Paw It Forward!

Some more great dog blogs I love to sniff!!

Check out fellow Manchesters Packet and Jericho's adventures here: http://practicalpaws.blogspot.com/

Ladybug shows us some Whippet love: http://beingladybug.blogspot.com/

For some fun shots of dogs at the park...check out Dog Park Days: http://www.dogparkdays.blogspot.com/

Spring-time Simba!

Sunny, warm weather is finally upon us. I try to soak up every minute of it outside!

WIN a DogPause Bowl!!

Don't forget pups..only a few days left to enter the contest to WIN a DogPause bowl!!

Click here for contest rules.

Milk-Bone Celebrates 100th Birthday!!

Milk-Bone celebrated its 100th Anniversary in Times Square yesterday. Ivanka Trump and Cristian de la Fuente of Dancing With The Stars were on hand to help celebrate with their loveable pooches.

Happy Birthday Milk-Bone!! I'll be sure to savor my cookies a bit more tonight!

Actor Cristian de la Fuente, left, of TV's "Dancing with the Stars," Ivanka Trump, right, with her dog Tiger, helped celebrate Milk-Bone's 100th Anniversary, Wednesday, May 21, 2008.

Milk-Bone celebrates its100th Anniversary by unveiling a 480 square foot dog house constructed with over 100,000 Milk-Bone dog biscuits, Wednesday, May 21, 2008, in New York’s Times Square.

Dog Eared Book Review: The Art of Racing in the Rain

HM's review:
What can I say? This book was FANTASTIC!!

Heart warming, heart wrenching, tragic and triumphant! It keeps you rooting for Enzo and his human Denny as they go through trials and tribulations in their life. Sweet Enzo, who believes he'll be reincarnated as a man, is steady preparing himself, watching his human closely, taking in all aspects of his life so he too can be a good man.

We watch through Enzo's eyes Denny's life, testing him, as a race car driver, husband and father through the trying times that test his mettle. Enzo watching, wanting to help, but feeling trapped in his dog body that lacks human communication. But he finds a way to comfort, listen and be a source of strength for his humans when needed.

Metaphors on driving as they relate to life flood the pages and fill you with emotion as the story unravels. It inevitably makes you think of your own dog and what fills their mind as you go through your daily grind. What would they share with you?

I highly recommend this book to add to your collection. Garth Stein writes so fluidly and creates characters worth remembering.

To find out where you can get a copy, visit the Go Enzo website.

Product Review: The DogPause Bowl (You can WIN one!)

Ever find yourself wolfing down your meal? Do you feel sick or get an upset tummy or ever gag a bit after? Well, we were sent a pawesome new food bowl that can help!

The DogPause bowl is set up into four small sections that break up the food and force the dog to take his/her time going from section to section to eat it's meal.

From their website:

The DogPause dog bowl works to slow down the pace of eating and aid with portion control in the following ways:

• Divides the bowl into 4 feeding zones
• Each feeding zone is 1/2 cup in capacity and designed to "block" the dog from putting his full snout into the bowl; this slows down eating pace as your dog needs to use his tongue for each bite
• After your dog finishes each zone, he must re-position himself for the next zone
• The bowl is designed to slide a little on the floor, further slowing down the dog as he needs to re-position for each bite

Check me out, testing the DogPause bowl.



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WIN a DogPause Bowl!!
I've got a BLUE DogPause bowl to give away!! That's right! If YOU would like to win yourself a DogPause bowl send me an email with the words DogPause Bowl Contest in the subject line.

Send a cute or funny photo of yourself eating (whether dinner or your favourite snack) and I'll post the top photos here for pups to vote on!

The contest will run until May 24, 2008...so get those pics in!!
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Here's a great side by side comparison of the DogPause bowl vs. a traditional bowl:



For more information (including Vet View, FAQs and more!) on the DogPause bowl and how you can get your paws on one check out their website for more!

Sunday Morning Hike

Well, HM's been sick with a bad cold and has been affected by her seasonal allergies for the last 2 days. So I've spent my time relaxing at home, and going to the park with HD! Which is a nice change, cause he works a lot, and doesn't get to take me to the park often.

But this morning, HM was up early and feeling better...so she decided to take me for a wee spring hike! Yay! I love hiking! I get to go off-leash and take in all the great smells!

We went to Duffin's Creek, which is about a 5 minute drive from our place. It's a little conservation wetlands area that has some walking/hiking trails. This place is smack dab in the middle of housing sub-divisions, which it kind of neat.

Anyway, here's some video of our morning. We ran into another dog in the first video, that's why I start barking..then he goes down another trail and we continue.

Happy Sunday!

Dog Eared Book Club: The Art of Racing in the Rain - PREVIEW

HM got a great new book today, called The Art of Racing in the Rain, by Garth Stein. The story of Enzo, a lab mix who is recounting his days spent with his human Denny, the life they've shared, and the readiness for him to move on to the next life...

She's begun reading it, and is already loving the story. Told from the unique perspective of Enzo, and how he hopes to shape some decisions in Denny's life.

Check out the video trailer:


Full book review to come soon! Stay tuned!

Bark the Vote!

Schmitty, the Real New Yorkie is launching his campaign for us pups to Bark the Vote! He's looking to encourage our humans to get out there, no matter who you vote for..but to just exercise your right to vote! Go get 'em Schmitty!!



We dig his platform! Plus he has a great link to a site that helps dogs in need! Check out his site and upload your pic to become a patriotic pooch!

Daily Awwwwww!

Although I'm not personally a cat fan...HM INSISTS I post this for her... I don't see what all the fuss is about. :o/ Dogs are way cuter!