Archive for the 'Health and Wellness ' Category
Senior Dogs Have My Heart: A Book Signing
Have you heard of the Dane term Hygge- visit http://www.visitdenmark.com/hygge (pronounced Hooga)? I embrace this “feeling” when I’m with all my dogs but Bruisy (now 12+) especially. Hooga means -“the recipe for a better life”. Clearly my life is better because...
by Christy Caplan
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February 21, 2017 
Darwin’s: We love Lamb!
Top reasons to consider feeding Lamb to your dog Thank you Darwin’s! #sponsored Disclaimer: We received Lamb from Darwin’s as part of their blogger program in exchange for an honest review. I only share information about products that I believe in...
by Christy Caplan
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February 6, 2017 
Resource Guarding Tips: Use High Reward Treats (Jerky!)
#sponsored I’m a Chewy influencer! This post is dedicated to sweet Shermie who is in the first picture above with the Honest Kitchen Jerky Treats bag. He’s a resource guarder. I’m not going to write a long post about this...
by Christy Caplan
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January 29, 2017 
Top Five Reasons Crate Training Works For Us
What! I love my crate! Top Five Reasons Why Crate Training is Essential: I was inspired to write this because today the handyman came over to help me fix our upstairs toilet. All three dogs typically get crated behind a...
by Christy Caplan
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January 19, 2017 
Positive Dog Training: Look At Me Games
“Look at me” is our favorite training game! So between Walter and Shermie, both reactive on leash, we play look at me games or “Auto-Focus Games”. There are a few games we play every day for a few minutes and...
by Christy Caplan
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January 8, 2017 
Pet Insurance: Why You Need It
This is a New Year’s Resolutions post – I highly recommend pet insurance for anyone that lives with companion animals. Put this on your list for 2017. Why is this important? If you live with an animal, health and wellness...
by Christy Caplan
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January 1, 2017 
The Holidays, Stress & Probiotics for Animals
#ad Remember! All my readers can receive 10% off by using this coupon code-mylifewdogs when you check out. (I do get a few pennies if you buy something from Imagilin). Holiday Stress and Probiotics! The holidays present a lot of stress...
by Christy Caplan
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December 22, 2016 
Thankful for Chewy During The Holidays
#ad I’m so excited to post this Chewy review as it’s part of a special Wellness campaign! This month Chewy is teaming up with WellPet for the “Give the Gift of Wellness” campaign. And for every Wellness product purchased through...
by Christy Caplan
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December 17, 2016 
Ear Cleaning Tips: A Q&A with Natural Paws founder, Elyse Horvath
#ad Do you have a dog that needs ongoing ear cleanings? Shermie has a “yeast” issue – I clean his ears once a week to fight any brewing infections. There are times throughout the year that we end up visiting the...
by Christy Caplan
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December 8, 2016 
Giving Back to Portland, Ore. Animal Rescues
Resource: http://www.portlandvma.org/page/VirtualHolidayDrive Before the Caplan pack was Walter, Shermie and Bruiser, it was Jack and Sandy. My brother-in-law found our dog Jack beneath a car in L.A. and our dog after that Sandola, was found at a local animal rescue...
by Christy Caplan
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December 4, 2016 
