Archive > February 2009

Pet Food Loyalty

Are you Loyal to your brand of pet food ?  Most of us are, and most companies want to encourage that loyalty by offering Free bag reward programs or coupon incentives.  Originally these programs were referred to as “Breeder Programs” but companies have recently started extending these programs to individual puppy owners.
Solid Gold dog food [...]

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Just Start Over

Sometimes when the mats turn to dred locks …You just gotta start over !
Lexie’s winter coat was beyond repair so Mom and I just decided that it was time to start over!
Fresh starts are nice sometimes and the good thing about hair is most times it just grows back !
Lexie got a brand new red [...]

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Poop Samples

Just had to share the new BYO Poop Samples poster from over at Dolittler today !
Simply brilliant and hilarious!
Seriously though,  including a yearly fecal to your pets annual check up is  a great way to ensure your dog is parasite free.
Bringing your own sample in really does save your pet a very umm…uncomfortable procedure!  Not [...]

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Presidential Pet Museum

Happy President’s Day !  We thought it fitting to hi-light the Presidential Pet Museum, take a moment and visit their website to read all about past presidential pooches !
The Presidential Pet Museum was founded in 1999 as a repository and means of preserving information, artifacts, and items related to the Presidential Pets. The Museum is [...]

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PBS Special Love & Dogs

Airing on PBS this Sunday February 15th is Why We Love Cats and Dogs presenting a portrait of some of the most powerful and remarkable connections we experience as humans—the unbreakable bonds with our pets.
Sounds like the perfect show for a movie night with your 4 legged companion and what a great way to celebrate [...]

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Animal Rights Activists

When the Animal Rights Activists came for the unlicensed puppy mills,
I remained silent;
I was not an unlicensed puppy mill.
When they confiscated dogs from those who had one too many for their local ordinances,
I remained silent;
I was not over my local limit of dogs.
When they came for the Pit Bulls similar breeds,
I did not speak out;
I [...]

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Cesar Milan under attack ?

Another Pack  of Lies ?
Several weeks ago we blogged about the Ian Dunbar’s article denounces Pack Theory and Off-lead’s report of the lack of pack behavior in free roaming dogs in Romania.   It seems the Pack Theory is under further attack this month by the The American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior (AVSAB) who issued [...]

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February Snow

Snow in February ! At first when I saw the snow today all I could think was “Seriously?” “Haven’t we had enough!” But the dogs were quick to remind me that a few inches of snow is nothing more than an excuse to go play !
It only took a few moments [...]

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Tallulah The Boxer

Recently we had the pleasure of meeting Tallulah aka Lula a beautiful, petite boxer.  Lula lives all the way in Seattle but her Dad has to work in Olympia once in awhile so get the pleasure of Lula’s company!
Lula is a crazy little play dog in the daycare room, she runs around greeting everyone and [...]

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The Bulldog

Emma is a Bulldog who has been a Grove visitor for a few years now.  Emma is all bulldog, she is full of love and not shy about running you over with slobbery kisses !
We love to see Emma come by every week, she is always in a joyful mood and demands that you stop [...]

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