We hosted a Poodle Dog Park Playdate at Fountain Hills on April 21 at 10AM. Fun was had by all.
Stella Joins Brandy for a Swim-Date
Stella is Brandy’s littermate and sister and she came over for a swim play date. This is Stella’s first time playing in and around the pool and she did great.
Preparing Meals for Brandy & Beckett
A sample meal for Brandy and Beckett is shown. This sample is based upon our philosophy of using freeze-dried as the basis and then adding human-grade toppers.
Dog Feeding Philosophy
Summary of our philosophies for feeding our dogs. Hopefully, others can gain from our experiments and readings.
Playdate for Brandy & Stella
Brandy and Stella meet for the first time since they were 8 weeks old.
Brandy is a Fetcher!
Proof that Brandy is a fetching Poodle, so to speak.
Sliwa’s Pet Vitamin & Mineral Plan
Here is the list of supplements, vitamins, and minerals we like to give to our pups. We know that we do more than is needed, especially since we have considerable variety in their meals. We make this effort, though, because as we experiment with food there is a chance that we leave some nutritional areas uncovered by accident. This use of supplements reduces the risk of not preparing properly balanced meals for our pets.
Buster visits for a swim.
Buster Colie comes over for a swim with Brandy and Beckett. They sure have fun fetching and horsing around in the pool.
Beckett — When we take her to the store.
Beckett is always waiting for our return while holding a concentrated stare.
Rattlesnake Aversion Training
The pups completed their Rattlesnake Aversion training on Feb 8. Nancy took them (I was in Daytona Beach) and they did well. Apparently, the process is they are fitted with training collars similar to the ones they have for an invisible fence. Then they bring out a small snake (mouth taped), snakeskins, sounds of rattles, and a big rattlesnake (mouth …
Puppies Are Now More than 12 Weeks Old
I took some photos during a quick session with the pups in Feb 2017.
New Puppies for the Sliwa Household
The Sliwa’s get two new puppies, Brandy and Beckett.