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*This is a compensated campaign in collaboration with AvoDerm Dog & Cat Food. All opinions are 100% mine.      Three years ago, our family decided that we wanted to welcome a new member into our home.  Being that we donate regularly to our local rescue shelter, we knew that adopting a rescue dog was the right decision for us.  We headed out to the shelter as a family and finally chose our new pet, Onyx.  His name is extremely fitting because his fur is predominantly black except for a patch of white fur along his stomach and chest.     As soon as we brought Onyx home, he went about making himself comfortable right away.  Since the beginning, he has always been a handful and regularly helps himself to any slippers or socks that are left unattended.  I like to say that his behavior was part of being a puppy but, now that he is three years old, he still takes these things and I have to admit that he is not at all well behaved.     We take very special care of Onyx and that … [Read more...]

CESAR® Cookie Crunchies Treats For Dogs

    We have a one year old half Labrador, half American Pit Bull Terrier named Onyx.  He is very much loved in our household and has really become another member of the family.  The only problem is that he doesn't always behave the way that he should and we have been working with him to follow simple commands using positive reinforcement.     When he complies with or obeys a command, we give him a dog treat.  Onyx, however, does not just eat any treat and has an extremely picky palate.  As a result, we were very hopeful and excited about trying new CESAR® Cookie Crunchies treats for dogs.     These baked treats come in two flavors including Rotisserie Chicken Flavor and Filet Mignon Flavor.  Each bag comes with 130 pieces and, at just 10 calories per piece, you can give your dog more treats per day without having to worry about excessive calories.  We loved the small, bite-sized shapes of the treats which are hearts, paw prints, and bones.     Since we love Onyx so much and … [Read more...]

Puppy Love (Wordless/Wordy Wednesday)

Even though one steals the other one's socks you can tell that these two really love each other.  This is my husband and my puppy, Onyx caught taking a nap together.  Please link up only your Wordless/Wordy/Wordful Wednesday posts. All other links will be removed! … [Read more...]

Neighbors Gone Wild

        Recently we had an altercation with our next door neighbor over the fact that he continues to let his dog defecate in front of my house and does not pick up after her.  His family just moved into the neighborhood a couple of months ago and we have suspected for awhile that he was the culprit that was leaving behind little surprises for us on our front sidewalk.  Obviously we couldn't accuse him without first having some kind of proof so we embarked on a full scale detective investigation to see exactly what was going on.     Let me preface by saying that I had a bad feeling that this particular neighbor was going to be a problem when I realized that he was a crazy nut with no boundaries.  You might think that this is a harsh way to categorize him but I bet you will change your mind when I describe to you some of the things that he has already done since he moved in...     The first thing he did was to jump into another neighbor's car while he was warming it up and … [Read more...]

Puppy 101

        Two weeks ago, I attended a puppy training class at the animal shelter where I adopted our puppy, Onyx.  We were actually obligated to attend the class because the shelter supervisor did not think that we had enough experience with puppies and made attending the class a condition of our adoption.  I have to admit that I wasn't that thrilled to have to spend my Sunday attending what I had originally predicted to be a complete waste of my time.  It turns out that I couldn't have been more wrong.     The first thing that surprised me was the amount of people who were there to take the class.  The trainer even ran out of seats at one point and had to ask some people to stand for the remainder of the class.  It also impressed me that the trainer had almost four years experience training dogs of all breeds and sizes.  She even shared with us that she has three dogs of her own and that she used many of the training techniques that she was sharing with us to train her … [Read more...]