When it comes to everyday household items in and around your house, there’s a pretty good chance that most of us don’t give any of them a second-thought when it comes to how dangerous they are to our dog friends.  Most of us know the usual suspects, rat poison, bleach and anything else that’d probably be poisonous to Us, but I just found out a great deal of very common, very ordinary household objects that I had no idea were so poisonous to our pups!

This is an article you are for sure going to want to read as it could drastically alter the way you store things, the things that are “reachable” in your home, and things you might want to toss out altogether.  Feel free to check out the full article for more in-depth analysis, but for now, here are 10 household items that can seriously injure your furry friends:

1. Laundry detergents and fabric softener
2. Mouse and ant killers
3. Chocolate, even in small amounts
4. Ice melt and rock salt
5. Oleander, mistletoe, and lily plants
6. Macadamia nuts
7. Tylenol can be fatal for a pet
8. Antifreeze
9. Avocados, raisins, grapes, and onions
10. Mouthwash

There you have it!  Numbers 1, 6 and 9 were the most surprising to me.  Not that I actually feed my pets dryer sheets, but from time to time they have gotten their little mouths on them, and I had no idea how dangerous they could be.  Avocados, raisins, grapes and onions I had no idea, as people can eat them without worry, I assumed dogs could too.  Wow.

Hello, Happy Monday and welcome back to DoggiBling!  Hopefully you had a great weekend, full of rest, relaxation and plenty of 1 on 1 time with your furry friends!  Speaking of our 4-legged counterparts, raise your hand if you don’t always give your pooch the right amount of exercise???

I have to admit, my hand was one of the first to shoot up.  We’re human, we make mistakes!  It doesn’t matter what happens, when it happens, or why, we all get sidetracked, busy and too involved to give our pets the proper exercise they deserve 7 days a week, 52 weeks a year.  When you have a pet that demands large amounts of exercise and you just can’t give it to them on a regular basis, health problems, psychological problems and behavioral problems are often the result.  If you are NEW to the dog world, or not yet a dog owner, and you know you’re goign to have a tough time providing exercise, one of the most responsible and intelligent things you can do is invest in a dog that has a relatively low exercise need.

So what breeds are best?  The good news is, you have a wide variety of choices.  According to an article I just read, here are the BEST breeds for you, if providing a lot of exercise is just not in the cards: [Read more →]