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Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Join us on facebook!

We thought it was time to share our wonderful team and group of clients with the world.
We've gone the route of social networking and created a facebook page.
Join in on our fun! Post pics, make (nice, hilarious) comments etc!
Hope to see you there! Woof!

Click on the link below:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/pages/NY-Walk-TrainFar-Fetched-Acres/121649816027

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Friday, August 21, 2009

Far Fetched Acres: A day at dog camp www.farfetchedacres.com

A day of play at Far Fetched Acres!








Cosmo enjoying some rock climbing during a hike.


The party is pool side! Who's in?



Sadie, Bui and Zoe enjoy a lounge in the pool.

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Thursday, August 20, 2009

Pupsicles! A cool treat to beat the dog days of summer.


Dogs and heat are a tough combination.
The internal cooling system of your fur kid is not as efficient as yours in it's ability to release heat. Your pup releases heat through his/her paw pads. When those paw pads are tromping on the city's hot cement it's difficult to actually keep cool.
Be sure to keep exercise to a reasonable amount during the dog days of August.

Here's a recipe to keep your hot pooch cool.
You can play with the measurements based on your knowledge of your dog's digestive system.
If your pup is a "less is more" kinda dog, then add/increase water (vs. yogurt) measurements.
If your pup's belly adjusts to most anything added to his/her diet, be creative!
Here are some ideas below.
This recipe will create about 2-3 trays of pupsicles..that can be transferred to a handy freezer bag.

1 cup plain fat free yogurt (can substitute with low or full fat per your dog's needs/tolerance)
Optional: 1/2 tablespoon peanut butter (we use organic, no sugar added version)
Variety of ingredients to consider: add diced apple, blueberry or carrots and peas. These are ingredients commonly found in high quality dog foods. I also like adding diced up Natural Balance Dog Roll or bits of chicken, lamb, turkey or beef.

If you have an extremely diet sensitive pup, consider using your dog's dry or wet food blended/liquidized with water.

Prep: you can add your ingredients to a blender and liquidize it. I just do it the old fashioned way in a bowl (less parts to clean). Mix all ingredients in a bowl and spoon into ice cube tray or mini muffin pans.
Freeze overnight.
Remove from trays and store in freezer back (now you can make your own ice cubes again).

In the spirit of training: be sure to ask your dog to sit before giving him that yummy pupsicle.

If you are too busy or unskilled for the homemade version try; http://www.yoghund.com/

Enjoy the summer!

posted by NY Walk & Train @ 9:47 AM   0 Comments

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