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What Celebrity is your dog?

Dylan is:

Snoop Dogg

Smooth & Cool

Swingin' hard and keeping it real in his 'hood, your little homey is Snoop Doggy Dogg, yo.

Bustin' out superfly vocals that keep his lady friends perched, ready and on the edge of their seats, Dylan knows how to have a good time with his peeps and is not ashamed to show it. A big fan of the bling bling, Dylan is fashion fit and costume conscious, even willing to go a little over the top at times. Rich like butter and phat with flavor when he rolls, Dylan is well aware of the heads he turns along the way. Often seen hangin' with the big boys, Dylan is one tough cookie and knows how to paw his way out of a confrontation. But despite his occasionally feisty flare, Dylan is romantic and poetic, a true-blue Casanova through and through.

Marley is:

Angelina Jolie

Traditional Beauty

Just like with Hollywood superhero Angelina Jolie, they broke the mold after they created Marley!

Defying the conventional meaning of the word pawpular, Marley can't scratch behind an ear without it being reported and talked about. Marley leaves pets of the opposite sex blubbering and babbling nonsensically after each encounter, their cuteness and charm receptors bubbling over with excitement. Always one to entice a broad audience, Marley not only loves to strut her stuff on the dogwalk, but digs every chance she gets to make a difference, adopt a pet in need or dish out for her favorite charity.

Something Happy

It's been kind of a depressing week between losing Paul's Grandma and now hearing about Shadow. I thought I would post something happier!

Here's a pic of me and my happy dogs. It was taken on a walk out on the BLM lands near dugway. Dylan looks so thrilled to be there because it's one of his favorite places to go. It's mostly flat so he can run a little more free than he can up the canyon and I can still see him. Marley's just glad to be out and about.

These BLM lands are one of my new favorite places to go walk dogs. I like that Dylan can run out 50 yards and I can still see him. He's so hard to manage on a mountain trail because he gets 10 feet away and you can't see him. This flat desert is ideal for us. Plus no one else goes there....Well occasionally there are target shooters or ATV's but it's big enough you can completely avoid them. I've never seen another dog out there so it's a GREAT place to take Dylan to walk. Watch out for badgers and other wildlife though. Usually just rabbits and bugs and cows from a distance.

Dylan keeps wearing his paws out when we go out there. He's home now with sore paws. I can't wait until they get better so we can go back out there. I'm gonna buy him some new booties to protect his pads!!

RIP Dear Shadow

My dear friend notified me that she will be taking her aging border collie to be put down today. Shadow is a 14 year old border collie. I have walked her a few times recently to help my friend out when she had to be away for long hours. She really seems like a sweet old dog. I hear she was a feisty border collie when she was young but I never knew her then.

It always breaks my heart when my friends lose their dogs. I think about what it would be like to lose my own and don't know how I would handle it. I'm not the best at talking to people when they are going through this and I always want to help. I know it's part of the life cycle but when I think about Dylan and Marley aging and dying I just can't help but get choked up. So I know my friend must be feeling so much pain and I wish there was something I could do to help her feel better. My heart aches knowing that the feelings she must be having are very difficult to go through.

I know that Shadow has not been feeling as well and I know that her passing will ease any pain she has been feeling. I'm not sure I believe in heaven but I do like to think that once dogs pass on they regain a healthy body and can run and play again like happy, healthy pups. I'm not sure why I don't get this image in my head when people pass away but with dogs I always imagine them running in green pastures and chasing balls and butterflies. I can picture Shadow as a young dog doing these things. I know she will be happy being able to run and play like she did when she was young.

HAPPY HOMECOMING!

Paul is coming back today and we are all so happy. I keep telling the pups that Paul is coming back and I think they will be REALLY excited to see him. Leon especially loves his daddy so much that I bet he will freak out when his daddy walks in the door!

I really wish I had been able to travel to the funeral back east. It would have been nice to be able to go but I was better off staying with the dogs. Plus it would have been way too expensive for me! I cannot wait to get off work though so I can go see him. He should fly in early today and says he will go out to walk with the dogs after he gets back.

It's gonna be a long day at work waiting to get off so I can go see Paul. We've been really slow here so there isn't much work to do to keep my mind busy.

Lovin the Crocs!

I always thought Crocs were so ugly. Everyone says they are so comfortable so I tried them on a few times but didn't see what was so special.

I needed new shoes for my new part time job. The black shoes I was wearing were killing my feet after just a 4 hour shift. I needed better shoes for standing in. After shopping around I came to realize that I can't afford new black sneakers. Black sneakers are hard to come by so the ones I found that were comfortable were all 50-60$. I have a tight budget right now and I just can't afford to be spending that on new shoes.

I decided to go with some crocs. They are relatively inexpensive and everyone raves about them. I've met a few people that wear them to work when they have to stand all day. The cheapest ones were the original ones with the ugly holes in the top. I wasn't stoked to have to wear ugly shoes but I've been wearing them the past few days and they are SO comfortable. I just hope they work out when I have to be on my feet all weekend.

So I love my ugly shoes! LOL. I would never wear green or blue or something that makes them even uglier than they already are! But my black crocs are serving me well. I feel like an old lady in my gardening shoes all day. :)

Why don't people care about dog food?

It's always amazing to me how little people seem to think about what they are feeding to their dogs. The crap that goes into a lot of dog foods is really horrendous. I can't beleive it's even legal!

I've gone back and forth feeding Raw and kibble for a while now. I really like the Raw food plan for my dogs that allows me to feed them kibble in the morning and raw in the evening. It's what I would do if I could afford it. Unfortunately, I have been living on a pretty tight budget lately and had to cut most the raw food out. My dogs eat a high quality kibble. Each have their own dietary needs so they eat two different foods.

I really wish that people would do a bit of research about foods before they get a dog or a cat. I spend time whenever I place an animal talking about appropriate diet. I don't want my fosters going to somewhere that will feed them crap for food. I've had good success at finding people who actually will feed a decent diet.

I've been working for a holistic pet food company for a few weeks now. I really think they have a great product which makes it a good part time job for me. I have a hard time dealing with people though because I want to tell them that the food they are feeding sucks! Or that their dog is overweight and needs to be on a controlled diet or that they should take the prong collar off or get their dog fixed or they best not breed. I have so many opinions when it comes to dogs and I really can't express them when I am working. It's become a bit of a challenge for me but I am sure I can handle it.

It's rewarding to know that people are switching from crappy dog food to the food I am selling. I know it will make a difference in their dog's life. I just hope that most of them stick with it. I know so many are concerned about the expense but I really beleive that it works itself out over time with less in vet bills and with feeding less food overall.

If you are in SLC and reading this, I highly recommend taking one of Puppenschnoodles FREE seminars on how to choose a good pet food. You can find the schedule at http://www.puppenschnoodles.com

A Full House!!!

I've got a full house this week! I'm dog sitting for my boyfriend who had to leave town for a family funeral. His big black Curly Coated Retriever is a wonderful big dog who weighs as much as my two dogs put together! He loves his daddy a lot but has warmed up to me over the past several months. It's really interesting to see the differences in Leon when Paul isn't around. When we walk with paul, I swear Leon never gets more than 10 feet away from him. With me he tends to lag behind and actually runs with Marley and plays. I've even seen him jump in and go swimming a few times recently which he doesn't usually do. Here's a picture of Leon with Little Marley.

I am also watching Puck! Puck used to be my foster cat. I got him when he was three weeks old and nursed him until a surrogate mother took him in. Then from 7 weeks he lived with me! He was a sickly little thing and I am still shocked he survived. I'd never had a kitten - much less an infant of any kind. Somehow he managed to grow up to be a happy healthy cat! I was looking for a home for him through the rescue group I volunteer with. My boyfriend decided he couldn't see him go so he adopted him and has been living with the little monster ever since. He recently turned 1 but is still as fiesty as ever. He has no bite inhibition and play bites regularly. We call him monster because he really is one. Puck has no fear of the dogs and enjoys teasing them to get them to play and wrestle with him.

This pic is of Puck the day I brought him home. He was just a tiny little thing!!

The four animals seem to get along pretty well. It makes for a full house though! I've been spending a lot of time walking dogs the last few days! It's lots of fun and I am never lonely with all these furry creatures around.

Dylan and Marley

In my opinion, Dylan and Marley are the two best dogs anyone could ever have. Of course I am biased but I've bonded with them in a way I never new possible.

Dylan is a rescued English pointer mix. He's a hot shot flyball dog who loves to run free!! He plays with the Thunder Paws Flyball Club. We recently changed teams and it's working out quite well! He likes his ball and Frisbee and training to do just about anything! He's not in love with other dogs but we are managing his issues okay using PR techniques and clicker training. We love clicker training! It's so much fun for both me and my dog and it works amazingly well!

Marley is a rescued border collie mix. She's a working therapy dog and brings lots of joy to the people at the Alzheimer's center where she visits. She's the most food driven dog I have ever met. She freaks out at the scent or sight of anything the least bit edible. Marley doesn't have much drive for sports and unfortunately has some issues with her back and hip. She is trained to play flyball but is in very early retirement because of her physical limitations. She loves her therapy work though so it's a better fit for her than sports. It's amazing to see the difference she makes when we walk in a room. People's faces just light up like it's the best thing that's happened to them in a month.

This is a pic of them on a very muddy walk in the desert!

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