Wednesday, April 29
AS PROMISED - Pumpkin Kongs!
Ok, this isn't a recipie, it's just a how to. It's easy, but time consuming, and will stain, if precautions aren't taken, BUT these keep my dogs busy FOUR TIMES longer than anything else i can stuff in their kongs, so i endure.
What you need: 1. can of pumpkin. I have a giagantic one because i can! (no pun intended) this can makes enough to fill 12 kongs. The 30oz can fills 3-4 kongs. 2. apron 3. 2 metal bowls (plastic will stain!) 4. metal strainer 5. tea towel that does not have any tears or weak spots 6. kongs
Start by putting on your apron. Trust me this process is messy and will stain!!! Then open the can. Make sure it's fully charged as my Gizmo died halfway thru.
Tada!
Put the strainer over/in one of the bowls. The strainer will prevent any large chunks falling into the pumpkin juice. Start with small amounts of pumpkin in the tea towel until you get used to the motion that removes the most water.
Twist the towel up around the pumpkin.
Squeeeeeeze! I've found that flattening the pumpkin out and wringing it against itself works well to remove water. half the battle is getting the water off the towel and into the bowel!
Once you've removed most of the water you will be left with what looks like baby poop in a diaper. Was that TMI? sorry...
Um.. you'll be left with what looks like deep orange playdough. better? IT doesn't have to be completely dry, but dry enough that it's not going to leak out the bottom of the kongs.
You'll be amazed how much water you will get out of just one scoop of pumpkin
After half my my giant can my arms started to get shaky so i stopped.
This will be just enough pumpkin to fill 6 kongs.
begin the stuffing process. make sure you pack the kong starting at the bottom as it's hard to remove air bubbles once it's full.
These are ready to go into the freezer. They need to set up for at least 4-5 hours.
Store the remaining pumpkin in the fridge. this will keep long enough for me to finish squeezing next week. Don't throw the juice away! My dogs will get it in their dinner tonight. they love it. 2 2/3 cups of juice from 1/2 of the pumpkin... wow!
couple things to note. I'm not kidding about staining! Check out my nails and the dog's beds:
they now only get these in empty crates!!
Pumpkin is a great stool regulator. It helps prevent constipation and diarrhea. Don't feed too much or it can CAUSE diarrhea. my dogs will get the juice tonight, a kong tomorrow, and another kong on monday. If you have problems with your dog having diarrhea a lot add 1 tablespoon to 1/4 cup of pumpkin to their food daily, depending on their size. Enjoy!!
What you need: 1. can of pumpkin. I have a giagantic one because i can! (no pun intended) this can makes enough to fill 12 kongs. The 30oz can fills 3-4 kongs. 2. apron 3. 2 metal bowls (plastic will stain!) 4. metal strainer 5. tea towel that does not have any tears or weak spots 6. kongs
Start by putting on your apron. Trust me this process is messy and will stain!!! Then open the can. Make sure it's fully charged as my Gizmo died halfway thru.
Tada!
Put the strainer over/in one of the bowls. The strainer will prevent any large chunks falling into the pumpkin juice. Start with small amounts of pumpkin in the tea towel until you get used to the motion that removes the most water.
Twist the towel up around the pumpkin.
Squeeeeeeze! I've found that flattening the pumpkin out and wringing it against itself works well to remove water. half the battle is getting the water off the towel and into the bowel!
Once you've removed most of the water you will be left with what looks like baby poop in a diaper. Was that TMI? sorry...
Um.. you'll be left with what looks like deep orange playdough. better? IT doesn't have to be completely dry, but dry enough that it's not going to leak out the bottom of the kongs.
You'll be amazed how much water you will get out of just one scoop of pumpkin
After half my my giant can my arms started to get shaky so i stopped.
This will be just enough pumpkin to fill 6 kongs.
begin the stuffing process. make sure you pack the kong starting at the bottom as it's hard to remove air bubbles once it's full.
These are ready to go into the freezer. They need to set up for at least 4-5 hours.
Store the remaining pumpkin in the fridge. this will keep long enough for me to finish squeezing next week. Don't throw the juice away! My dogs will get it in their dinner tonight. they love it. 2 2/3 cups of juice from 1/2 of the pumpkin... wow!
couple things to note. I'm not kidding about staining! Check out my nails and the dog's beds:
they now only get these in empty crates!!
Pumpkin is a great stool regulator. It helps prevent constipation and diarrhea. Don't feed too much or it can CAUSE diarrhea. my dogs will get the juice tonight, a kong tomorrow, and another kong on monday. If you have problems with your dog having diarrhea a lot add 1 tablespoon to 1/4 cup of pumpkin to their food daily, depending on their size. Enjoy!!
Wednesday, April 22
Video!
Ok, I know i promised (via twitter) a kong treat today. BUT we are totally out of fridge room, and since i only have a GINORMOUS #10 can of pumpkin (I used the last small can yesterday testing my technique). However, expect it soon! Besides, i shouldn't give the boys that much fiber twice in one week, i'm trying to cure the runs, not cause it! (did you know that pumpkin can cure diarrhea AND constipation and too much can CAUSE diarrhea?! Weird huh?)
Well, anyway. I'm getting back on a training schedule with the boys, here's a video of the Monster trying to learn 4-in-a-box which is just placing all four feet in a box. I'm clicking for him putting his BACK feet in the box, as he's mostly forgotten he has them.
Well, anyway. I'm getting back on a training schedule with the boys, here's a video of the Monster trying to learn 4-in-a-box which is just placing all four feet in a box. I'm clicking for him putting his BACK feet in the box, as he's mostly forgotten he has them.
Sunday, April 19
What's going on 'round here
hi everyone! It's been a busy week here. Unfortunately none of it involved pictures, which is why there have not been any updates.
It rained most of last week (and is gearing up right now to rain any second) so the boys were cooped up inside a lot. Thursday and Friday were warm and sunny and dried out the ground a smidge. Friday we went out to play, and while hosing the mud off the boys Trophy discovered that hoses are VERY VERY AWESOME. He loves to chase the water hitting the ground, even more than the red dot as there's something tangible he can actually get his mouth on. He also discovered that butterfiles are fun to chase.
Yesterday was downright HOT - nearly eighty in the sun according to the thermometer. I got sun burnt while washing my car, but Trophy had a blast still chasing the hose, even trying to kill it running on my car. lol!
Yesterday I also bought the little brat a new toy. I will be giving my review on it in a few weeks when we've had a chance to try it out more. I hope this will be THE PREFECT TOY as it come WITH A GUARANTEE! If Trophy destroys it, i get a NEW ONE. *evil laughter*. ahem, sorry. don't know what came over me. :)
It rained most of last week (and is gearing up right now to rain any second) so the boys were cooped up inside a lot. Thursday and Friday were warm and sunny and dried out the ground a smidge. Friday we went out to play, and while hosing the mud off the boys Trophy discovered that hoses are VERY VERY AWESOME. He loves to chase the water hitting the ground, even more than the red dot as there's something tangible he can actually get his mouth on. He also discovered that butterfiles are fun to chase.
Yesterday was downright HOT - nearly eighty in the sun according to the thermometer. I got sun burnt while washing my car, but Trophy had a blast still chasing the hose, even trying to kill it running on my car. lol!
Yesterday I also bought the little brat a new toy. I will be giving my review on it in a few weeks when we've had a chance to try it out more. I hope this will be THE PREFECT TOY as it come WITH A GUARANTEE! If Trophy destroys it, i get a NEW ONE. *evil laughter*. ahem, sorry. don't know what came over me. :)
Sunday, April 12
Giveaway Winner and NEW STORE ITEMS!
I want to give a big thank you to everyone who visited my store this past week and entered our giveaway. I hope you will remember me when you are shopping for your pet's new collars!
The winner chosen by random.org's random number generator was post number 24 by AmandaSue. She will get to choose one collar style in the spring fabric of her choice. But that's not all! I am please to announce that I am adding FOUR new spring fabrics that she can also choose from!
Stripe 039 Stained Glass:
Stripe 040 Ball Field:
Stripe 041 Strawberry Kiwi:
Stripe 042 Sunshine Brights:
they will be added to my shop shortly!
In other exciting news, I will be adding 1/2 inch CAT COLLARS, and 3/4 inch wide dog collars before the end of May! I placed the order for my materials, and will do several test collars before adding them to my store, but look for them in the near future!
TODAY I have a new product that will be going up in my shop this afternoon: Collar COLLECTIONS! These are sets of 5 to 7 coordinating fabrics. You will be able to choose two to five fabrics from the collection to be made into coordinating collars. Great for multi-pet homes that want their pets to look great together, without having them wear the same collars. Also great for collarhollics who need a collar for almost every day of the week!!
Streamline sets:
2 collars - $25
3 collars - $40
4 collars - $55
5 collars - $60
Buckle sets:
2 collars - $27
3 collars - $43
4 collars - $70
5 collars - $64
Martingale sets:
2 collars - $31
3 collars - $49
4 collars - $67
5 collars - $72
(These prices are only for the Collections and do not apply to all multiple collar orders)
here is a sneak peek of two of these collections (I have 5 planned right now) that will be on sale starting later today.
Collection 005 Brights:
Collection 001 Feeling Blues:
The winner chosen by random.org's random number generator was post number 24 by AmandaSue. She will get to choose one collar style in the spring fabric of her choice. But that's not all! I am please to announce that I am adding FOUR new spring fabrics that she can also choose from!
Stripe 039 Stained Glass:
Stripe 040 Ball Field:
Stripe 041 Strawberry Kiwi:
Stripe 042 Sunshine Brights:
they will be added to my shop shortly!
In other exciting news, I will be adding 1/2 inch CAT COLLARS, and 3/4 inch wide dog collars before the end of May! I placed the order for my materials, and will do several test collars before adding them to my store, but look for them in the near future!
TODAY I have a new product that will be going up in my shop this afternoon: Collar COLLECTIONS! These are sets of 5 to 7 coordinating fabrics. You will be able to choose two to five fabrics from the collection to be made into coordinating collars. Great for multi-pet homes that want their pets to look great together, without having them wear the same collars. Also great for collarhollics who need a collar for almost every day of the week!!
Streamline sets:
2 collars - $25
3 collars - $40
4 collars - $55
5 collars - $60
Buckle sets:
2 collars - $27
3 collars - $43
4 collars - $70
5 collars - $64
Martingale sets:
2 collars - $31
3 collars - $49
4 collars - $67
5 collars - $72
(These prices are only for the Collections and do not apply to all multiple collar orders)
here is a sneak peek of two of these collections (I have 5 planned right now) that will be on sale starting later today.
Collection 005 Brights:
Collection 001 Feeling Blues:
Friday, April 10
It's good to come home.
I hate going to work. BUT, I love coming home afterward. Not only does it mean i can finally take my shoes off and sit down, but it also means this:
How can you not love that face??
Unfortunatly Trophy usually looks something like this:
(I still haven't be able to fully capture his big toothy grin, but i WILL SOME DAY!)
But one dorky pup aside how could anyone NOT want to come home to three (or 4, or 8 or 12. Err. ok just 4. My limit is 4.) of these happy faces?
I love these boys.
REMINDER: Contest for the free collar ends SUNDAY!!! Keep twittering and entering! :)
How can you not love that face??
Unfortunatly Trophy usually looks something like this:
(I still haven't be able to fully capture his big toothy grin, but i WILL SOME DAY!)
But one dorky pup aside how could anyone NOT want to come home to three (or 4, or 8 or 12. Err. ok just 4. My limit is 4.) of these happy faces?
I love these boys.
REMINDER: Contest for the free collar ends SUNDAY!!! Keep twittering and entering! :)
Sunday, April 5
It's time for a giveaway!!
Qwill told me it was time for another giveaway! This time we will be giving away one collar from our spring collection - up to an $18 value! There are lots of ways to enter to win:
1. Visit our etsy store then come back here and post a comment telling me which of our new spring collars is your favorite.
2. Twitter about this giveaway. This one can be good for up to 8 chances to win if you twitter once a day! Comment for each time you tweet, and be sure to leave your twitter user name.
3. Follow my blog. There is a link to do this in the right hand column. If you already follow my blog, that counts too! just leave a comment!
4. Follow me on twitter! Leave a comment with your twitter user name!
When all is said and done you could have 12 chances to win!
The fine print:
1. An email address is required! Either in your comments OR on your blog profile.
2. A winner will be chosen using random.org's random number generator from the number of comments left. So be sure to leave a ONE COMMENT for EACH ENTRY.
3. The winner will be contacted via email and will have 3 days to reply before a new winner is chosen.
4. Open to US and Canadian addresses
5. Ends on Sunday April 12 at 12:00pm EST
6. Winner will be able to pick one collar fabric pattern from our spring collection that will be custom made. Winner can pick the style of collar (martingale, streamline, or buckle), and will specify the size to be made.
THE CONTEST HAS ENDED! Thank you all for your participation, we look forward to more contests in the future!
1. Visit our etsy store then come back here and post a comment telling me which of our new spring collars is your favorite.
2. Twitter about this giveaway. This one can be good for up to 8 chances to win if you twitter once a day! Comment for each time you tweet, and be sure to leave your twitter user name.
3. Follow my blog. There is a link to do this in the right hand column. If you already follow my blog, that counts too! just leave a comment!
4. Follow me on twitter! Leave a comment with your twitter user name!
When all is said and done you could have 12 chances to win!
The fine print:
1. An email address is required! Either in your comments OR on your blog profile.
2. A winner will be chosen using random.org's random number generator from the number of comments left. So be sure to leave a ONE COMMENT for EACH ENTRY.
3. The winner will be contacted via email and will have 3 days to reply before a new winner is chosen.
4. Open to US and Canadian addresses
5. Ends on Sunday April 12 at 12:00pm EST
6. Winner will be able to pick one collar fabric pattern from our spring collection that will be custom made. Winner can pick the style of collar (martingale, streamline, or buckle), and will specify the size to be made.
THE CONTEST HAS ENDED! Thank you all for your participation, we look forward to more contests in the future!
Wednesday, April 1
Nibbles Treats - review
*warning this post is picture heavy! Enjoy! :)
Today the boys got a big surprise! A package arrived for them in the mail!
Unfortunatly it looked like the mail lady thought the package would taste yummy and tried to take a bite of of the packaging. Or maybe Trophy took a chunk out before i got home... hard to tell. And check out Q, would you? He's sassing me. (He's feeling much better today if you couldn't tell)
uh... mawm? can you stop gabbing and get to the treat opening.
Sass I tell you. Well, my goodness. Three goodies to try from our new friends over at "You Had Me At Arf!" Aren't you boys spoiled? Turns out the dogs over there are lucky enough to have their very own dog treat company! And you can check out their online store here: http://nibblestreats.com/.
Let's check out the goodies. First up are WHO SHOT JR'S. Made with unbleached white flour, wheat germ, all natural peanut butter (no salt or sugar added), egg, vegetable oil & carob chips. Sounds like the puppy version of a Reeses-cookie. yum.
They're even shaped like bullets! Don't they look delish?
What do you think Qwill?
*Schlurrp*
Just the treats, not my fingers please!
mumphsorrymumble. *crunch crunch munch*
Mmmm thish is delectable
Mmmm chooooocolate
It's actually Carob Trophy.
who cares. more plz!
Well. Those went over well. Next up is some cheesy goodness.
CHEDDAR CHEESE STICKS: Whole wheat flour, baking powder, vegetable oil & low-fat shredded cheddar cheese
Ok, check out the melty cheezie awesomeness of these treats. These almost look good enough for me to eat. (Oh, and I COULD TOO. that's the best part of all natural treats)
If you couldn't tell, these were a bit hit.
Last up is this delishous pretzel.
The verdict?
TROPHY PUT THE PRETZELS BACK RIGHT NOW!!
Yeah, they love them.
Oh! And Zeus loves them too. He didn't even wait for me to open the bags.
Luckily he's a bit easier on my fingers. I wasn't sure about the compatibility of carob with a kitty's digestive tract, so i didn't let him have any of the "who shot JR's", but he loved the cheese sticks.
The low down:
Nibbles Treats is built around one idea: providing yummy organic treats for dogs where healthy trumps all other factors. I liked how the treats are named after actual dogs, it's a nice break from dog food boutiques whose names are so annoyingly over thought (really, there's no prize for fitting "paw" into every one of your 200 treat varieties. :-P) and of course, knowing that these treats are all natural is a comforting thought - won't the boys hate it if i try to share their treats?
Not to mention that the customer service is delightful. :)
Further testing will need to be done, but i think the cheese sticks were the favorite. How could any-pup say no to all this cheese?
In conclusion, you should all check out these delish treats. I know we'll be ordering again!
Today the boys got a big surprise! A package arrived for them in the mail!
Unfortunatly it looked like the mail lady thought the package would taste yummy and tried to take a bite of of the packaging. Or maybe Trophy took a chunk out before i got home... hard to tell. And check out Q, would you? He's sassing me. (He's feeling much better today if you couldn't tell)
uh... mawm? can you stop gabbing and get to the treat opening.
Sass I tell you. Well, my goodness. Three goodies to try from our new friends over at "You Had Me At Arf!" Aren't you boys spoiled? Turns out the dogs over there are lucky enough to have their very own dog treat company! And you can check out their online store here: http://nibblestreats.com/.
Let's check out the goodies. First up are WHO SHOT JR'S. Made with unbleached white flour, wheat germ, all natural peanut butter (no salt or sugar added), egg, vegetable oil & carob chips. Sounds like the puppy version of a Reeses-cookie. yum.
They're even shaped like bullets! Don't they look delish?
What do you think Qwill?
*Schlurrp*
Just the treats, not my fingers please!
mumphsorrymumble. *crunch crunch munch*
Mmmm thish is delectable
Mmmm chooooocolate
It's actually Carob Trophy.
who cares. more plz!
Well. Those went over well. Next up is some cheesy goodness.
CHEDDAR CHEESE STICKS: Whole wheat flour, baking powder, vegetable oil & low-fat shredded cheddar cheese
Ok, check out the melty cheezie awesomeness of these treats. These almost look good enough for me to eat. (Oh, and I COULD TOO. that's the best part of all natural treats)
If you couldn't tell, these were a bit hit.
Last up is this delishous pretzel.
The verdict?
TROPHY PUT THE PRETZELS BACK RIGHT NOW!!
Yeah, they love them.
Oh! And Zeus loves them too. He didn't even wait for me to open the bags.
Luckily he's a bit easier on my fingers. I wasn't sure about the compatibility of carob with a kitty's digestive tract, so i didn't let him have any of the "who shot JR's", but he loved the cheese sticks.
The low down:
Nibbles Treats is built around one idea: providing yummy organic treats for dogs where healthy trumps all other factors. I liked how the treats are named after actual dogs, it's a nice break from dog food boutiques whose names are so annoyingly over thought (really, there's no prize for fitting "paw" into every one of your 200 treat varieties. :-P) and of course, knowing that these treats are all natural is a comforting thought - won't the boys hate it if i try to share their treats?
Not to mention that the customer service is delightful. :)
Further testing will need to be done, but i think the cheese sticks were the favorite. How could any-pup say no to all this cheese?
In conclusion, you should all check out these delish treats. I know we'll be ordering again!
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