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Dog of The Day for 2/14/2012 — Poypoy
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“My Krooner (a.k.a Poypoy) is a purebred 4 month ols male Shih Tzu. He loves to play and is kinda smart but stubborn as well. He enjoys performing the Bang! play dead trick as well as the speak! bark on command. He’s very affectionate, loves to be around people and always following us inside the house, he loves to lay down on the floor and sleep for long hours.
He’s one of the sweetest and most gentle dog I ever had!!”
Dog of The Day for 2/13/2012 — Coco
“I love my dog, his name is Coco. He is the sweetest dog. He is my husbands dog. I got married later in life, and found a great guy, and he loves his dog so much. Coco came on our first date together..:) I watched how he treated his dog, and how much Coco loves him.
Coco has such a great personality, he is sweet and friendly, and loves to be around kids, and he especially loves when people scratch him under the chin, he makes grunting noise and does not want them to stop.
One of his favorite places that he loves to go with us, is to Home Depot, he sits in the shopping cart, and when he sees people he stands up in the carriage, and waits for them to notice him, which they always do….LOLOOLOLOL I love this dog so much…”
Stella & Chewy’s PodCast Interview Coming Soon!
Later this week I will be interviewing Marie Moody, founder of Stella & Chewys, so we can learn more about their company and their food. The interview will be made available to you, at no charge in PodCast format. To learn more about our Pet Food PodCasts, click here.
Dog of the Day for 2/12/2012 – Lotta age,6 1/2 year old female
“Lotta,was the runt of a litter of 3 puppies.It was love at first sight.She looked like a little Ewok,from the movie ””Star Wars”We had a heck of a time with potty training,I felt like i had brought a new born baby home,with round the clock care.lol.I live in a city that has many tourists visit from Asia,we were mobbed every time we went for a walk,by tourists,and Lotta was well loved by children at the playground.She has a very calm quiet personality,and does not bark,but ”talks”instead.We have been in the country now for a year and i can tell she misses the sidewalks and excitement of the city,so this new year we will head back to the city looking for a new adventure.Life is never dull when you have a Shih Tzu.”
Dog of the Day for 2/11/2012 – Sadie Shih Tzu
“Our Baby Sadie is almost 3 and she is spoiled rotten. She loves playing with her toys (most of which come from the grab machines at stores so thier as big as she is.She was given to my husband and I for our 1st wedding anniversy from my parents and my 100 yr old Grandmother who passed away about a yr later at the age of 101. So she is very special to us.”
Dog of The Day for 2/10/2012 is Lucky Buddy Boy age 7 years old
“My Lucky is my best friend. He is always willing to give me a big wet kisses when i am down ! Is day is spent playing with his toys,eating and his favorite SLEEPING He loves going with us to Florida in the winter and takes his job as co-poliet very serious. I love Lucky and would not trade for the world.”
Dog of the Day for 2/9/2012 – Gizmo from Sandy Bisono
“Gizmo was the best gift I have ever recieved..he was born May 15, 2011 and I’ve had him since July 14, 2011. By 3.5 months hold he was already potty trained and knew how to give his paw..he is the smartest baby ever. I love him so much, he is my whole world.”
Fromm Family Foods – Premium Pet Food – We Answer Your Questions -PodCast Recording
Fromm Foods Interview
Dog of the Day for 2/8/2012 — Buddy and Pepper
This is buddy 9yrs and pepper 5yrs, they are german short hair and a blue heeler mix. They are both male dogs, they love to run and play catch..they in joy watching our pet guinea pigs.
Dog of the Day for 2-7-2012 — Schatzi 8 months, Smokey 7 years
I’ve never been much of a dog person, and always preferred cat.Then one day we stopped at a petland,where we have been many times before.There was this absolutley georgous little Shih Tzu girl in a class box, and from the moment I layed eyes on her I fell in love.I didn’t care how much she cost, I had to have her.She is so sweet and I love her like she is one of my kids.
Tainted Chicken Jerky Blamed for Dogs Death
**You can take action to stop any more Deaths!
Please Read & Follow the Action Steps below**
Candace Thaxton from Ohio believes that tainted Chicken Jerky from China killed her 10 year old pug, Chansey. She believe the same product also sickened her five month old puppy.
“Thaxton says Chansey, who was named after her son’s favorite Pokemon character, died of kidney failure after several months of eating the Waggin’ Train brand dog treats. After the puppy the family acquired to replace Chansey suffered kidney problems, too, she saw the FDA warning about the dog treats and concluded the problems were caused by the treats the family fed both dogs.” — quote from cleveland.com.
On Monday the family along with other pet owners from Ohio have joined US senator Sherrod Brown in asking the US Food and Drug Administration to investigate the pet treats and to withdraw them from the market.
According to Brown; The pets suffer from symptoms such as decreased appetite and activity, vomiting, renal failure, and in some cases, death.
In a letter from Brown to FDA commissioner Margaret H. Hamburg;
“I urge you to promptly pursue efforts to find the contaminant in these pet foods, alert customers of the dangers of these products, and make sure the products found harmful are pulled from the retail market,”
Representative Dennis Kucinich also from Ohio also sent a letter to Hamburg last week:
“The FDA must not wait to issue a voluntary recall until it is able to definitively identify a causal agent… The FDA has clearly established an association between consumption of the chicken jerky and illness and death. It is simply not feasible to expect every dog owner to be aware of a modestly publicized warning from the FDA.”
Starting in 2007 the FDA has issued a number of warnings about chicken jerky products for dogs (also called chicken tenders, strips and or treats) that have sickened or killed pets. The FDA says they are still investigating the problems and have not yet determined a cause for the illness. According the the FDA; The illnesses may have another cause.
FDA spokeswoman Tamara Ward stated; “No specific products have been recalled or implicated because we have not detected a contaminant. The FDA continues to actively investigate the problem and its origin. If we find evidence of any contaminant, the FDA will take appropriate action and notify the public.”
The FDA advised that if you feed chicken jerky products to your dog that you should watch for any or all of the following signs that may occur within hours to days of feeding the products: decreased appetite; decreased activity; vomiting; diarrhea, sometimes with blood; increased water consumption and/or increased urination.
Thaxton, who is the owner of Chansey, the dog who passed away, got a new puppy to replace Chansey. Shortly after getting the puppy; the dog suffered kidney problems also. It was at this point that Thaxton saw the FDA warning about the dog treats and she came to the conclusion that they were to blame for the illness in both dogs.
“I think they should be pulled off the market and examined until they find out what is making our dogs sick, and compensation should be made,” – said Thaxton.
A spokesman for Waggin’ Train who is made by Nestle Purina; said the company’s chicken jerky treats are safe to feed as directed. Spokesman Keith Schopp also noted that the FDA has been unable to find a definitive cause that would link illness to chicken jerky products. He stated that the company uses high quality ingredients from China. They claim to inspect the sites in China and to monitor quality.
I’ve been alerted that a Chicken Jerky Product called Milo’s Kitchen Chicken Jerky is also made in China and may also be making dogs ill. I found this blog post with more details about the problems this person had with Milo’s Kitchen Chicken Jerky.
If you have information about additional products that may be making dogs ill, please contact me with details.
SPEAK OUT and help save other dogs from getting sick or dying: Action Steps:
1. The first step is the easiest and one that everyone can do; Please visit change.org and sign the Petition.
Additional Steps you can take:
2. Do not buy Chicken Strips or other pet food made in China.
3. If you have purchased such products; return them and demand a refund.*
4. Contact Waggin’ Train and ask them to stop selling Chicken Jerky from China until they can determine the cause of the problem and solve it.
Waggin’ Train Customer service: 866-283-2923
Waggin’ Train Contact Form: http://www.waggintrainbrand.com/contact.html (NOTE: Appears broken as of 2/7/2012)
5. Contact Nestle Purina, parrent company for Waggin’ Train and ask them to stop selling Chicken Jerky from China until they can determine the cause of the problem and solve it.
Purina: 1-800-778-7462 (1-800-7PURINA)
Purina Contact Form: http://register.purina.com/content/ContactUs
6. Contact the US FDA and urge them to remove these products from the market until they can determine a cause for the illnesses and reach a soluton.
FDA: 1-888-INFO-FDA (1-888-463-6332)
FDA Spokes Person Tamara Ward: 301-796-7567 tamara.ward@fda.hhs.gov
7. Contact your Senator and urge them to Join Senetor Sherrod Brown and Representative Dennis Kucinich from Ohio in asking the FDA to take direct action to save pets.
Find your Senator and their contact information: http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm
Please leave a comment and let us know you have taken action by signing the petition and or completing the additional action steps!
*If you have fed such a product, I suggest that you stop feeding, but keep the product for at least a period of time in case your dog becomes ill. Having the product available for testing may be helpful if your dog becomes ill.
Dog of The Day is Bandit – for 2/6/2012
“Bandit was a Rescue out of Oregon 6 years ago from my son who had originally got him for his 3 Year old Daughter who was very jealous and didn’t understand how to treat him. She wanted Mommies time and felt the only way to get it was to pull Bandit’s tail and face so guess what Grandma ended up with Bandit the very Best Gift I have ever gotten. Bandit and I are ”Best Friends”!”
Dangerous Pet Products?
This video shared with us by: Jeanie Palm Lochner. Thank You Jeanie for sharing this important video with our members.
Please take a couple minute to listed to this important message about various flea and tick products that have killed cats and dogs.
You can access a list of registered Spot-on Flea and Tick products on the EPA web site by clicking here.
Dog of The Day for 2/5/2012 — Sondheim
“Sondheim is a shih-tzu with a huge personality who loves to be around people. I teach high school and he has spent many days in my classroom and loves to play with my students. He rarely barks but loves to sing and run around in circles. His brother is a 11 year old cat named Mozart who puts up with him but doesn’t like the constant chasing and the fact that Sondheim plays with his toys and eats his cat food if given the chance.
He lives in Southern California so he is not used to weather and doesn’t like wind, rain, or cold weather which made Christmas in Iowa and Boston interesting to say the least. He loves sunning himself in the window and sleeping under the blankets or burroing in the laundry. His favorite toy is his gator which he has had since the day he came home.
He is the love of my life and the best thing I ever decided to do! A four-legged child to say the least!”
Hundreds of dogs and cats get sick and some die from rock salt
While many of us are currently experiencing some unseasonably warm weather, this is an important topic to make sure your aware of and you take precautions for.
Per daily mail.co.uk: “Hundreds of pets are becoming seriously ill and in some cases dying because of the rock salt and antifreeze being used during the cold snap, animal charities warned yesterday.”
“Dogs and cats are walking through the substances left by gritters trying to clear roads and car drivers defrosting their windscreens and then licking them off their paws.
Consuming rock salt can cause dehydration, liver failure and pancreatitis, while antifreeze contains the chemical ethylene glycol, which can be lethal when ingested.”
Thought I could not find any exact numbers on how many dogs are poisoned by rock sale or ant-freeze, one article which was written early winter last year suggest the number is quite high: “The RSPCA said it has received 248 calls about cases involving cats and dogs between January 1 and mid-November this year, compared to 259 for the whole of 2009”
What can you do to help keep your dogs safe?
1. When on walks in the city where salt may be used, watch where you are going and attempt to avoid areas that have been heavily salted.
2. Another option is that dog boots are available that your dog can wear that will protect their feet.
3. Never allow your dog to lick or drink from the street or sidewalk, even if it appear to be a fresh clean puddle. It is also best not to let you pet eat snow in a public area.
4. When you get home from a walk, use a warm wet wash cloth to thoroughly wash off your dogs pads to make sure there is nothing on them or stuck in their hair.
In some areas you may be able to find city or park trails that are not treated with salt and or other chemical ice melters. Many of these are the same park trails that you walk on in the summer, thought you initial thought may be that they are buried deep with snow, they are often well used and easy for small dogs to travel on.
Stay Safe!
Quotes from: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1341137/Hundreds-dogs-cats-die-rock-salt-scattered-gritters-big-freeze.html
Dog of The Day for 2/4/2012 – Bell
“bell is five months old and hse has been a complete joy to have in our family. she is in the process of training to be a theropy dog at a local retierment home. a little pup full of personality and loves everyone and everything. she is my little white shadow.”
Dog of the Day is Gracie — For 2/3/2012 from Patti Cady
“Everyone told me that shih tzus were quiet, mellow dogs. Well they never met my Gracie. She is a firecracker and rules the roost in this house. She loves my westie and her bestie and beats her up all the time. They are best friends and make an odd looking couple. I guess ”love is blind”.”
Escape Artist Dog gets free
This little dog is an escape artist!
Dog of The Day for 2/2/2012 — Bandie
“Bandie is four years old, she loves running out the back ddoor chasing anything with four legs,, very silly and playful. has to have treats everyday, loves to snuggle, she likes to sneeze, make lots of noises. She is named after Moe Bandie. My husband calls her ”fatgirl””
Dog of the Day for 2/1/2012
“Mr Wiggles our poodle mix came to us at 5 mos and he is just a joy to be around except for the fact that he thinks that no one should be allowed to walk or drive on our streets, barks. Killer we adopted from a friend at age 10 when they decided to drive long haul with their husband, he’s my cuddler wants to be right up beside me, he doesn’t like the baby dog at all and he has a odor problem sometimes doesn’t matter how clean he is it just crops up like a bad penny for no reason that we can figure out even took him to the vet for it I really thought maybe he was rotting on the inside that’s how bad it can be at times they said its just him and for 16 he’s very healthy, Chewbacca or Chewy as we call him because he chews on everything has already had to have a piece of plastic toy removed from his stomach, has masses of energy wants to play all the time and harass Killer is really a very stout little boy, our problems with him are he runs after anyone and won’t listen when called he also has a problem letting us know when he has to go so most nights he gets crated, they are our boys and we love them all”
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