EXCITING NEWS!!!

I wanted to share that we have had some really wonderful emails from people who have tried the probios and digestive enzymes.  We have several dogs who started this a year out, six months and our own Aspen has been free of symptoms for almost two years!!  If your dog has IBD you owe it to them to at least try it!!

I think it's amazing how far Aspen has come.  I remember the hours spent analyzing his every bite.  Was it this or that.  The tons of blood draws.  The fecal tests. Bloody stools.  The hours researching prescription dog food.  Aspen was on Tylan, metronidazole, and fiber.  At one point they wanted to cut him open and biopsy his intestines. It was then I started looking into alternatives and ran across Dr. Becker who changed Aspen's life who in turn has impacted many others with this blog.

http://healthypets.mercola.com/sites/healthypets/products.aspx

Thanks to all the readers and I'm so thankful for every dog that is helped by this blog :-) It's Aspen's mission!!

Nose Work

Aspen doing his nose work.  He is three classes in.  Does anyone see him signal when he catches the sent?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXf4i7etbgo

Remembering 9-11

Summer Hiatus

Ok so apparently I don't post much in the summers :/ I'm like a teacher except I have to work...sigh.  Maybe it was all my years of school or something, but regardless it is what it is.  I thank all of my faithful readers for being so patient and I promise to do a recap of our summer.  I have a few topics I'd like to bring up and we may have some exciting news to share towards the end of this year so stay tuned..............

This is Mr. Aspen getting ready for my famous picnic table bath.  Isn't he just a handsome litte  BIG guy!!

Check out my agility dog... Aspen is rather athletic wouldn't you say?

The day we brought Aspen home :-)

That was the first time I knew I loved him.

"Dogs have a way of finding the people who need them, Filling an emptiness we didn't even know we had."~Thom Jones

Forever Dog

I had the best day with you today~

As promised we have some photos to share... Aspen had a blast and I could see in his eyes how much fun he was having.  He would run off and chase the other dogs, swim and play then dash back for a pet and off to play again.

Initially I have to admit I was adamant on NO SWIMMING!!  My reasoning-I didn't think I had a towel along and I didn't have time to clean him up when I got home, but being the softy I am and seeing how much he wanted to go play around and get dirty and wet I gave in. I'm glad I did!  Seeing him so happy and enjoying his life so much is worth every second I have to spend cleaning.

I think it's important to remember that dogs aren't fashion accessories and it's our job as owners parents to ensure that they are enjoying their life to the fullest extent.  How much fun is it to sit and wait for you to come home?  How much fun is it to be tied outside? Is your dog having a blast being shipped around dog show to dog show?  How much fun is it to run through water and mud with all your friends?  It's a good time to say the least :-)

My point in writing this is to have you ask yourself is my dog having the life they deserve?  Are they spending there days doing what they love?  I hope so.

Remember someday when they are gone you want to be able to tell yourself they had a fantastic life and if that means some clean up or extra time I promise it will be worth every second!

"It is not the years in your life but the life in your years that counts." Adlai Stevenson

Think there might be some Newfie in there?? 

 
**Update**


When they play hard they sleep hard too!! My tactic to combating those terrible two's ;-)