7 Terms Every Pup Parent Should Know Happy Wednesday everyone! I’m constantly working with Jake And Maggie to make sure they don’t forget how to heel, focus on their “recall” and to make sure they don’t act like crazy dogs out in public :-). Here are 7 Terms Every...
Safe Swimming Tips For Your Dog Happy Monday everyone! With summer fast approaching we will be taking Jake And Maggie on vacations with us with swimming involved. I started researching different dog friendly hotels and pet-friendly activities and thought I’d share a...
Cleaning With Vanilla And Lemon Happy Monday everyone! In part three of my collaboration with Sweet Home Vanilla, we have put together several natural cleaning and deodorizing options using vanilla and lemon. I’ve learned so much from talking with Amanda from...
St. Patrick’s Day Pet Safety Tips Happy Wednesday everyone! Can you believe St. Patrick’s Day is tomorrow! I love this holiday because it is a happy one and since we adopted Jake and Maggie, we have celebrated it more. But celebrating St. Patrick’s Day can be...
Taking Your Dog To A Pet Friendly Restaurant Happy Monday everyone! Today on the blog we are talking about Taking Your Dog To A Pet Friendly Restaurant. Mr. TAL and I are taking Jake and Maggie on vacation with us this year to Ashville, NC! We talked this weekend...
19 Winter Activities To Do With Your Dog Happy Monday everyone!!! 19 Winter activities to do with your dog. December is almost here and that means cold blistering weather, fires burning, lights twinkling and a bored pup who wants to go outside and play! Jake and...
How To Bathe A Cat Happy Friday everyone! Did you know September is National Happy, Healthy Cat Month!???? It was Wednesday, September 1st and I totally missed it but better late than never I always say. I had my notes ready and was planning on doing a cat post...
What To Do If Your Dog Has Been Stung By A Bee Happy Wednesday everyone! What would you do if your pup got stung by a bee? I was thinking about this the other day as I was watching the many bumble bees buzzing about my yard. Jake And Maggie are not phased by these...
SiliDog Pet Tags and TAL Collaborate Together Happy Monday everyone!! Have you ever heard of SiliDog Pet Tags? If you have not, check out my SiliDogs Pet Tags post and you will see how amazing this product is! SiliDog reached out to me and I’m excited to tell you...
12 Things That Humans Do That Annoy Their Dog Happy Friday everyone!!! Have you ever wondered if you annoy your dog? Here are 12 Things Humans Do That Annoy Their Dog! I am constantly hugging Jake because he LOVES it but Maggie is more of a pet me and walk away...
How To Navigate My Website Happy Friday everyone! Navigating My Website and 2021 Bucket List. We are kicking off the weekend with an update to my previous post “Kicking Off 2021 With A Pudding Dessert And TAL’s Bucket List”. Hind sight being 2020, I should have...
How To Organize An Egg Hunt For Your Pup This is a re-post. I thought this would be so fun to put out again. The last few years we have organized an Easter egg hunt for Jake And Maggie and it is so much fun. This year is no different. I’ve already purchased...
DIY Ornament For Any Pet Lover Happy Friday everyone! Do you have extra material laying around from another project that you have no idea what to do with? Then you’ve come to the right place! This DIY Ornament for the pet lovers in your life is perfect for any...
21 Gift Ideas For Pet Lovers Happy Wednesday everyone! I’ve been thinking of what to get the dogs for Christmas this year and it’s been decided! Jake and Maggie are getting new doggie beds! Of course they will be getting new toys and treats and this got me thinking...
Ways To Save On Pet Expenses Happy Monday everyone!! We got a delivery on Saturday from SmartyPaws Vitamins for the dogs, see previous post (HERE) and I said to Thomas, between their insurance (HERE), organic food, organic treats, vitamins and probiotics, I need to...
How To Remove Pet Hair Happy Monday everyone! Hope you all had a great weekend! If you are like me, you take your dogs everywhere with you and that means dog hair in your car. Do you allow your pets to enjoy naps on the couch? How do you remove pet hair? It is so...
A Checklist For Dog Owners Expecting Pups Happy Labor Day everyone! I recently had a conversation with a dog owner whose female dog is pregnant and expecting puppies very soon. She wanted to know if there was a supplement to give her dog incase she could not produce...
Tips To Staying In A Hotel With Your Cat Happy Monday everyone!! Thomas and I went to dinner on Saturday night and we started talking about all of the home projects we have completed this year. We decided back in January that this would be the year to check the...
Electrical Safety And Your Pet Happy Wednesday everyone! I’ve been promising a video from guest speaker, Thomas Domitrovich (AKA My Husband) about electrical safety and pets and here it is!! Thomas is the Vice President of Technical Sales for Eaton Corporation and...
Happy Monday everyone!!! I want to thank everyone for participating in my questionnaire. I really appreciate the time you took and all of your invaluable feedback. I’ve listened and will implement all the changes. From time to time, I will put out a few questions...
Happy Wednesday everyone! Thanks for tuning in to the second part of Jake and Maggie’s birthday party. See the first part HERE. There was so much information and fun pictures that I couldn’t fit it all into one post. I’ve been told I’m a...
Have you ever wondered what the anatomy of a dog’s paw is? I have and according to AKC, a dog’s paw is made up of skin, bone, tendons, ligaments, blood supply, and connective tissue. That doesn’t sound all that different from our anatomy and for that, we have to be...
Spring is finally here! It has been a chilly one and it hasn’t stopped my allergies from knocking me off my feet!! I’m glad Jake and Maggie have such thick healthy coats to protect them but I’ve noticed as spring moves forward, they are shedding a bit more. The...
Can You Claim Your Dog On Your Taxes? This is a re-post from March 2020 but since tax season is upon us, I thought I’d share incase some of you missed it. This post might be a little late for some of you, but I thought about it today and did some research....
Do Dogs Understand Personal Space? Do dogs really understand the meaning of personal space? I don’t think Jake and Maggie do. I’m sure we are all sick of talking and thinking about the Coronavirus. I know Jake and Maggie are! Every activity I think of...
How To Protect Your Pet During A Tornado This post is dedicated to Nashville and all those who have lost their homes and loved ones due to the tornado that hit on Tuesday morning. It is also dedicated to the many animals who were scared and have lost their lives in...
Traveling With Your Pet Are you tired of this wintery weather and looking forward to spring? Do you have any camping trips planned this year with you and your pet? Before you and your BFF hit the trails, make a check list of what you need to bring. Don’t forget any...
Benefits Of Therapy Dogs In Schools With Jake and Maggie passing their second TDI test with Thomas as their handler, we can now all volunteer together. I’m so excited because Jake and Maggie are signed up to do some reading classes for the children at two local...
Careers Involving Animals What did you want to be when you grew up? Did you stay on track and become what you always wanted or did you veer off choosing another profession? I wanted to be a veterinarian but as time went on, I changed my mind and went into business....
February Is National Pet Dental Health Month Happy Friday everyone! February is almost over but not quite and this re-post is just in time. Genesis Walker, Outreach Specialist, Money.com reached out to me about the importance of pet insurance. This article below,...
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...
With the winter here and cold weather keeping us all bundled up inside, I have not been diligent in taking Jake and Maggie for their walk. We haven’t played frisbee much outside lately either and there are days where the dogs get bored. We play our tricks in the...
With the pet industry exploding in growth opportunities, I thought I would put together some statistics on pet ownership, cost per month, and how advanced we have come in our thinking about the quality of food, treats, care, services, and technology. We are now...
How to teach children to be kind to animals? How else can a child know the difference? I was once told that animals do not have personalities or feelings. I was an adult participating in this conversation and could not for the life of me rationalize the words my...
I have to admit that when I was younger, it didn’t much matter to me if I celebrated New Year’s Day or not. As I’ve gotten older, I started looking forward to celebrating the new year and putting more thought into hitting the “refresh” button. For me, it’s not about...
We all know how to wrap gifts. Some are fantastic at it while others just want to get the job done. Personally, I love to wrap gifts. I find it relaxing and enjoy picking out the wrapping paper as much as I do picking the gift out. For me, it is about putting a...
How many of you sleep with your dog? Thomas and I sleep with Jake and Maggie every night and honestly, I love it!!! Jake and Maggie have two different sleeping styles with Maggie curling up into a ball at the bottom of the bed and Jake literally sharing a pillow with...
I was fortunate to grow up in a family of animal lovers. My parents bought a small farm that they renovated over the years and my farther fenced in acreage for two horses, three ponies, and two baby calves! Of course, my sister and I, saved every stray cat and dog...
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!...
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...
I can’t tell you how many pictures I’ve taken of Maggie only to delete them because they didn’t turn out right. I don’t have a problem with Jake. He is very photogenic and takes better pictures and quite possibly because he is chocolate and...
“Jake was so tired after his bath”. “He couldn’t wait to get on the couch for his nap”. If your like me, I clean everything pertaining to the dogs, i.e., leashes, bowls, bowls, toys, etc. I’ve taken shortcuts before and literally...
“Jake was so tired after his bath”. “He couldn’t wait to get on the couch for his nap”. If your like me, I clean everything pertaining to the dogs, i.e., leashes, bowls, bowls, toys, etc. I’ve taken shortcuts before and...
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...
13 Ways To Keep Your House Clean With A Pet This is a re-post with a much needed photo update as well. Happy Wednesday everyone! So I’m walking through the house this morning thinking about how badly my hardwood floors need waxed and thought I’d do a post on cleaning...
Jake and Maggie have had another big week. We completed our second week of Canine Good Citizen Training in Burgettstown, PA with Blue Ribbon Dog Trainers. What is the Canine Good Citizen Program?The American Kennel Club started the canine good citizen program in...
“Jake came back from Country Dog Grooming in Eureka, MO very tired and styled with his safari bandanna”. “The groomer said he was a good boy”. We are in Missouri right now and one of the things I love about living here is that it is very dog...
Many of us don’t think about creating a Will for ourselves and our families let alone one for our pets. And working with an attorney can be expensive. Many don’t think about what happens once they pass and the living pet is now left without a home or...
I’ve recently been helping a friend with a situation involving a very sweet Portuguese Water Dog whose owner has passed away. She came as a pair with her brother but the family has split them up leaving this poor sweet girl to find a new home. She is now with my...
Did you know that Pittsburgh, PA has been ranked #7 as a foodie destination? I’ve been watching the transition over the years and the addition of many delicious restaurants which Thomas and I have had the pleasure of trying. Now that we have Jake and Maggie,...
“Maggie loves to climb up on her daddy, lick his head and then look out the window”. “He has 73 pounds sitting on his shoulder”. LOL “Jake just loves to relax”. “Maggie went looking for me and had to show me her new...
With Thanksgiving having just past and Christmas right around the corner, Thomas and I have been shopping, dining, and checking things off our “to do” list around the house. We are so excited because this will be Jake and Maggie’s second Christmas...
Every year Thomas and I donate to the animal shelters for the holidays by not only making a monetary donation but providing the shelter with cleaning supplies and food. I’ve often thought about the many dedicated and caring volunteers that donate their time and...
Jake and Maggie are now 11 months old and have learned so much in their short little lives. They are incredibly smart and have picked up all of their commands at Casey Ray’s STL Dog Training in Wildwood, MO very quickly. Our trainer and owner, Shelly, used her...
Two days after arriving home from Missouri, we had some bad weather come in and we experienced torrential downpours, high winds, thunder, and lightning. The pups have been out in all weather from hot days to cold nights, falling snow and rain, and have never been...
We all have responsibilities that take us away from the quality time we want to spend with our pets and worse yet, we get sick and we still have the responsibility to take care of them. We have all had the flu a time or two in our lives and we know how it can zap...
Short Attention Span In Dogs Updated post: I had just started blogging and did not know a thing of what I was doing. This post says it all with a short blurb about grass chewing, 1 picture, and a video. I’m going through all of my older posts and updating all...
Jake and Maggie’s First Trip To Pet Supplies Plus Updated post: Jake And Maggie were 3 months old when I created this post. They are now 4 years old. Boy what I have learned along the way in raising to sibling puppies at the same time! Jake and Maggie are 3...
