7 Ideas to Keep Your Pet from Hating the Holidays

   T’is the season to celebrate the holidays and we all have the picture perfect celebration in our minds. Of course, more often than not, something happens and the Norman Rockwell image goes out the window. You can visit YouTube for endless videos of trees crashing, presents being shredded and turkey stealing dogs. Take it from me, over the years those become the treasured memories that provide the laughter and love.

   Most of us consider our dogs, cats, and other pets family and include them in the holiday festivities. The trick is to make sure they don’t start hating the whole Christmas season.

Here are 7 things to remember to keep the 

HoHoHo in your Holidays

Happy 9th Birthday, Bentley Basset Hound

We are celebrating Bentley’s 9^th birthday!!

   In honor of this milestone, I thought I’d share 9 reasons I love him so much. Okay, there are seriously a gazillion little things that he does to melt my heart but sticking with the theme of 9, I will hit the highlights. If you have never read how he came to live with us, please take a minute to check out Bentley’s Story. It explains a lot.

   Without further ado and in no particular order here are…

9 of the Gazillion Reasons I love

Bentley Basset Hound

An Interview with a Basset Hound About Being Older

   Bentley is going to celebrate his 9^th birthday this Saturday, December 3^rd. It doesn’t seem possible that it has been nine years since he was a wiggly long-eared wrinkly puppy. Then again, I can hardly remember life before he was in it. He has changed me in ways that I never dreamed possible. I will discuss that tomorrow.

   You might remember on my birthday a couple of years ago when he was gracious enough to interview me. I decided it was time to ask him a few probing questions.

Me: “Bentley, thank you for agreeing to this interview. I know that you are a busy Basset.”

Bentley: “Never too busy for you, Mom. Are those the treats you promised?”

I nod and slide him a piece of jerky.

Christmas Gift Guide 2016 for Dogs

We are proud to present our

Christmas Gift Guide 2016

for dogs and 

the people who love them.

Here are the links to all of our gift ideas

Cooking for Sugar ~ A Doglicious Cookbook

   Do you enjoy cooking for your best friend? It is such fun to create something special for your pup in the kitchen. One of the best things about making homemade treats is you have complete control of the ingredients. This is especially important if your dog has allergies.

Black Friday Deals Without Leaving Home

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Thanks Blogville

   As I reflect on all of the things that I am thankful for this year, my friends of Blogville are some of the ones that fill my heart. If you had told me five years ago that some of my very best friends would be people that I had never met face-to-face, I’d have said, “No way!” Yet here we are in 2016 and my friends in Blogville are the ones that I can count on to pick me up when I’m feeling down and make me laugh when I need desperately a giggle.

Thanks and Giving

May your lives be filled

with

 thanks and giving.

What are you giving thanks for this year?