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My mother’s dog, Sugar, is a Westie-Poo (West Highland White Terrier – Poodle cross).

She doesn’t regularly shed, but as she’s gotten older, I think she loses a bit more hair than she used to.

Being a white dog, it is espeically noticable in a few of our rooms with dark colored carpet, causing us to vacuum at least every other day!

Terriers, typically, don’t shed. They may lose some hair here and there as us humans do, but nothing more.

However, when you get into terrier cross breeds, they may very well carry those genes from a breed that sheds and lose a lot more hair than a typical purebred terrier would.

I went through the Dinovite solution questionnaire and got a specific report just specifically geared towards Sugar’s problems.

Dogs that shed excessively, or if they stink or are itching and scratching, the solution may be fixing a small deficiency in their diet, often caused by the fact that vitamins, healthy bacteria and other nutrients are lost during the processing of most commercial dog foods.

Simply adding what their missing should solve the problem.

Do what I did! Go through the solutions center at Dinovite.com to get a personalized solution for your dog or each of your dogs. Find out what your dogs are missing in their diet.

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Love Your Terrier,

Kimberly Edwards

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When I arrived home from Dallas after over 1 month of being away, I was missing my mini schnauzers so much!

I was almost worried they’d forgotten about me, despite my mother saying they’ve been moping around, wanting to go into my bedroom and anxiously awaiting me calling on the phone to speak with them.

When I walked in the door, I literally was mauled by the 5-pack terrier crew for 1 hour.

I had a serious doggy bath with all the kisses they were giving me.

They were so happy and snuggled the rest of the day and night.

They certainly didn’t forget about me 1 iota…They missed me and I missed them.

I’m so blessed and happy to see my babies!!!

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Kimberly Edwards

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I’m so excited about all of the pet services out there to help make your pet traveling so much easier.

For instance, I went to Pets-Allowed-Hotels today online and looked up Kissimmee, considering a trip there.

Photo left: Kurious & Knosey at the Beach

What I got was an entire list of hotels that are dog friendly, what their rules, deposit fees and regulations are, etc.

There were 17 hotels alone in Kissimmee – probably more that aren’t listed too!

That is my first concern when planning travel – will my dogs stay home with a family member or are we bringing them?

If we bring them, where will we stay? Then, what kind of fun can we have with the family and furry ones?

Well, now that a hotel is more than covered, what fun can we have?

There is some mixed opinion on Mill Slough Park – some like it, some don’t – I’m not picky and neither are my dogs – as long as they have us and a wide expanse to run in, they’re more than happy!

Plus, many shopping venues, provided they don’t sell food, allow small dogs you carry (like ours). So, we can run around town, get activities in, hang at the beach and have a great time!

If we’re doing something where the pooches aren’t allowed, one of us stays behind – a luxury when you travel altogether!

Don’t Forget: Sea Turtle season runs from May through September – Please be sure your dogs stay away from them! They’re so important to the planet!!!

* Kissimmee is giving away one more weekend getaways for 2, and week-long vacations for 4, so be sure to enter the sweepstakes to win!

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Love Your Terrier,

Kimberly Edwards

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I chatted yesterday with a friend of mine from high school asking for advice about her 9 month old cock-a-poo pup.

Apparently, he gets aggressive when he has a treat, a toy, a bone or his food. He growls and threatens to bite when you get near him.

* Honestly: We must be doing something correctly – our dogs never give us aggressive behavior when it comes to their toys, treats or food. We could put our face in theirs when playing and take the item away without a 2nd thought or any negative reaction from them whatsoever. I never fear grabbing something from them, no matter how fabulous it is to them, even a bone. The same goes for any child or baby that is around them. We’ve never had a problem…

There could be 2 Reasons for this behavior in a puppy, in my opinion.

1. He’s afraid you’ll take it away – Why would he feel like that? Well, if you put food out in intervals for your dog and then take away the bowl in between, or if they don’t feel like they get enough food, they may have this behavior when you approach him at this time.

Maybe you or your child will tease them with the toy and never let them get it back when playing, this could create this sense of protective behavior over their toys. Puppies need time to play with their toys and to attain the toy when you’re playing tug of war or throwing it to them - i.e. don’t always pretend to throw the toy for them – actually throw it!

Photo left: Our Kurious Kissyface as a 3 month old puppy playing with her boney.

2. He doesn’t respect you & thinks he’s in charge – If your puppy or dog is aggressive towards you at all, they feel they’re in charge, and have no problem showing you.

What To Do:
1. Reassess the amount of food you’re giving your dog. Also, consider leaving the bowl out for them during the day with food in it. They may not feel so anxious and aggressive in protecting the food that’s always out there.

Some dogs overeat and will eat and eat themselves until they are sick. I’ve never heard of a terrier that’s very prone to this. Typically, dogs know when to stop. They’ll snack throughout the day and usually wait until after your meals (mostly to see if they’ll get some of what you’re eating) to eat more substantially.

We always leave a bowl of food out for the dogs and we’ve never had a problem with an overeater.

2. Make sure they know Read the rest of this entry »

The American Humane Association is supported by HomeAgain by donating $1 for every single pet registered to BringPetsHome.com program during Be Kind to Animals Week.

That’s pretty cool, but what is it for?
BringPetsHome.com is a fundraising Web site specifically created to help shelter animals.

As you saw in my last post, we saved a terrier mix dog from an intersection in Dallas, Texas, but the dog didn’t have any identification on it. We couldn’t call an owner or bring the dog home.

We had to bring this baby to a shelter in the hopes that their owner has reported them missing.

So, HomeAgain is encouraging pet owners to be sure to have an ID tag on your pet to prevent this from happening. In the process, when registering with BringPetsHome.com, you’ll be donating to help shelter animals too for their food and medical care.

Also, when you purchase anything online from the retailers listed on that site, such as WalMart, Office Depot, Macy’s, Amazon, etc, a percentage of your purchase will be donated by the retailers to this cause, at no extra cost to you. How awesome is that?

FYI: The Home Again Web Site has helped recover 500,000 lost pets to their owners. That’s absolutely fantastic, isn’t it?

They do seem to promote microchipping your pets as an identification that can never fall off of a dog or become impossible to read.

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Love Your Terrier,

Kimberly Edwards

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On the way home from church today in Dallas, we came to a busy intersection and what do I see?

I see a poor, little terrier mix dog confused and scared trying to make it through the cars.

What Did I Do?
In my church dress and high heels, I ran out to get the dog to safety on the sidewalk.

She was frightened, but glad at the same time that someone helped her out. She rolled over on her back with her belly to me, hoping I wouldn’t hurt her.

Well, she certainly came across the right person then!

She had no tag, she had mats in her hair and was full of burrs and was dirty too.

I ran back to the vehicle with her where my husband, with an understanding look on his face, started to scan the immediate area, as we drove around, trying to see if someone was looking for her, in case she just ran out of a yard or something.

The problem was that we were in an industrial area and there weren’t any houses and no one searching for a lost pet.

So, we went to the closest animal shelter, but it is Sunday and they’re not open. So, we called the number provided and a person called us to come collect her and see if she had a chip or could be reunited with an owner that reported her missing.

She was so sweet and very happy to give me a good cuddle for 2 hrs. While we waited, we gave her some food and water, as she was clearly hungry and very thirsty.

What a sweetheart – I think she was a bit older too.

She looked like she was mixed with a Yorkshire terrier or similar black & tan terrier and maybe a Schnauzer or a  Poodle.

If you’re looking for this dog, she was found at the intersection of Plano Rd. & Forest Ln. in Garland, Texas (suburb of Dallas).

She has a partially cleft nose and her right ear missing, but you wouldn’t really know it unless you had a good look.

Please contact Garland Animal Services to reconnect with her.

She is such a sweet soul! I would miss her terribly if she went missing from our home – I fell in love with her immediately!

It could very well be that she got lost because of the terrible thunderstorms we had last night that knocked down numerous fences in our area…Poor baby!

Who knows, thunder and lightning used to scare one of our dogs until they were so fearful, they’d run and hide anywhere.

* PLEASE: Keep a collar and tags on your dog! We could have simply drove her home. Thank God we found her before she got injured out there!

I hope she found her way back to her owner’s loving arms! I would be going absolutely crazy without her!

If this is your dog – you are truly blessed to have her in your life – she is an ANGEL!

Very well behaved, so gentle and just as sweet as pie!

She seemed to be really exhausted from her ordeal, as she snuggled up into my arms and had a good, little rest.

I’m so glad she let me Read the rest of this entry »

Just because your terriers aren’t children, they’re still our babies and we treat them as such.

I know it’s crossed your mind before…”What if something happens to me?”

Then, you think…”My dogs need me!”

We don’t have children yet, so our 3 miniature schnauzers are our children! Some people who do have human children still take their pets lives as a precious part of the family.

The best way to counteract this issue of having something happen to you is to keep yourself healthy – stay fit, improve your nutrition, take your vitamins, prevent possible health problems.

This may sound funny to some people, but to many of us animal lovers out there, this is real. For many people, their animals are one of the only things that gets them up in the morning and sane during the day!

We’ve had dogs in our lives for 18 yrs twice, a cat for 24 yrs – this is a real committment.

Now, I say all of this to tell you about Cryo-Cell , in case you haven’t heard of it before.

When you have a child – a human child, that is – you can have the umbilical cord blood collected and saved in order to harvest stem cells that could potentially save your child, you and 1st degree immediate relatives. Also, there is now the ability to collect stem cells in menstrual blood yourself in the privacy of your own home.

These types of stem cells have serious potential to help save people from Alzheimer’s, Diabetes, Heart Disease, Stroke, MS, and Parkinson’s just to name a few.

Yes, it can save you and your own children…Check out this testimonial:

“My children are the most precious gifts that I will ever have and I want to do everything I can to make sure they are well. While I was pregnant with my first child, I would see articles and ads about cord blood and it bothered me that it was so expensive but what if I one day needed this blood. The reality of having only one chance or it really went in the garbage kept me wondering if I would regret not investing. What if he had cancer or his dad or I were sick, would that blood have been the cure? Through research, I came across Cryo-Cell International, Inc., a company with the most reasonable rates and the assurance of two holding facilities.

When I was pregnant with my second child, we wondered if one bank was enough? Finances were tighter and should we spend the money? Then we realized that his brothers blood might not match for the new baby. The next day, stories were breaking about how Cord blood had saved or changed the lives of children, one cancer, one cerebral palsy. Then we discovered that a friend was diagnosed with non-hodgkins lymphoma. He didn’t bank his daughters blood and wished he had. Three years prior, I lost a friend to renal cancer when she was 29. We felt like it was our answer.

We are just beginning to see miracles that this blood can bring. We have two “life insurance policies”, that is how we look at it. If anyone in the family gets ill, there is a chance that the blood could save our lives. If we don’t use it, then it is there for our son’s children.”

Sincerely,
mother of Parker and Davis

Cryo-Cell International Client”

Now, if you enroll by 04/19/2009, you’ll get a free Baby Bjorn – a baby carrier. I use these to carry around my male mini schnauzer when the girls are in heat or the girls to keep them away from Kaptain at that time too…LOL…

Anyway, apart from the obvious reason to help save you and your immediate loved ones…

…Your pets adore you – you are their whole world! Stick around, enjoy them and let them enjoy their lives with you to the fullest!

Imagine if they could start to do this to help animals too…People would do anything for their pets to save their lives!!!

Be prepared and take care!

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Love Your Terrier,

Kimberly Edwards

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Right now, I’m in Dallas with my hubby and have been away from my 3 angels for almost 2 weeks now!

My mom is taking excellent care of them, along with her 2 terriers, my 2 hedgehogs and 3 fish! LOL

I just wanted to give a “shout out” to my:

1. Kaptain – my big boy, who is trying to be good for grandma, even though Kurious is in heat!

2. Kurious – even though she is feeling very moody and doesn’t like to wear her little panties during her heat!

3. Knosey – my sweet, sweet angel girl who misses standing on mommy’s chest gazing into my eyes!

…Also to:

4. Precious – oooh…I miss that little face and sassy attitude, as well as her morning kisses and mid-day snuggles.

5. Sugar – I hope your little paw is feeling better funny girl!

I know I’m a sap, but I love my babies…Sweet, little things!

I miss those cold, wet Read the rest of this entry »

I took this video 2 weeks ago, but wanted to share it with you…

I wanted to let you in on the typical afternoon our terriers have, and how they enjoy their lives and each other:

So, there’s a Read the rest of this entry »

I wanted to show off the rest of our lovely terriers after their fabulous grooming at the Poodle Fluff & Puff Dog Salon.

If you haven’t had a chance to yet, check out the post right before this one you’re reading, called…

How to Groom a Miniature Schnauzer

…for a great video we made that day of Knosey getting groomed!

Here’s a “Family” photo of (left to right) Knosey Konversation, Sugar, Kaptain Knickknack, My Precious Princess, Kurious Kissyface (that’s all of their “official” names).

They were all behaving so well that day and cooperated easily with me to capture a great photo of them all!

As you may know, all of them are miniature schnauzers, except for Sugar, who is a Westie-Poo – a West Highland White Terrier and Poodle cross.

Don’t they all look so beautiful?

I asked Kaptain if he would post for a photo for his Daddy (since he’s away right now), and he immediately jumped off the chair and struck a sweet pose for me! He’s too cute and way too smart.

Coaxing Kurious was a little more involved, as she was so distracted outside with all the birds and squirrels out now that it’s Spring time, but she did Read the rest of this entry »