Excuse my mess!

My blog exploded and I lost my past posts so I decided now was the time to make some changes.  It’ll be a little messy until I get my posts back up and get the blog all set up so I apologize!

These are a few of my favorite things…

Every pet owner must have at least one pet care item they couldn’t live without, something that may make life easier or is entertaining for both you and your pet.  Being a “multi-species” household, there are a couple of things I consider must-haves.

  • Cardboard cat scratcher- Even with a ceiling high cat tree and a 3 foot tall scratching post, my cats always come back to their cardboard cat scratcher.  This is fine with me! Whatever makes them happy and keeps my furniture safe.
  • Treat ball- These can be used for any pet, I use mine for my rabbit. Stick a few treats in and she is busy for 10-15 minutes. Enrichment at it’s easiest!
  • Kabob- Anything that can be re-used gets an A+ in my book. The kabob is great for skewering fruits and vegetables for rabbits, guinea pigs, birds, etc to eat.  I love using them for making toys for my birds. They destroy them and can just add items to make a new one. Considering the cost of bird toys I think this puts me ahead.Dig Box for ferrets
  • Dig Box- The ultimate toy for ferrets. Take a box, add rice, shredded paper or cornstarch packing peanuts (not styrofoam!), then add ferrets and let the fun ensue!
  • Clicker- My can’t-do-without training tool.  I can use this for any animal and currently am clicker training my dogs, rabbit and one of my birds.  It makes things so clear to them and keeps all my training positive!

I could probably go on and on adding items, but these are my favorite pet care items.  What item do you think you couldn’t leave without?

Something to think about….

Muddy Malarky

Cats are the ultimate narcissists. You can tell this because of all the time they spend on personal grooming. Dogs aren’t like this. A dog’s idea of personal grooming is to roll in a dead fish.
- James Gorman


Something to think about….

We give dogs time we can spare, space we can spare and love
we can spare. And in return, dogs give us their all. It’s the best
deal man has ever made.
- M. Facklam

Posted: July 19th, 2008 under Pet . . . → Read More: Something to think about….

A mouse in the house

I suspected that we had a mouse a few weeks ago when I saw Omar, my 5 year old DLH, intently watching underneath the stove. Since he only did that for a short time, I wasn’t to concerned about it thinking maybe the mouse had only stopped by for a quick visit.

This morning . . . → Read More: A mouse in the house