This dog is a Criminal Mastermind!!

This dog is a criminal mastermind.  For those of you who don't follow Jasmine's Facebook page, this is my new dog Chewy.  (I got married last fall, and this is my husband's dog.)  

If you don't follow Jasmine's Facebook page, then you might not be familiar of "the adventures of Destructo Dog".  It's been a long process trying to introduce Chewy to the civilized world of being an indoor dog, which includes NOT chewing up my stuff!!   He's finally kennel trained now.  (And in fact, loves his kennel.)  But yesterday was just such a beautiful day, I decided to leave him outside in the backyard.  (I was thinking there wasn't much left he could damage out there.)  He has already torn every screen off every window/door.  (including pulling the screen door off the frame.)  He has dug up a dead cat we buried over a decade ago.  (that was lovely).   I have covered up the water drip system (for the plants) to keep him from digging those up.  So in my mind, there was no more damage he could cause.

Besides, I was only going to be gone for ONE HOUR- while I went out to lunch with my friends.  When I came home from lunch, I opened the front door.  And surprise- both Chewy AND Jasmine were there to greet me!!  ??????

Upon further investigation, I discovered Chewy is WAY too smart.  He was able to open the LOCKED doggy door, and let himself in.  To lift up the panel of the doggy door, you have to push down the handle, and then left up.  (Which apparently is no problem for Chewy.)

You slide the panel in and lock it from the inside or the outside.  I used to lock it from the inside, until Chewy tore apart the inside of the doggy door and started ripping out drywall out of my house.  (In his effort to get in.)  My husband just fixed that.  Since then I've been sliding the panel in on the outside to lock it.  But apparently this doesn't work anymore!!)

This also solves the mystery of how Chewy got inside the night of the Easter Pageant. I swore I put him outside when I left.  But when we came home, he was inside.  And all the doors were locked, the doggy door was shut, and there were no broken windows.  My parents have a key to my house, but they said they didn't come over.  So we had no clue who let him in.  We finally concluded that after I put him outside, he must have snuck back inside when I wasn't looking.  (It didn't seem very likely, but it was the ONLY explanation at the time!   But now I realize, he must tried this trick before.  He must have lifted up the panel without removing it, slipped underneath to come inside, then the panel slid back in place behind him. Which explains how that dog got into a locked house!

Ugh.  Crazy, crazy, crazy dog.  I just need to convince him to use his superpowers for good, not evil!! 

In memory of Travis- Help needed

This is Travis, he has been married to my friend Andrea for 19 years. Together, they have 4 beautiful kids, and a Havanese named Ruby. 

In May 2008, Travis was diagnosed with a brain stem tumor.  He had surgery and radiation, and it went into remission.  But in Sept 2012, it came back and was more aggressive this time.  He had surgery again, followed by chemotherapy.  And it went into remission for a year.  Then an MRI in Oct 2013 showed it was back again.  He had surgery this past January (2014), but it really took a toll on him.  

Travis has been unable to work since then.

 Friends had planned a fundraiser (Run for Travis) for this next Saturday to help with the growing cost of medical expenses.  Although it breaks my heart to share this, Travis just passed away this past weekend.  My heart aches for Andrea and her kids.  

I found out they are still having the fundraiser, as now the family needs help to cover the medical bills and funeral expenses.  

   If you are able to donate any amount at all, here's a link to donate online: http://www.eventzilla.net/web/event?eventid=2138998542   

Or you can go to any Wells Fargo bank and donate to the

 "Run For Travis" fund.   

Even if you're not able to donate, please share this link so we can help out this wonderful family as much as possible.  

Thank you my friends.   

P.S.  If you're wondering, the top picture is Travis with their Havanese Ruby.  He loved that little pup.  His family got a Havanese after they heard all my stories about Jasmine.  So we are connected that way too.

Cute Animal Videos- Project Pet!

Jasmine was on TV in Canada all month long!

Her tricks were featured through-out the month of February on "Project Pet!".  (Cute little animal videos that they found on YouTube.)   These were shown on the Family Channel.   My friend Sara lives in Canada and was able to get us the clips!  (Which I'm so thankful for, otherwise I never would have seen them!)

Here's a compilation of Jasmine's first TV appearance in Canada!   :)

Jaz was on TV in Canada!

I have fun news!   Over this past weekend, Jasmine's tricks were on TV in Canada!   They were shown on the Family channel- on "Project Pet".  This is Jasmine's version of Ring the Bell (on the desk) and Roll Up in a Blanket.  (a.k.a. Steal it from your human!)  ;)   They'll be showing other tricks through-out the month, so if you live in Canada, be sure to keep an eye out for my favorite pup Jasmine!   :)



(and a BIG THANK YOU to our friend Sara for getting us this clip!!)   :)

Valentine's Day Gifts at @Petco

 My husband took this picture- which I love!!   Jasmine and Chewy are waiting for me to get home from work.  :)   According to my dogs, I'm a celebrity.  I am greeting with enthusiasm every single time I walk in the door.  Whether I was gone for 5 minutes, 5 hours, or 5 days.... the greeting is the same.  :)
It's nice to be this loved.  :)

People have asked me where I got Jaz's outfit.  It was from +Petco!   It's really cute on her.

Here's the front view of the outfit.  (The dogs are practicing their down/ stays.)   Is it pretty obvious I have a treat in my hand??  ;)

These are the other valentines day gear we got from +Petco !

A "LoverBoy" hoodie, and some cute heart toys.  (and some Veggie toys.)

I won't let Chewy play with this one for too long, because I don't want him to destroy it.  The middle heart says " You tug at my heart."

I'll play Tug-of-War with the rope toy, but I only let him chew on it for a few minutes.  It at least has to last through the month of February without getting the stuffing pulled out!!

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Happy Valentine's Day to all my friends!!  Furry or Human!  :)

Life's Distractions

"Pet me.   No, Pet me!"  This is why I need 2 hands.  One per dog.  (I was petting Chewy too, but I had to stop and take the picture.)  
This is also why I get nothing done on my days off.  My laundry doesn't look at me with those sad puppy dog eyes.   The "Woe is me, nobody loves me, and nobody ever pets me" look that Jasmine and Chewy have both mastered.

Free PetBox #GiveAway!!

PetBox?   What's A PetBox?   

Jasmine was first on the scene to investigate!!

She figured it out really quickly.  It's a box that has all sorts of goodies inside!  And it's delivered to your house every month.  But what's different about it is that you actually get to pick what goes into the box!  It's customizable to different sizes, for cats or dogs, and you literally get to pick what goes inside it if you want to.  (You have the option to personalize it or be surprised.)  

I told them I had a large dog named Chewy who lives up to his name.  

And a small dog named Jasmine who only loves treats.

So- Chewy got this canvas duck toy, which he is now obsessed with.

And Jasmine got this cup of cookies!

In our box, we got Glow for skin and coat soft chews for dogs, NoviPet Multivitamin, The Honest Kitchen chicken/cranberry treats, Healthy Dogma pumpkin ginger treats, a Sliders Beef Stick, Earth Heart Canine Calming Spray, Aussie Naturals Duck Toy, AND a $10 DOGTV gift card!   SWEET!

Like I said, Chewy is OBSESSED with his duck.  He constantly wants me to throw it for him, and is always chewing on it.

Jaz, of course, ONLY wanted the treats.

Surprisingly, the duck is holding up pretty well.  The wings got ripped off, but overall, it's lasted longer than any other toy he's ever had.

Of course, that's not going to stop him from trying to destroy it!!  But that's why I like it.  I'd rather have him chewing up his toys than my stuff!!

So overall, I was pretty pleased with our PetBox.  The treats were healthy and good.  (All made in the USA)  The toy is durable.  And I checked out their website.  The other brands they use are pretty well known as well!  JW, Stella &  Chewy's, Zuke's, etc.  Jaz has tried all those brands before.  

So... that's our review.  (By the way, we were not compensated for this review.)  They just sent us the box, and I'm writing my opinion what I think of it.  If you would like to get a PetBox, go to http://getpetbox.com/ and you can get 20% off if you use the coupon code:  JASMINE20   

AND- I have REALLY good news!  The PetBox people said I could do a Give-Away so one of Jasmine's friends could win their own PetBox!!  :)   Here's how to enter our giveaway!   (and then a winner will randomly be chosen by Rafflecopter!)  It starts now and will end on Fri. Jan. 24th at 11:59 pm.  So you have one week!  Good Luck to all our friends!!!



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