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Why Are Dog Beds Necessary?


Getting a bed for your dog is as necessary as getting a bed for yourself. Many owners seem to neglect this as they don’t see the need for their dog to have plastic dog basket bed at all. These kinds of people are divided into two kinds, those who let their dogs sleep in their own beds like I used to do with my labrador Callisto when he was younger or the other kind ho think that since a dog is an animal they can pretty much sleep on the floor, after all they are used to sleeping on the ground in their natural habitat outdoors so how difficult could it be for them to adjust to sleeping on the floor?

Well, sorry to put it so bluntly, but you couldn’t be more wrong about this one folks. If you don’t believe me, then go outside and sit on the ground for ten minutes. No, not on your patio or the stairs but go sit on the grass somewhere. Then come back inside and sit on the floor of your home. Do you see the difference? Not only is the ground softer outside it is also cooler though that my be beside the point. So this is what I am trying to say here really, the floor of your home whether it be a hardwood floor or one made out of marble or tiles of some kind can be detrimental to your dog’s health. Anyone who has had a couple of dogs in their life will know how quickly the elbows of the front paw wear out — evident  by the way the fur on the front gets messed up all the time and over a couple of years your god will end up with severely damaged front legs if you don’t pay heed to my advice. Heck if budgets are low, get a plastic storage container and line it with an old mattress or something.

Remember Prosperous thinking people treat their pets with kindness and respect!

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Do you have a Phd in Parenting?


I was speaking with a parent the other day who was having some real challenges with his teenage son. He admittted alot of his frustration and concern was about behaviour he had also exhibited when he was a teen.

I listened and then asked him, “Throughout your life as a parent have you taken any parenting courses our read any books on the subject?”

His answer, although typical, also told be alot about why he was having this parent/child conflict. He said, “No one is going to tell me how to raise my child!”

It’s always been one of those puzzling attitudes I have not been able to figure out. If someone wants to build furniture they go getting carpenter training. If someone wants to repairs cars they get trained to be a mechanic. And yet for some odd reason many, many people believe the skills of being an effective parent are genic when in reality they are leaned just like any other skill!


Pet Peave


I’ve got a ‘Pet Peave’ that’s bugging me once again. It’s getting to be that time of year to plan parties – Thanks Giving Parties, Halloween Parties, Christmas Parties, New Years Parties… and the list goes on. Can you tell I like to party?!?

We really enjoy entertaining and having people over. Plus we like to throw a good bash with extras – enough food, drink and space so everyone can have a good time. To pull it off we need to know how many people are coming. So, we always send out an invite with an ‘RSVP’.

Now to me ‘peave’ – over the years fewer and fewer people ‘respond’. We have to follow up and follow up and people often say one of two things – ‘Sure we’re coming.’ (Thanks I guess I need to be a mind reader) OR, and this one really gets my goat, they say, ‘Oh, we’re not sure yet.’ In other words, we’ll be there if nothing better comes up. In the words of that proverbial sage, Jar-Jar Binks ‘How wooood!’

What has happen to common courtesy and an understand of basic etiquette? I even ran into someone the other day, a Doctor none the less, who didn’t bother sending an RSVP to a wedding invite. Yes, it is extremely rude and I for one have a little 3 strike rule – three non responses and you’re off my invite list!