Archive for June, 2006

BARF and Poop — the not-so-gross scoop

Saturday, June 17th, 2006

Let’s talk for a minute about BARF (that is, Bones And Raw Food) and the poop that results from this way of eating.
Here’s Lacey typical diet (that she absolutely loves). Everything comes from Whole Foods or Jimbos, so if it’s not completely organic, it’s all-natural, hormone/pesticide free, cage free, etc etc.
Breakfast (after a 20-30 minute […]

Lacey — The Frisbee Dog!

Thursday, June 15th, 2006

Guess what we got in the mail today! A FRISBEE!! One of those soft ones with the more rigid edge but it’s soft in her mouth. Canvas center.
Of course, she has no idea what to do with it. I’m introducing it to her slowly.
She loves to jump — and she jumps really high. I’m […]

New Lacey Pictures

Monday, June 12th, 2006

I put up some new pictures Saturday. They are random shots.
The first few are of her eathing a leg of lamb (with a raw bone, of course) in her favorite bone-chewing spot.
Then there are just some good ones of her doing various things, like sitting, being bored with getting her picture taken, leaving the […]

Help Stop Your Dog’s Digging

Saturday, June 10th, 2006

Ok, I’ve worked on this digging thing for some time now. I’ve figured out that the best solution for us is physical barriers to areas that we don’t want her digging in. Because there are other areas of the yard that we don’t care so much about.
Here’s what we did — check out these pictures […]

Pulling on the Leash on Late Afternoon Walks

Wednesday, June 7th, 2006

I heard today that our girl is terrible on the leash in the late afternoons. She pulls on the leash, stops to smell whatever it is dogs smell and is adamant about sticking with the smell until she’s ready to move on.
Ok, so some of it is the humans walking her. I haven’t trained them […]

Inside Toys and Outside Toys

Sunday, June 4th, 2006

Lacey is now learning the word “outside”. The lamb leg bone and the cow bone that I’ve given her the last couple of days are outside toys (once the meat is gone).
Inside toys are any toys that are squishy, squeak, roll, clean up easily, or haven’t been outside already (or, for that matter, haven’t been […]

Fleas Revisited….. Again

Sunday, June 4th, 2006

I’m still working on this flea problem. My friend Leslie recommended flea busters. My brother’s girlfriend Julia recommended Revolution. I’ve done some research.
I’m still at the “I want what I’m doing to work” stage. So we’re doing the Advantage and now I comb her with a flea comb every day. I still get probably 30 […]

Keeping Dogs Off Furniture

Saturday, June 3rd, 2006

We have new couch covers. It’s kinda space-age looking. Kinda like the Jetsons or Star Trek.
It’s tin foil.
Lacey has this really bad habit of getting on the couch in the living room so she can see out the window onto the front porch. Or she might jump up on the couch when she’s playing and […]