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Saturday, September 13, 2014

Treats for Buddy Dog

New box for the Dude!



























Once again the awesome Chewy.com sent us treats! We picked out Dr. Tim's Natural Beef Liver Genuine Freeze-Dried Dog & Cat Treats, and then remembered that Maggie shouldn't have ANY treats with protein due to her itchy feet and limited ingredient diet.

Did you say treats?
 We didn't think it would be fair for Duke and the cats to get treats and leave Maggie out. Luckily we were going to Buddy Dog to drop off some blankets, so we brought the treats for the shelter dogs.

Ozzy, 2 year old male Collie mix
Dr. Tim's Natural Beef Liver Treats were a huge hit! 95% of the dogs wanted seconds (and thirds), and there were enough treats for everyone with almost half a box left over for training treats. Ozzy jumped and barked for more, but quieted down and sat nicely for each treat. He caught on quickly!

Nala, 6-year-old female Chow-Shepherd mix
 Nala was very polite and gentle taking treats, and showed off her  ''sit'', ''stay'', and ''down''. She came to Buddy Dog when her elderly owner had to move to assisted living. Such a sweet dog!

Simba, 1-year-old male MinPin mix
My absolute favorite of the day was Simba, who had the sweetest little face. He loved the treats, and the firm, dry texture made it easy to break them into smaller pieces for him. So wanted to take him home!

Thanks again to Chewy.com & Dr. Tim's Natural Beef Liver Genuine Freeze-Dried Dog & Cat Treats for providing great treats that were a hit with all of the dogs!

Laverne, 11-year-old female DSH (domestic short hair)
(We couldn't spend too much time in the cat room, as the Mr. didn't want me to cat-nap Laverne!)

Friday, July 4, 2014

Safety First

Maggie
 A few people have said that it's too bad that our dogs can't run in the fields off leash. Maggie and Duke are usually well behaved, but completely forget what recall means if they see a bird, turkey, cat or especially a SQUIRREL! Wednesday morning the two of them pulled me to the ground and dragged me because they thought they could catch a baby squirrel. (They couldn't with me as an anchor. :)

Duke


A few people have also said that it would look better if the leashes weren't in the pictures.
When the punk dogs want to chase an animal they don't pay attention to anything around them, they just GO until they hit the end of the leash and I yell STOP. We live on a quiet street, but we're less than 1/2 a mile from a busy road. I'd hate to have a leash free picture be the last one I have of the dogs.

Sniffing around the squirrel tree


Maggie & Duke are Satos, Puerto Rican street dogs, so we have no idea what mix of breeds they are. They seem to be some sort of hound/terrier mix, because they hunt by sight and smell. They're great with our house cats but will chase anything outside that moves. We do let them off leash in fenced areas, but we know not to trust off them off leash. They LOVE to try to chase the neighbors' cats.

Hanging with the neighbors
The other day our neighbors' cat Shadow made a run for their house when he saw the dogs coming. Maggie & Duke went right after him, so his people were really glad I had them on leash! Now that they've seen the dogs in action they've stopped making comments about letting them have their freedom off leash. Now they think I should Photoshop the leashes out of pictures. :)
 
Shadow and Smokey are not amused.
(We also don't let our cats out, but understand why our neighbors do. Smokey and Shadow were abandoned when their previous owners moved, and roamed the neighborhood until our neighbors took them in. They go inside at night and in bad weather, but are miserable if kept inside for too long.)
 
We're participating in the DogFenceDIY Safety Tips 2014 Round Up, click the link to see more safety tips. 2 Punk Dogs are receiving compensation for this post, which will be donated to Save A Sato, the amazing organization that rescued Maggie, Duke and thousands of other dogs from life on the street in Puerto Rico.