This post is sponsored by Mirum, but opinions expressed are my own. Summer has definitely arrived in Texas–and that means high temperatures (114 degree heat index, seriously?) and…you guessed it, fleas. This spring was an unusually rainy one for us, too, which means the flea population is even heartier than normal. As our regular readers …
Tiki and Barli LOVE to go to the beach. As different as a Gulf beach and a lake beach visit are, two things remain constant: our dogs love them both…and it’s no fun to tote around a full bag of steaming dog poop as we stroll the beach or splash in the surf. On our …
Let’s talk about ears. In our house, Irie has the troubled ears. We’ve made two special trips to the vet’s office the last few years with ear issues. Her hound ears (she’s part coonhound, according to her DNA test) mean her ears are covered and stay moist, a setup for ear infections. Pair that moist …
Both Irie and Tiki have had dental problems in the past, ones that resulted in both cleanings and extractions. For the first few years of their lives, we relied on raw marrow bones to clean their teeth naturally; unfortunately these power chewers liked the marrow bones TOO much, resulting in splintered teeth–and, now, vacant gaps …
Do you know how to make your dog vomit–and why you may some day need to make him vomit? As with a child, inducing vomiting in your dog is done when your dog ingests something that he really should not have eaten. The list of toxic substances is long: chocolate, macadamia nuts, medications, raisins, chewing …