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Why does my dogs’ paws smell like Fritos?
I have to write this blog because I’ve never experienced this before until I got my sweet little Jakie Poo! I now have a little monster with Frito smelling paws and a nose that smells like honey (but that is a topic for another blog). Does your fur baby’s paws smell like Corn chips? Fritos? Maybe corn tortillas? This phenomenon is known as “Fritos Paws,” or “Fritos Feet.” Dogs have trillions of bacteria living on their skin and with trampling through water, grass, and mud, the dirt lays in...
National Adopt-A-Shelter-Cat Month Adoption Event
Pet Supplies Plus is having their National Adopt-A-Shelter-Cat Month Adoption EventSunday, June 23 | 11 am - 3 pm Come in and visit your favorite Pet Supplies Plus location to learn more about the shelter cats available for adoption. Help spread the word and let me know if you bring a new friend home!!! There are so many cats and kittens out there waiting for their forever home!! You Might Also Like What Do You Think? Let Us Know!
The cause of hairy dog teeth
When we were living in MO, I found a wonderful vet who I not only respected as a lover of animals and veterinarian to the community of Eureka but I also enjoyed talking to him on a personal level as well. What a smart and funny guy! His name is Dr. Griese and he owns My Vet Animal Clinic in Eureka, MO. During one of Jake and Maggie's checkups, he was checking their teeth and found a tiny hair under Jakes gum line. It was so small that I never noticed it but was jammed up under his gum and...
Can dogs get sunburns?
I was standing out in the yard with the dogs the other day and Jake being Jake, he was giving me a hard time about coming in. He insisted that he be allowed to lay in the yard and watch the neighbors level off their yard. We have a new home built next to us and now the new landscape is going in. What I like is that Jake and Maggie are not fazed at all by the large equipment and dump trucks and just enjoy watching the guys work. The sun was blaring down on him and it got me...
Nylabone for the power chewers
I haven't done a product review in a while so I figured I'd take another chance on a toy that said "Tuff Enuff". I was at Shop N' Save today getting groceries and stopped in the pet isle to see what they had. I've posted before about how Jake and Maggie do not to play well with toys, they demolish them! Well, I bought 2 canvas toys in the shape of a bone and 2 Nylabones in the shape of a Dinosaur. My first thought was...well, I'm probably wasting my money on the canvas toys but the...
Nine plants mosquitos do not like
This is a follow up to my post "Natural Mosquito Repellent" that I blogged about this week. No sooner did I blog about this topic, did I find more information about plants that mosquitos do not like. Can you imagine adding all of these colors to your yard...wow! And you would keep the bugs away too! Whether it be a cluster of one kind of plant or a mixture, your yard could change colors all spring, summer and fall! Marigolds - Marigolds release a chemical insecticide that repells bugs...
Comcast’s New “Pet Filter”
"Is Maggie hiding from me?" "Is Maggie smiling?" Who doesn’t love to know what their pet is doing when they are not home? I know we do so we installed NEST to help us keep an eye on Jake and Maggie. When we bought our new home, we chose Vector Security Company to arm the whole house, all windows, and doors which gave us a piece of mind but it didn’t help us with being able to monitor the dogs. Now all we have to do is pick up our phone, hit the app, and be able to see the dogs in real...
Is Foxglove poisonous to dogs and cats?
This is a re-post from 2019 showing my beautiful Foxglove that I fell madly in love with only to find that they are highly toxic to animals. I wanted to share this with you incase you to have fallen in love and have these on your property. They were just too close to the house so I dug everything up and threw them away. They looked so pretty but brought the bumble bees which wasn't good considering I planted them right by our patio door from the kitchen! Word of advice...do your research...
Natural Mosquito Repellent For You And Your Dog
This is a re-post from 2019 where I talked about using different plants and oils to repel mosquitoes from biting you and your dog. This post has come in pretty handy since then for me considering mosquitos will find me no matter where I am outside. Spring is here with summer right around the corner and I thought it would be fun to share again with you. This is one of my top ten shared and asked about posts so don't hesitate to comment below with any feedback! When we lived in Missouri, my...
How to make a “Pup Cake”
Hi everyone! How To Make A Pup Cake...It's been awhile and I wanted to kick off with a new look to the site, the results of my survey and most important...Jake and Maggie's 2nd birthday!!! The pups turned 2 years old Saturday, June 8th and we celebrated with a homemade "Pup Cake", new Happy Birthday Scarves from Chewy.com, and extra special attention and lots of kisses and hugs! Thank you for all of your feedback and constructive criticism on my survey. I appreciate all of it. You want to...