Tarra and Bella - a love story between Elephant and Dog
You can visit Elephants.com for more information about Tarra and Bella or check out their live webcam at TappedIntoElephants.com! You might also be interested in learning how you can help their cause.
City of Lancaster Dog Park
The Forrest E. Hull park in the city of Lancaster (Southern California) is one of Hamlet’s favorite hangouts. The park has a pretty big off leash area for dogs which was recently divided into two sections. The purpose of the split was to provide one space for everybody and another space for small dogs only.
Inside the off leash areas are courtesy scoopers, bags and trash cans to clean up after your pet with, some trees, dirt, a bunch of grass and usually a sizable gathering of doggies. The city also provides a water fountain with separate spouts for humans and dogs as well as a spout for quickly refilling the water buckets.
Hamlet urges you to stop by if you’ve never visited this place with your dog (and if you live near by). Just make sure that you follow the rules. Hamlet suggests that you always remove your dog’s leash when you enter the off leash area. Your dog may get stressed out when you keep him/her attached to you while other off-leash dogs are around. This often leads to aggressive behavior due to stress and because your dog might feel like it has to protect you when the two of you are attached.
Hamlet stops by the park randomly but it is normally towards the end of the week and after 5pm. We don’t go in the morning because it is usually still wet from the sprinklers being on. We’ve also found that the afternoon crowd is easy going. Hamlet likes to play rough and some owners can’t handle that.
Check out the Whole Dog Journal for a nice article on Dog Park Etiquette.
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Operation Baghdad Pups - Saving dogs from combat zones
Thanks to Baghdad Pups - no buddy gets left behind. The SPCA, I Love Dogs and many caring individuals are helping military members rescue dogs that they’ve befriended during their combat tours.
Any amount that you can donate would greatly help the efforts being made by this organization. You can imagine how costly it is to transport these animals from the Middle East to their new home in the United States.
Read more about Operation Baghdad Pups.
Man and Woman’s Best Friend - Dogs Welcome Their Owner Home
Here is a great video that I found while searching the web. This video shows a guy receiving a warm welcome from his pets after being gone for 14 months.
Owners: remember to respect your pets because they love you unconditionally! Fellow Pets: you shouldn’t complain (or tear things up) the next time your owner leaves for 8 hours, at least it isn’t for 14 months!
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Breath Buster Treats by Pedigree Review
Hamlet was a rescue dog that was packaged with full blown doggy breath when we adopted him – no sweet puppy breath for us! His breath, on average, is not horrible- but there are days when he has eaten something that didn’t agree with him. Usually it’s just a toy that he devoured or a can of cat food that Mouse decided to boycott. Whenever his breath becomes unbearable, Breath Buster biscuits always come to the rescue!
Hamlet has been eating Breath Buster treats 3 to 4 times a week for about 6 months and he loves them. He even begs for them and will lead us to the cabinet where they are kept. They really do work wonders and the days when we do notice the bad breath are usually the days that we haven’t given them to him. He gets 2-3 a day (he weighs about 75 pounds) and they always seem to do the trick. He usually has two in the morning and one later in the day and this keeps his bad breath at bay.
The first time I smelled the biscuits I thought there was no way Hamlet would eat them. They have a strong odor of eucalyptus and parsley. Amazingly – he loved them from the start and still does!
Hamlet’s Rating
Hamlet (and his family) give Breath Buster treats 4 paws up!
Pedigree Breath Busters come in a yellow and green re-sealable pouch. The biscuits are a little over two inches in length and one inch and a half in width which is a great size for medium to large dogs but may have to be broken up for small dogs. The Pedigree website says that they come in small dog size but I have not seen them where we shop. They have a medium texture and are broken by hand easily.
The net weight of the Pedigree Breath Buster Biscuits package is 500 grams or 17.6 ounces (approximately 30 biscuits) and they sell for about $3-$4. If your dog has some bad breath that needs some busting, they are well worth the price.
