Speaking of summertime…

Saw this on the Modern Dog website…how fun!
Make your own healthy summer treats

From the book The Healthy Dog Cookbook: 50 Nutritious and Delicious Recipes Your Dog Will Love

Frozen Banana Treats

Frozen treats are great for keeping dogs cool in the summer, and they can be used to soothe teething pain in puppies.
Recipe
Preparation Time: 5 minutes
Makes: about 16 treats
4 cups (32 fl oz/900 ml) plain, whole milk yogourt
2 tbsp peanut butter
3 ripe bananas, peeled and mashed
Blend all the ingredients to a purée in a food processor.
Pour into 4-oz/115-g plastic cups. Freeze until firm.
Pop the treat out of the cup and watch your dog enjoy!
Vet’s View
Bananas are a great source of potassium. Combined with yogourt, they make a healthy treat. The mixture can also be frozen inside stuffable chew toys (seal the tip with a dab of peanut butter first).
Nutritional Information – Per Cube
Calories – 71
Protein – 3 g
Carbohydrates – 8.5 g
Dietary fiber – 2.9 g
Fat – 3.1 g

Fruity Pops

Dogs just love the crunch of ice cubes, and here the rewards are made healthy and delicious. Perfect for a hot summer’s day.
Recipe
Preparation Time: 5 minutes
Makes: 24 ice cubes
1 qt/1.13 litres fruit juice (not grape juice)
1 ripe banana, mashed
1/2 cup (4 fl oz/125 ml) plain, whole milk yogurt
Blend the fruit juice with the mashed banana and mix in the yogurt.
Pour into ice cube trays and put in the freezer.
When frozen, pop out of tray and serve one at a time.
Note: the Pops will keep for up to 1 month in the freezer.
Vet’s View
A fun and healthy treat, good for hot days and for teething puppies. It can also be frozen inside stuffable chew toys (seal the tip with a dab of peanut butter first).
Nutritional Information – Per cube
Calories – 71
Calories – 31
Protein – 0.2 g
Carbohydrates – 7.2 g
Dietary fiber – 0.1 g
Fat – 0.2 g

I love Cesar Millan! He has totally inspired me and made me think differently about how dogs think. They live in the now. They don’t care what happened two minutes ago, unless you carry it with you. I love the concept that he rehabilitates dogs and trains humans. If you’re having troubles with your dog PLEASE check out his site, watch his show or read his book. You will be so happy you did! I had a dog that we might have been able to save if I knew his techniques when I was young and it really touches my heart. Please give dogs a chance, even if they’re pitbulls!
www.cesarmillaninc.com

I’m a co-founder of a new Tucson pet friendly event. It’s called the Tucson Canine Classic. It’s a 5K or 1 mile walk/run on June 27, 2009 with a pet festival during and after the event. We’re promoting microchip awareness, along with healthy pets and families. Microchip awareness is close to my heart because every week I go to the pound and take pictures of stray dogs. I don’t usually know the fate of the dogs, but I know I wouldn’t be there if those dogs all had microchips. The first thing they do when a dog is brought in is scan for a microchip. If there is one, they may have access to the owners phone number and address. This is a statistic that really hits me: “Less than two percent of cats and only 15 to 20 percent of dogs are returned to their owners. Most of these were identified with tags, tattoos or microchips.” I found that on the ASPCA website. It really puts things in perspective for me and motivates me to help make a change.

Anyways, I could talk all day about microchipping pets. Check out the website and come to the event. It’ll be a ton of fun!

www.tucsoncanineclassic.org

My first blogging experience… I’m excited!

I’m creating this blog for dog lovers like me. I’ll be posting recent dog photos I’ve taken, fun dog events, dog toys, dog clothes, everything DOG!

I hope you come back and enjoy. Also check out my dog photography site at www.scratchandsniffphoto.com. 

And I want to introduce you to my miniature dapple dachshund, Scratch. He’s my inspiration and my best friend(along w/my fiance, Ruckuss)!