I am a Dog Mom

Before I Was A Dog Mom

Before I was a Dog Mom:

I made and ate hot meals unmolested.

I had unstained, unfurred clothes.

I had quiet conversations on the phone,

even if the doorbell rang.

Before I was a Dog Mom:

I slept as late as I wanted

and never worried about how late I got to bed

or if I could get into my bed.

Before I was a Dog Mom:

I never tripped over toys, stuffies, chewies.

Before I was a Dog Mom:

I didn't worry if my plants, cleansers,

plastic bags, toilet paper, soap or deodorant

were poisonous or dangerous.

Before I was a Dog Mom:

I had never been peed on,

pooped on, drooled on,

chewed on or pinched by puppy teeth.

Before I was a Dog Mom:

I slept all night without sharing the covers or pillow.

Before I was a Dog Mom:

I never looked into big, soulful eyes and cried.

I never felt my heart break into a million pieces

when I couldn't stop a hurt.

I never knew something so furry and four-legged

could affect my heart so deeply.

We miss you Molly

Before I was a Dog Mom:

I didn't know that something so small

could make me feel so important.

Before I was a Dog Mom:

I had never known the warmth, the joy,

the love, the heartache, the wonderment or the

satisfaction of being A Dog Mom.

Happy Mothers Day to all the Dog Mommy's out there

Let Sleeping Dogs Lie

 This is what I am surrounded by while I work at night.................

Samantha

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas from The Barber Bunch

Molly is home!

Molly is Home. Now it is just a waiting game to see if her kidneys start working on their own.

It is a real canine geriatric ward around here. Jack with his special needs for having no teeth, Sam and her meds, now Molly and her meds and fluids. Molly needs to go out, be fed or have fluids every couple of hours.We are figuring out sleeping schedules as far as Matt and I go. Someone needs to be up with her at all times. It is hard work but I wouldn't have it any other way. We love our Dog Children and will do anything to have them all here with us.

Keep on Praying!

Samantha

Samantha

Samantha

Dog Models

Matt's Sister Sara is a Professional Photographer. She needed some pictures of Dogs eating organic Dog Treats for a Catalog. So she used our Super Star Dogs for the photo shoot.

Enjoy!

Molly

Mandy

Samantha

Jack

Jack......showing off!

Now... I am headed out of town. Just wanted to share the pics before I go!

Dog Treats

I have always wanted to try making some homemade Doggie Treats for my Fur Babies.

I found a recipe at Kari and Kijsa site at http://kariandkijsa.blogspot.com/ (Go there to see a picture of their newest Family member)

The Recipe:
Basic Dog Treats
Mix together 3 1/2 cup unbleached flour,
2 cup whole wheat flour,
1 cup cornmeal
1/2 cup skim milk powder
1 tablespoon (or 1 package) dry yeast
3 1/2 cups lukewarm chicken or meat broth

Dissolve the yeast in the lukewarm chicken or meat broth. The richer this broth is, the better your dog will like the biscuits. Let yeast broth mixture set 10 min. Then stir in flour mixture. Roll resulting dough out 1/4" thick. Cut dog biscuit shapes from dough. Brush biscuits with egg wash. Bake on greased cookie sheets at 300* for 45 min. Then turn off oven and leave in overnight to finish hardening. Makes 60 medium-sized biscuits.

I decided to use my Bread Machine and its manufacturer's instructions on a Dough Setting. The dough was a very wet so I added some oatmeal. That seemed to help. It firmed up after that but it is a very sticky dough to be sure. I also added some bacon bits (Bac-O's) for some added taste and texture.

I tried using the drop and press method at first, thinking the dough would flatten out more. But in the end I rolled out the dough and cut the biscuits in to varying shapes and sizes to see what cooked the best.

Below is a Drop Method Treat. Pretty............. but too big for the Dogs. I ended up cutting these treats into 4 pieces.

The smaller pieces did seem to turn out better and the ones I baked on a vented Pizza Pan worked out the best.

The end product...... a big pan full of Doggie Treats

Now I bet you are wondering......"Did the Dogs like them?"

I can safely say yes. It was like a Shark feeding frenzy when I started handing out treats!!!

Sam...smiling for the camera.
OK....not really ....but she is looking very intently at the camera.
Maybe it was because I had a treat in my other hand?!?!?!

Samantha

Samantha

The Dogs

We had some doggie cuteness going on yesterday during an afternoon nap.

I thought I would snap a few pics and share the cuteness

Samantha

Molly

Mandy

Jack

Samantha

One of my favorite pics of Samantha

Meet Samantha

This is Samantha.

Samantha is a 15 Pound Rat Terrier.

Sam is my first dog and my Baby Girl. She will be 9 years old this year. She has been there thru it all with me.

Sam is never more than 4 feet away from me at any given time.