This is so simple, yet so clever! Saffron LOVES interactive, food dispensing toys. I think she’d prefer that all her food required some work to get to it, given how excited she gets when she sees me filling her Tricky Treat Ball or hiding a chew treat in a box.
This DIY interactive toy just requires a muffin tin and 6 smallish balls.
Professional photographer, Steven Sable, has 13 tips for taking better photos of your dog. I really like the advice to stay at eye level or lower with your dog. Sable has two photographic series on rez dogs—Rez Dogs Biographies and Rez Dogs Scenarios. Most of the images are from the Navajo Reservation in Arizona, New Mexico, & Utah.
Don’t miss this previous post on taking creative canine photographs!
Hurray for gate springs! They are an inexpensive (~$11) way to make sure your gate closes and latches anytime someone opens it. This a a great way to keep your dog safe without having to rely on people actually remembering to make sure the gate is closed.
Gate springs can be found at most hardware stores and are really easy to install. Use some care in adjusting the tension on the screw.
I love Valentines—so pretty! Here are a bunch of DIY Valentine’s Day projects for you to make for the pups you love. Just add a squeaker or mylar, if your dog likes crinkly toys. All of these patterns are free. Be nice and don’t use patterns to make things to sell if the author asks you not to. These people have been really generous in providing all these patterns, so consider supporting them if they have etsy shops, stores, books, or patterns for sale.
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How cute are these?! Here are heaps & heaps of Valentine’s Day DIY projects for your cat. Be sure to add some catnip to their stuffing. All of these patterns are free. But don’t be a tool and use patterns to make things to sell if the author asks you not to. And please support the people providing all these patterns if they have etsy shops, stores, books, or patterns for sale. These people totally rock for providing these patterns for free!
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