Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Summertime is Flea Time

Well, its summertime here and the fleas are raging! I've been giving the pup a bath in every couple of days and keeping here fav chair sprayed down to try and beat back the onslaught of the little critters...and I feel like I'm losing! She's now scratched the annoying little bugs on her chin till she's now scratches herself and bleeds a little almost every day.

This is why you might find eggs or fleas somewhere other than your pet. They just give up and will no longer jump as high. These worms need blood in order to survive, so they will search endlessly or a host in order to stay alive. In addition, they can live for up to two months without eating anything.

" He teaches you how to train fleas. Fleas and Your Pets. Unfortunately, your furry pet is the perfect home for fleas. The fleas begin to grow tired of hitting their head on the jar lid. Fleas in Your Home? If your home has become heavily infested with fleas, you might actually find some small brown worms crawling about.

When a flea lays its egg in your pet's fur, the fur serves as an incubator that helps the eggs hatch. After all, these little pests can be quite irritating to both your pet and to you. They just form a belief and from that point on will never jump as high. Wait about 20 minutes.

The fleas BELIEVE they cannot escape the jar, they stop trying. Until they find a warm blooded host, they can actually live off of the dried feces that have been left behind from adult fleas and can even survive by eating the flakes of skin that you leave behind or even the dust balls that accumulate under your bed. So, waiting for them to die of starvation is something that probably isn't going to happen. They believe they will hurt themselves again and hurt their heads even though the lid isn't on the jar anymore.

To train fleas you place some fleas in a jar with a lid on the jar. Every pet owner worries about the possibility if dealing with fleas. These worms are actually the fleas that have entered the larvae state. You see he conditions them.

How to train those little small creatures that tend to cause problems for a lot of pets. You can remove the lid and the fleas will continue to jump at the same height, never escaping the jar. Most fleas, however, remain attached to the pet's fur securely. The fleas will of course begin to jump, repeatedly hitting the lid in their attempt to escape.

Once they become accustomed to the fact that if they jump too high they will hit their heads on the lid. Of course, some of the eggs may fall off from your pet and they still may hatch. Therefore, you should do everything possible to keep fleas at bay and to get rid of them as soon as you suspect an infestation.

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Monday, May 12, 2008

Back Home With My Pup

It was a very long weekend as my wife, youngest daughter and I drove out to Ft. Worth, Tx to see our future son-in-law graduate from TCU. Don't get me wrong, I'm totally glad we went and this was the first time we got to see them since he proposed so it was kinda cool. We also got to spend some time with his parents getting to know them a little better.

Aside from the horrifically long drive, 24 hours in three days, the only other down side was that we had to leave the pup at home. We arranged for my mom to come over and keep an eye on her and that turned into pup going home with my mom and staying there but, whatever.

At any rate, we're back together now and we couldn't be happier!

Friday, May 2, 2008

Surprising Insight Into Raider's Head

So I'm flippin around the Internet this morning and I stumbled upon this gem...

Why dog's diaries are so boring:

7:30 am - A car ride! My favorite thing!

8:00 am - Dog food! My favorite thing!

8:40 am - A romp in the backyard! My favorite thing!

9:15 am - Got rubbed and petted! My favorite thing!

9:30 am - Aaahh, nap time! My favorite thing!

12:00 pm - Oh! Ice Cubes! My favorite thing!

1:00 pm - Wagged my tail! My favorite thing!

3:00 pm - Played in the yard! My favorite thing!

3:25 pm - Carly is home!! My favorite thing!

6:00 pm - Dinner! My favorite thing!

7:00 pm - Mom is home! My favorite thing!

7:30 pm - Got to play ball! My favorite thing!

8:00 pm - Wow! Watched TV with the people! My favorite thing!

11:00 pm - Sleeping on the bed! My favorite thing!

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

All About the Boxer Breed

I'd never had a Boxer before Raider. In fact, I don't think I had even considered one. But one day, there we were at the pet store and there she was...and the rest is history. Anyway, enough of that. Here is a little bit about the Boxer breed in general. BTW - This is Raider to a T!

Boxers are generally low-maintenance but require almost constant attention, lots of exercise, human interaction, regular obedience training and lots of love. Don't leave them to their own devices for too long or they get lonely, bored and into trouble.

Boxers are not just smart, they are big and strong too and that means they need mental stimulation as well as physical exercise. This will keep them more even-tempered and stately without loosing their impish spirit or fearless courage.

Their high prey drive needs proper (i.e. doggie related not shoe or cat related) outlets or they will become destructive house pets even fighting among themselves, especially if the other family Boxers are of the same sex. Female Boxers seem more aggressive than the male.

Keeping a Boxer busy is the best way to keep them out of trouble! Wear them out with long walks and lots of play time. Give them lots of exercise, play with them, especially the inquisitive puppies or they will destroy your home out of boredom, pent up energy and frustration.

For all your love and caring, be prepared for wet slobbery drool and kisses and love in return. You should see Raider drooling when I'm heading to the ice bucket!

Welcome Everyone

Well, this is the inagural post to my new blog My Best Friend Is A Dog. If you've ever had a loyal and loving dog then you know exactly what I'm talking about. If you haven't stop reading right now, back away from the keyboard...and go get one!

My dog is named Raider and she's a Boxer. Right now she's about a year and a half old and we spend tons of time together. I work from home so she gets to have me all to herself during the day and is very excited when my daughter gets home from school and my wife gets home from work.

I hope to put up some pictures and stories about what we do from time to time so check back often to see what we're up to!

Bye!