Upside Down Dogs is, wait for it…photos of dogs upside down! So simple, yet so funny.
Friday Fun: Hucklebutt Homecomings
I love a good hucklebutt! These Bull Terriers put on a good show.
Desmond comes home from a walk.
Babe comes home from a walk.
Fish Pops
Here’s a cold summer treat for your dog. A whole frozen raw fish to gnaw on. We get packages of 6-8 fish(mullet, smelt, etc.) about 6 inches long at a nearby asian market for about $3.50. Saffron loves them and can hardly sit still when she sees me getting one for her.
I rinse it off first so it doesn’t stick to her tongue. Since it’s frozen, it lasts a bit longer. Yummy!
We Like: Buddy Wash Shampoo
When we first adopted Saffron, she had a light case of mange. And she has an immunoglobulin A deficiency, which can cause sensitive skin and allergies. She also always used to come home from the dog park covered in dog spit and ground in dirt from spending much of the time being mouthed by more assertive dogs and constantly rolling submissively.
We needed a shampoo that was mild enough to not bother her skin and effective enough to get all that spitty dirt out of her fur. And you know how tenacious dog saliva is. Buddy Wash Shampoo totally does the trick. And it smells great. (They do seem to have reformulated the fragrance, though, and I preferred the older version.)
Buddy Wash doesn’t contain surfactants/foaming agents like Sodium Lauryl Sulfate or Ammonium Lauryl Sulfate which are frequently found in shampoos and can cause skin irritation. Saffron’s fur feels and smells great after a bath and never feels stripped or dry.
I use the Lavender & Mint scent, but their other scents, Rosemary & Mint and Green Tea & Bergamot, sound nice too. We pay about $7-8 for a bottle at our local pet supply store. They also make conditioner and spritzer.
News Bites: Rescued Dog Rescues Dog, Little Dogs Big Cat, SW Allows Pets
- Blewett the black lab needed rescuing from snowy Blewett Pass in Washington just 2 months ago , but he did the rescuing this month when he found another black lab by a river that needed rescuing. He even stayed with the other dog while rescuers repelled down a steep bank to the river. What a sweet dog!
- In Oregon, two little dogs–a Border Terrier & a Chihuahua–ran off a very large cougar. The dogs will likely have a human escort now when they go out in the evenings.
- Southwest Airlines is allowing pets on flights again after a longtime ban. Starting with flights on June 17th, you can bring your cat or small dog in the cabin. It will cost you $75. Pets still won’t be allowed in the cargo hold.