Our bestest friend, and favorite yellow labby, Amy, has a great pool which we all love. Mommy should get one like this and maybe, just maybe, I will go in it (but doubtful because it doesn’t come with an Amy inside). She is a true water dog and spends most of her time in the river. We like to run and play in Amy’s Mom’s yard (except when I get caught in the rose bushes). It is nice having friends to get into mischief with. Louise and Amy have been besties since they were little. Lulu smiles for her in a different why (since Louise doesn’t like most doggies) and you can tell she loves her friend a lot. Me, well, I like her too (she always has a hidden marrow bone somewhere in her yard that I can find). – Sofie Bear
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This is a blog hop. I hopped it from Snoopy’s DogBlog. Check them out for more mischief.
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤ 
Tags: Animal, animals, blog hop, dog, DogBlog, DogDaz, Dogs, funny dogs, lorian lipton, Mischief Monday, Pet, pets, postaday
A long time ago I started calling Sofie “Soda Pop,” and Louise “Lolly Pop.” I have no idea why. I have nicknames for all my pets and many of my humans. My daughter is “Peanut” (that is because she was tiny when she was born), Noel is “Noey” or “Snoel,” Nine is “Niner,” and baby Stella is “Stella Dora.”
Here is a picture of Sofie lying in the cool grass yesterday. I noticed that her ‘snow nose” appears to be darkening (you can read about it here). That makes me happy because it has been pink in the middle for a few years and I always hoped that the summer heat would bring back the black (or maybe it was the recent allergy treatment).
Do you have a “pet” name for your pet? (and why is a nickname also called a pet name?)
Hope you have a lovely Sunday!
This is part of the Black and White Sunday Blog Hop. Thanks to Dachshund Nola and Sugar for hosting.
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
Tags: Animal, animals, Black and White Sunday, blog hop, cute dogs, dog, DogDaz, Dogs, hungry dogs, Pet, pets, postaday
Lomo-ish is the effect used on the photo of Noel. She is such a Queen!
I can not imagine a life without cats. Happy Caturday.
Just another CATDogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
Tags: Animal, animal awareness, Cat, Cat People, cats, caturday, DogDaz, lomo-ish effect, lorian lipton, Pet, pet blog, pets, postaday
I am sure that most of you have heard about the animals that have become sick and died because of contaminated dog and cat food from China. Since 2007, they have found MELAMINE in pet food and treats. Were you aware however, that since then the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has reported over 4,800 complaints and 1,000+ dogs, 24 cats, and at least 3 people have died? Most of this has been linked to Chicken JERKY TREATS.
According to an article in The Capital newspaper (Tuesday, June 17, 2014) by Dr, Francine Rattner, a veterinarian at South Arundel Animal Hospital in Maryland, samples were taken by the FDA recently of chicken jerky treats from veterinarians across the United States who treated dogs that became ill after eating them. It is shocking to find that the chemical analysis shows the treats contain two really bad things – the insect repellent DEET and the drug AMANTADINE.
DEET is a common insect repellent and pesticide. Amantadine is a drug used to treat Parkinson’s disease, some types of flu viruses, and for pain management in dogs. Dr Rattner supposes that maybe the poultry farmers were using it to prevent avian influenza in their chickens, though it is not legal to use that drug on poultry in the US.
There is no direct proof that the contaminants in the jerky treats are responsible for the problems, so the FDA has not recalled the Chinese-made treats and many stores still sell them.
I thought that I was being smart by avoiding treats labeled “Made in China,” but, what I learned was that packages can be labeled “Made in the USA,” even if they include ingredients sourced from other countries (since it is put together here). The only way that you can actually know where the ingredients come from is to contact the maker of the product, and if you are lucky enough to get the right person, they can tell you where their source is.
Bottom line: If you want to feed your dog jerky treats, make them yourself or do without.
PLZ, DON”T CHANCE GETTING ME SICK!
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤ 
Tags: Amantadine, Animal, animal awareness, Animal welfare, Cat food, cats, chicken jerky, DEET, Dog food, dog illness, dog rescue, Dog Treats, DogBlog, DogDaz, Dogs, jerky treats, lorian lipton, made in china, made in usa, Pet, pet blog, Pet food, pet treats, postaday
For some reason, Sofie will go in everyone else’s pool but her own. Louise, who won’t go in most pools does like her own (well at least if Mom steps in to get her started). Go figure?
This is a Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop. Thanks to BlogPaws for the hop. Head over there and see what they are blogging about. Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
Tags: Animal, animals, Best Friends, Blog, blog hop, dog, Dog People, dog pool, dog rescue, DogBlog, DogDaz, Dogs, lorian lipton, Pet, pets, postaday, Wordless Wednesday
So glad you are joining me today for the Dogs N Pawz Blog Hop called Tuesday’s Tails.
New posts go up on Tuesday but you can link up and post when you want all week-long. The whole purpose is to feature cats, dogs, rabbits, birds, etc. so when you link up is up to you! Even pets from PetFinder, are fine. Let’s just get them all homes!
Dogs N Pawz said “I also want to encourage all of you to share each other’s Tuesday’s Tails posts on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and whatever other social media channels you use. The more we share the more likely we are to get the word out!”
Let’s hop to it! Urgent fosters needed and, of course, forever families. Lucy, Jacobi, and Martha are still sadly sitting in the shelter. Contact CanineNation.org if you can help.
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Thank you! Let’s get these sweeties out FAST! Contact CanineNation.org
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Please remember that all pets need loving homes. Foster or forever – you can help today. All of us at DogDaz Zoo Thank You! We rescued Mommy, maybe some animal can rescue you!!
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
Tags: Animal, Animal welfare, blog hop, canine nation, caninenation.org, dog, dog rescue, DogBlog, DogDaz, Dogs, foster homes, lorian lipton, Pet, Pet adoption, pets, pitt bull, pitt mix, postaday, Tuesday's Tails
If you are a regular DogDaz blog reader then you know that Louise has a very sensitive stomach and Sofie has developed allergies to “who knows what and possibly everything.” Every once and a while, I give their tummies a break with my simple DogDaz chicken and rice dinner. This is not their regular diet since I do not add the required vitamins and minerals that a dog should have to maintain good health. I use this to get their systems back on track. Some people say to fast your animal for 24 hours before starting any change, but I don’t do that. If your fur-baby’s tummy is out of whack, you might want to try this for a couple of days.
Note: Please make sure to get your dog proper animal care with a Vet when they are feeling poorly. This post is by no means a cure for anything. I believe that food is medicine, and medicine is food and just wanted to share a simple tummy tamer.
Ingredients (for 12 cups):
4 pieces plain boiled CHICKEN (As lean as possible. I cut all the fat and skin off.)
1 cup white RICE
(Optional) 1/2 to 3/4 cup 100% pure PUMPKIN (NOT pumpkin pie mix, which is full of sugar and other stuff)
Directions:
Time to prepare: about 90 minutes all together
1. Prepare the Chicken
– Boil water (DO NOT ADD SALT. Dogs do not need salt and too much can cause sodium ion poisoning).
– When boiling, reduce heat to simmer, cover pot and cook about 30 minutes or until the meat basically falls off the bone.
– Remove chicken and let cool.
– Save the broth (you will need some later and it also makes great chicken soup stock). Skim the fat from the cooled chicken broth for the rice.
– When cooled, debone the chicken into small chunks and get rid of any still remaining skin or fat. (Think LEAN.)
2. Prepare the Rice
– Measure 2.5 cups (591.47 ml) of the broth (from previous step) into a pan and bring to a boil.
– Add 1 cup (236.58 ml) of white rice (easiest to digest for upset tummy) to broth and reboil. Then cover tightly and simmer for 20 minutes.
– The rice will be soggy and soft when done.
– Let rice cool.
3. Mix Chicken and Rice
– Add the rice to the chicken and blend them together with a fork.
4. Add Pumplin (with or without help from a cat)
5. Feed hungry dogs
– How much you feed them depends on the dog’s size, I give Louise (who is 58 lbs) 1 1/2 cups and Sofie (47 lbs) 2/3 cup, but don’t have any idea of the calorie or protein count.
– Mix with at least 1/4 cup of warm water to make it saucy.
Just another DogDaz morning at the Zoo ❤
Tags: Animal, animal nutrition, Animal welfare, chicken and rice, dog, Dog food, Dog People, DogBlog, DogDaz, Dogs, lorian lipton, Pet, pet blog, pets, postaday, pumpkin dog food, tasty tuesday
Mojo wasn’t home today, but Uncle Stan invited us over to swim with baby Zelda in the dog pool anyway. It was so much fun. Louise really wanted to play with Zelda’s toy but she would not go in the pool to get it. I, on the other hand, was brave and got all the way in, at least by the steps. I could like this swim thing, even though I still have trouble with puppies. – Sofie “the fish” Bear
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This is a blog hop. I hopped it from Snoopy’s DogBlog. Check them out for more mischief.
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
Tags: Animal, animals, blog hop, dog, DogBlog, DogDaz, Dogs, funny dogs, lorian lipton, Mischief Monday, Pet, pets, postaday, swimming dogs
Louise is not allowed on the living room couch, but she is tall enough, when she cheats and stands on it with only her front paws, to look out the big picture window down into the back yard (which is one story below since this is the second floor). We live on the high point of a court and are less than 1000 feet from the river (which we can see in the winter when the trees are bare), so we have a great view from our picture window. I assume she is either looking down the block at human or dog activity, or spying birds or squirrels that are right up at her level high in the maple tree. She is wearing her summer ribbon collar (which I found at a craft show one winter) made out of a neat palm-tree piece of ribbon. Louise loves summer and I like to think, since yesterday was summer solstice, that she was watching astronomical summer arrive. Gosh, I love that dog!
This is part of the Black and White Sunday Blog Hop. Thanks to Dachshund Nola and Sugar for hosting.
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
Tags: Animal, animals, astronomical summer, Black and White Sunday, blog hop, cute dogs, dog, DogDaz, Dogs, Pet, pets, postaday, ribbon collar
How fun to spend the day walking with Mom in the sunshine. She does make us pose in all these silly places, but we do anything for her.
This is a Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop. Thanks to BlogPaws for the hop. Head over there and see what they are blogging about.
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
Tags: Animal, animals, Best Friends, Blog, blog hop, dog, Dog People, dog rescue, DogBlog, DogDaz, Dogs, lorian lipton, Pet, pets, postaday, Wordless Wednesday
