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What Is Hydrocephalus?
What is Hydrocephalus in dogs and cats? I have an instagram account full of adorable dogs that make me smile. I also follow organizations that take in dogs with disabilities, put them into foster care to be cared for until they find them forever homes. I am friends with dog owners who have dedicated their lives to adopting dogs with disabilities. I admire all of these people who love these sweet babies with their hearts. I came across a sweet puppy today suffering from Hydrocephalus....
Juicy Onion Mushroom Burger On A Butter Grilled Bun
Do you like sweet onions, portobello mushrooms, and hamburger mixed with Worcestershire sauce? If you do, try my Juicy Onion Mushroom Burger on a soft butter grilled bun! I made us lunch last week and tried this new recipe on Thomas without telling him. He was working in his office and when I brought him lunch, I said enjoy and here is your water. LOL. Before I knew it, he was in the kitchen telling me how good his burger was. This is a juicy take on a plain burger adding some crunch,...
When To Make The Decision To Euthanize Your Pet
I don’t always have a topic in mind when I sit down to write a blog post. Sometimes I refer back to my notes that I keep on blog post ideas and sometimes, they arrive to me out of the blue. Today is one of them. I was walking through Walmart this morning with my sister and talking about a blog topic when we saw one of our veterinarians. My sister started telling me about a new business he started euthanizing pets at home rather than in his office. I came home later to find that a friend...
Aujeszky’s Disease In Dogs
I recently noticed that Jake’s left ear was red and swollen and after a trip to the vet, he has the start of an ear infection and some yeast was showing during the swab test. During Jake’s visit, I had a conversation with my vet about what I was feeding the dogs and fortunately for me and them, I am not feeding them pork. Not only does pork cause severe allergic reactions in dogs, eating infected pork meat can cause many health problems and death. Have you ever heard of Aujeszky’s Disease?...
Are Gentle Lead Head Harnesses Effective?
I recently posted pictures of Jake and Maggie on Instagram that were taken during one of our walks around our neighborhood. In those pictures, they are wearing a gentle lead head harness no pull lead that I bought from Chewy.com. These leads were used in our training sessions with our trainers and were recommended to us to help train the dogs not to pull. I was called out negatively on social media for using these leads so I thought I would put a blog post together to show that although...
Apple Pumpkin Dog Treats
If you are new to the blog, this is a recipe that I posted a while back. I wanted to post it again for my new followers as it was lost in the transition from the old site to the new one. All wording is exactly as before. I was in the kitchen baking yesterday and thought why not keep going and make another dog treat recipe...and so I did :-). I had gone to Kroger that morning and bought everything healthy...organic carrots, coconut oil, Almond flour, Coconut flour, applesauce, peanut...
Blueberry Banana Almond Flour Biscuits
Does a treat full of blueberries and bananas sound delicious??? Jake and Maggie think so! I created this recipe a while ago and posted it via my old website format. It got lost in the transition so just incase you didn't see it the first time, here it is again. I bought this pumpkin faced mold at Walmart for $5.33. Aren't these the cutest molds!!! There are 24 little pumpkin faces and this recipe made 22! This mold is designed to resist high temperature but only for short periods of...
5 Signs That You Enjoy Your Pet More Than You Enjoy People
I sometimes laugh when I see quotes about liking your own dog more than you like your family members, friends, or other people in general. I am a true homebody who enjoys my dogs company. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy an occasional lunch or dinner out socializing but I prefer to be at home with Jake and Maggie. Fortunately, for me, I married someone who feels the same way. Thomas’ job requires a lot from him and he treasures his time at home with me and the dogs. We are also thrilled that...
Fried Pork Chops
It was a rainy, snowy weekend here in WV and we enjoyed a nice weekend at home. For the most part, it was a lazy one as you can see by Jake and Maggie's pictures. They were all bundled up today and thoroughly enjoying the warm blankets out of the dryer. We had plans for lunch at Primanti Brothers but decided to stay home. I mentioned that we had pork chops and Thomas' ears perked up! LOL. There is a number of ways to make pork chops but Thomas likes them FRIED! This is one of his...
Pumpkin Puppuccinos
Happy Friday everyone!! I haven’t done a dog recipe in a while so let’s kick off the weekend with a homemade Pumpkin Puppuccino Two Adorable Labs style!!!! That means, I prepare a delicious, healthy doggie snack while Jake and Maggie wait patiently for me to put it front of them…such good pups…then they devour it while I take pictures and videos. Then they walk away and leave me to clean up :-). LOL! I was inspired to make this recipe today when I pulled into Starbuck’s and saw the lady in...