Camp Out

Exploring the great outdoors with your dog can be a wonderful experience. Prepare your pooch with shorter hikes in the weeks before a trip, and don't forget the flea and tick treatment. Carry plenty of bottled water, food, and a short leash attached to a dog harness. A healthy dog without joint problems can carry about one-quarter of his weight in a backpack, but don't give a pack to dogs under the age of 1 year. Check your pet's paws regularly for soreness or debris, and frequently stop in the shade for rest and water, because your dog probably won't complain when tired.

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Frozen Treats for Dogs

We are enjoying very nice temperatures on the East Coast right now but it can be really too hot for our friends from time to time !

So why not give them a very healthy treat which will be at the same time easy to make, low-cost, and highly refreshing !

Just take an ice cube tray and fill it with just chicken or beef broth and then freeze it. That's it !

When your pooch seems to be a little warm, just give him or her, this "special" ice cube to refresh ! You will be surprised to see how much they like it !

Do you have your own recipe that you would like to share with us ? Any tips for our Bistro blog ?

Vacations with your pet

As summer is getting closer and closer, a lot of people will go away for a few days to enjoy the sun, fishing, boating, hiking, etc...

I was just curious to know what most of you will do with your pet, when vacation time comes.

• Do you take your pet with you ?
• Do you leave your pet with a sitter ?
• Do you board your pet ?

If, unfortunately, your pooch can't join you, do you feel maybe guilty, that she or he is staying behind ?

Are your vacation always planned to include your pet ?

It is great to see that nowadays, more and more places are taking pets, maybe with an additional fee but who cares then, if you can be together ?

I would love to hear your comments on this subject ! So don't be shy and drop me a line ! Thanks !

Have a wonderful summer !

Pets Included in U.S. Emergency Plans

Please take a look at this article from Animal Planet News ; I didn't want to waste any time so you can enjoy the good news !



June 5, 2006 — Animal welfare advocates on Wednesday said they had worked with the U.S. government to develop new measures to protect pets in the event of another natural disaster like Hurricane Katrina, in which tens of thousands of pets died.

"We remember Katrina. That's why we have pushed for including animals in the rescue plans," said Wayne Pacelle, president of the Humane Society.

The group says that at least 50,000 pets died because no emergency plans were in place to save them after Hurricane Katrina flooded huge swaths of the U.S. Gulf Coast in August 2005.

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