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My turkey table!
Can you believe it is November 6th already?!!! I've said over and over that I love the fall weather we have been having but I'm sad now because...guess what...we are getting snow tomorrow :-(. Thanksgiving is right around the corner and what better way to cheer myself up but to decorate my "turkey table". I spent this afternoon putting away my pumpkin decor and pulling out the turkeys!! I got the table done just in time for the sun to set and to get some fun pictures! Enjoy!!! Can you...
TDI Test Requirements
Wow! What a week so far! Jake and Maggie have been training for their TDI test (well, you already know because I've been talking about it so much) and here I go again...it is THIS FRIDAY!!! Jake goes first at 5:30 pm and Maggie is last at 6:30 pm! I'm so excited for them. We had our practice test today and it went well. We will know if they passed or failed as soon as they complete all the test requirements! I'm putting this post out for anyone who is interested in putting their pets...
Holiday Gift Ideas Part 2
I hope you enjoyed my previous post on Holiday Gift Ideas and wanted to share more with you. It all depends on how much you want to spend and how elaborate you want to go, but here are some gift basket ideas that might appeal to you. And we must not forget to give the gift receipts just incase your friends and family need to return anything! I never get offended when someone returns my gift. I want them to enjoy it and if they don’t like it, I want them to get something that they will...
Two Adorable Labs has a new look!
I’ve been hinting about new changes with Two Adorable Labs and I can finally show you!!! Check out our new logo and new look by Kaila Piepkow at www.dox.design.
Kaila has been amazing to work with. She took her time in getting to know me, my vision for the brand I wanted to create and my style first before jumping right into the job. Her process is organized, well thought out, educational, and she is patient especially with clients like myself who are first timers. Her and her staff were on-time, if not early, in completing my requests.
There are three very important members of her staff…her three adorable weens…her Doxins…Finley Piepkow – Secretary Ween, Ferb Piepkow- Chief Secretary Ween, and Felix Piepkow – Office Intern Ween who I had the pleasure of meeting during our web meetings.
I knew in my first meeting with Kaila, she would be loyal to me, smart in helping me create my logo and design, and help educate me in pushing my vision for Two Adorable Labs to new levels. I would like to thank you, Kaila, for helping me and look forward to our future plans for Two Adorable Labs!
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I would like to thank Salene Mazur Kraemer Photography for their quality photography, patience, and fast timing in taking and processing the professional photos of me, Jake, and Maggie for my new website! It was Jake and Maggie’s first time at a professional photo shoot and they did amazing!
Sincerely,
Bobbi Jo, Jake, and Maggie
Decoding Your Pet’s Body Language
It’s not always easy to know what our dogs are telling us. For those of us who have been around animals all our lives, we have a pretty good idea by their wagging tails, growls, licks, shaking, etc. but do we really??? We often don’t realize that “they” understand “us” better than we realize. Researchers in Budapest used magnets resonance imaging to monitor dogs while they listened to human speech. They discovered that the animals processed both the meaning of words and the tone in which the...
What to do when your dog acts up at the vet
Soooo.....I took Jake and Maggie to the vet last night to get their preventative shots for Lyme disease and they acted as if they had never had a day of training in their lives!! I could see the vet tech looking at me and I knew what she was thinking...get your dogs under control!!! "On the way to the vet...and below...after the vet" What to do when your dog acts up at the vet: Play doctor: Come up with a game where you get your dog to lie down and pretend to look in his ears, his mouth,...
Zesty Paws Multivitamin Bites
I've been searching for a organic multivitamin for Jake and Maggie that would cover all that I was looking for plus not make them sick. I also wanted Dental Sticks that were organic and was so excited to see that Chewy.com had what I was looking for. When I got the order, Jake and Maggie were so excited because they knew a bunch of goodies were in the box for them. These dental sticks by Get Naked are grain free and the dogs love them. They are a bit softer than what I expected but I love...
What is Vegan leather?
This is a re-post and update to What Is Vegan Leather? and my related blog post What Does Cruelty Free Mean? I was recently contacted by Greg McFarlane, Director of Vegan Australia, about my inaccurate information pertaining to the meaning of and definition of what Veganism actually means. Greg has been involved with the animal rights and vegan movements for the last 10 years and is currently a director of Vegan Australia. His focus is on reducing the barriers to veganism by campaigning for...
Creating A Pumpkin Tablescape
Happy Wednesday everyone!!! I was asked to repost my pumpkin table from last year so here it is. I absolutely love these pumpkin dishes. Not only were they reasonably priced, they are not heavy, are dishwasher safe, and so colorful. Pair them with hints of blues and turquoise for a non-traditional look or stay true to fall colors with golds, oranges/rust, and even red! Use a solid tablecloth in green to make the table pop! When shopping for fall decor, don't hesitate to stop at Walmart...
What is Littermate Syndrome?
When we lost our last 3 dogs, Thomas and I said we were going to take a break from being pet parents. But after only a month, I started looking for another dog. It didn’t matter to us where the dog came from or the breed. I just knew that what was meant for us would show up in an unexpected way and into our lives came Jake and Maggie. We had wanted only one but got two and boy did we get two big handfuls of big personalities. We knew that getting two puppies at once could be tough but...