Girls with Dogs Podcast Ep 2 – Reinforcing My Dogs' “Bad” Habits
Reinformcing Our Dogs' "Bad" Habits Some of these behaviors might be labeled as "good" and others might be labeled as "bad." One "good" behavior that I've reinforced with Scout through repetition is the statement "Go get your ball." We live on a lot of property and...
Girls with Dogs Podcast Episode 1 – Keeping Dogs Cool
Surprise!!! I started a podcast for dog lovers!!! Introducing Girls with Dogs. My girlfriend, Cathy Bennett of Groovy Goldendoodles, and I started talking about partnering on a podcast this year, sharing our bi-coastal (sort of) chats with like-minded dog people and...
3 Reasons Raw Feeders Should Take Advantage of Auto-Ship
When I was new to raw feeding, I ordered every supplement that was recommended to me. My mistake was joining every raw feeding group that would have me and believing that the members were experts in dog nutrition. I couldn't have been more wrong. While I have met a...
Has Answers Pet Food's Fermented Fish Stock Changed? [Video]
During the first week of May 2021, I visited every independent pet store in my area twice after two people warned me that changes were afoot with the company. On my second visit to the pet stores, I placed orders for fermented fish stock and kefir. I should have...
How Raising Dogs Naturally Improved My Health
It's 9 pm and I usually publish blog posts at 9 am on Sundays. But today was different because I realized that raising dogs naturally taught me how to improve my health. You might expect that I'm going to write about my improved mental health or how walking has helped...
5 Reasons to Decrease the Amount of Raw Dog Food
Two of my dogs are on a diet and are eating less raw dog food for a few months. Rodrigo and Zoey should weigh about 60 lbs (at the most), yet they're both dancing around 63 lbs, which is too much weight for me. The average person wouldn't be able to tell, but I can...
18 Ways to Keep Dogs Cool on Hot Summer Days
This week, Western Washington will hit 100-degree temps. When I saw the weather report, I jumped in my car and visited several stores - all were out of kiddie pools. So I turned to social media to get ideas on ways that I can keep our dogs cool on hot days and what I...
3 Amazing Benefits of Whole Prey Raw for Dogs
I don't feed whole prey to my dogs. I primarily feed ground raw dog food. It's easier to mix ingredients when working with ground meat, it's less messy when the dogs eat, and it's easier to store/organize the dogs' freezers. When I started DIY raw feeding, I would...