Preparing for winter: Don’t forget your pets

As temperatures drop and the rain, sleet, and snow build, it is time to prepare your pets for winter.  Make sure your pets have warm and dry shelter available, especially at night when temperatures can be bitterly cold.  Make sure they have fresh water available.  If dishes are left outside, water can easily turn to ice.  If you are taking your pets on walks, make sure their feet and fur stay dry if temperatures are near freezing.  And when you are winter proofing your items, keep these things in mind…  If you are changing antifreeze in your car, wipe up any spills as it is very toxic to pets.  Salting your driveway or walkway may be a necessity, but rock salt is damaging to pet’s paws.  Treat your pets like the family members they are.  For generations we have domesticated animals; and your pets should not be considered wild animals that can fend for themselves.

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Buy It Or Bake It – Dog Birthday Cake

Whether you buy it or bake it, a dog birthday cake will have your dog and the rest of the pack wagging their tails! Just this morning while listening to the radio, I heard that more than 70% of the people who own pets consider their pets to be a part of the family. I didn’t really need to hear this to know it is true.

Dogs have been a part of families for generations, so why not celebrate their birthdays just like we celebrate the birthdays of our children? Send out dog party invitations and invite the whole pack over for a game of ball throw or dog tag. No birthday party would be complete without a cake gracing the center table.  Frosted with carob or vanilla yogurt, a peanut butter cake made by Tailbangers especially for Jake’s doggy friends arrives complete with cheerful party decorations inside.

For the dog lover’s that prefer to bake it themselves, The Canine Cook Gift Basket gives you everything you need to bake a cake yourself. The Doggy Desserts Cookbook that is included has more than 100 tasty recipes.  If you are not having the pack over or just prefer individual birthday treats, the Birthday Iced Surprise Dog Treats will be a definite hit.  With two of each flavor–peanut butter, beef, and chicken, these five inch decorated bones will be a party favorite.  Buy it or bake it, a dog birthday cake will be a delightful treat for your best dog’s next birthday.

Training Retrievers: The Cotton Pershall Method

31243024 Training Retrievers: The Cotton Pershall Method

In 1990, Cotton Pershall and Bobby George combined their expertise to bring this book to life, one that was 50 years in the making. In the opinion of many, nobody was more influential or had a greater impact on retrievers–their training, handling, and breeding–than Cotton Pershall. This book was a ?command performance, ? because thousands of dog owners and trainers requested that Pershall’s methods be set down for generations to follow. Through the eyes and words of professional Bobby George, that’s exactly what happened. The book includes complete techniques and training guidelines for lining, marking, obedience training, play training, handling doubles and triples easily, land and water retrieving, the forced retrieve, techniques to make your dog a more effective waterfowl retriever, and starting puppies through finishing a dog–as well as 50 years of reminiscences about dogs, trainers, waterfowl hunts, and field trials.

 

Expert Obedience Training for Dogs

31073653 Expert Obedience Training for Dogs

First published in the 1960s, this celebrated guide has helped generations of dog owners succeed with obedience training. Now updated to reflect changes in AKC obedience regulations since the last edition was published in 1988, the book presents a commonsense, no-gimmicks approach to training that has withstood the test of time. 150 photos.