The Food Bowl - For Pets and Their People

September 25th, 2008

What Was It? A Shar Pei!

There were several correct guesses for this week’s What Is it? It was a Shar Pei!
Shar Peis are probably best down for their big wrinkly coats and blue-black tongues (which actually lead some people to believe they’re a distant relation to Chow Chows, who also have the dark tongues).
Originally from China, they’re also […]

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September 23rd, 2008

What Breed Is That?

This breed from China begins life as a very wrinkly puppy, but actually smooths out the older it gets. They’re also considered one of the rarest dog breeds in the world and weren’t even recognized by the AKC until 1991!
Do you know what it is?
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September 4th, 2008

What Breed Is It?

This week’s What Is It breed is a dog whose white coat actually grows out to form long cords! As you can imagine its grooming requires a lot of time and attention. Do you know what it is?
Last month’s What Is It was correctly identified as a Bedlington Terrier!
[image: flickr]
Tags: breed, Dogs, guess, What is […]

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September 3rd, 2008

24 Things You Might Not Know About Dogs

You probably do know the majority of these dog facts but there were a few that surprised me - like #12 and #15! Which ones didn’t you know?

A one year old dog is as mature, physically, as a 15 year old human.
The average city dog lives 3 years longer than country dogs.
87% of dog owners […]

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August 30th, 2008

House Training a Puppy

Probably one of the biggest reasons I would never get another puppy is the house training (that’s not to say it’ll never happen, it’s just the top spot on the “con” side of the list!).
I house trained Chip and re-trained Honey when we adopted her. At the time I wasn’t able to find a lot […]

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July 26th, 2008

Feedback Saturday: What’s Your Dog’s Favorite Toy?

Does your dog have a favorite toy? Maybe one that’s had to be replaced on the sly several times?
Chip and Honey each have their own little doggy dolls that they like to cuddle with or go fetch, but they’ve never had much interest in regular dog toys. I’d like for them to want bones […]

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