Pooper Scooper Dog Treats

I'm loving the creativity behind these dog treats :) I believe they are made to look like faux dog poop coils and you can get 2 dozen of them for only $5.00!

Find them at the MyPooperScoopers Etsy Shop

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Dogs and Chocolate - My own experience....

Yesterday was quite the day... My boyfriend went home for lunch, only to discover our box of dark chocolate covered potato chips were open, eaten and the tissue inside was licked clean and still wet. Now, this box of chocolates had been on our dining room table for about 3 weeks. We had snuck a few, but were supposed to have given them to his parents as a gift (that we just kept forgetting to give). He must have jumped on a chair and squirmed his way onto the table (what a bad dog!!).

This was QUITE a bit of chocolate, let alone dark chocolate, and thinking that the culprit had to be our 13 lbs dog Moe, I got pretty worried since I know how bad it can be for them. Moe is a garbage can, sniffing down and eating anything that is a different shade than the carpet. His stomach is made of steel and nothing makes him sick. Sometimes our two dogs work in sync where one will bat something down so they can both share, especially if Moe is too short to reach but he can sniff out something tasty up high.

I left work shortly after I heard about this and walked in to find Moe bouncing off the walls, almost literally. I called the vet and was told that I needed to give Moe and Chopper some Hydrogen Peroxide to make them throw up any chocolate that they might have eaten. She gave me the recommended dosage, I locked us all in the bathroom and prepared myself for quite a mess. Chopper was first, he has such a weak stomach anyway. It was quite a site with me trying to get a 45lbs dog to heave into the toilet. The verdict: no chocolate for Chops.

Moe sat there quietly, and we ended up sitting there for another 25 minutes with no action. I called the vet back to tell her the news, and she recommended that I give Moe another dosage. Now, I mentioned he has a stomach of steel - and we sat there for another 45 minutes with no action.

Off to the vet we went, where they injected him with a fluid to make him get sick within 30 seconds. As I sat in the waiting room I heard a horrifying devilish sound as he finally got rid of all that chocolate. With eyes wide (both the Vet & Moe) the Vet brought him out to me and sat down. "I have no idea how he can even hold in that much food in that tiny stomach. It looked like twice the amount he should be able to digest! And it smelled like chocolate still, because it was probably the most chocolate I've ever seen consumed. With that much chocolate in this tiny dog there is a good chance that he would have started to seizure, tremor or even have his heart race so fast that it could be devastating?" I felt horrible, and yet so glad that we noticed that he had eaten this box of chocolates...

Yet another tale to add into the book of Moe stories... This dog I tell you. :)

Showcased on PetBoutique Blog

Where has the time gone? I've been such a busy body since 2010 has started that I'm behind on my postings.

On February 4th my sweetheart ID Tag was featured on the Pet Boutique blog just in time for Valentines Day. Now all of the sudden it's March, and I just realized that I forgot to tell everyone. I'll catch up someday!

Science Corner: Glowing Puppies? Why?

By creating 'fluorescent' genes South Korean scientists have created a cloned glowing puppy. Scientists in the U.S., Japan and in Europe previously have cloned fluorescent mice and pigs, but this would be the first time dogs with modified genes have been cloned.

The glowing dogs show that it is possible to successfully insert genes with a specific trait, which could lead to implanting other, non-fluorescent genes that could help treat specific diseases, Professor Lee Byeong-chun said.

The scientist said his team has started to implant human disease-related genes in the course of dog cloning. Supposedly that will help scientists find new treatments for genetic diseases such as Parkinson's.

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Thanks! What a cutie

My friend Andrea is getting a German Shepherd puppy tomorrow! Which reminded me that I never posted a Thank You pic from moxiecupcake and her dog Tilly :)

Another super cute customer: Soma

I love the copper pendant tag on this little white Jack Russell named Soma. So cute!