Dog wash

After a nice long run yesterday, we walked into the house quite dirty.  Immediately, our owner decided to wash us.  As you know, many canines are not fond of baths at all!  We, the toes n' tails gang, are consistent with the 'baths suck' policy that many of our fellow canines follow.

However, after yesterday, we have a newfound fondness for baths.  The reason being is that our owner decided to use treats to lure us into the bathtub, gave us a treat while we were in the tub, gave us a treat right after the bath ended, and then gave us a final treat after we shook off in the basement.  If you own a dog like us (well, not as good-looking as us), he or she would probably warm up to bathtime if treats were involved.  Give the treats a chance and see if they help out and make the occasion a little easier for both of you!

We are now squeaky clean, smell fragrant, and are ready for the first mud puddle that we can find!

Puppy Picks

While we are usually only interested in the Ohio State Buckeyes games (because of awesome 'touchdown treats' after each OSU score), we do pay attention to the NFL games as well.  Yesterday, we picked the Jets over San Diego and were happy to see our pick pan out.  However, we also picked the Cowboys over the Vikings, so we ended the day 1-1.

The upcoming weekend has the Colts vs. the Jets and the Vikings vs. the Saints.  Being the smartest canine football fans in America, we already know who will win these games.  Our picks?

Colts 20, Jets 6
Saints 37, Vikings 27

Snow shoes?

We've always wondered why humans can't walk or run through the snow as well as we can?  You humans have no problem opening doors or containers, so why do you slip and slide around so much when there is a little snow on the ground???  We have a few ideas for an invention that will allow humans to move as easily through snow as we do, so if you know of any way that we can get this invention moving forward, please let us know.  In the meantime, if you see us out during our daily walk or run and our owner is slipping and sliding on the sidewalk, don't laugh at him....it's not his fault he doesn't have the moves we do.

Daily walk etiquette....according to the Toes n' Tails

Just something to consider for dog owners....

If you own a small, yappy dog and/or just a loud, excitable dog, please continue reading.  If you own one of these types of dogs, you may need to take a long look in the mirror.  While you may think these types of dogs are cute or funny, we assure you that you are 100% wrong.  While on our daily stroll around the neighborhood yesterday, we ran into both a small yappy dog as well as a medium-sized excitable dog.  In both cases, these canines caused us a high amount of stress as we tried to pass these dogs on the sidewalk because of their actions.  Allowing your dog to lunge at and or advanced quickly towards us (big, laid back, attractive dogs) is not the least bit funny to us and we are not entertained by this action.  If we were not so easy-going, we may react to your dog's actions, causing you and your dog an outcome that ends up being a no-win situation for everyone involved.  You and your dog do not want this to happen.

Do we have a solution?  Of course we do, because we are the Toes n' Tails!!  What you need to do is buy the book "The Loved Dog" by Tamar Geller and read through some of the tips and suggestions on how to train you to not act like a fool on your walk (we mean YOU, dog owner....not the dog...because face it, he's a dog, he doesn't have any reasoning skills, so he doesn't know any better!)  Working with your dog to alleviate this excitable, yappy behavior will make you, your dog, and most importantly us (the T n' T's) have a much, much, much more enjoyable experience on your daily walks.

After this morning, chicken broth on our dog food is now our favorite treat.  If you love your dog, a few tablespoons of the low sodium, fat-free chicken broth on top of the food is the canine version of 'icing on the cake.'  MMMMMM!!!