Dog Medicine Book Review and Giveaway

I'm excited to share with you an amazing book called Dog Medicine: How My Dog Saved Me From Myself, a memoir written by Julie Barton herself.

According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), an estimated 16 million American adults (almost 7% of the population) had at least 1 major depressive episode last year. Julie's story is just one of many Americans out there who struggle with depression.

Here is the blurb from the back of this great book:

At twenty-two, Julie Barton collapsed on her kitchen floor in Manhattan. She was one year out of college and severely depressed. Summoned by Julie's incoherent phone call her mother raced from Ohio to New York and took her home.

Psychiatrists, therapists and family tried to intervene, but nothing reached her until the day she decided to do one hopeful thing: adopt a Golden Retriever puppy she named Bunker.

Dog Medicine captures in beautiful, elegiac language the anguish depression, the slow path to recovery, and the astonishing way animals can heal even the most broken hearts and minds.

 As you learn about Julies journey from hitting rock bottom, hearing about her abusive past and how a dog name Bunker changed her life, you will find it hard to put this book down. But, make sure you have a tissue box close by. One moment my mom was laughing and the next she would be crying.

My favorite part of this book, when you were hearing Julie's story, you were also learning about Bunker's journey as well. You learn that when Julie had her breakdown in New York, that was the same day Bunker was born. This was a great way to parallel the two journeys until they became one. 

If you love reading about animal-human bonds this definitely a powerful one you don't want to miss. With that being said, I highly recommend this book to everyone out there. There are some tough parts to read, I would recommend this book for an adult audience.

This book will be released on November 10th. You can pre-order you copy now on Amazon for $11.49 (Amazon Prime) HERE.

You can also learn more about Julie Barton and her book on her Website or on Facebook.

Now onto a giveaway for your chance to win this amazing book. This giveaway is open to US residents, 18 years of ago or older and until midnight on November 10th.

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Brothers Complete Review and Giveaway

Happy Tasty Tuesday Everyone! Today I'm excited to introduce to you all Brothers Complete Ultra Premium Dog Food and Treats.

Brothers is family owned business and have been rated 5 star on Dog Food Advisor and is proudly made in the USA. 

The first thing I noticed right away was their shinny packaging. However, this packaging is for more then just looks. This 4-ply metalized, Hi-Tek bag ensures protection against insects, moisture, oxygen migration, and light intrusion to maintain maximum freshness.

Let's learn about Brothers Complete Dog Food is:

• GMO Free
• Grain Free
• Potato Free
• All Life Stages
• Digestive Enzymes
• Selective Prebiotics
• Human Grade Proteins
• Encapsulated Probiotics
• Over 90% Animal Proteins
• Sourced and Made in the USA

Here are the four different flavors Brothers Complete dog food comes in:

1. Turkey Meal & Egg Formula with Advanced Allergy Care

• Made with turkey meal and whole eggs dried, which are the first two and most abundant ingredients in Brothers Complete.
• Comes in different size bags:
• 5 lbs (resealable bag)
• 10 lbs (resealable bag)
• 25 lbs

2.  Chicken Meal & Egg Formula

• Made with chicken meal, whole eggs dried, and turkey meal, which are the first three ingredients.
• Comes in different size bags:
• 10 lbs (resealable bag)
• 25 lbs

3.  Venison Meal & Egg Formula with Advanced Allergy Care

• Made with venison meal, dried whole eggs, and turkey meal, which are the first three ingredients.
• Comes in different size bags:
• 5 lbs (resealable bag)
• 10 lbs (resealable bag)
• 25 lbs

4.  Lamb Meal & Egg Formula with Advanced Allergy Care

• Made with lamb meal, dried whole eggs, and turkey meal, which are the first three ingredients.
• Comes in different size bags:
• 10 lbs (resealable bag)
• 25 lbs

I'm also testing out Brothers Complete Biscuit Treats as well as their Dehydrated Sweet Potatoes. 

The Brothers Complete line of treats contain:

• No Grain
• No White Potato
• No Sweet Potato
• No Sugar in any form

Being nutritionally complete and balanced means that Brothers treats will not create a nutrient imbalance in your dog, but will instead encourage and contribute to your dog's optimal health and well being.

Brothers Complete Biscuit Treats are part of a growing line of treats that brothers has formulated to help define and fulfill the increasing need and demand for nutritional excellence in dog food. Their biscuits come in three different flavors:

1. Buffalo Meal Biscuit Dog Treats
2. Venison Meal Biscuit Dog Treats
3. Turkey Meal Biscuit Dog Treats

Last, but not least, I'm excited to share Brothers Complete USA Dehydrated Sweet Potato Dog Treats. These are 100% all natural, dried sweet potatoes are a delicious, health alternative to rawhide chews. I love that they are crunchy, chewy and smell amazing. Since there is no added coloring they won't stain your human's carpet. 

Brothers Complete line of dog food and treats is sure to leave your K9 licking their lips for more! For those of you who are wondering, I had to use every muscle in my body to hold myself back from devouring my mom's creative sign. It was painful waiting but I at least was able to help clean up the mess!

To learn more about these and other Brothers Complete products you can visit them there: Website, Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest. 

Now, onto an amazing giveaway! Brothers is giving three lucky winners a 25 lb bag of Brothers Complete Dog Food of their choice along with one bag each flavor of their Bothers Complete biscuits! This giveaway is only open to those 18 year of ago or older living in the US. All you have to do is enter the giveaway below. This giveaway will run until midnight on 11/9/15.

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Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween Everyone! Hope you all have a safe and spooky day! In the mean time, I will be education others to prevent forest fires!

PAWS Halloween Benefit Walk

Last weekend I dusted off my walking shoes and put on one of my costumes and hit the pavement. I was among many other humans and K9s walking to help raise money for Provide Animals With Shelter (PAWS). PAWS funds care and shelter to stray/surrendered animals in a rural area of South Central Minnesota until adoption. Every October, PAWS host a fundraising Halloween Trick or Treat walk and I wasn't about to miss it.

While my mom was signing us up, I decided to test out the kissing booth. Unfortunately, I had no takers for a smooch on the cheek.

What would a trick or treat walk be without some yummy treats? Our first stop brought us to a local cafe where they made us pups some great treats!

Along the way we walked through some colorful falling leaves.

This was my favorite table, how am I suppose to only choose two squeaky toys. I finally did decide and away we headed to our next stop. There were a total of 8 or 9 tables all having great stuff to choose from for both humans and dogs. 

Here is a college of pictures from the walk. I especially like the photo on the bottom right that says "HI" on the sidewalk.

After the walk was over we all headed back to the park where we enjoyed music, fellowship, and our humans received complementary hot dogs. Finally it was time for the costume contest to start. There were so many great costumes that day. When we heard I was the winner I couldn't believe my ears. 

I may have won the contest but the real winners are the animals at the shelter. And the real heroes don't wear capes, instead, they are all those who help these animals in need day in and day out.

I hope everyone has a wonderful Friday and a safe Halloween!

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Little Snoopy's Visit to the Pumpkin Patch

What would Halloween be if I didn't bring Little Snoopy to the pumpkin patch. We are in Minnesota after all, the birth place of Snoopy and the whole Peanuts gang. Not to mention, we are in search of the Great Pumpkin. Once we find our great pumpkin, I think I'm going to watch the classic movie.

Have you found your Great Pumpkin?  Do you plan on watching the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown?

Costumes Through the Years

Friday is taking forever to get here! This Friday is The Paws annual Halloween Party and all animals are welcomed to dress up and attend. Ever since they have started in 2008, I have been dressing up and participating in the costume contest portion of the party. First place brings home a $50 gift card, second place a $30 gift card, and third is a $20 gift card to the local pet store. I have been lucky to place most of the years, winning prizes along the way. Most people think I do it for the money, but actually, any prize money or gift cards won I donate to the local humane society. So, my humans try hard every year for the ultimate prize, paying it forward to those in need. 

Here are my past costume and place I made it in the costume contest:
2008 - Doctor (5th place)
2009 - Farmer (1st place)
2010 - Pizza Maker (1st place)
2011 - Scotsmen in a Kilt (1st place)
2012 - World War ll General (2nd place)
2013 - Benjamin Franklin (1st place)
2014 - Michelangelo (the artist) (2nd place)

I'm so excited to share with everyone on Friday what my 2015 costume is going to be! Stay tuned on Monday when I'm going to share my time at the Halloween Party! Until Friday, hope everyone has a wonderful Wednesday!

Is your dog dressing up for Halloween? Is there any pet friendly Halloween parties you are going to attend ? Would love to hear what your costume is and what pet friendly party you will be attending!

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Chewy.com Review: Grandma Lucy's Organic Pumpkin Treats

On Friday I announced that I'm teaming up with chewy.com. Each month chewy.com will send me one or two treats, toys, or other products for my honest review. For my second review for the month of October I'm happy to introduce Grandma Lucy's Organic Pumpkin Oven Baked Dog Treats. 

Since starting in 1999, Grandma Lucy's has been making great wholesome, natural and delicious dog treats. There tasty treats are made in a bakery not in a factory. They are made with organic, human-quality ingredients for dogs.

Other benefits of this treat:

• Suitable for all life stages
• 100% USDA Organic, USA originated ingredients
• Oven baked
• Human-grade ingredients
• No by-products, artificial sweeteners, colors or flavors
• Certified kosher
• Made in the USA

These delicious organic pumpkin treats come in cute teddy bear shaped treats.

Now time for the taste test, the best part of the review!

 I would highly recommend these Grandma Lucy's Organic Pumpkin Oven Baked Dog Treats to all of my K9 pals out there. This treat comes in six different flavors to choose from (pumpkin, blueberry, banana & sweet potato, apple, cranberry, and peach). These treats come in 14 ounce resealable bags and are currently on sale at chewy.com for $8.09 plus shipping. Shipping is free for any purchase over $49.



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