Recipes

Homemade Grain-Free Blueberry Coconut Peanut Butter Dog Treats

From the first time the company sent them to us, Toby has always loved Nutro’s crunchy mixed berry treats. Since I’ve been on a kick of making them homemade treats in an effort to both save money and give them some alternative food sources, I decided to try making my own version of a blueberry… Continue reading Homemade Grain-Free Blueberry Coconut Peanut Butter Dog Treats

Life

I Couldn’t Have Gotten Through Toby’s Cancer Diagnosis Without Maddux

I couldn’t have gotten through Toby’s cancer diagnosis without Maddux. I should probably change that tense, because we are still going through it. Maddux has been both a comfort and a much need distraction, especially when Toby was first diagnosed. I love to take my dogs with me places. Toby wasn’t allowed to do much,… Continue reading I Couldn’t Have Gotten Through Toby’s Cancer Diagnosis Without Maddux

Dog Products

How to, and Not to, Handle a Customer’s Concern About Dog Food

Last week before the anticipated insane snowstorm the New York Metro area was expected to get, I bought new bags of dog food for Toby and Maddux. We ended up not getting as much snow as expected, and I ended up not needing the new bags of food until this week. When I opened Toby’s… Continue reading How to, and Not to, Handle a Customer’s Concern About Dog Food

Health

My Love/Hate Relationship with Chemo

My love/hate relationship with chemo is simple. I hate it, because poor Toby gets sleepy and little lethargic the first few days after his treatment. I love it, because it’s keeping the lymphoma controlled, and giving my dog more quality time on this Earth. Actually, it’s not chemo I hate, it’s more the prednisone that… Continue reading My Love/Hate Relationship with Chemo