Category: Life with Dogs
Microchipping, What is a Microchip for pets?
Microchips. If you have pets, you’ve most likely heard of them by now. But you might not know exactly what a microchip is, and why, or why not you should have your pets Microchipped. What is... Read More
Teacup Dogs, the Truth about Tiny Dogs
Cami, our new puppy, is tiny. She weighs in at about 4 lbs right now at 14 weeks. The runt of the litter she weighed less than half of the weight of her siblings when they were adopted out. She&... Read More
Adopting Littermates, Yay or Nay?
Three and a half years ago we adopted our little boys, Santana and Pantera, who are littermates. They have been together their whole lives. At the time we adopted them, we were told they were abou... Read More
Yorkies, What our Fosters have taught us.
I always thought Jack Russell Terriers were one of the hardest to handle dogs. Having four of them in our household has been a test of wills over the years. The jumping abilities, the extremely high e... Read More
Grooming Gone Wrong: Kirby’s Bad Haircut
Even though most of our dogs are low maintenance, at least when it comes to grooming, I spend quite a lot of time grooming dogs. Bathing, brushing, trimming nails, etc. When the Man of the House is ho... Read More
Cami, Week 1 with a Puppy of our Own
Miss Cami has been with us, without her siblings, for a week now. And as far as having just one puppy goes, I think we’re doing pretty good. Especially, considering it’s been a long time s... Read More
Recycled Dog Toys: Keeping Dogs Occupied Indoors
Rain, rain, go away…. I thought April was supposed to be the rainy month. But lately, it seems that it’s never going to quit raining here in Western Pennsylvania. Which means with a ... Read More
Cami, the Wonder Puppy: The Foster Pack Welcomes a New Member
Cami, the Wonder Puppy As if nine permanent residents weren’t enough here at The Foster Pack household, we’ve adopted another. (The above photo is Cami, on her first day as a foster puppy ... Read More