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5 Things to do to Prepare Your Pup for Summer

Special thanks to Chewy.com for providing products for Rosie to try out for this post. All opinions are my own. Rosie Lynn is helping me out on the blog today while I discuss some important steps to take to get your furchild ready for summer! It sure feels like summer has already arrived in California this weekend with temps in the low 90's, and I've been taking extra steps to make sure Rosie is healthy, safe and prepared for the sunshine. Here are some of the things I've learned while getting her ready for the warmer weather and things that you can do to prepare your pup for summer: 1. Check and Clean Ears. If your pup loves to swim like Rosie, you need to . . .

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Choosing Dog Treats for your Pup 101

Thank you to chewy.com for sending Rosie some treats! These opinions are all my own! Rosie pup is taking over the blog today to talk about one of her favorite things: TREATS! When Dustin and I brought Rosie home a year ago, one of the first things we did was stop over at Petsmart to pick up some toys and food for her. We were approached by a sweet employee (who ended up becoming one of our close friends) who helped us pick out a new bed and then walked us down the three isles of dog food and talked to us about all the different types of food and ingredients. I felt like we had been thrown into a whole new world: I had didn't realize there was so much to . . .

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5 Tips to help with Puppy Separation Anxiety

**This post may contain affiliate links. A lot of my friends in the blogging community have recently gotten puppies or are planning to get a puppy in the next few months. I'm so excited for them! This week we celebrated Rosie's 1 year adoption anniversary! My timehop has been filled with the first photos I took of her after we brought her home and gave her a bath. She was such a chunky little girl! Rosie pup is helping out on the blog today to assist me in giving some pointers to anyone who might have a puppy or dog that suffers from puppy separation anxiety. Yes, it is a real thing for dogs to have separation anxiety and it can be really bad. We brought . . .

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Zoos, Pictures and Museums: 101 in 1001 Update!

I hope every one had a fantastic Thanksgiving week and that preparations for Christmas are going well! Dustin, Rosie and I got to spend our Thanksgiving break in beautiful, sunny, warm California and it was wonderful. I spent a few hours in my in-laws' backyard on their trampoline, reading a book in the sunshine and I really thought I was in heaven!Dustin and I got to check off a few things on our 101 in 1001 list while we were on break and had a blast doing it. We first were able to work on Number 56: Go to three different Zoos.Just outside Chico, CA is a nonprofit wildlife sanctuary called the Barry R. Kirshner Wildlife Sanctuary and Educational center. This place . . .

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Rosie learns of the birds and the bees (Just the bees, really)

Rosie has been causing all kinds of trouble lately. She ripped the arm and ear off her new monkey toy that we brought her home from our Boston trip. She decided to roll in a big fat fresh turd about 40 minutes before I had to go to work. It was smeared all over her shoulder, collar and ear and I had to throw her in the tub super fast because she REEKED.Rosie's most recent adventure happened on Wednesday morning. We had gotten up, went for our routine morning walk with D around the nature parks so that Rosie could look at the ducks and came home so that D could get ready for school. I decided I was going to be super productive that morning and packed Rosie up in the . . .

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