Wednesday Diet Tip #2

It's Wednesday again! Time for Peggy and Kelly's Diet Tip. Today it's Kelly's turn to focus on the canine diet. Kelly is a small-medium sized spaniel mix. She weighs about 35 lbs. It's hard to know exactly how much she should weigh, because unlike with purebreds, there is no way to determine standard measurements for her mixed heritage. But one thing for sure, the veterinarian feels she should lose a few. You can visually assess if your dog appears to have lost her figure, or you can't see her ribs or waist. Click HERE for other ways to tell if your dog is overweight.
Once you've determined that your pet should cut back, Kelly suggests always measuring the dog food. I gave Kelly one scoop in the morning and one in the evening. But when the vet told me that she should only be eating 1/2 cup at each feeding, I was shocked to realize that a scoop held as much as 2 cups! I was really overfeeding poor Kelly. So, buy a measuring cup just for your dog food (or your vet can usually provide one) and measure that food! I bet, like me, you'll be surprised how much you were feeding before. Good luck!

Baseball Dog

I know I used this photo before, but in honor of the Yankees opening game, here is Rocco enjoying my Yankees Blanket.
Happy Baseball Season!

BMW unveils dog-proof car

BMW, manufacturers of luxury cars, are proud to unveil a new model, guaranteed to have a longer lasting, cleaner, body because dogs will find it unpleasant to urinate on.

Dr Hans Zoff, the inventor of Canine Repellent Alloy Protection system, said: 'Research shows that most BMW customers love to keep their cars clean – but dog fouling is a constant irritant.'

A pet who relieves itself over the new model's wheels will get quite a buzz out of it – as an unpleasant 200 volts shoots through its body.

(By the way, Happy April 1)

Source: Metro.uk

Flying penguins caught on film

Camera crews discovered an unusual colony of Adélie penguins while filming on King George Island, some 750 miles south of the Falkland Islands.

When the weather took a turn for the worse, rather than getting together in a huddle to protect themselves from the cold, they did something quite unexpected, that no other penguins can do.


These penguins not only take flight from the Antarctic wastes, but fly thousands of miles to the Amazonian rain forest to find winter sun.

(By the way, Happy April 1)

Source: Telegraph

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Grab you Squeaky Toy and Run

My dog Kelly is lacking as much enthusiasm for exercise as I am. It's difficult enough to motivate myself to get going and move, let alone try to motivate my couch potato spaniel. After we get up in the morning and I start to work, she pretty much settles herself in ontop of the back of the couch and snoozes. We do go out and walk when we can, but it's either too cold, too hot, too rainy...you know the excuses. So today I tried throwing her a ball to give her some exercise. I threw the ball. She sat and looked at me. Big mistake--I was in the kitchen and she wasn't about to move far from the food. So I went into the hall and threw the ball. She chased after it at first, then slowed to a halfhearted walk and picked the ball up in her mouth then dropped it in the corner. I could tell she was thinking this wasn't very fun. Eventually I learned that she'd only go after the ball with relish if I kept up a constant stream of enthusiastic encouragement. So I squeeze the ball--squeak squeak! Throw it. "Go get it Kelly, thata girl, c'mon get the ball, you can do it..." Kelly bounds after the ball, tail flying. If her interest flags, I make a dash at her and pretend to steal the ball. The minute I stop cheering, she stops and looks at me. Soon the two of us are racing around the house. I guess I got my morning exercise too.