DOG AGILITY

Have you ever tried you dog in agility?  Well neither have I but I decided to try building my own dog agility course to give my dogs something new. 
What the heck right :)

Normally they get the run of the yard (I live on an acreage) and we go for walks.  Otherwise, they sit outside waiting for me to do something with them. 

So when I was forwarded this site: “How to build your own dog agility course” without spending a fortune I went for it. 

It shocked me on how relatively easy it was. 
The material can be purchased at your home building center & in the matter of a couple of hours it was done. 

I now have a teeter board, weave poles, tire jump, standard jump, & a pause table (still thinking of building the A frame jump).  The trick now is to teach my dogs – Cassie & Pooka – and the dogs I board to use them....time to put those homemade dog treats to good use!!

I am up to the CHALLENGE!

 

Just send me your dogs :)

 

HOME-MADE DOG TREATS

Today I made dog treats... at home, and from scratch! 
I have given up trying to purchase dog treats that after the third (if I’m lucky) time, my dog just turns her nose away.  She will not even try them. 

So, I thought, it’s about time I used my book on homemade dog treats. 

So far I have tried 3 recipes and ALL A HIT!!  

Amazingly easy to make and all if not most of the ingredients are found in my cupboard. I didn't even have to go shopping for special weird stuff :) At least I know what ingredients are in each treat. It’s no different than making cookies for your children. We just have to remember they are DOG TREATS! Although they'd be perfectly safe for human consumption, I'm thinking they're probably not all that appealing to our palettes!

Don’t want to heat up the house?  I found a recipe that you just freeze!! 

I am going to continue making my own dog treats from now on, and lucky you, you'll be able to buy a bag the next time you drop off your dog(s).