Testing new products on my own pack is a prerequisite before I stock in my own store or recommend you get elsewhere. Here’s my recent review of the new KONG WOBBLER. I give it a FOUR PAWS UP, my highest rating.

No Paws  - Skip it.

One Paw – You might like it. I didn’t.

Two Paws – Half of my sample liked it. Intelligence had nothing to do with it though.

Three Paws – Intelligent, engaging but not necessarily durable.

Four Paws – Challenging, fun, innovative and highly recommend for dogs of all ages and abilities.

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The Real DIP! Thornton Dip Coming Soon!

August 25, 2010
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The DIP experiment has gone splashingly well this summer. Undersocialized dogs have come out of their shell, traumatized dogs have rehabilitated and relaxed, and the party animal cocktail party dogs have been just having honking fun all summer long. But now kids are going back to school, the slant to the sun is noticeably different [...]

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Chicken Soup and Hot Dogs

August 14, 2010
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The Dog Days of Summer is the name for the most sultry period of the year and boy are we in it now! For a bit of history, it was the ancient Romans — obviously not distracted by pursuits such as internet surfing, television and vacuuming — who connected the dots of stars into 88 constellations. [...]

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National Assistance Dogs Week

August 7, 2010
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August 8 – 14 is  National Assistance Dog Week (NADW).  This week was created to recognize all the devoted, hardworking assistance dogs helping individuals mitigate their disability related limitations. The goals of NADW are to: Recognize and honor assistance dogs Raise awareness and educate the public about assistance dogs Honor puppy raisers and trainers Recognize heroic [...]

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What Do Dogs Really Want?

July 30, 2010
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Humans have created a wide array of dog breeds by tinkering with genetics and new “breeds” are coming out all the time by industrious dog breed mixologists. Very wee to ultra large, shaggy or short haired, hypoallergenic, functional or decorative — it really isn’t that hard to find a canine make or model (or two) [...]

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DIP coolness

July 25, 2010
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AUGUST SCHEDULE OF A BETTER PET EVENTS

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Angel’s Gate Hospice

July 20, 2010
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I love reading obituaries. In few words a well written one can encapsulate a rich life well lived.  The ones of children dying so young are tragic, and I try never to take for granted the health and well being of my own children although I’m sure I do. I provide rescue as my non [...]

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Hippy Trippy Off to Brookstock

July 14, 2010
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Spain has won The World Cup, LeBron has raised the temperature by going to the Miami Heat and local Cleveland boy gone east George Steinbrenner, famed truculent owner of The New York Yankees has died. But summer is in full bloom and in between Dog Dip Playdates, Kitten caretaking and other summer fun stuff, Trip and [...]

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(Lakewood) Dog Park Trials and Tribulations

July 6, 2010
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I spend a lot of time proselytizing the benefits of early, frequent and positive dog socialization. This not only includes the sights, sounds, scents and surfaces of a young dog’s home and surrounding environment, but a wider range of the world. This definitely includes frequent and varied dog/dog interactions, year round, irregardless of weather conditions [...]

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July Schedule Hot off the Presses!

June 30, 2010

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