Personalized Pooch

In some cities, outdoor restaurants have begun to allow dogs to dine with their owners. Other cities adhere to strict policies of “no dogs allowed” and would never hear of such a thing. Have you ever brought your pet to dinner, or even thought about it? Would you be against others doing so? Your opinions are important to us and we want to hear what you have to say.

Many of our owner are having to make tough choices about our  health care in this challenging economy. What have been your experiences? What choices have you had to make regarding your pet’s health? What about pet health insurance? Do you think that would help?

As a Golden Doodle and having come from a rather poor environment, in people speak, a puppy mill, I have hip dysplasia. Before the market crash, my “Mother” took me to a fine University Veterinary Clinic and had a orthopedic surgeon do a workup on me. For $6000 per hip, I can almost be as good as new.   That’s a lot of money today! What’s a “Mom” to do?

Phoebe and LuLu know how they feel about this subject, but their owner would like to hear your thoughts about it. There are many things to consider when leaving your pet in the care of someone else. And to complicate things, there are many options to choose from. Please share your experiences both good and bad. We would like to hear them.

How long is it safe to leave us outside in extremely cold weather, such as the 21 degrees below zero temperatures we just experienced where we live. It really got me wondering.

Okay, I am a big 67 pound Golden Doodle.  I was outside today trying to take care of my bodily functions and geesh, I couldn’t even put my rear leg down!  Try to balance and pee at the same time in this weather!  You shoud see my “roommate” Lulu. She’s a 8 pound mini-dachshund. LuLu was so cold after two minutes that she couldn’t move.  Our owner had to come running outside and scoop her up. What really makes us mad is the dog next-door was outside and barking all morning. We really did feel bad. Do you think this is fair?  Please share your thoughts and experiences with us. We care.

Phoebe and Lulu are concerned about treats and toys made in China. What are your thoughts about this?  Do you think that they are safe?  Our owner is getting fed up trying to read labels with tiny print that most of the time don’t really tell you where our pet treats and toys are made.  They will say “distributed by” and list a company that is based in the United States but that doesn’t mean that the product is made in the United States.   We feel it should be a regulation that the country the product comes from is placed prominently on the packaging.  It should be in a type size that is easy to read.

Please write to us and let us know your thoughts and the experiences you have had with this issue.  If our owners feel strongly enough about this maybe they can make a difference in Washington and we can live longer healthy lives.