from google,...
My Top Four Vacuums For Pet Hair
Happy Monday everyone! I’ve been wanting to put this post together for a while now. I have a vacuum on each level of my house specifically rated for having pets and for hardwood and carpet. I’ve purchased a Hoover, Oreck, and Dyson and love all three but the Dyson is my favorite. I also have a small handheld that I bought at Walmart made by Black and Decker that I use on our steps that I love. Here are the manufacturer details and my personal opinions on all four. When looking for a...
Mushroom Dumplings
Happy Wednesday everyone!! I’ve been planning on making these Fried/Steamed Mushroom Dumplings all month long and finally got around to it! I’m so glad I did because they were so yummy! I made these along with a chicken stir-fry and vegetables. I wanted to put these in the Sit, Stay, Eat cookbook but decided that I would save them for the blog. My egg rolls made it in the book instead. I’ve been making those for years and knew that recipe had been tested over and over again. This recipe...
Why Do Dogs Like To Roll In The Snow?
This is a re-post with updated links Happy Monday everyone! We had snow again this weekend and it was beautiful. Jake and Maggie loved it! We played frisbee, they rolled around, sniffed and made tunnels with their noses in the snow. Why do dogs like to roll in the snow? There are many reasons why a dog likes to roll in snow! These include pleasure, exploring their new environment, scent rolling, and relieving that persistent itch that they just can’t reach. Snow Is Fun Fresh snow...