Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Spoiled Rotten Dog of the Week! Hallie!


Hello everyone this is Halie. She is a 5 and half year old Golden Retriever. She is very spoiled and pretty much gets her way all the time. Halie apparently does not know what the word NO means and it is not at this current time in her vocabulary.

Some fun facts about Halie
She loves to run
She is afraid to swim
And if you give her a toy she will destroy it.

To get your dog Posted as SPOIKED ROTTEN DOG OF THE WEEK!

To get your dog Posted as SPOILED ROTTEN DOG OF THE WEEK!
If you would like to enter you dog to be chosen for the SPOILED ROTTEN DOG OF THE WEEK! Please email me at gizmoross1@gmail.com with a picture or two of your dog and short story as to why your dog is spoiled rotten. Also include things such as the dogs birthday/age, dogs full name, and some of your spoiled rotten dogs favorite things including: toys, places, ect.

Great Gifts for you Dog From a 3 year old

I really felt that this was a very funny story that I needed to share with everyone. My three year old neice Cali decided that she wanted to give my dog Gizmo a gift. According to my sister, she spent hours thinking about what she should give him. The next day I went to their house and she was so excited about this gift that she had made for Gizmo. I looked and her and asked her what is was, and she told me to follow her. She walk over to the fridge and opened the door. I thought to myself oh no she has made him something that he needs to eat and I am going to feel bad that I can't give it to him. But, sure enough she pulled out this freezer bag and in was some cut up colored construction paper. She looked and me with much excitement in her eyes and said, Gizmo is going to love it right? I did the only thing a loving Aunt could do and said, of course he will love it. She go so excided and asked me to give it to him that night and call her to tell her his reaction. I said ok but, Cali I have one question. Why was it in the fridge? She looked at me as if I had just asked the dumbest question in the world and said, because you have to keep it cold. I said ok good answer. She when I got home that evening I told Gizmo that I had a suprise for him and pulled the freezer bag out of my purse opened it up and emptyed out the colored construction paper on the floor. Gizmo looked at me with this look as if why are you doing this and then he decide to lay and roll around on the paper. I picked up the phone and called Cali to tell her that Gizmo loved his gift very much. She was so excided to her that he liked it and now everytime I go to her house I bring home a bag of colored consturction paper for Gizmo. With the directions for Cali to make sure I put it in the fridge to keep it cool when Gizmo is not playing with it.

Sunday, April 13, 2008

Dog Parks!!!!


If you want to have a good time with your dog and don't have a place for them to run free and enjoy being a dog, a good place to consider is a local dog park. This is a place where you can take your dog and they are free to run leash free and enjoy themselves with other dogs. To find a local dog park near you go to http://www.ecoanimal.com/dogfun or just do a google search for a dog park in your area.

SpringTime!!!



It has become that time of year where your dog will be wanting to spend more time outside. Please remember that if you take your dog to a public park make sure keep them on a leash for safety. But most of all remember to have fun and enjoy your time together.

Pet Resorts!!!

Things to keep in mind when choosing a place to send you Dog!
1. Make sure there is a large place for them to play
2. Ask about what will been done in case of an emergency
3. Make sure your dog is comfortable
4. Make sure that there is an outside and indoor area for you dog to go that is safe for them to use the restroom and play
5. Get references if possible
6. Make sure you inform the resort of any special needs your dog has
7. Make sure to bring plunty of food for your dog
8. Make sure the resort knows your dogs feeding habits
9. Make sure your dog has their favorite toy with them at the resort to remind them of you.

Doggie Resorts!

Here resently I had to send my dog Gizmo to a doggie/pet resort. I was nervous about it at first because the place that I usually send him to was all booked up and I had to send he to a resort that I didn't know much about. I ended up sending him to Happy Tails Pet Resort in Lanesville, IN. When I went to drop him off I was nervous but soon I realized that the owners and resort was very nice and I felt very comfortable. When sending your dog to a resort to be boarded here are a few things to keep in mind.
1. It is helpful if you have time to go and see the place and tour it before taking your pet there.
2. Make sure that you pet is comfortable before you leave them.
3. Make sure that the resort has all contact information including an emergency contact number in case of an emergency.
Over all the experience was a good one and I will send Gizmo there again.