A Red Toy Poodle Story

Do you allow your dog sleep in your room or your bed? Is this a good thing? What are the benefits and disadvantages? In this post I am going to share my experience and views in this area based on over 15 years experience in handling and studying animals. I will try my best to list out the pros and cons, also what you can do to make better decisions for your dog when it comes to sleeping at night.  First of all, we need to understand that dogs are social animals, meaning they do well and survive better in packs. So naturally, when you bring home a dog and spend some time with it, your dog should regard itself as part of your pack, or vice versa where you become part of its pack (lol). Now when it comes to sleeping, a pack of dogs will usually sleep together either in a den or comfortable space/territory, doing so can keep each other warm at night, develop better bond and it also serve as better protection. With this information should we assume that dogs...

It's been awhile since we decided to change Amber's food, this time from Stella Chewy to Honest Kitchen. Although Amber did really well on Stella Chewy, it did not last long and after about 4 months, her poo started to became soft again, more especially when treats (including Stella chewy treats) were given.  She is reaching middle age at 6 years old and not as active as before, I mean she is really active for her character but it's obvious that she is not as energetic as before. She doesn't play catch as much and even if she does it would not last long now. Could be that her current energy has contributed to her lack of tolerance on raw and high meat content food. So after doing some research, we decided to give Amber Honest Kitchen to try out. Honest kitchen is under the dehydrated food range, their food is dehydrated first, then grounded for easy consumption. FYI the series we chose - Honest kitchen embark had about 40% meat. So I did a search online to fin...