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
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
