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Laundromutt

I was parked at the dog park last week and found a flyer on my windshield that was advertising something about Laundromutt. I ignored it but today I was at the dog park and saw what it was all about. This lady has a truck with a big tank of water in the back as well as a bathtub. One side of the tub is cut down a little more than halfway and sits right on the back edge of the truck. She will come to your home or wherever and you can wash or just rinse your dog in her truck. She was in the… Continue

Added by Linda,Yankee & Finn on June 6, 2009 at 4:05pm — 4 Comments

Floating on the Raft

Glad we had so many comments on the picture of Charli and her friend Marti on the raft (see Swimming slide show of week)! Neither one of them would swim in Marti's family's swimming pool, but they were willing to have us lift them onto the rafts, and then they were perfectly content! They would have stayed there quite a while I think as they were very… Continue

Added by Joan on June 6, 2009 at 12:30pm — 7 Comments

Oodles of Doodles in Scottsdale

There were lots of doodles at the dog park today!

Make a…

Added by Susan on June 6, 2009 at 12:07pm — 2 Comments

Happy Birthday Wilson

Today Is Wilson's 1st Birthday YEA We had a party yesterday afternoon and all of his friends were their. I made a delicious cake from the DK cookbook all the puppies enjoyed it I can't believe he is 1 Year Old.…

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Added by Sue & Willy Babe on June 6, 2009 at 4:54am — 7 Comments

Lizzie's First Grooming!

Lizzie was groomed for the first time today! She was six months old this week. I took the directions with me that I printed out from DK and it worked out great! They even asked to keep them for other customers. So you be the judge:

Here's the before:

Here's the after:

She's pretty proud of herself....We're off to the lake tomorrow! Have a great weekend… Continue

Added by Missi on June 5, 2009 at 10:47pm — 13 Comments

The Rain Stopped (at least for a few hours)

It has been raining for 2 days straight. I know I shouldn't complain as we are coming out of a multi-year drought. But Harlow doesn't like to go outside to 'do her business' in the rain. We are still in house breaking mode, so this means I get to go stand out in the rain trying to convince Harlow that she isn't going to melt.

Today the sun broke through for a few hours and I took the opportunity to go pull weeds (Hey, we live in the south, when it rains you can watch the weeds grow… Continue

Added by Nina, Phil, Harlow & Lacey on June 5, 2009 at 5:25pm — 3 Comments

1 week to go!

This time next week Kai will be home. :-) Everything and then some is ready for him, at least we think so. Toys, leash, dishes, bed even a car harness (thanks Marley, Kelly & Cole for that) and my favorite thing of all a front pack of sorts for a puppy. I walk everyday between 4-7 miles and this will allow me to take him with me. :-) We were very concerned that someone might let him out when… Continue

Added by Kai Doodle (Kathy & Keith) on June 5, 2009 at 2:30pm — 12 Comments

Remington's First Grooming Session!

Well, Dan and I had decided that Remington should probably get a little trim because his hair was getting a bit outta control. We were having a lot of trouble keeping it out of his eyes and well, lets face it, Dan and I hardly feel comfortable clipping his nails let alone near his little eyeballs... so we set up an appointment with Barkefellars in Greenwood, IN and they did a fantastic job!

Dan dropped Remington off at 12:30 and he was ready to go by 4:30. Dan hated leaving him even… Continue

Added by Kendra K. Rhoton on June 5, 2009 at 11:00am — 13 Comments

Saw the cutest thing!

I just returned from the dog park and I saw the cutest thing. A lady was there with her daycare kids having a little picnic. I know it's not the best place for kids but it isn't that busy on weekday mornings and they were having so much fun.

The kids were all girls, 2 or 3 years old, all wearing the same sun hat, sitting on the grass in a circle eating. The lady had 3 dogs with her, 2 shihtzu's and a labradoodle who were wandering around and playing and none of them were bothering… Continue

Added by Linda,Yankee & Finn on June 5, 2009 at 8:24am — 4 Comments

Benny the walking desaster area

It was time again that Benny had a stupid accident. We don't know how it happened but in the first night of our trip to the sea I woke up because I heard Benny scratching all the time. When I checked on him I realized that his left eye was closed, tears were running out of it and he couldn't open it anymore. First thing in the morning I tried to find a vet close to us still thinking he just had a pinkeye from driving with an open window. But it turned out that he obviously got something into… Continue

Added by Zoe, Benny and Tyler on June 5, 2009 at 7:30am — 11 Comments

Maddie must be home from work...

The 'pack' is always excited when big sister Maddie comes home from work. That is because she works at our vet's office and always brings home treats. I can always tell when Maddie arrives home from work. All three dogs that had been sleeping peacefully in my office suddenly hop to their feet, run down the stairs and wait for Maddie to come through the front door. Harlow also gets to go to work with Maddie, where the staff spoils her and the groomer has been known to sneak her back for a quick… Continue

Added by Nina, Phil, Harlow & Lacey on June 4, 2009 at 5:06pm — 3 Comments

Warning: Kong toys are NOT indestructible

Kong makes tough toys with a good reputation. However, my 12-month-old mini-labradoodle and I were playing toss with a new Kong round yellow ring intended for retrieval and as a float toy. Mattie lay down with the toy and gave it a few hard chomps and with a stripping motion tore off a piece about 3"x1". When I realized she had something loose in her mouth, I tried the "drop it" command -- uselessly. She gulped it on down. I hoped it was chewed up and would pass through her digestive system,… Continue

Added by Sharon on June 4, 2009 at 1:20pm — 8 Comments

Harlow is still not so sure about car rides

Yesterday I took Harlow to the vet for her vacs, then past the cleaners to pick up laundry and finally past the bank. She loved greeting everyone as well as getting cookies from cleaners and bank staff, but she wasn't real happy about the car ride. She drooled so much that her chin, front legs and the towel she was sitting on were soaked. We will be doing short car rides every day so she can get use to them.

Added by Nina, Phil, Harlow & Lacey on June 4, 2009 at 8:25am — 7 Comments

Are puppy teeth lucky?

So 2 days ago I was brushing Abbys teeth with a finger wipe and I felt something loose; and hanging there by a thread of skin is her molar with a new one poking out underneath. Another wipe and out it fell. Pearly white and shiny. I wasnt sure what to do with this puppy tooth. Do I put it under her cushion? Leave a pigs ear there for her in the middle of the night? Nawww that would be ridiculous. I put it on the windowsill and today I decided to throw it away.

Now at 11:20 at night I… Continue

Added by LuvMyAbby&Kaela on June 3, 2009 at 11:00pm — 7 Comments

The good, the bad, and the ugly..

First, the good: Sophie's kidney function is within "normal", so she does not have kidney failure at this time. This makes it very likely that she will survive this disease. Rarely do they develope kidney failure if it wasn't present when treatment was initiated. I nearly cried when the vet called me at work to tell me the good news.. a bit emotional with everything, but it still felt good to know my girl is not too bad off at this point.

Now for the bad: She has blood… Continue

Added by Elizabeth on June 3, 2009 at 9:00pm — 13 Comments

A Ball of Fluff!

In five days we will be bringing home Toka! It's amazing how different he looks from two weeks ago! I'm still not sure if he will be curly, but either way, we love him! In some of the pictures he seems shaggy, but in this one, not so much! Could the days be any slower?!

Added by Stephanie on June 3, 2009 at 1:39pm — 6 Comments

Antibiotic Woes

My poor Phoebe is sick again--the culture sent out after the last UTI came back showing crystallizations. She is now on yet another round of antibiotics and, this morning, vomited 6 times. I took her in to the vet immediately and it seems she might be allergic to the Clavamax. She is on another restricted diet for a day and we will start another antibiotic tomorrow night and see how that goes ( hopefully the new one will not have any ill side effects). She turns 5 months today and I swear she… Continue

Added by Phoebe's Mom on June 3, 2009 at 8:12am — 11 Comments

Rosco has lost his breakfast privelages...again!

Consistently setting an alarm to help me remember to feed Rosco breakfast paid off and a few months ago I actually started remembering on my own. My other two doggies only get fed supper. But I switched Rosco to two meals because he's big, deep chested, and wolfs down his food---risk factors for bloat.

However for the past 2 weeks he's been waking up earlier than usual in anticipation of breakfast. He went from not opening his eyes until I left the bedroom to waking up and… Continue

Added by Adina P on June 3, 2009 at 7:54am — 8 Comments

Riley Graduated Basic Obiedience Last Night

I am so proud of Riley he graduated basic obiedience 101 last night. He also got the go ahead from our trainer to enroll him in the next class up, which is Advanced obiedience 202. He did almost everything perfectly which is a HUGE surprise from 5 weeks ago when we started and he barked, dug at the dirt floor, pulled on the leash, barked some more and tried to play with everyone and every dog he saw the entire hour and a half. II was so embarassed, but now he is like a new dog, sitting there… Continue

Added by Yvonne, Riley, Murphy and Luca on June 3, 2009 at 6:19am — 4 Comments

Fenway was a MONSTAH yesterday!

We took my oldest daughter to camp yesterday (she's 21 and will be a camp counselor all summer). My son went to grandma's house while we were gone. My other daughter left home at 10:30 to go to her lifeguarding job. When she left, she put the boys in their crates. We got home from our drive to camp at about 3:00. So they were crated from 10:30-3:00. I think Fenway was not happy about being left home alone most of the day....he was in all kinds of trouble last night. We had the peeing on the bed… Continue

Added by Tricia, Shiloh, Fenway & Tessie on June 3, 2009 at 5:34am — 6 Comments