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Follow-Up Friday – October 11, 2013

October 11, 2013 By Jodi

Welcome to this week’s edition of Follow-up Friday, I’m delighted to be sharing my co-hosting duties with JoAnn from Sand Spring Chesapeakes, if you don’t know Jo-Ann make sure you stop by and see what Norman, Nellie, Glory and G-Man are up to this week.

Follow-Up Friday-October 4, 2013

Blueberry’s Human said, “The leash around the waist actually helps you so you aren’t jerked around as much – your center of gravity helps keep you on your feet. I’ve used the method with a (at the time) 105 pound lab mix and it definitely works. It does take some getting used to though and at first I would still pick up the slack leash in my hand – but eventually I got confident enough to let it go.”

Thanks for sharing that, I’m still unsure though. 😀

You Make Me Smile

A couple of you asked what was Sampson after?

I’m sure I don’t know, I was too afraid he might find it to let him keep digging. 😀

Of Chipmunks, Reflections and Food

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Flea said, “Thank you for the ear worm. Not.”

Hey it was stuck in my head, just consider it passing along the love.

2 Brown Dawgs asked, “I am wondering whether she is trailing chipmunks when she takes off on you in the woods and goes to other peoples yards?”

You bring up a good point but the more I think of it, the more I think no and here’s why.  When she takes off her head is up and so is her tail, it’s not like she has her nose to the ground tracking something.  The last time she went into someone’s yard, she was definitely grazing on something on the ground.

Pumpkin Plumpies

Dawn said, “If you ever get that recipe for Irish cream whiskey, let us know. I was just thinking this morning about how much better my coffee would be if the creamer was really Irish cream whiskey and not just the flavor of.”

You my friend are a girl after my own heart.  I actually googled it and found recipes to make Irish Whiskey.  Whoo Hoo!  I think I might have to try it.

Emma said, “My suggestion would be to use a paw to flatten the cookies.”

That is a PAWESOME idea Emma.

K-9 Kamp Update

Jackie asked, “Delilah – you could train me anytime. I would follow you anywhere for an M&M or two! (We are talking REAL M&Ms right… not some bunny pellet you found in the forest and tried to pass off as a brown M&M???)”

Yes Miss Jackie, we use real M&M’s for training in this house.

Donna said, “You know Delilah, since she slipped, she might need some desensitization work before you can get her attempt rock climbing again. The M&Ms might not be enough, you might to take a step back and start with baby steps, like asking her to touch a rock with her nose or something. (Make sure you get a photo).”

Delilah here:  Donna you made me bark out loud.  I love this idea, the Mama’s been tossing the idea of a puppy cam around.  I think I’ll work on it.

Basil asked, “Poppies??”

It was a reference to the movie, The Wizard of Oz.  The poppies made them sleep and the Mama really wanted to rest.

This ‘N That Thursday

Pam said, “You usually close up your FUF posts with a second thank you to that week’s co-host. Well, after that, maybe include a sentence that says something like, “If you’d like to co-host next week’s Follow-Up Friday, contact me as soon possible for details!” and let it be first-come, first-serve. Surely at least one blogger will contact you every week. Or have you already tried the “I’ll just let them come to me” method before?”

I have never tried it that way, I think it’s worth a shot.  If it doesn’t work out, I’ll let you know.

That’s a wrap to the Follow-Up Friday blog hop co-hosted by Sand Spring Chesapeakes and Heart Like a Dog.  Many thanks to Jo-Ann for agreeing to co-host.



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Pumpkin Plumpies

October 8, 2013 By Jodi

My last set of Pumpkin Patties were such a big hit with my pups, I decided to try the entire recipe.  This time it’s called Pumpkin Plumpies because…..well because I didn’t change anything, and it’s not my recipe at all, it came from a woman named Pam.  That’s all I know, is her first name, Pam.  And that she has a chocolate lab named Amelia and a Corgi named Morgan and she makes her own Irish Cream whiskey (why oh why didn’t I get THAT recipe instead of this one?)

With my last set of cookies I indicated they were all different sizes and Jodi Chick reminded me about the cookie scoop, which as it turns out, made these cookies a little too big.  But neither of the dogs in my house complained.

I tried using a potato masher to give the cookies a little design, (siriusly, have you seen Jodi’s cookies?  She has a way better presentation than I do.) But there was so much dough that the masher stuck to it.

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I finished off the cookies using the scoop, but I reverted to using my hands to flatten them out.

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This worked out very nicely as the thinner cookie baked really crisp.  In fact, to me they seemed more like crackers.

Pumpkin Plumpies:

1 1/2 cups of oat flour
1 1/2 cups of brown rice flour
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1 egg
3/4 cup pumpkin (I used canned.)
1/2 cup water
3 tablespoons of applesauce
 

Mix all ingredients together to form a stiff dough.  Form by teaspoon drop or cookie scoop and place on ungreased baking sheet.  They do not spread, so if you want to flatten them, go for it!  (I think they might even be crispier and crunchier if you rolled them.)

Bake at 350º for 18 to 22 minutes.  My recipe says until they are golden brown, but mine never browned. Store in the refrigerator.

Of course I had to humanize it, so I added some M&M’s to a couple.

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The M&M’s did the trick in terms of providing the right amount of sweetness, as these cookies have no sweeteners. And they were definitely good warm!

I also thought perhaps a maple icing might be nice.  So I took some confectioner’s sugar (about 1/4 cup) along with a bit of maple syrup (little drizzles at a time until the icing is the consistency you want it to be.)

I didn’t care for the icing but I think that had more to do with the brand of confectioner’s sugar I used than anything else.  So I took a jar of Monkey Butter out of the fridge and plopped a dollop of that on.

Winner, winner, chicken dinner.  It was da bomb!

Here is the recipe I used for the Monkey Butter. (Canning note:  Don’t panic if you don’t have a hot water bath, stick your jars in the dishwasher and run your cycle without detergent so the jars are hot.  Put a washcloth or another piece of material in the bottom of a large pan of water.  Get your water up to boiling and set your jars of MB on the material.  You should be able to process them for 15 minutes without them breaking.  This is what I did with my Caramel Apple jam on Sunday.)

These continue to be a HUGE hit with my dogs.  They absolutely love them! Have you baked for your dog? Are you like me, determined to make something you BOTH can eat?

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You Make Me Smile – October 6, 2013

October 6, 2013 By Jodi

One of the big reasons I started this blog was for all the crazy, funny things my dogs do that bring a smile to my face or a laugh to my lips.

Sometimes it’s not easy to write a full blog post about it and sometimes I forget to share.

Some posts will be You Make Me Laugh and others will be You Make Me Smile, but they will all be the silly, sweet, funny things Sampson and Delilah do that help make crazy days just a little bit easier.

Feel free to share what your pet does to make you laugh/smile in the comments.

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Sampson, when you dig so deep that you can stick your head inside the hole and then come up covered in dirt

10.5.13 005-PIC smiling from ear to ear; you make me smile.

 Does digging make your dog smile?

Have a peaceful Sunday.

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