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What people food is safe for my pet?

High-quality pet foods are the best thing to feed dogs and cats. They do not require variety in their diet the way people do, but sometimes that cute little face is too hard to resist. If you have a pet with special medical needs, please check with your veterinarian before feeding any people food.

The No. 1 rule for people food is: If you wouldn't eat it, don't feed it to your pet. This includes raw meat, fat or grease from cooked meat and questionably fresh or spoiled food.

Things you can feed in small quantities:

Veggies: Cooked fresh is best, but if you are using canned veggies, find cans with no or low salt. Stay away from gas producers like cabbage and limit dark leafy greens and broccoli. A great choice is green beans; most dogs love them. Green beans are loaded with vitamins, low in fat/calories and available in cans year round. Small amounts of raw carrot is another well-liked veggie.

Fruit: Fresh fruit is best, but do not serve grapes or raisins. Apples are great since they are healthy, available year-round and reasonably priced.

Cooked grains like rice and barley: Leave out the butter and salt. Watch the quantity as grains are relatively high in calories.

Lean cooked fresh meat: Don't serve lunchmeats since they have a lot of salt and other additives. Good choices are chicken and turkey without the skin.

We’re looking forward now to Thanksgiving J Be sure to keep it safe for your pet!

Alice England
Makingstuffwithlove.etsy.com

STORY TIME TUESDAY

Once upon a time (10 years ago, LOL) my husband, fiancé at the time, decided he was OK with my getting another pet. We had a bird – a parrot named Sinbad, but I wanted something I could cuddle and love on.
My husband never had any type of pet before, ever, so a dog or a cat was just too much of a leap for him. So I thought, how about a rabbit. The lop-earred ones even resemble dogs a little, with the long ears hanging down; maybe a white one with spots.

There are several breeds of rabbits, ranging from the smallest, the Netherland dwarf, at approx 2 1/2 lbs:




to the largest, the Giant Flemmish, averaging 20 pounds:

There are several types of lop-earred rabbits. The smallest is the Holland Lop, which usually averages about 3½ - 4 pounds.

The American Fuzzy is the same size and shape only, well... fuzzier. Here is an example of a beautiful American Fuzzy:

Then there is the mini lop, which is a little larger.

The English Lop, which usually averages at 10 pounds or more, has 19" long ears!

And all the way up to the French lop, which usually weighs 12-14 lbs or more.But back to my story...

I decided the cute little Holland lop was best for me. We found some breeders in Pennsylvania to take a look. The first place we went to - Wow – it was huge; at least the size of a double garage with cages upon cages of rabbits, including just born tiny babies, a play area with exercise equipment, grooming area… It was pretty amazing.
Then we went to this other breeder/farm?? I found out they were bred for either pet or MEAT! He had just a few cages in his backyard.
He placed this young brown "tort colored" Holland lop in my arms, and the little guy looked up at me. There was no way I was leaving him there. We named him Cyrano.

Cyrano started out in a nice sized rabbit cage that we bought for him. But a few months later we got him a huge double decker condo. The upper floor was carpeted and that was his play area. Downstairs was vinyl flooring, with his kitchen on one side, and bathroom (litter box) on the other. But whenever I was home he also had the run of the house.

Here is an example of the condo we got for him:

OK, he did destroy a couple of rugs, and you really need to rabbit proof your house for exposed wires, etc, but he had such an adorable personality. He was very lovable, and so soft and loved to be brushed.

He was large for a Holland lop at 5 lbs!

We enjoyed 3 great years with this wonderful little guy.

Then he started to get a blockage in his urinary tract. The vet and I were trying to get this under control, but it was just too much for the little guy. I still miss him, but he was also responsible for the door that opened and let in two beautiful puppies – first Giupetto, then Gianna. (Another story for another time.)

I hope you enjoyed my story, and remember there are so many different pets to choose from, but the most important thing is that you do some research before-hand, so you choose the right pet for you and for your living arrangements.
Think about whether you will be able to devote the proper time and energy necessary for the pet you choose. Research the proper size cage or housing requirements, exercise, grooming needs, any special food, lighting or heat requirements, etc, before you start your search.
And enjoy a wonderful life with your new pet.

Diana

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Congratulations to Diana!!!

She guessed the 4th one!

FIND ME IF YOU CAN!!

I, Tooey, am hiding among my lilac friends! Can you find me?? The one who guesses correctly receives a surprise in the mail!!

GOOD LUCK!

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Time Change Reminder: Question Of The Day!

Hello all. The ask the petsjubilee pets Sunday post will be put off until more mail arrives. Your pets or you can still e-mail questions anytime to SassySashadoxie@yahoo.com with subject APP.

Sasha, the wiener dog, and her Mommy have decided to ask a question of the day to all of you. Please, respond in the comments area bellow. Most of the time it will be pet related. However, due to the time changing here in most of the USA, we felt this question was more important.

How Many Clocks Do You Need To Set Back Tonight?

Please, check out this animal clock themed treasury before setting all your clocks back: Time To Set Your Clocks!

Athena and Sasha from: SassySashadoxie

Ask The Petsjubilee Pets: Feeding Schedules

Warning: The advice and comments in the Ask The Petsjubilee Pets posts are for fun only and not meant in any way to represent real advice. Since the pets are the ones responding to the questions, the humans shall and forever remain blameless for whatever the animals post.

Last week A fellow canine had this problem:

Dear Sasha -
I sure hope you can help me. I'm a really smart dog, for the most part. I even learned how to tell time - people time, but apparently, my folks don't know how to. For instance, at 5:30 am, I have breakfast. At 6, I have 3 peanuts, at 6:15, I get one rice krispie and one cheerio. At 7:30, I get second breakfast, and so on and so forth. The problem is, my parents are starting to slack off on my schedule. I sit there and stare at them, trying to use telepathy to jar their memories. When that fails, I start whining and doing a little agitated dance. After that I start whining louder and more insistently. My problem is, this seems to upset mommy and daddy and then they get further behind on my schedule, or even worse, they laugh at my antics like I'm trying to be cute or something. What can I do to get my parents back on schedule without irritating them so much (or without getting laughed at)?
just call me Whiny Wonderdog

This is our response:

Dear Whiny Wonderdog,
This is such a problem here, too. We gets breakfast when we wakes up about 8:30 am. Mommy is pretty good about that cause we won't poo for her until she feeds us. However, we expect dinner kibble in our bowls at 4:00 pm exactly. We even start reminding her around a half hour before by sitting on her feet, whining, dancing, and we start getting excited when she gets up and doing circles around our bowls. However, if she gets busy on the computer we get the grumpy "You aren't going to starve to death go lay down." We have our schedule and we are sticking to it no matter what the humans do. So we go bug Grandma who will make Mommy feed us.

However, if you don't have a grandma handy then not sure how that idea will work. So here is plan B and it is what my big brother Charlie does. Pretend like you are going to throw up. Just cough up a bit of spit to make it look like you have nothing in your tummy and it is making you sick. Charlie always gets a bite of bread or whatever when he does that. Then, he trots away and smiles when the humans aren't looking. He always tells me that it is snack food on demand with every "pukeformance".

Hope this helps.

Your friend in fur,
SassySashadoxie

So far no other letters have come in this week. I is thinking if we don't have letters next week. I might have to do a pup quiz!

Please, e-mail your questions for Ask The Petsjubilee Pets to SassySashadoxie@yahoo.com. Also, please put APP in the subject of the letter so I don't have to open up e-mails about money requests to Nigeria. Apparently, SPAM e-mails even come to wiener dogs.

Itching

Some of our pets have been having trouble with itching lately. I already gave you one home remedy for hay fever and allergies: bathing in cool water with colloidal oatmeal (like Aveeno). If you don’t have any colloidal oatmeal, you can substitute regular oatmeal. Just fill an old sock with oatmeal and tie it over the bathtub spout so water runs through it.

Where your pet itches can tell a lot about what’s causing the problem. Pets with fleas usually scratch the rear half of their bodies, especially above the tail and down the back of the legs. If your dog has hay fever, it is usually the front half that itches. Front half itching causes face rubbing, foot licking, armpit scratching and neck and chest scratching. Unlike dogs, cats with hay fever often itch all over. In addition, they may develop little scabby bumps underneath their fur. If your dog is itching all over, it could be a food allergy. Cats with food allergies, however, are more likely to itch around the face and neck.

Which brings me to this: How to give a cat a bath. For flea control or anything else, it is about as easy as wrestling with barbed wire. To clean your kitty without getting killed in the process, here’s what vets recommend:

1) Plan ahead: Cats hate the sound of running water, so fill the tub first, then bring in the kitty.
2) Keep her face dry: Getting wet above the neck will give almost any cat a fit. Try to ease her into the tub, to keep splashing to a minimum.
3) Bring an anchor: To keep your cat under control you may want to invest in a kitty harness that’s attached to a leash, with a suction cup on one end. The suction cup sticks to the tub or shower wall to leave your hands free to do the washing. Make sure the leash is short enough so she can’t jump out of the tub and choke herself.
4) Help her get a grip: Putting a plastic milk crate, rubber mat or some other similar object in the tub will give your clutching kitty something to grab, so she’s less likely to sink her claws into you.

Hopefully none of us will be bathing cats regularly, but I thought these steps might help when it’s necessary.

*These tips are home remedies only and should not ever be used as a substitute for any treatment that may have been prescribed by your veterinarian. If your pet has a medical problem, we urge you to seek competent medical care.

Alice England
Makingstuffwithlove.etsy.com

Ask The Petsjubilee Pets: Oh Poop!

Warning: The advice and comments in the Ask The Petsjubilee Pets posts are for fun only and not meant in any way to represent real advice. Since the pets are the ones responding to the questions, the humans shall and forever remain blameless for whatever the animals post.

Last week we received this letter in to us:

Dear Sasha,
I am overcome with grief. When I was a babe, my mom used to let me run and play all the time in the living room. It was so fun! I zoomed around the sofa, behind the computer table then across the wide expanse to another sofa. I would jump straight up in the air and then zoom some more. Oh...those were the days! As I'm sure you understand, there are times when one must relieve themselves. So I carefully chose a spot out of the way, unnoticeable to anyone and peed and pooed there. It became MY bathroom, if you will. Well, one day when my mom was trying to look for me to put me away, she happened upon my bathroom. It was not cool. She shouted my name and told me I was a bad boy. She said I could no longer race around except in the kitchen on this cold, slippery linoleum junk. YUCK! To make matters worse, she lets my sister run around still! The other sister is so fat she just sits there, so it's easy to see if she if went potty. But, of course, she doesn't because she's a girl and girls are perfect.....blah, blah,blah. Is there any way I can convince my mom to let me have my old racing route back?

Pooped out Piggie in Ohio

Dear Pooped Out Piggie In Ohio,
Well, after much thought and contemplation, I think we have a solution for you. Tunnels!!!

Have your humans build you a tunnel system that goes all around the house or maybe even in back yard. You get out of the kitchen, and all the poops stay within the tunnel. I, myself, have been wanting a tunnel system since my puppyhood sandbox was taken away to put up a garage. Doxies love tunneling you know.

The tunnel can be pre-bought or even have those crafty humans build one out of boxes, fabric attached to hula hoops, PBC pipe, or maybe even that flexible tubing stuff that is behind the dryer. Got stuck behind a dryer as a pup (a very long story), but they look big enough for a piggie to go through.

If that doesn't work you can always try this idea that was left in the comments section of last weeks post:

Giupetto and Gianna Tails I think pooped out piggy should set her brother and sister up to take the fall. Then the human will have to make some decisions. :-)

Hope this helps.

Your friend in fur,
SassySashadoxie

Next week we will be answering this letter:

Dear Sasha -

I sure hope you can help me. I'm a really smart dog, for the most part. I even learned how to tell time - people time, but apparently, my folks don't know how to. For instance, at 5:30 am, I have breakfast. At 6, I have 3 peanuts, at 6:15, I get one rice krispie and one cheerio. At 7:30, I get second breakfast, and so on and so forth. The problem is, my parents are starting to slack off on my schedule. I sit there and stare at them, trying to use telepathy to jar their memories. When that fails, I start whining and doing a little agitated dance. After that I start whining louder and more insistently. My problem is, this seems to upset mommy and daddy and then they get further behind on my schedule, or even worse, they laugh at my antics like I'm trying to be cute or something. What can I do to get my parents back on schedule without irritating them so much (or without getting laughed at)?

just call me
Whiny Wonderdog

Please, e-mail your questions for Ask The Petsjubilee Pets to SassySashadoxie@yahoo.com. Also, please put APP in the subject of the letter so I don't have to open up e-mails about money requests to Nigeria. Apparently, SPAM e-mails even come to wiener dogs.

Ask The Petsjubilee Pets: Frito Feet Part 2

Warning: The advice and comments in the Ask The Petsjubilee Pets posts are for fun only and not meant in any way to represent real advice. Since the pets are the ones responding to the questions, the humans shall and forever remain blameless for whatever the animals post.

Well, we got e-mail this week. Woohoo! But, first things first. Last week my wienie friend asked this question:

To Sasha And Any Other Critter Out There:
Why do my paws smell like corn chips? Also, why does my mommy likes to smell them? She puts her nose right on my little paws and sniffs and sniffs. Seriously, it is not the same thing as sniffing butts and you knows human noses aren't cold or wet like ours so it feels so gross when they put their warm noses on our sensitive tootsies. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
From:
Frito Feet

Dear Frito Feet,
I have often wondered what the humans fascination is with our paws anyways. Seriously, you knows the good smelling stuff is what we roll on in the backyard. But, just for you I did some research on-line and you know those human science geeks think that the corn chip smell comes from bacteria and yeast. Really!! Apparently, these little no see-ums like to multiply and let some "gasses" loose in damp, warm, dark places like cute, furry little paws or the inside of ears. Most of the time all you get is the lovely smell of corn chips, but sometimes it can lead to nasty skin infections. YUCK!!
So you know how some of us dogs don't like to get our paws wet. This is actually a good thing. Cause the wetter the paws the more these corn chip smelling gas producers like to reproduce.
So my advice is keep your paws clean and dry as pawsible and of course sleep all stretched out in the middle of the big bed so the air gets to them. Cause, you know once the corn chip smell goes away so does the pesty paw huffing human. No worries though, I hears the humans cook more bacon when they can't get their frito feet fix.
Your friend in fur,
SassySashadoxie

Next, week we will answer this one:

Dear Sasha,
I am overcome with grief. When I was a babe, my mom used to let me run and play all the time in the living room. It was so fun! I zoomed around the sofa, behind the computer table then across the wide expanse to another sofa. I would jump straight up in the air and then zoom some more. Oh...those were the days! As I'm sure you understand, there are times when one must relieve themselves. So I carefully chose a spot out of the way, unnoticeable to anyone and peed and pooed there. It became MY bathroom, if you will. Well, one day when my mom was trying to look for me to put me away, she happened upon my bathroom. It was not cool. She shouted my name and told me I was a bad boy. She said I could no longer race around except in the kitchen on this cold, slippery linoleum junk. YUCK! To make matters worse, she lets my sister run around still! The other sister is so fat she just sits there, so it's easy to see if she if went potty. But, of course, she doesn't because she's a girl and girls are perfect.....blah, blah,blah. Is there any way I can convince my mom to let me have my old racing route back?
Pooped out Piggie in Ohio

Please, e-mail your questions for Ask The Petsjubilee Pets to SassySashadoxie@yahoo.com. Also, please put APP in the subject of the letter so I don't have to open up e-mails about money requests to Nigeria. Apparently, SPAM e-mails even come to wiener dogs.

Ask The Petsjubilee Pets: Frito Feet?

Trick Or Treat! Smell My Feet! (Or just click on the picture.)

Warning: The advice and comments in the Ask The Petsjubilee Pets posts are for fun only and not meant in any way to represent real advice. Since the pets are the ones responding to the questions, the humans shall and forever remain blameless for whatever the animals post.

Well, we were a bit short this week on ask the Petsjubilee Pets e-mails. Unless, some have magically been misplaced which does tend to happen when you have paws like mine. So I asked a fellow on-line wienie friend of mine who shall remain nameless, if he had any pressing questions on his mind. This is what he wrote:

To Sasha And Any Other Critter Out There:
Why do my paws smell like corn chips? Also, why does my mommy likes to smell them? She puts her nose right on my little paws and sniffs and sniffs. Seriously, it is not the same thing as sniffing butts and you knows human noses aren't cold or wet like ours so it feels so gross when they put their warm noses on our sensitive tootsies. Any help would be greatly a-pee-ciated.
From:
Face Book Frito Feet

Next, week we will answer this one and hopefully by then we will have more e-mail letters. Oh, and feel free to put your thoughts and answers to this letter in the comment section below, too.

Please, e-mail your questions for Ask The Petsjubilee Pets to SassySashadoxie@yahoo.com. Also, please put APP in the subject of the letter so I don't have to open up e-mails about money requests to Nigeria. Apparently, SPAM e-mails even come to wiener dogs.

Ask The Petsjubilee Pets

Warning: The advice and comments in the Ask The Petsjubilee Pets posts are for fun only and not meant in any way to represent real advice. Since the pets are the ones responding to the questions, the humans shall and forever remain blameless for whatever the animals post.

As promised from last week, we are answering this letter:

Dear Sasha,

I am a dachshund mix hound dog. I was rescued and have been living with my new family since I was a pup, about 7 years. My problem started about 6 months ago when my family took in another puppy, a Yorkie named, we’ll call him John. He isn’t nice to me at all. I’ve got tons of seniority (and weight) on him, but he acts like he’s the boss. He won’t let me sleep on the bed with my mom where I have always slept, so now I am on the floor with the big dog. Grrrr… I am last in line for treats, behind the big dog and my used-to-be best friend, we’ll call him Mo, and this new ’boss’. He and ’Mo’ are best friends now and seem to leave me out of the fun. Now I have to admit, I’m not the life of the party -- sometimes I can even be a little neurotic, but this disrespect seems to be growing. What can I do?

The Disgusted Dachshund

Dear The Disgusted Dachshund,

I have been furplexed with your issue since I gots your letter. We dachshunds need the top dog treatment at all times. I was the new pup on the block whens Mommy brought me home so of course I lets my big brother Charlie knows I was going to be top dog right away. Most of the time he seems fine with his place in the pack though.

I knows lots of the peeps on the team said they would so take you in and make you feel special, but the pets all agree that there really is only one thing you should do. "Play sick". Not really sick, just do a few things you don't normally do. Like eat a bunch of grass, do that little cough sound like you are going to puke, jump off of the furniture and do a small little limp, or the best one of all drag the butt on the carpet. It is bound to get quite a bit of attention from the humans when ever needed.

The key is timing. Do it right when the other dogs are getting the attention. But, not too long doing it or they will take you to the vet or give you the yucky pink medicine.

I hope this helps.

Your Friend In Fur,
SassySashaDoxie

Please, e-mail your questions for Ask The Petsjubilee Pets to SassySashadoxie@yahoo.com. Also, please put APP in the subject of the letter.

Ask The Petjubilee Pets: Cat Chasing?

Warning: The advice and comments in the Ask The Petsjubilee Pets posts are for fun only and not meant in any way to represent real advice. Since the pets are the ones responding to the questions, the humans shall and forever remain blameless for whatever the animals post.

As promised from last week, we are answering this letter:

dear sasha, why won't my mommy and daddy let me chase the cats? i thought they got them for me to play with. They really look like fun the way they all play together, but mom says I play too rough. What does that word mean? bitey in bethlehem

Dear bitey in bethlehem,
Sasha here. Rough, to the humans means using your teeth. Trust me on this one. Every time I play bite as a pup, my mommy would say too rough be nice. Humans, never let us use our teeth for anything but eating.
I posed this problem to my fellow creatures on the petsjubilee team. Which of course, created a huge debate among the cats and dogs. We had to even call in the "piggies" to help out with a little peace talk negotiations.
The peeps were all about telling you to try and get along with the cats. A typical response from the furless ones cause we all know how well they get along with people they don't like. (barking under my breath) Shall we remind them of the female dog word used so often now. Not like us girl dogs want that kind of rep to begin with. But anyways, back to the problem at paw.
So with the "piggies" help, we came up with a middle ground. So basically, the cats are firm on the idea "Cats are not chew toys!" We dogs think the fat kitties out there need a little exercise. What better way to get their chubby buns a work out than a little dogercizing chase game. Right? So chase the cats, but no bitey. For the humans out there, it is kind of like "I smoked it, but I didn't inhale." Not quite sure what that means, but the "piggies" told me to explain it that way so the humans would understand.
Hope this helps.

Your Friend In Fur,
SassySashaDoxie

Next Sunday we will be answering this letter and hopefully a few more (hint hint):

Dear Sasha,

I am a dachshund mix hound dog. I was rescued and have been living with my new family since I was a pup, about 7 years. My problem started about 6 months ago when my family took in another puppy, a Yorkie named, we’ll call him John. He isn’t nice to me at all. I’ve got tons of seniority (and weight) on him, but he acts like he’s the boss. He won’t let me sleep on the bed with my mom where I have always slept, so now I am on the floor with the big dog. Grrrr… I am last in line for treats, behind the big dog and my used-to-be best friend, we’ll call him Mo, and this new ’boss’. He and ’Mo’ are best friends now and seem to leave me out of the fun. Now I have to admit, I’m not the life of the party -- sometimes I can even be a little neurotic, but this disrespect seems to be growing. What can I do?

The Disgusted Dachshund

Please, e-mail your questions for Ask The Petsjubilee Pets to SassySashadoxie@yahoo.com. Also, please put APP in the subject of the letter. Click on the picture below to get to a special treasury featuring kitty related items On ETSY.

Ask The Petsjubilee Pets: Poo Eating

Warning: The advice and comments in the Ask The Petsjubilee Pets posts are for fun only and not meant in any way to represent real advice. Since the pets are the ones responding to the questions, the humans shall and forever remain blameless for whatever the animals post.


(Special thanks to Miss Suz for the picture above and for having to endure stares from her kitty owning neighbors while she was taking this picture.)

As promised from last week, we are answering this letter:

Dear Sasha- I has a bit of an embarrassing problem...I eats my own poo :( I just can't stops myself. Mommy and daddy get so mad at me and scold me and threaten to withholds treats from me. I don't wants them to be angers at me, but to me, its recycling - I just doin' MY part to helps the vironment...ok, thats a fib - I just has to eat anything and everything, rusty nails, bark off the tree, etc. How can I learn to lay off the poo? I think my folks would be most happy if I did that. Arrooooo to you and Charlie. just sign me Bad Breath Beagle

Dear Bad Breath Beagle,
Poo addiction is a tough one. I even had to call in a favor from the Queen Of The Poo Eating Dachshund Club (AKA-Miss Peewee with computer help from her human Miss Suz). There is a bad rumor going around amongst the humans that Poo eating is a disorder due to a vitamin deficiency. But, we dogs know the truth. It is an eating disorder that you think you are hungry all the time. When, treats or food is gone, you look for our own source of snacking. Similar to those humans that must have snack foods right after eating a big meal. Sometimes, it is grass, bugs, worms, sticks, and even your own poo. You shouldn't be ashamed. You just need to have your human hide good treats around the house and yard. (I do mean hide. Cause half the fun of poo eating is hunting the tootsie rolls down. Or so I have heard.) There is some examples of some yummy treats in the treasury pic at that the end of this post. (Hint hint to the humans out there.) The key is to let your human hide them when you aren't looking. That way you have to use your beagle nose to find them. Good luck, and if this doesn't work then call your local PEA (Poo Eaters Anonymous) for a 12 paw step program.
Your Friend In Fur,
SassySashaDoxie

Next Sunday we will be answering this letter and hopefully a few more (hint hint):

dear sasha,why won't my mommy and daddy let me chase the cats? i thought they got them for me to play with. They really look like fun the way they all play together, but mom says I play too rough. What does that word mean?bitey in bethlehem

Please, e-mail your questions for Ask The Petsjubilee Pets to SassySashadoxie@yahoo.com. Also, please put APP in the subject of the letter.Click on the picture below to get to a special treasury featuring yummy homemade dog treats On ETSY.

Ask The Petsjubilee Pets: Tummy Kisses Yuck!

Warning: The advice and comments in the Ask The Petsjubilee Pets posts are for fun only and not meant in any way to represent real advice. Since the pets are the ones responding to the questions, the humans shall and forever remain blameless for whatever the animals post.

As promised from last week, we are answering this letter:

Dear Sasha,
Whenever I lay on my back trying to cool off my under parts, my human has to come over and kiss my belly. Then she pulls all 4 of my feet one at a time making these silly noises. How do I get her to stop doing this?
Signed,
annoyed and embarrassed

Dear annoyed and embarrassed,

Don't you just hate it when humans do the belly kissing and that other thing. I think they call it "raspberries". I know from personal experience there is a few special ways to deal with this bad human behavior problem. Unfortunately, most will get you in trouble. With humans you need to do it at the same time as they are doing the naughty behavior. I hear they don't seem to understand delayed consequences like chewing up a purse strap when they aren't looking. Here are my suggestions:

1.) Cover up in cute doggy outfits. The more frilly and over the top on cuteness the better. Usually, they are so pleased that you look like them that they forget all about the belly kisses. However, it does have the "Loser" effect among the Alpha dogs in the neighborhood.

2.) The moment the human goes in for the belly kissing, start licking either the inside of the human's ear or your butt. Both are a quick turn offs to the humans. However, this may result in getting your teeth cleaned or your butt squeezed cause you know humans are slow to learn new behaviors.

3.) Last resort, pee in her face. I haven't personally done this and I suspect it would lead to a major time out. However, I have heard that the human pups (also known as babies) do it and it works big time.

I do hope these suggestions help.

Your Friend In Fur,
SassySashaDoxie

Next Sunday we will be answering this letter and hopefully a few more (hint hint):

Dear Sasha- I has a bit of an embarrassing problem...I eats my own poo :( I just can't stops myself. Mommy and daddy get so mad at me and scold me and threaten to withholds treats from me. I don't wants them to be angers at me, but to me, its recycling - I just doin' MY part to helps the vironment...ok, thats a fib - I just has to eat anything and everything, rusty nails, bark off the tree, etc. How can I learn to lay off the poo? I think my folks would be most happy if I did that. Arrooooo to you and Charlie.just sign meBad Breath Beagle

Please, e-mail your questions for Ask The Petsjubilee Pets to SassySashadoxie@yahoo.com. Also, please put APP in the subject of the letter.

Click on the picture below to get to a special treasury featuring Cute Pet Outfits On ETSY.

Ask The Petsjubilee Pets: Alien Dogs?

Hi all,
Your furry friend, Sasha-the dachshund, here. As promised from last week, we are answering this letter:

Dear Sasha, Why does my Chihuahua cairn mix like to go to bed very early and sleep very late- sometimes until noon? Do Chi's do this?Also, she eats basil and lemon mint, while my other doggies don't. I find this quite unusual. Is it because she likes spicy Mexican food?signedis my dog an alien in PA

Dear Is My Dog An Alien In PA,
Sasha, the little wiener dog here. I have a cousin that is a Chihuahua and she sleeps all the time except for when she is growling at me. Can I help that I like to stick my cold wet nose where it doesn't belong?
Oh, well. Basically, I know some dogs do sleep a lot. But, with us wienies we usually are only pretending to sleep. Once our humans are completely out (REM sleep is the best and my doxie mind control device tells me exactly when they are in REM sleep, too.) is when we dachshund's like to party. We have doggy poker games (I think you all have viewed the painting.), on-line dating (How I met my beloved Oscar from NJ.), wiener dog races, and of course cabinet climbing to get to the good treats the humans hide up high. Some humans think that crating us will keep us away from our nightly madness, but we have mastered crate escapes so well we think the humans shouldn't even bother.
As far as the spicy foods go, we dogs all have particular tastes for things. For instance, my big bro likes the new rabbit pellet like dog kibbles that Mommy brought home when the store was out of our brand. I personally think I rather eat worms. Really, the bigger and juicier the better. I miss my kibble and I make sure my Mommy knows it every time she puts the bowl down for me.
So, basically, I really don't think your dog is an alien. However, in the Dachshund Guide To Taking Over The World Edition Two, it does state ten potential signs that a fellow K9 might be from another planet.

1. The K9 is overly knowledgeable in technology. Can master internet, blogging, tweeting, on-line purchases of toys and treats, and still program a DVR.
2. The K9 is often spotted wearing a fish bowl on his/her head, as well as, carrying a ray gun in his/her paws.
3. The K9's fur or hair comes in designer colors such as neon green, purple, and glow in the dark.
4. The K9 starts to resemble a human way too much, and has poop that is almost bigger than itself.
5. The K9 may see certain city landmarks as chew toys.
6. The K9 often choices space themed bedding and collars.
7. The K9 has barked the words "Beam Me Up, Scotty!"
8. The K9 rides a motorcycle with a space ship side car.
9. All pugs who enjoy wearing snuggly alien head gear should be considered very suspicious .
10. The K9 has a stuffed alien Chihuahua that is both a chew toy and an alter ego to blame for any minor damage done to grass while practicing crop circle formations.

I hope this helps relieve your fears that your dog may be an alien. If not, then don't worry most alien dogs are only here for the bacon.
Your Friend In Fur,
SassySashadoxie

Next Sunday we will be answering this letter and maybe a few more:

Dear Sasha,
Whenever I lay on my back trying to cool off my under parts, my human has to come over and kiss my belly. Then she pulls all 4 of my feet one at a time making these silly noises. How do I get her to stop doing this?
Signed,
annoyed and embarrassed

Please, e-mail your questions for Ask The Petsjubilee Pets to SassySashadoxie@yahoo.com. Also, please put APP in the subject of the letter.

Click on the picture below to get to a special treasury featuring ETSY alien doggy items.

Ask The Petsjubilee Pets: We Got Mail!

Never fear pets of the world! Sasha and the Petsjubilee Pets are here to lend a paw, claw, beak, or whatever. Boy has the inbox been busy this week. Here are a few juicy ones to get your fur a shedding.

Our first one is near and dear to all us pets hearts: The Nickname Dilemma! The petsjubilee treasury at the end of this blog was inspired by this letter. (Don't forget to click on the pic to get to the treasury page.)

dear ABBy (aka : Sasha)

help....i have a terrible dilemma!!
...my people mom insists on baby talking to me! oh yes, i'm tired of it! i tried barking to her my distress, but she continues to coo and make silly noises at me. she also dresses me in goofy hats and flashes the lights at me....but the absolute worst, are the pet names she has for me, ...."sweetie pie", "bo-bo", "pootie boy", "love puppy"...these are just some of the things she calls me..... even in public!
i really don't want to hurt her feelings, cuz she's a great mom, and she loves me as much as i love her, but i am a GROWN dog!!
please, your pur-fessional advice on this matter would be caninely appreciated.
sincerely
tough guy in texas

The AngelPup Crew provided a great answer to this letter in the following.

Dear Tough guy in Texas:

Our Mom doesn't do too much baby-talking to us.....she just talks all day to us like were humans and have a clue! However, we did get together and discuss this issue and we've decided that the best way to get your Mom to stop the baby talk and nicknames is to start acting like a child. Chew a shoe up, do your business in the kitchen, take the steak off the counter while it's sitting there....we know it will be a little humiliating for you at first, but we guarantee it'll work. On the occasions when Mom does do the baby-talk thing and we've employed the above tactics, she has IMMEDIATELY returned to her "adult voice" to talk to us. Well, maybe yell at us is a better description. In fact, we've seen her do it with her human kids and you know you've got her attention when she calls you by your full name! First, Middle, Last....but no cutesy nicknames that's for sure! So, whenever she starts to goo and gaa at you and begins to call you embarrassing names, just lift a leg near her favorite appliance, nicest peice of furniture, or her best new pair of shoes. She'll learn. And remember, be consistent. Sometime humans take a while to learn new behaviors but you must not give up on her.

Best of luck! The AngelPups Crew

Letter number two is also quite a common problem since humans seem to be get wider so seem the pets.

Please Sasha-you are my last hope!

I have a serious weight problem. My two housemates of the rodentia order are of normal size, eat exactly what I eat, have the same sized cage and get about the same amount of exercise. They are suave looking, lean, fit, really rather splendiferous creatures. Not me. I am obese. My mom can't walk past my cage without commenting. "How's fatty today?" "Does chubby need a goodie?" And when she picks me up she groans as if she's lifting a cannon. I really can't take it anymore. Am I destined to be be a porky, rotund, corpulent creature the rest of my days?

Sincerely, Rolypoly in a tight fix

I decided to answer this one with a bit of fursonal experience.

Dear Rolypoly in a tight fix,
Sasha is here. I myself have never had too many weight issues cause mommy practically starves me where the treats are concerned. However, I do have a play date wienie buddy (who shall remain nameless) that was actually accused by a elderly neighbor to be a PIG. The neighbor called the police and animal control stating that my friend's mommy was keeping livestock in the city. Well, the police showed up and once discovering that my poor humiliated friend was just a 40 pound wire haired wiener dog they began to laugh at him. Well, all that is a very long story, but what I am getting to is this poor fellow had a thyroid condition and was on steroids so it made him balloon up big time. He is limited on his diet and he does exercise quite a bit. However, the weight still stayed. Basically, there might be other reasons why you tend to be more plump than your housemates. So remind your mommy that unless the police show up asking to see the pig in your house, you are so able to be whatever size rodent you are meant to be.

Your Friend In Fur,
SassySashadoxie

So two pet letters have been addressed today, but we actually got a third letter, too. However, my doxie mind has thought that we need to keep something special for next week's post. Here is the letter that will be answered next Sunday here on Ask The Petsjubilee Pets.

Dear Sasha, Why does my Chihuahua cairn mix like to go to bed very early and sleep very late- sometimes until noon? Do Chi's do this?Also, she eats basil and lemon mint, while my other doggies don't. I find this quite unusual. Is it because she likes spicy mexican food?

signed is my dog an alien in PA

We are still accepting you or your pets questions for APP Sunday post at: (Please, type APP Or Ask The Petsjubilee Pets in the subject of the e-mail.)

SassySashadoxie@yahoo.com

Ask The Petsjubilee Pets: Intro

Hello all,

Sasha, the wiener dog, here. My human (Athena) and I run a little shop on Etsy called SassySashadoxie. Those that know me know I love to bark my mind. So when the opportunity to be a guest blog host came up, you know that I barked at the chance.

I have befriended several of the other petsjubilee team pets and we would like to have the Sunday team blog post all to ourselves. So our idea is that all you humans out there would e-mail us a question about your pet that is currently on your mind. Then, we pets will decided how to answer it and post it on the blog here in the weeks to come. It will kind of be like Dear Abby, but more critter crazy.

The topics can be anything from why my hamster squeaks all night to why my Chihuahua shakes so much. Maybe, you have a parrot with a TV addiction or just want to know why your dog barks at leaves falling from trees. Maybe, it is love issues and you just need a good on-line dating service for your pet. Well, we aren't experts, but we do know something about being human companions so why not give us a shot. The answers may not be factual, but I bet they will be funny.

Warning: The advice and comments in the Ask The Petsjubilee Pets posts are for fun only and not meant in any way to represent real advice. Since the pets are the ones responding to the questions, the humans shall and forever remain blameless for whatever the animals post.

Please, e-mail your question now to SassySashadoxie@yahoo.com. Title it Ask Petsjubilee Pets or APP if you prefer short paw.

P.S. Don't forget to sign the question with a silly cover name like Hairless in Seattle. Just because, we wouldn't want your pet to be teased at the groomers.

Lots Of Doxie Kisses,

Sasha of SassySashadoxie.etsy.com