From The Makers Of SmartBones!! SmartSticks and SmartChips! A Dakota’s Den Exclusive! And…A GIVE-AWAY!!
Ohhhh my doggy friends, I could barely keep my tongue in my mouth when I found out about this EXCITING SURPRISE that I have just for YOU!!
Many of you have read over and over about my undying love for my :
because of that love, I get to be the FIRST, see THAT?! THE FIRST to tell you about two new additions to the PetMatrix family of rawhide-free chew treats! This news is soooo hot off the press that I haven’t received my samples to test, but trust me, they are on their way!
One day our Vet, “Dr.Smiley”, told Mom that giving me treats that are made of rawhide can be unhealthy for me. Mom took that information quite seriously and that is when Mom and I made the switch to SmartBones. Doggies, am I ever glad that we did!
Now, due to HIGH customer demand, PetMatrix has added SmartSticks
This is a SmartStick! It looks like complete deliciousness! It’s all wrapped up waiting for us to enjoy it! I can’t wait to sink my teeth into one of these!!!
and SmartChips to their rawhide-free dog chew treat product line!
Don’t these look like tasty little appetizers that you would eat at a PAWTY?? Mom said I could invite my doggy friends and entertain with these they are so attractive and delicious-looking! I am sure they taste great too!
That news just makes me spin with excitement!
Similar to the original line of SmartBones, the new products are made with chicken, vegetables and other healthy ingredients!
Martin Glinsky, Ph.D.
Here is a message from my idol, PetMatrix Chief Science Officer Martin Glinsky, Ph.D.
“We’re excited to offer additional rawhide-free options to our customers who have responded so positively to our product line,”
“Chew treats are an important part of every healthy dog’s diet since eating kibble alone doesn’t thoroughly exercise a dog’s mouth and can cause teeth to become disused and plaque-ridden.”
And, since keeping pets healthy is paramount, SmartSticks and SmartChips contain a special vegetable layer that is fortified with vitamins and minerals to help supplement daily nutritional requirements. In fact, these treats offer more nutritional benefits than standard chew treats because rawhide treats offer very little nutritional value, Dr. Glinsky said.
“Even though rawhide is a form of protein, all proteins aren’t equal,” Dr. Glinsky said. “Rawhide is an extremely low-quality form of protein, not the type that animals need for nutrition.”
In addition to health benefits, SmartSticks and SmartChips are easier on a dog’s digestive system compared to rawhide treats. Both products are 99.2 percent digestible, which reduces the potential for intestinal blockages – a problem that can occur when dogs swallow large pieces of rawhide treats.
Thank you Dr. Glinsky, I’ll take it from here!!
Doggy pals I am so excited I can barely contain myself! I KNOW that you have to be excited too! Both SmartSticks and SmartChips are available in Chicken flavor, and, be still my heart, PEANUT BUTTER FLAVOR! They are available at fine pet stores throughout the country and at www.SmartBones.com (Mom is super familiar with that website cause when my “stash” runs low she is online in a flash!! ) I cannot be without my SmartBones and I can’t wait to try SmartSticks and SmartChips!!
Guess what doggy pals? YOU can enter for a chance to try them out too!!
GIVE-AWAY!! U.S. ONLY PLEASE….
Leave a comment WITH A WAY TO CONTACT YOU SHOULD YOU BE THE WINNER, if Mom doesn’t have a way to contact you, guess what? You are ______out of luck!! BOL!!
FOUR LUCKY WINNERS will EACH win one bag of SmartSticks and one bag of SmartChips.
DEADLINE TO ENTER IS MONDAY MAY 28TH AT 11PM EST…WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 30TH.
Now go ahead and be SMART doggies and enter!!!
Good luck!
Barks and licks and love, Dakota
Oh and I was not compensated in green papers for this post. Rest assured I WILL be compensated in SmartSticks and SmartChips so that I may try them out. Maybe, just maybe, if I am lucky, they will throw in a bag of SmartBones too!!! BOL!!!
Happy Mother’s Day!!!
This is what I gave my Mom….
After all, what ELSE could she ever possibly want?
Thank you to GLOGIRLY for telling us about PhotoFunia (where the above photo was made)…you MUST go and check it out!!!!
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY TO ALL!!!
EXTRA SPECIAL Barks and licks and love, Dakota
Mutt March!
Do you want to help make a difference?
Of course we all want to help, but often, the problems facing animals can seem overwhelming. Animals are abandoned and left to die, strays may never know a warm bed or a full belly, and pets suffer terrible abuse every single day.
For 135 years, the Michigan Humane Society has been there for animals in need, fighting for tougher animal welfare laws, responding to thousands of cruelty and rescue calls, and opening our doors to every animal who needs us. But we can’t do it without you.
This June, you can be the difference.
We would like to invite you, your family and friends to take part in theMichigan Humane Society’s 24th annual Mutt March, on Sunday, June 3, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Edsel & Eleanor Ford House in Grosse Pointe Shores.
Every dollar raised at this event will support MHS’ lifesaving programs, including adoption, cruelty investigation and rescue, humane education, services for low-income pet owners, and so much more.
Individual walkers and teams can register, set up their personalized web page and collect donations online atwww.michiganhumane.org/muttmarch.
All walkers who raise $156 or more – the average cost of caring for one animal in need – will receive a 2012 Mutt March T-shirt, and the first 800 of our four-legged friends will receive a Mutt March bandana.
Plus, if you raise $468 – the cost to care for three animals in need – we will go one step further and let you choose a name for one of the animals available for adoption here at MHS!
And if you raise $1,500, you will join the exclusive MHS Best Friends Club and receive a 4” x 8” brick paver, which will be engraved with your name and placed at the MHS Berman Center for Animal Care in Westland.
The Edsel & Eleanor Ford House is located at 1100 Lake Shore Road between 8 Mile (Vernier) and 9 Mile roads in Grosse Pointe Shores. Several course lengths are available and water stops are provided.
For those walking with their furry friend, please bring current vaccination records. Dogs must be kept on a leash at all times. For more information, please visit www.michiganhumane.org/muttmarch.
“Does anybody really know what time it is?”
We do!!
Wanna know why?
Of course you do!
Here is why!!!
Can you see the face on that watch?
It’s ME!!!
Mom found these great watches (this one she requested to have customized) from the website Pet Lover Paradise! Click here to visit!
This watch is Mom’s cause it has a green (her favorite color) band. She also ordered the same watch but with a black band for Dad as an early Father’s Day gift!!
Mom was originally going to get this watch:
until she realized that the doggy on the watch was a Collie!! I am a Sheltie! So, she learned that she could have the watch customized by using my photo and that is what she did!
Now that Mom and Dad will both be wearing me on their wrists they will ALWAYS KNOW that ANYTIME is time for DINNER!!!
Go and check out Pet Lover Paradise now!! They have soooo many cool things on their site!! The selection truly is a “paradise!”
Now, if you will excuse me…Dad said it’s “time” for me to eat….I am soooo happy he got this watch!
Barks and licks and love, Dakota
Neither Mom nor I were compensated for this post. Mom BOUGHT both watches. Mom was quite pleased with them and wanted to share the website with you.
‘MEET YOUR BEST FRIEND AT THE DETROIT ZOO’ MAY 19 & 20
Michigan Humane Society’s Spring Off-Site Adoption Event is the Largest in the Country
In 1993, the Michigan Humane Society (MHS) and the Detroit Zoological Society partnered to create a unique adoption event called “Meet Your Best Friend at the Zoo.” Now, 20 years later, nearly 20,000 animals have been adopted during Meet Your Best Friend at the Zoo, which is today the largest off-site adoption event in the country. MHS and the Detroit Zoo will continue that tradition on Saturday and Sunday, May 19 and 20, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Detroit Zoo in Royal Oak, Michigan. Meet Your Best Friend at the Zoo is presented by Purina ONE.
“The hard work of so many wonderful animal welfare groups and key partners like the Detroit Zoo, Purina and PetSmart Charities, as well as the continued support of the community, is what makes this lifesaving effort possible and has made Meet Your Best Friend at the Zoo the largest offsite adoption event in the country,” said Michael Robbins, vice president of Marketing and Communications at the Michigan Humane Society. “This year’s event is going to be even bigger and better, with more groups participating than ever before. If you’re looking for a furry best friend, Meet Your Best Friend at the Zoo is the place to be!”
Hundreds of dogs, cats, puppies and kittens from MHS and more than 20 animal welfare groups will be available for immediate adoption. In addition, 10 breed-specific rescue groups will be on-hand providing information to potential adopters about the breeds they represent – from Cocker Spaniels to Shih Tzus. (These groups will not have same-day adoptions.)
There is no charge for admission or parking for the event, which will be held under large tents in the front parking lot. The Detroit Zoo is at 8450 W. 10 Mile Road in Royal Oak.
Adoption fees and policies are set by each participating group and not by event sponsors. Animals will be adopted only to qualified homes. Adopters must present a driver’s license or state ID card. All dogs and cats will have received a medical check-up and age-appropriate vaccinations. For health and safety reasons, please leave current companion animals at home. For more information, please call 1-866-MHUMANE (648-6263).
The Michigan Humane Society (MHS) is a private, nonprofit organization which cares for more than 100,000 animals each year, while working to end companion animal homelessness, provide the highest quality service and compassion to the animals entrusted to our care, and to be a leader in promoting humane values.
MICHIGAN HUMANE SOCIETY TO HOLD 22nd YEAR OF PROTECT-A-PET CLINICS FOR LOW-INCOME PET OWNERS
First clinic of 2012 to be held at Clark Park in Detroit on May 12
It’s a sad story that’s all too common in these tough times: families struggling to make ends meet and forced to give up their beloved pets. In order to keep more families together and provide help for low-income pet owners and their furry friends, the Michigan Humane Society (MHS) is holding its 22nd annual series of “Protect-A-Pet” clinics throughout the city of Detroit. These spring and summer clinics provide low-cost vaccinations and microchipping for healthy dogs and cats over six weeks of age. The first clinic of the year will be held this coming Saturday, May 12, at Clark Park in Detroit.
Age-appropriate vaccinations protecting against distemper, parvovirus, rabies and other deadly diseases will be provided a rate of $3 for each shot. Microchipping is also available at a discounted rate of $10 per animal. Pet license vouchers, redeemable at Detroit Animal Control, will also be available at a reduced rate for Detroit residents: $10 for an unsterilized pet and $5 for a sterilized pet.
The 2012 “Protect-A-Pet” clinics will operate on the following Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.:
- May 12: Clark Park in Detroit, south of Vernor on the Scotten side of the park.
- June 2: Balduck Park in Detroit, 4 blocks south of Moross.
- June 23: Palmer Park in Detroit, 7 Mile Road and Woodward Ave.
- July 14: Stoepel #1 Park in Detroit, south of Outer Drive and east of Evergreen.
Services will be limited to 800 animals per clinic. All animals must be on leashes or in carriers, and payment will be accepted in cash only.
Since the program’s inception in 1991, the “Protect-A-Pet” clinics have provided approximately 60,000 animals with life-saving vaccinations and pet owners with peace of mind through microchipping.
In order to make sure that the clinics are used by those in greatest need, pet guardians are asked to present proof of low income. One of the following must be presented in order to qualify to receive services:
- Proof of Unemployment Compensation
- SOM Medicaid or Medical Assistance card
- FIP (Family Independence Program)
- Social Security Disability
- Food stamps or a Bridge Card
- WIC
For more information, visit www.michiganhumane.org or call 1-866-MHUMANE, Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Michigan Humane Society is a private, nonprofit organization which cares for more than 100,000 animals each year, while working to end companion animal homelessness, provide the highest quality service and compassion to the animals entrusted to our care, and to be a leader in promoting humane values.
REJUV-A-WAFER WINNER!!!
Congratulations to:
SNOOPY!!!!!!
You LUCKY DOG!!
you were picked by www.random.org
as the winner of a box of
YAY!!
Mom is going to email you!
We have your address (we think, lol!)
we will email you to make sure it is correct!
in the meantime
THANK YOU TO ALL WHO ENTERED!!
Please visit Snoopy at his blog right here:
Enjoy your wafers Snoopy!!
Barks and licks and love, Dakota
The Spectrum Group partners with Biogal-Galed Labs to distribute Canine VacciCheck™ to Veterinarians, Shelters and Kennels in the U.S.
VacciCheck provides rapid, affordable, in-house antibody results in only 21 minutes
The Spectrum Group, a global leader in veterinary diagnostic and treatment solutions for allergy (SPOT Test) and recurrent bacterial infections (becSCREEN™), has announced its partnership with Biogal-Galed Labs to bring Biogal’s Canine VacciCheck™ to the U.S. pet market.
The Canine VacciCheck kit is a single diagnostic test that evaluates the presence or absence of antibodies to three core vaccines, eliminating the possibility of over vaccination. Within 21 minutes, VacciCheck measures the current vaccine antibody levels of canine parvovirus, distemper and infectious hepatitis-adenovirus type 2 viruses, to determine if a booster is required.
VacciCheck’s unique ImmunoComb® technology makes it a quick, simple and affordable dot ELISA titer test to quantitatively check for all three core vaccines. This is carried out as a single test in a vet clinic, veterinary lab, animal shelter or boarding facility and can provide results while the patient is present.
“As pet advocates and partners with the veterinary, rescue and boarding communities, we see this as an ideal opportunity to provide the industry with a product that assists in reducing over-vaccination of dogs and the potential for adverse reactions,” said Mervyn Levin, President of the Spectrum Group. “VacciCheck is the only in-house, rapid response titer test that can check for the three core vaccines in a single test.”
Levin said in addition to preventing over-vaccination, VacciCheck can help determine the vaccination status of a dog with unknown history. Similarly, it may be utilized to determine if puppies have received adequate immunity from vaccination protocol as well as those with genetic predisposition to immunity.
VacciCheck has been described by Prof. Ronald Schultz of the University of Wisconsin -Madison’s School of Veterinary School of Medicine as “a cost-effective, user-friendly and expedient titer test.” A 12-test kit costs $240 for veterinarians.
Levin said shelters and rescues should also consider keeping VacciCheck on hand in case a breakout of parvo, distemper or hepatitis occurs. VacciCheck rapidly and affordably tests populations that are susceptible to or protected from these diseases. This allows many animals to live that might otherwise have been euthanized due to unknown antibody status and those without antibodies to be isolated from the population.
For more information about VacciCheck, including purchases and video demonstrations, please visit www.vaccicheck.com. The site also contains helpful links to organizations currently benefiting from the use of the product.
About The Spectrum Group
Spectrum Group, also known as Spectrum Labs, has spent the past 20 years helping both pet parents and veterinarians provide a better quality of life to animals, particularly with its patented SPOT Allergy test. A multifaceted approach that includes comprehensive testing and treatment methods and unique tools such as training DVDs and text/email reminders, has made it possible for Spectrum to provide allergen testing success rates as high as 90%. In 2011, Spectrum added to its line of valuable diagnostic tools by incorporating becSCREEN™, providing insight into recurrent bacterial infections far beyond current methods, allowing for accurate identification of the bacteria as well as the definitive antibiotic required, to combat the infection once and for all. Veterinarians currently serviced by Spectrum Labs reside in all 50 states as well as more than 40 countries around the globe. For more information about Spectrum Labs, visit www.WeAreSpectrum.com.
About Biogal-Galed
Biogal is headquartered in Israel and was established in 1986 with a focus on the development, manufacturing and marketing of diagnostic tools for the veterinary industry. Its various products are available in over 35 countries. Biogal-Galed jointly and exclusively developed the patented ImmunoComb technology for detecting antibody levels in blood or serum. Biogal’s newest product, VacciCheck™, has recently received USDA approval for the canine market. The feline version of this product is currently in development for the U.S. market. Please visit www.biogal.co.il for more information.
From Dakota’s Den: This is a guest post. We were not compensated for this post.
It’s Be Kind To Animals Week! A Guest Blog By Heather Kalinowski of Trupanion
Heather Kalinowski is a pet lover and new mom who spends her days helping other pet owners protect their pets with cat and dog insurance. Trupanion offers 90% coverage for diagnostic tests, surgeries, and medications if a pet becomes sick or injured.
The American Humane Association dedicates a week every May as Be Kind to Animals Week. We are all encouraged this week to commemorate the role animals play in our lives, promote ways to continue to treat them humanely, and encourage others, especially children, to do the same.
Jack and LJ on Play Mat
Jack Meets LJ
As a new mom, that last part really jumped out at me. One of my life goals has always been to teach my children to be kind to animals. I knew that if I could bring another person into this world who would advocate for animals, I would have done a small part in changing the world for the better. My son is seven months old and I have already started to teach him these important values.
I have two dogs – an Italian Greyhound named Ava and a Spaniel mix named Jackson. From the day I came home from the hospital, they have been an important part of my son’s life. Every morning when my son and I wake up, we come downstairs followed by our loyal furry companions. He has watched them play, heard them growl and bark, and felt their soft coats almost every day since birth.
When he was a few months old, it really started to hit me that I had an incredible responsibility on my shoulders – I needed to make sure I raised this sweet baby in a way that he would understand the plight of these animals, always treating them with love and care, and never hurting them in any way. How could I make sure that he would be an animal advocate?
Ava, LJ and Heather
After a lot of thought, I had an epiphany. It was simple. He would learn through MY actions. Values like these aren’t taught in a classroom-like situation. They are taught by example. As my son grows up, he will watch his dad and me caring for our own pets, see how we approach other pets outside our home, visit animal sanctuaries and shelters with us, and hear us discuss animal issues as we tend to do. Eventually, he will be able to ask questions and take part in discussions, and he will understand that animals are amazing creatures that we treat with love and respect.
Once I realized this, I relaxed. As long as I lived up to my own values, I could be almost 100% assured that my son (and any future children I have) will hold those values as well.
For those of you with children – how did you go about teaching them about animals? And for everyone, how did you come to have the values you have about animals?
