The Chocolate Dog Blog

My apologies to the fans of Bosco

By cuzzy | May 10, 2009

Hi there everyone, no worries, Bosco is still around but man the last few months have been crazy. There has been little time to blog and I want to try to catch up.

A lot is about to change for the chocolate guy and I don’t know if he is ready for it.

In the next six months Bosco will be moving his stuff to a new house and will be welcoming a new friend to the family.

Yes we are moving in a month to a new place with a nice fenced yard and more space for Boss.

Then in September there will be a new baby! How will Bosco feel about being bumped on the importance scale??

That will be a post in itself.

So we are still here, the blog is still active and I am hoping that I can post at least a few times a week.

Thank you for being loyal fans.

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Bella, Bailey and even Barack join RCMP

By cuzzy | April 7, 2009

There’s a Bella, a Bailey and even a Barack in this year’s recruits for front-line RCMP duty.

But the U.S. president isn’t giving up his job for a crack at joining the Mounties.

Barack was one of the winning names from school children across Canada for 10 puppies at the RCMP Police Dog Service Training Centre in Innisfail, Alta.

All the names had to start with a “B” this year, and the centre received more than 8,550 individual and 343 school entries - the most ever.

The youngest winner was six-year-old Marc Richard of East Royalty, P.E.I, who came up with the name Barack.

The other names chosen were Brock, Breeze, Bullet, Barry, Badge, Blaze and Bounty.

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10 pet safety tips

By cuzzy | March 31, 2009

With the weather getting better soon, the dogs are going to be outside more and that means time to practice good safety.

The tips below are essential to emergency preparedness.

1. Make sure that your pet wears a well-fitting collar with an ID tag that has up-to-date contact information.

2. Train your dog. A well-trained, obedient dog is safer, more responsive and happier.

3. Always keep your pet on a leash when outside the house or yard.

4. In order to make traveling with your pet more manageable, be sure that your pet is comfortable in a crate or carrier, even if you don’t use one on a regular basis.

5. Know basic pet first aid such as how to stop bleeding and treat lacerations. Always approach a sick, injured or scared animal slowly and cautiously. Even your own pet can be aggressive when in pain or frightened. More pet first aid info at RedCross.org

6. Purchase or assemble a basic pet first aid kit that includes gauze pads, gauze roll/ bandages, thermometer, tweezers, hydrogen peroxide, antibiotic ointment, Q-tips, instant cold pack and rags or rubber tubing for a tourniquet.

7. Make sure that you have a pet emergency supply kit that includes an ample supply of food and water, blankets, a spare leash and collar, food bowls, garbage bags and any needed medication and a recent photo of your pet. See full pet emergency supply kit checklist

8. Remain as calm as possible during stressful or emergency situations - your pet is easily influenced by your behavior and will mirror your stress or panic.

9. Be aware of the dangers of common household items - from poisons and pesticides to chocolate and certain houseplants - and keep them away from your pet.

10. Be aware that extreme temperatures have drastic effects on pets. Heat exhaustion is often caused by leaving pets in parked cars or over-exercising pets during hot weather. To cool off an overheated pet, offer plenty of water, wet his or her body and paws with cool water, then fan.

Thanks to Top Tag for this great list. Please check them out.

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Porter the Musical Dog Plays the Casio!

By cuzzy | March 31, 2009

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Bosco is not missing in action

By cuzzy | March 18, 2009

Hi everyone, just wanted to give a quick update on everything that has been going on. Bosco is doing well and everything is fine but I just can’t seem to find the time to blog anymore.

The chocolate guy is kind of mad at me because he knows how much his fans want to hear about him.

This weekend we have company in town so that will make up for it. Bosco loves company and sharing his space with new people.

We just hope the company does not mind spending a lot of time with him.

Spring is getting closer as well and that means longer walks and trips to the lake for swimming.