Mabel and I love our morning park walk, but it’s surrounded by three creeks, so in the height of tick season, she needs internal and external support plus post-walk checks to keep her tick-free. Here’s Mabel’s meal enrichment tick-prevention recipe. Mabel’s Tick Prevention Meal Mix Ingredients (takes a few minutes to put together) Earth Animal… View more
Post holidays, we’re all trying to save calories here and there. So, here’s Mabel’s New Year vegetarian-friendly dog treats enrichment activity. Mabel’s Kale Yogurt Lick Mat Treats Ingredients (takes a few minutes to put together) Yogurt—a gob of any unflavored, unsweetened plain yogurt works excellent. Applesauce—a teaspoon, unsweetened and plain only Kale stems—Mabel loves stems… View more
One of Mabel’s favorite things to do is rip up paper and boxes. When I’m not recycling cardboard from supplies I received for the shop, I use unbleached parchment paper. It only takes a few minutes to assemble this enrichment fun for my best, good girl. Mabel’s Rippy Skippy Dog Treat Enrichment Ingredients Outward Hound… View more
I’ve tried multiple waist belts, leashes, and treat holders for Mabel’s nibbly treats, and here are my favorites! Let’s start with my waist belt. I love looping Mabel’s leash through the belt rather than attaching her leash handle to an attachment. She’s a good walker, and we’ve worked hard on her loose leash skills. But… View more
Want a super easy lick-mat recipe? Here’s my go-to enrichment treat for my Mabel Sweet Good Girl when I’m doing yard work and don’t need her help pulling weeds or trimming herbs. Mabel’s Scrambled Dog Treat Surprise Ingredients (takes a few minutes to put together) One egg—any brand you buy for yourself. Licki Mat or… View more
My Mabel Sweet Good Girl has come a long way with settling at home. During the first few months together, she didn’t stop moving from 6:30 am-to 9 pm, so I rotated several licki mats and bones to keep her busy so I could work and do chores. This recipe includes reishi mushrooms, which have… View more
I’ve loved slow feeders since they came into my life. Gavin, not so much. My sweet boy needed a lot of love, patience, and spoon-feeding to eat. Conversely, Mabel greatly benefits from slow feeders, and I’ve used Gavin’s old Mine Pet Platter since she blessed my life with her food-loving self. It’s just so big…. View more
When it’s super hot or cold outside, one of my favorite activities with Mabel (Gavin loved it, too) is to head to a local dog store and stock up on her food or grab a new toy. We’ve made friends with the employees, so they seem not to mind us meandering up and down the… View more
With the upcoming sky booms, I’m grateful that Mabel doesn’t give two hoots about fireworks. So, I’m adding more enrichment to her daytime routine so she’s as relaxed as possible at night while we hunker down inside, blinds closed, TV blaring, and her snore-farting her way through pops, bangs, and booms. I’m all for fireworks… View more
Mabel’s gut is almost healed after four rounds of antibiotics. I’ve worked closely with my primary and holistic veterinarians to help mend her tummy microbiome, but it’s taken time. So I’ve recently and very slowly reintroduced dairy to my sweet girl after being unsure for months if she was allergic. Her current favorite Bark Pouch… View more
