http://dogs.katzke.net Training, Rescue & Hip Dysplasia Sat, 15 Nov 2008 17:04:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I've been remiss in updating recently. Work is busy with a vengeance, and I'm stretched a bit thin. Henry and Eo are doing pretty well, all things considered. We've gone two weeks now without Eo reacting negatively to Henry. As I posted below about the Wellness Simple food, Henry's stomach ... http://dogs.katzke.net/2008/11/days-since/ Amazon.com WidgetsI feel like a complete dork for making this post, but -- Henry, for the first time in at least three months and probably a year, has had consistently solid stool for three days running. What did it? I switched him from Innova Adult to Wellness Simple ... http://dogs.katzke.net/2008/11/finally-solved-henrys-food-issue/ One of my new favorite Flickr posters is Julie.Anna, and she posted an AMAZING set of photos of some of her curs at work. This is what Henry's breed was intended for -- hunting, herding, and controlling wildlife on the Texas frontier. All of the photos are linked to the ... http://dogs.katzke.net/2008/11/black-mouth-curs-at-work-wow/ Amazon.com WidgetsFruitables were developed by a clinician/nutritionist at the Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine, and I was given a couple of samples by a friend. I'm happy to report that the kids loved them to a tail-wagging extreme. When looking at training treats, there's three things ... http://dogs.katzke.net/2008/11/review-fruitables/ Amazon.com Widgets Cleaning out a few product reviews that I've had stacked up in the wings... we've made some good progress in training, but I'm busy with some consulting projects at the moment and can't find time to write it up. While we wait... I picked up this Delta ... http://dogs.katzke.net/2008/11/review-delta-shower-head/ It's a bit of a thick read and I suggest using an outlining tool or pad of paper to keep track as you read through it, but the FDA's animal feed labeling requirements is a fascinating look into the world of the highly processed food industry. http://dogs.katzke.net/2008/11/dog-food-labeling-guidelines/ I took Henry with me to a lot of social events over the past few days. On the list that I'm now sure that Henry is good with: Infants (he belly crawled up to her and licked her toes and made her laugh) Rambunctious pre-teens (mutts are durable!) Cats (Cat wasn't so ... http://dogs.katzke.net/2008/10/henry-is-good-with/ Winter in Texas brings some gentle showers and cooler temperatures. 55 degrees made for a pleasant and very un-sweaty walk with the dogs this morning. However, the rain showers in the backyard loosened up some of the dirt, and loosening up some of the dirt meant that Eowyn and Henry ... http://dogs.katzke.net/2008/10/drowned-munchrat/ You know your love of dogs is becoming a problem when you set up some Coyote Point Systems load balancers and a Trac instance in the same day -- and one of your coworkers quips, "I know how to get Karl to buy anything! Just put a pawprint on it!" http://dogs.katzke.net/2008/10/you-know-you-have-a-problem-when/ Wow. We had a great day today. First, Eo and Henry stayed in their crates all day. As far as I can tell, Henry did not leave a giant puddle of drool in his crate. Eowyn didn't act aggressive towards Henry at all, and she didn't carry on for a ... http://dogs.katzke.net/2008/10/the-almost-disaster-walk/