My mother’s Westie-Poo, “Sugar”, was sprayed by a skunk in the face about 3 weeks ago, as did my 2 miniature schnauzers, Knosey and Kurious.

We’ve tried to bathe Sugar numerous times with shampoos, tomato juice, mayonnaise and peanut butter, which worked the best of all of these home remedies.

However, my mother still couldn’t stand Sugar’s smell, so we resorted to bringing her to our favorite dog salon, Poodle Fluff & Puff in St. Catharines, Ontario where Joan Schoures and her granddaughter, Dana Sampson, takes care of our doggy’s problem.

Find out how the professionals deskunk your dog in this video:

Once Sugar’s hair dried, it doesn’t smell like skunk anymore! She hasn’t gotten wet since as it hasn’t rained, so I’m not sure what she’ll smell like wet, but it’s certainly more liveable now!

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Do you…

Wash your dog one day, just to have the “stink” return the very next day?
Wait weeks between bathing your dog because his or her skin gets so dry and flaky?
Hate bathing your dog because you rinse and rinse and rinse…and still can’t get him or her completely rinsed off?

Is your dog itching, scratching and stinking beyond belief?

It certainly could be because of what dog shampoo you’re using…

…Some shampoos are very difficult to rinse out of their hair and can irritate their skin because of it or dry it out – Imagine leaving your shampoo on your arms all day long without rinsing it off – your skin probably wouldn’t be happy either and it would irritate you!

Also, don’t forget…Dogs’ sense of smell is so much greater than our own – something like 8-10 times better.

Imagine smelling your Pantene, but with an intensity of 10x more powerful all day long! Um, that might get to be annoying too…

Need help? Why not try the all natural dog shampoo Dogosuds made by Dinovite, Inc.

It’s all natural, keeps your dog flea free, smelling great, lathers up well, and has no extra fillers, perfumes or chemicals in it.

It’s great for dogs with sensitive skin as it uses therapeutic, healing, essential natural oils.

What’s also fabulous, especially in the summer time, is that it removes skunk odors! Phew!!! LOL

Try it out – you may LOVE it!  Isn’t it time for that “new dog smell”?

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Kimberly Edwards

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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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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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Kimberly Edwards

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Puppies need to be watched closely for the 1st few weeks.

You must make sure they’re eating well, running around, playing and sleeping.

Puppies, as I have said before, should sleep 80% of the time, but when they’re awake, they ought to be playing around.

With changes in temperature, air pollution and everyday stresses, it is imperative that you watch your puppy for signs of  coughing and/or nasal discharge.

Coughing and nasal discharge can be signs of kennel cough!

Kennel cough is like the croup in children, and is very common.

If you happen to notice coughing or nasal discharges, you will need to act immediately to take care of the situation! DO NOT WAIT!

Follow these directions exactly ad call your veterinarian or breeder immediately if you have any questions.

Directions for a Vaporizer:
1. Get a vaporizer (not a humidifier – it’s not the same thing) and Vicks Vapor Steam.

* Tip: If you don’t have a vaporizer, go to your nearest “super store” and purchase the cheapest one they have.

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Terrier puppies like to eat things that are on the floor or in the grass…basically, anything they can get their mouths on. This can upset their tummies.

Also, over-handling your new puppy and feeding them from the table can cause them to vomit.

* If your puppy is NOT playful or if the vomiting continues for more than 24 Hours, you MUST contact your veterinarian or breeder IMMEDIATELY!

* Puppies are like newborn babies and can DEHYDRATE & DIE very quickly!!!

If your puppy starts vomiting and is still very active, then follow these directions exactly:

Directions for Puppies that are Vomiting:
1. Take away ALL food and water from your puppy! If you let your puppy continue to eat and drink, they will continue to vomit!

2. Do NOT give the puppy any food or water for 6 hrs. The stomach needs time to rest.

3. Buy Pepto-Bismol or Kaopectate at the grocery store. This is the same medicine that we, as humans, take for vomiting.

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Diarrhea is common when puppies are first introduced into a new environment.

Things such as stress from changing homes, vaccinations, over handling and changing food can cause diarrhea in your new terrier pup.

* If your puppy is NOT playful or eating well, you must contact your veterinarian or breeder IMMEDIATELY!

If your puppy gets diarrhea and is still very active and eating well, the follow these directions:

Directions for Diarrhea in Your Puppy:
1. Buy Pepto-Bismol or Kaopectate at any grocery store. This is the same medicine we, as humans, take for diarrhea.

2. Give the puppy 1 c.c. (1 c.c. = 1 ml; 5 ml = 1 tsp) every 6 hours. Be sure to give them 3 doses, even if their diarrhea stops after the 1st dose. it will help settle the puppy’s tummy completely.

* Tip: Dosage for Pepto-Bismol in dogs is 1 c.c. per 4 lbs of body weight. Therefore, as your puppy grows, you will need to increase the amount you give them.

Feeding Instructions While Your Terrier Puppy Has Diarrhea:
1. You need to buy fresh chicken livers, white rice and cottage cheese.

2. Boil the chicken liver in a small amount of water for 20-30 minutes, then let them cool for 15-20 minutes.

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In order to take care of your terrier puppy’s nutritional needs, you’ll need some supplies.

1. Dry Food: Good quality puppy food, such as IAMS, Eukanuba, Science Diet or Diamond Puppy Food for small breeds

2. Canned Food: Good quality like Hill’s a/d can food (from a veterinarian) or even Little Caesar’s Select Dinners with chicken & liver in meat juices

3. Supplements: Cottage Cheese (the higher milk fat percentage, the better), Buttermilk, Orange Gatorade, Plain Yogurt (I prefer Balkan Style – higher milk fat percentage and thicker)

4. Vitamins: Breeder often gives you a bottle of liquid vitamins of which you give them 2 c.c. twice daily – morning and night, or Lickables (2 fingertips full twice a day).

Feeding Instructions:
If you get your terrier puppy at 8 weeks old, they should Read the rest of this entry »

There is so much to say about this topic, but I’m going to give you a condensed version of what to expect with the birth of your dog’s puppies.

* Tip: It is of utmost importance to know how many puppies your dog has determined by an ultrasound or x-ray, so that you know if she is in trouble when in labor!!! Have this done around 4 weeks after mating.

1. She will have a discharge (sort of like water breaking).

* Tip: Either prior to this or after, she will be frantically trying to nest. You will notice her very diligently arranging blankets, trying to get under a bed or tearing up paper. So, it is essential that you show her to the whelping box you have already prepared for your dog specifically for this purpose. Otherwise, you’ll have a REAL mess on your hands, and likely some ruined furniture, blankets, carpet or clothing.

2. Within about 2 hrs, she should have delivered her 1st puppy.

* Tip: If no puppy appears within 3 hrs, contact a vet immediately!

3. The period of time between puppies could be up to 2 hrs.

* Tip: Be sure to write down how long she labored with each puppy, and if it is a front birth or breach, and the weight of each dog using a kitchen scale (for smaller measurements). If you know your dog has more puppies to come out, but it has been more than 2 hrs, contact your vet immediately!!!

* Tip: If your dogs are purebred and you have papers documenting that fact from the World Wide Kennel Club or similar entity, they will provide you with forms that you will NEED to fill out in their entirety to be sure the puppies can be registered purebreds too. It could take a few weeks for them to mail them to you, so prepare for this in advance!

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Just because your dog is pregnant, does not mean that they shouldn’t get some exercise.

Other than their usual friskiness, you should be taking your dog on daily walks up until the last 3 weeks of the pregnancy.

Now, I don’t mean a marathon, and I don’t mean quickly either. Just a moderate walk for your dog that makes sense.

* Tip: Please put your dog on a leash with a comfortable harness, so that something disastrous doesn’t happen to her or her puppies.

* You can check out the Terrier Lover Store for Snazzy Dog Harnesses and Great Dog Leashes too!

Always be sure to bring along water for them and offer it to them a few times during your trek.

* Tip: Please clean up your feces…It’s so rude not to…Just bring a grocery bag and put your hand inside of it. Pick up the feces and turn it inside out and tie it. Voila…You didn’t even have to touch it or make a fuss!

If you have more than one dog in the house, as we do, and they often get rambunctious with each other, try to minimize this behavior, especially as the dog pregnancy progresses, as it could be harmful to the puppies if they play too rough.

Your dog should be feeling the “effects” of being pregnant, and may not even really feel like playing much, especially if they are feeling nauseated around 3 weeks from morning sickness.

Try to minimize your dog from jumping onto or off of high furniture. Give them a lift if you must. Just be smart!

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Love Your Terrier,

Kimberly Edwards

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