Michaelangelo, Adventuredog Update….

We’ve moved to Blue….and the verdict didn’t take long to be reached:

Michaelangelo LOVES IT!!! He was begging for more!

The more I read about the tragic pet food recall and the “by-products” in the foods and so on….the more upset I got about it all. Blue kept coming back to me, and the further I read about it, the more I knew that we want to be on this food. Human grade meats, antioxidants, no preservatives or unnatural additives, this is the food for us….

I feel very good about recommending this food for your dog or cat!

I would say go for as high a quality food - that is just as simple – as you possibly can. Just as we humans should stop eating any and all foods with additives and preservatives (and that damned High Fructose Corn Syrup!!!) as we can, so should our pet family members.

Currently I am in love with this item, found at PetSmart stores and on their website! I actually tried one out in the store, Michael sat in there all zipped up and he was fine with it ! I so so so so so so so hope to one day have the kind of cash that would allow me such fancies!!! hahaha. Check it out for yourself!

What Are You Feeding Your Pet???

This recent animal food recall & the death of pets who ate the wet food made & packaged in Canada, really has been on my mind and prompted me to do some further studies about the company I have been representing these past several months (Eukanuba) and re-think what I am feeding Michael. It's disturbing and pains me that people have lost their pets, and I hope their class action suits kicks some ass and helps to make some stricter guidelines for pet food manufacturing.

I feel I must share some links to some informtion you might want to read if you are in fact a pet owner, you might want to think seriously about what's in the food you are feeding your animal. I am definitely doing further research. I personally don't cook much, so cooking food for Michael might be harder for me than others, but his Daddy Dog and I might come up with something. In the mean time, do your research, as I am, and check out these links below. Blue Buffalo company is a great company from what I understand, I use to work with the rep from Blue every weekend and she swears the best food ever "made" for animals. I'm reading their "what's in the food" section of their site and I'm thinking this might be the food we switch to for now. This food was developed when the creator's animal was diagnosed with a life threatening illness. I am going to talk with her in closer detail. I will let you know more about my findings! Please send me any thoughts or information worth checking out! Thank you!

Get The Facts: What's REALLY in Pet Food

Selecting a Commercial Pet Food

The Blue Buffalo Company

How to Make Your Own Pet Food at E-how.com

Home Made Dog & Cat food at Pet Grub.com

Keep Your Dog Healthy With Homemade Food at Ezine Articles

Jack Russell Meet Up Group

AAAAhhhhh, the end of a wonderful Saturday.........

What did we do today, Michael?????

(Be Sure to Click on the photos!!!)


Recently (March 10) Michaelangelo went to the local Jack Russell Meet Up and had a great time meeting the other dogs!! He was the only shorty there. He was worn out at the end of the day last Saturday. As was his big dog (seen above)......

Ever the hunter, here, at the park, Michael is ready for action...I'm just along for the ride!!!

(That's Michael, over by the fence, on the right)

The Jacks we hung out with were all the "Parsons" Jack Russells, like the dog you would see on Frasier....The Parsons Jack Russells are taller, with longer legs and a shorter body than my Michaelangelo's "Shorty" Jack Russells. Michael's breed are considered the "English" or European stock. They are sometimes called "Puddin" Jacks....
The illustration at the top shows you the incredible athletic build the Jack Russells have and to illustrate their origins as pack hunters.....

In any case, I noticed a considerable difference between Michaelangelo's behavior and temperment than the Parsons' Jacks.....Hhhhhhmmm. Very different indeed!!! Michael is MUCH more mellow than the Parsons we've met. Much, much more chilled....

Jack Russells are incredible on the agility courses!!! I am hoping that Michael and I can try some agility training this summer! He has to go through his Intermediate Training with Debbie (see his recent graducation from "Beginner" class below!!) and then we can continue on to try to do some training and possibly RACING!!! WHOOOHOOOOOO! GO BOY!!

Here's a nice Parsons Jack named Bella, super sweet, funny dog. We like Bella. Love her half-mask!!!

Michael is not in this bunch of playing dogs....He's off on his own smelling around!!!
Michael's not a "run with the pack" dog, he's his own dog. Like his mamma.....

More Doggie Fun on our next installment of the adventures of
Michaelangelo, Adventuredog!!!!

My Dog Loves the Hairdryer!