Give Fleas & Ticks the Boot with Vectra

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Vectra flea & tick control for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

When I was asked to talk about Vectra flea and tick control here on the blog, even though I'm not a pet blog I decided that I wanted to do it. Because anyone who has been around here for a while knows that I LOVE my animals. Capital letters, big time love and nothing is too good for them or more important to me than their health. So here's what's up:

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Aggie's Turkey, Oatmeal and Yam Dog Food

I've made comments before on this blog that I make my own dog food. Cris asked if I could share some recipes. Since I've gotten to the point where I kind go by memory, I'll have to share the recipes as I actually make them so I can measure things out. The first is Aggie's turkey, oatmeal and yam dog food that is probably one of her favorites...

First, there is a reason why I started making my dog's food. It's not like I was sitting around with an extra couple of hours every weekend twiddling my thumbs... One day I woke up to an alarming smell and thought that my septic tank was backing up in the house. If you've ever been in this situation, you know exactly how awful and stressful this problem is. After detective work and a total sense of confusion I found that it was business as usual in my bathrooms. Long story short, it was Aggie. A trip to the vet taught me that it was store bought food that was causing this smell along with a whole lot of pain for my gal.

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Doggie DIY Roundup

I've been very vocal about my love for kitties. There are four living in my home, Liddy, Marla, Gracie and Max and I have been caring for a feral fella that has started stopping by my home. I've named him Oleg and I'm trying to find him a good home. He is adorable!

I don't guess that I've been so talkative about my love of pooches. I guess that is because I only have one! Aggie is a great gal and I've had her for a decade. She's a ragamuffin mutt that I selected at the shelter because she was going to be put down very soon. She was loving and kind but she hates other dogs. So as long as Ags is around she's going to be an only canine child. (She absolutely loves kitties though - its the darndest thing!)

Her teeth are getting older and she's having a hard time with some of her old toys so I made her a braided chew/tug toy out of some bargain bin fleece. It was really simple to do. I took about 1/8th of a yard of fleece I purchased from the off cuts section and cut it into thin, half inch wide strips the length of the fabric. I cut 15 strips, divided them into 3 sections of 5 and braided with knots every once in while. It's not fancy, but she really, really digs it.

After I made it I started perusing the internet for pup tutorials and I was pleased to have found a ton that I'd now like to share with you. 

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It's a Dog's Life! Agatha's Dining with Class

Updated on Friday, August 24, 2012 by Allison Murray

My big girl Agatha is a canine getting up in years. She now has her very own piece of furniture that holds her food and water up at her level and saving her some discomfort and stores her extra treats and toys. Full tutorial!

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