I have Lyme Disease. My dog does not.

Our vet thought this was odd, because dogs spend much more time closer to the ground and inevitably get a lot more tick bites than we do. Plus, 90% of the time we're outdoors, our dog is usually with us.

...I guess the tick preventative that our dogs have always worn (Frontline Plus) really does work!
  

Here is the best way to remove a tick from your body ...or your dog's body.

Here are some of the ticks that we've found on our dogs (and on ourselves):

     

Q: How do you know Spring has arrived?...

A: Your dog takes an unusual interest in the clothes dryer.

Upon closer inspection, you find that it's the birds building their nests inside dryer vent that has actually captured your dog's attention. Nonetheless, it's both annoying and hilarious at the same time.

We recently introduced the GoughNuts dog toy to our dog, Tenor, for the first time.

Think: A 'doughnut' that dogs go nuts for.

Let me just tell you... the minute that package arrived in the mail, somehow he instinctively knew it was for him. I don't know if it was the strong smell of the rubber that was wreaking from the package itself, or what. But he kept pestering me until I took the time to open it and let him see what it was.

And he immediately loved it!

   

I recently got our dog the Tug-A-Jug dog toy by Busy Buddy. They call it 'the ultimate interactive toy'.

I chose this particular dog toy because my dog REALLY likes to play with old 2-liter bottles. He especially likes it when I put tiny dog treats inside the emplty bottle. He'll play for a long time just nosing the bottle around on the floor and pawing at it with his toes. And he really likes making the plastic crinkle, pop and crack while he's trying vigorously to get the treats out of the bottle.

Of course, at the end of the play session (which can last an entire evening), the bottle is always thrown away -- because, at this point, there are usually some sharp corners of plastic. Not to mention the fact that the treats have mostly been emptied, and the bottle itself is in some strange contortion that is no longer rollable, tossable, or even chewable.

So I thought the Tug-A-Jug sounded like a more permanent option to the old 2-liter bottle idea.

I got the large one that is 'best for dogs over 40 lbs'. (I have an 80 lb. Black Lab.)