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Tip for the day: Watch what goes in your dog’s mouth. At least watch what you feed your dog. Not all dog food or dog treats are created equal.

And, beware of this!! If you ever change your brand of dog food…please, make sure you are aware of the calorie content of both your old and new food. I mean, make sure your new food calories match your old. Some foods vary as much as 100 calories/ per cup! That’s a lot of calories for a dog.

Please, do not overfeed or underfeed your dog when changing foods. Just consider this: if you feed your big dog 3 cups a doay, that is a difference of 300 calories!! If the calorie content is not listed on the bag, phone the company.

 Dog Biscuit Appreciation Day? What does that mean? NO IDEA!

We read the ingredients and calories of our own snacks (or at least most of us should), so let’s do the same with our dogs.

Dogs who are not active, eating too much and just snoozing most of the day are becoming like us! FAT! Let’s become more conscience of the foods we feed our dogs.

Although you may think all pet food manufacturers have your pet’s best interests in mind, this is not always the case. Current pet food regulations allow manufacturers to use ingredients that you would never knowingly give to your pet.

In fact, you may be shocked to learn what some brands of pet food really contain. For example: the use of by-products (feet, bones and intestines, etc.), chemical preservatives (BHA and BHT) and grains that are often difficult to digest (corn, wheat, gluten and soy), which are often used as a protein source instead of meat. Premium Dog Food

Thanks Maria Kang at fitness and cure for reminding us all about our dog’s health care. My own Golden is getting that winter handle around her middle…time for health and exercise…for both of us.

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GETTING YOUR KIDS TO TRAIN YOUR DOG...

Think about it, summer is just around the corner and you want to be able to take your dog with you... wherever you and your kids go.

Hello Adam

I wrote you just last week and I am currently in the process of trying quite of few of your training methods. My boyfriend and I are trying to read everything, but so far we haven't finished reading the book yet.

My question to you this time regards our kids. We have 2 kids aged 9 and 11. These 2 boys are at the stage in life where you tell them something and it goes in one ear and out the other. So when it comes to training our puppy, our rules are not being followed. Do you recommend that children in this age range participate in helping train?

If not, how do we teach our puppy that she is lower than them in the pack?

Any insight would be wonderful since our puppy tends to chew on their pants and feet.

Thank you

Reply: I have raised 3 so far and am grandmother to 2 more. Dogs have been in our lives right along. So on that note, your sons are old enough to understand basic commands, (we all hope,when our children are that age!) Can they play with the dog, and maybe ask for a sit or down, then give a treat when the dog listens? Make it fun for your boys, and it will really be fun for the dog.

Our 2 year old granddaughter can make our 19 month old GSD down on command. She is really loud, but she is 2. She yells, Wreck, lay down! And he drops like someone shot him. I give her a cookie, and she passes it on, with a smug expression, and he takes it ever so gently. Not always the case with other treats, so, we make sure that she only has the bland cookie so he doesn't grab.

Your boys are old enough to be involved, and you must make it seem like homework, that if they do a good job and make the dog listen, they got an A plus, so now they have a treat of their own. My boy, needed to have rewards to do what I wanted, he is now 22 yrs. and I still think that it works best for him. Hmmmmmm. Kinda like dog training.! LOL

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The “painted cats” email is making the rounds into everyone’s inbox. This is about the book “Why Paint Cats”.  But, according to urban legends, the cats from this book were NOT painted in real life, and the people in the book are not real either.

It is a book of humour and fiction.  Personally, I hate the pictures and I am glad that they are not for real. There is nothing that beats the beauty of a cat’s natural colours.  The cats are all painted on the computer screen, not in real life. 

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Sharing is the essence of life, and this guest writer shares his article by common lincese. From a fellow dog owner and dog lover.  The dogs are my Nikki, Benny and Dukie.