Canine Coolers - water beds for dogs

It's Dawson! HI! I love summer but it sure is hot! We have these great dogbeds in the truck called Canine Coolers. You soak them in the tub and the little polymer crystals swell up with water. Then for two or three days they sort of evaporate and stay really cool. They are cushy soft so you know they have water in them but the surface stays dry and cool. Humans are sometimes pretty smart. This is one of those times. What a great invention. If you are hot, have your people check out Canine Coolers or some of the other cooling beds. Dogs don't sweat you know! That little breeze that cools you People down does zip, nada, nothing for us unless you hose us down first. We need EXTERNALLY provided coolness. Canine Coolers are it!

Dogs and Baths

Let me say up front that we are not fond of baths. We rarely have to bathe. We are German Shorthairs so we are fastidiuosly clean,and, we have no odor even when wet. However, some of the clients - especially the hairy ones - have an odor. And occassionally even unscented dogs roll in dead fish or manure. So...if you have to take a bath, get your people to take you to Ruff House in Redmond. We went on Thursday. (Don't ask why.) Ruff House is a self serve dog wash! It is spotlessly clean and doesn't smell like dogs have been there. They have waist high tubs that you walk up a ramp to get into, waterproof aprons for your People, lots of different shampoos and very nice dog dryers. To us a bath is a bath...but if you go to Ruff House, your People won't have to wash the towels or clean the tub..so maybe they won't be cranky that you rolled in that nice pile of manure. And it costs less than $20 for the tub, the shampoo, the conditioner, the towels and the dryer. And get this..they have Cheese Snacks! Ruff House..Dina owns it. Tell her that Dawson and Cordy sent you. (We like the tea tree/aloe shampoo. Let us know which shampoo you like best.)

Prep now for Independence Day

Hello everyone. Cordelia Brown here. As you may know, Independence Day is fast approaching. We Love the Fireworks! It sounds like hunting season! However we realize that lots of dogs don't hunt and lots more don't like fireworks. Tell your People not to leave you along on the 4th and have them crank up the stereo and give you some Rescue Remedy. Also, it's not to late to get a microchip from your vet if you don't have one yet - Just in case you freak out and bolt! But TRY not to bolt. You are safest with your People. Get 'em to grill you up a burger or a frankfurter...(we don't use that other name for sausages).