Happy September

It's been awhile..... Time flies, doesn't it? It's almost the end of Summer already. Wishing your Labor day filled with joy, relaxation and yummy food.

Easy Meal: Turkey Meatballs

As you know, Cairn terriers tend to put on weight easily. Our CFO, Junka, is no exception!  Summer is around the corner. It’s time to shed that winter weight. Here is the super easy, low cal, high fiber & high protein meal I created for my lovely puppies:

Green beans is a great low calorie way to fill up their tiny tummies. They also are a good source of fiber, vitamins C & K, and manganese. Coconut oil helps improve digestion and nutrient absorption. It also helps promote normal thyroid function, which in this case good for chubby Junka. I don’t use any seasoning, sugar or salt in any of my cooking for my dogs. Sugar & salt can create health issues for them, and, more important, their bodies don’t need those.

Ingredients

1lb Organic Ground Turkey

½ C Fresh Green Beans – cut crosswise

¼ C Flaxseed Meal

2 Tbsp Coconut Oil

1 Egg

Preheat oven to 350F

In a large mixing bowl, combine ground turkey, green beans & flaxseed meal. Mix well. Stir in coconut oil & egg, so they coat all the meat & vegetables.

Shape mixture into 1-inch balls. Place in a single layer on 13” x 9” baking dish.

Bake for 20-30 mins.

Home for Lovely Pups:

“One Eye Brown.  And One Eye Blue.  I Have a Big Heart For You!” 

Porkchop is a 4 year old, 55lb female English Bull dog. She LOVES people, toys & walk time. This adorable lady is also a fantastic listener, and 100% house broken. She will let you know with a little bark when she would like to go potty. Porkchop is very laidback and happy to go with the flow.

To learn more about Porkchop & the adoption process, please contact ebullymatch.com

COCOA is lovely female brown and white Chihuahua - Long Haired mix. The shelter thinks Cocoa is about 2 months old. 

To learn more about Porkchop & the adoption process, please contact Arizona Humane Society or call 602-216-6440. Her ID# is A433994

Chase is a Jack Russell Terrier/Basenji mix. He’s about 3-4 years old and weighs 14 lbs. This tough little guy is quite the clown. He's a real sweetie who loves to impress and wiggle his tail feather. He's great with both people and dogs and just wants to be part of the fun.

He joined Bill Foundation after he was attacked by another dog. Poor little guy!! He had a broken pelvis a diaphragmatic hernia. After an intensive surgery to repair his diaphragm, Chase is doing great. His pelvis has healed on its own and his overall long-term prognosis is excellent.

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Please contact Bill foundations, if you would like to bring Chase home.

needs someone who can tell her “It’s forever this time."

This lovely 7 year old Border Collie is named Tannah. She has bounced around quite a bit, from a shelter in Salt Lake City, then rescued but passed from home to home. Finally, she landed at Best Friends Animal Society.

Tannah loves affection. She enjoys running, hiking, and playing fetch, so she will be a great companion for an active person. She may not be so fond of other dogs. But, on-leash, she is a perfect lady who can walk alongside another dog just fine. 

For more information & how to adopt Tannah, please contact BestFriends Animal Society.

Doggie Language

Have you heard of Lili Chin? She is an amazing pet portrait artist and illustrator. “Doggie Language” is the title of one of her dog training illustrations. Besides being an illustrator, Lili Chin is also an remarkable fundraiser. She started The DOGGIE DRAWINGS project in 2008 to raise money for BostonBuddies, a non-profit Boston Terrier rescue organization in Southern California from which she adopted her blue-eyed Boston Terrier Boogie. In the beginning, she donated 100% of her proceeds from her dog portraits to rescue. Isn’t that incredible? So far she has raised almost $10,000 for BostonBuddies.

Someday, we hope that Yappy Bones will be able to raise that much money for animal rescue organizations….

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Home for Lovely Pups: Things to consider before adopting a dog

·       Knowledge: such as dog breed, housebreaking, training, behavioral problems, and daily care of a dog. What kinds of dogs are best for you and your family?

·       Lifestyle: travel schedule, work hours, and social life. If one or more of these factors take up the majority of your time, ask yourself ‘are you willing to make changes to accommodate a dog in your life?’ If the answer is ‘no’, may be now is not the right time for you to adopt a dog.

·       Financial stability: having a dog comes with the price. The adoption fee, food, leash & carriers, toys, annual vet exams, vaccinations, monthly heartworm preventative, flea control, unexpected medical costs, pet insurance, grooming, training, dog sitting and boarding, all of which can cost roughly $1,000 - $3,000 a year, even for a healthy dog.

·       Time: Do you have enough time to provide and exercise a dog’s daily need? Love alone is not enough. Each dog needs a different amount of exercise, depending on breed & age. However, all dogs need at least half-hour walk every day.

Junka, Houby & I are out for at least a 20 minute-walk, 4 times daily. On a beautiful day we enjoy our extra-long morning walk around the park or an hour stroll around our neighborhood in the afternoon.

·       Commitment: Besides walking and exercising, a new dog needs love and other basic care such as obedience training, grooming, and veterinary care. A puppy will need more exercise, supervision and training than an adult dog. Sometimes rescue dogs or shelter dogs require a little more help to adjust to their new home. This could take a few days or it could take months. And, most important, committing to a dog means committing for their entire life.  Junka, like most Terriers, needed more time potty training than other breeds. Our first year together, I spent lot of time & energy setting up the house rules & training him. Needless to say, it’s all worth it. I wouldn’t trade him for anything in the world.

Bentley, Mojo 1711, Kevin Patrick, Brownie and Kun Kun need your

help finding new home. Just simply click on their name to learn

more about them and their adoption process.

Have a lovely weekend, everyone....