homemade dog treats

I have been baking some dog treats for Luigi and he loves em'. I have called them Parmesan pieces. If you would like to treat your dog to some to here is how to make a batch.

Recipe For Parmesan Pieces

Ingredients

2 cups of all-purpose/plain flour

1/4 cup fresh grated Parmesan

1/4 cup semolina or cornmeal

1 stock cube or 1 tblspn of stock powder- we used beef.

1 large egg beaten

3/4 to one cup of warm water

flour just for rolling out the dough

turn oven on at 180/350

Disolve the stock cube in the warm water. Mix the dry ingredients together. Add the egg and water and stir, then use your hands to make the mixture into dough.

Roll out the dough with a rolling pin on a floured surface. Cut out the shapes with a cookie cutter, and put on a non-stick baking tray. Put them in the oven for 15 to 20 minutes.

recipe for dice cubes

2 cups off oatmeal or all purpose flour
1/4 of low-sodium beef or chicken bouillon powder - or an oxo cube
1/4 cup of flax seed
1 large beaten egg
3/4 of hot water
and some flaxseed and oatmeal to roll out the treats in.

turn oven on at 180/325.

put the first five ingredients in a bowl and mix well (we put an oxo cube in the hot water)
put the dough on a board with flour on it and roll it out. get a sharp knife and cut in to long pices about 2 inch long and 1 wide
place on non stick tray and pu t in oven for 13 to 16 minutes. Take out and let them cool
Cut into bite size pieces (if you a big dog you make bigger ones) and see if your dog likes them!

luigis operation

On the 5th of December Luigi went to the vets to be neutered We took Luigi inside and after a long talk on how we had to treat him after his operation, we left him on his own (and he howled of course).

We went to pick him up a 4.00! Luigi was a new dog. He was shaking and crying. We took him back home. He lay by the fire and cried. He slept in mums room that night -all night he was crying. (he did not like his collar of course). In the morning he was a bit better so we put up the Christmas decorations.

Next day Luigi was better and he was being so funny! he was running and went under the table and got stuck! We had to rescue him and he was very grateful!

Today we went back for a check up on his stitches. All was OK. Luigi has his stitches out on the day after his birth day the 15Th of December.

luigi the new dog

Luigi has gone to the grooming parlor. We dropped him off at nine and went to Norwich for the morning.

When we got back we saw a dog and what a dog!! It's was Luigi but wow! He looks so funny! Here is a photo of him before the groom. and now here is the new luigi!!!

puppy problems

When getting a dog or coton de tulear you must think of the problems, such as a dog will not know right from wrong. Here is a list of problems.

1. Weeing and pooing.
2. Crying at night
3. Grooming
4. Walks
5. Money (vet bills toys food etc. etc.)

Now here is a list of good or great things about having a dog.

1. Training (is a fun thing to do and makes a bond with your dog)
2. Playing
3. Dogs can be great pals
4. Running jumping (agility)
5. Giving them food they love ( dogs do anything for sausage - so does Luigi)

How to make the problems into a list of good things.

1. Weeing and pooing - go and look at puppy toilet training
2. Crying at night - look at puppy seperation anxiety
3. Grooming - bath lots if you do not want to groom your dog, or get a smooth coat one.
4. Walks - you can just play or make walks fun. Let your dog off lead and do come training.
5. Money - don't get a dog. Or put part of your money in a bank to cover the bills.

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coton de tulear puppies

When you are getting a puppy you need to think about 'do I want a puppy?' Here are some things to answer.

1. do I like dogs?


2. am I happy to pay vet bills?


3. is the house big enough?


4. do I have the time to walk it?


5. do you know that you will have to pick your holidays so your dog can come or you will have to pay to put it in kennels?


6. do all the people in the house want a dog?

If the answers are all 'yes' go on to stage two 'what to buy'.

getting what you need

• bowls ( two)


• collar and lead (make sure the collar can go small)


• big fluffy toy (to snuggle up with a night)


• good tug of war toy


• good toy to throw ( balls are good)


• we have cage which you can put the dog in at night and when he is going in the car


• toy box


• brush (for coton de tulears use a poodle comb)
  
• harness ( good for family's that do a lot of walking)


• food but make sure it's the food that your puppy eats at the breeders


• chews
  
• soft bedding


• dog cutting scissors


• collar tag
  
• lots of dog books (go to coton de tulear books to find what books you need)
• poo bags

• puppy!

That is what you need to get a puppy. Read on to get puppy care tips, or go to bringing home a new puppy to know what to do when you have a puppy

puppy care tips

• when doing a bath have lots of treats so your dog will like baths.


• give your dog a good set of food. A good but smelly way to see if he is having good food is to have a look at his poo - if it is dark brown he is having a good diet.


• Luigi is allergic to wheat. If he has it he scratches. Wheat is not good for your dog but most dogs can have it.


• you will need lots of things - look at this list and go and get them


• make sure that your dog cannot swallow a toy you buy


• do not take your dog on too long walks. We did this and we got stuck with a dog who was not allowed to play or go on walks for 2 weeks because he had a sore leg.

I hope that this was good and helpful information .

bringing home a new puppy

Bringing home a new puppy.

When you get out the of car you should have a play pen for your puppy. We did. We put our puppy in the pen.

If your dog cries do not look at it - just ignore it. Make sure you have food and water for the dog in the pen. From the minute your puppy goes into your home it must know who's boss. Now when the puppy is asleep leave it -but as it gets older you can wake it up. When he or she wakes up play with it gently for a while, then let it have a look round. Put it back in it's pen and sit and read a book in sight.


At night time make a bed next to the dog pen. If you have a cage in your room you can sleep with the puppy.



In the morning go outside and let it have a wee and poo (if it has not had one on the floor). If it goes give it a treat and say good dog (to find out more on toilet taining go to (coming).

puppy care tips

Puppy Care Tips - how to bath your coton de tulear.

To day we bathed Luigi because he was messy. First we got a cup and poured water over him. But do NOT pour water over his or her head. Next get some shampoo and rub it into the fur until it is all soapy. And then rinse out the soap.

When we lift Luigi out we have to rinse out his paws. Lots of fur and water make one heavy dog. Next we dry him. This takes a lot of time, but if you do it well you will not have to use the hairdryer on your dog. When we had dried him he was still wet so we used the hairdryer on him but he thought it was a game and barked at it when we blew hot air at him.

coton de tulear pet accessories

Luigi has lots of useful and not so useful coton de tulear pet accessories.

As an example, Luigi's water bottle is useful on walks. If Luigi is thirsty we can give him some water. The way it works is it is in two parts - the bottle and the bottle base. Now in the bottle is the water, and the base of the bottle acts like a bowl so your dog can drink from the base.



Biodegradable poo bags are good for the environment. A link to a place you can buy poo bags is VeggiePets.




A training leash is a handy thing. It has little clips and you can make it long or short but we think it is a bit big for a coton so it is better good for big dogs. You can buy one at Ultimate Animals

coton de tulear puppy treats

Luigi loves all these puppy treats.

• Apple
• Carrot
• Chicken
• Pork
• Bread
• Cheese
• Salami
• Peperoni
• Dog treats

Luigi likes all the treats but his favorite is pork. He loves it so it is a treat for him to have some of it.

grooming a coton de tulear

Grooming a coton de tulear is a long but fun job.

A good comb for a coton de tulear is a poodle comb. Cotons have short hair but it will grow long if it is not cut. But if you want to show your coton you need to keep it long.

We will keep Luigi's hair cut for he cannot be shown - he has a pink nose.