Archive for the 'Cool dog stuff ' Category
National Herb Week: Cleavers – a Weed with Benefits
In celebration of National Herb Week I’ve decided to talk about a very popular herb in our household. What I love about Cleavers is they grow as wild weeds throughout the neighborhood and I catch Walter chewing on it while...
by Christy Caplan
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May 6, 2016 
Wordless Wednesday: Competing in Nosework
I encourage anyone that competes in dog sports to attend “Mental Management Principles” with Teah – at Gentle Touch Pet Training. She travels across the country and hosts seminars! Highlights from the two-day Nosework presentation included: Principles of self-image Remember...
by Christy Caplan
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May 3, 2016 
Darwins Review: Fresh Food, Raw Diets & Green Tripe
*this is beef vs. Green Tripe but the packaging is the same… Green Tripe or “Super Food” for the Caplan Trio (#sponsored) We serve Darwin’s fresh food twice a day. We rotate between beef, chicken and turkey. Today we tried Green...
by Christy Caplan
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May 2, 2016 
Wordless Wednesday: Bow Ties
\ I’m declaring Wednesday as bow-tie day for dogs! This is the newest Skull & Crossbones bow-tie we added to our growing collection. Yes – I’ve lost my mind…happy hump day! Does your dog wear bow-ties?
by Christy Caplan
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April 26, 2016 
Teckelklub K9|essential Supercoat: A Review
A review of the K9|essential Supercoat: After a few days of unexpected hot weather, spring showers are back. So I tested Teckelklub’s K9|essential Supercoat this past weekend when we went to the Wooden Tulip Festival. Walter is really active so...
by Christy Caplan
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April 26, 2016 
Spring Showers Bring May Flowers: A Poem by Mary Oliver
A Mary Oliver Poem: to start out your week: I have to travel in early May, so I’ve been thinking about this poem: CONVERSATIONS: from Dog Songs I had to go away for a few days so I called the...
by Christy Caplan
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April 24, 2016 
Energy Healing for Animals: An Interview with Author, Joan Ranquet
An interview with Joan Ranquet: “Energy Healing for Animals”, a must read book for all animal lovers I devoured Joan’s book in one weekend. All the sections I loved were marked up and there are stickies everywhere. I was lucky...
by Christy Caplan
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April 21, 2016 
Wordless Wednesday: The Mountain is Out
Upper left corner you can see Mt. Hood (barely). In Oregon, when you can see Mt. Hood, we all say “the mountain is out today!” So when we passed a popular viewing area we immediately took the opportunity to snap...
by Christy Caplan
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April 19, 2016 
Twigo Tags: Decrease Jingling & The Importance of Proper Identification
Twigo Tags sent me a few of their tags to try as our dogs are super sound sensitive and the jingling of their tags is more than they can handle when running through the park. Walter especially. He reacts to...
by Christy Caplan
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April 18, 2016 
Prevention of Animal Cruelty: Guest Blogger Cynthia Hernandez
Sherm: adopted from Oregon Humane Society (why? Neglect, no time for him, couldn’t be potty trained…..) Protecting animals from cruelty is a mission every dog blogger shares. Whether it’s putting a stop to animal fighting or fighting puppy mills –...
by Christy Caplan
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April 14, 2016 
