08/07/13
Finally got all puppy papers for The Dreamers.
Still got 3 girls left and 2 boys… hope 1 boy might end up in a show or performance home 🙂
‘PR’ Nimh’s Oogie Boogie
‘Boogie’
Female (spayed)
??” Tall, ~15lbs
White/Black/Tan Piebald
10/26/11
Clearances:
Primary Lens Luxation – CBP
Little Miss Boogie is out of RVALs Drops of Jupiter at Nimh (‘Breck’) and sired by CH Nimh’s Virginia is for Lovers (‘Louie’).
UTD on vaccinations and dewormed. She’s PLL Clear, AKC/UKC Registered & microchipped.
Boogie would do best as an only dog in the house hold. She may be able to get along with a calm natured altered male but would definitely flourish in an only dog home where she doesn’t have to share her human. She doesn’t mind cats & is fine around respectful children but would prefer not to be chased or pestered by kids. Boogie has discovered the joy of chasing things so would do better in a home without fowl.
Boogie is crate trained and does well inside when let out often, or crated when left alone for long periods of time.
She shows hunting instinct and has killed herself a mouse before.
If you’re interested in Miss Boogie, please fill out an application and we’ll contact you ASAP.
07/29/13
Shew!
We’ve been busy, busy, busy, lately with just life in general. I’m so tired of this rain, and I know the dogs are too.
Anyways, our Foster – Harry- found a home this past weekend! Yay! A great home with a friend’s soon-to-be daughter-in-law.
Toby is showing great improvement, even showing life with tail wags and bouncy greetings!
Two of our ‘Dreamers’ found homes a couple weeks ago, I’m a little slow on the update. We’ve got 4 left, possibly 5.
I’ve uploaded more recent pictures… I’ll work on getting more this weekend, I hope.
Luckily, no shows currently on the horizon for us, at least not til October. Give us a chance to try to catch up, this constant rain makes it difficult.
Recipe: P-nut butter Pup Pops
If it’s hot in your area and your pooch is looking overheated, this is a great little treat for them. Also, it’s much healthier than the stuff you can buy from your store’s freezer isle for dogs.
Frozen P-nut butter Pup Pops (for dogs of course)
Ingredients:
16 ounces vanilla yogurt
1/2 cup smooth peanut butter (low sugar)
Instructions:
Put the peanut butter in a microwave safe bowl and heat until melted. Watch it carefully because it melts fast! Mix the peanut butter with the yogurt. Pour the mixture into whatever containers you want to use. You can freeze the pops in an ice cube tray or in little yogurt cups.
Nimh Dog Review:
Our guys LOVED these things! They didnt last long. We did ours in a muffin tin and made perfect portions for our crew.
Toby – Adopted
Toby is a little fella, maybe 13-14lbs, estimated at 4yrs old. He came to us in an unusual situation, he was being jumped regularly by his house mates and his previous owner was in fear of his life so offered him to us. He came to use with bite wounds on both hind legs and 1 front leg, the vet said he had also been strangled. The vet couldn’t tell us if it was dog or human inflicted.
He’s perked up so much since he first came to us, so we fear he’s had an abusive past. This boy follows me everywhere.
He does fine with his housemates here, though sometimes can get a little cocky terrier attitude with other males but just tell him to ‘knock it off’ and he’s fine. He’s only shown it to one of our guys here, and the other guy doesn’t pursue anything anyways.
He’d do best in a home without another dominate male, he’d be fine with a female. He does cower at certain movements if done too quick so smaller, less coordinated children are not recommended. Would be excellent for a retired couple who want a dog that will adore them.
There isn’t a mean bone in his body, all wiggles and wags to greet me when I come home.
Neutered, Vaccinated & dewormed; house broken, crate trained; good with cats, kids and dogs.
Pending Pickup
Home Remedy – Dog Smell
So, if you read my last post on Vinegar and it’s magic work on doggie ears, you’ll learn real quick that I LOVE VINEGAR. For many reasons…
Today I’ve chosen to share another Vinegar secret. If your house reeks of dog or your still in the potty training stages and have occasional accidents this is going to be your secret weapon. It’s a commonly known fact that anything of the fabric nature that your dog touches; your dog will leave behind a distinct odor, especially if that area is frequented by your canine. Did you know white vinegar can remove smells from doggie laundry, smells such as urine and the general doggie smell?
When doing your dog’s laundry or general washing of things the dog is normally in contact with, it’s recommended to wash it all in HOT, soapy water, this will kill any residual flea life. I also add a good dose of white vinegar. This kills any smells left behind by your pooch (or cigarette smoke, fast food etc.).
White vinegar is also a replacement for those commercial ‘odor eliminators’ such as Nature’s Miracle, and has been reported to work even better as well. Win-Win! If you’ve got carpets and have an accident, saturate with white vinegar, let dry. Then you can gently scrub with a damp scrub brush, no soap needed, and forget it. The best part is probably the drastic price difference! Nature’s Miracle is one of the cheaper brands I believe, and it still runs $25+ a gallon, while white vinegar is a couple bucks a gallon and has MULTIPLE uses! I’ve barely scratched the surface of its positive-ness.
White Vinegar is a house hold staple in my home, it needs to be yours too!
07/07/13
The puppies got their first baths yesterday though was kind of pointless considering they waddled right into the first mud hole they found because momma was on the other side of it. lol… oops.
They’ve picked up litter training very fast and have been graduated to a doggie door setup, so far so good 🙂 I’ve had great reports on this approach with my last litter, who was my test litter at this method 🙂 and I’m hoping this litter follows suit, so far they’re lookin’ great.
Home Remedy – Ear Mites
Being mommy to a, now elderly, Golden Retriever I’ve learned a lot with him. I got Diefenbaker when he was 6 weeks old and I was 13, I didn’t know near what I know now. Temperament wise he’s the best dog to ask for, I got lucky since I got him so young — which was actually illegal in our state but didn’t know at the time, but health wise, he’s my most expensive dog.
My poor doofus has been struggling with constant ear infections, allergies etc so in an effort to decrease medical bills and introduction of so much antibiotics, steroids etc I’ve been researching home remedies. I’d like to share one I recently passed on to a friend for use on her cats, hoping others can find it helpful.
A lot of the breeds with floppy ears and long hair get ear issues due to the environment created within the ear canal, a perfect breeding ground for mites etc. Cats are also very suseptibal to ear mites and thus can pass them to their doggie house mates.
For the treatment of ear mites and a great general ear cleaning solution
(White) Vinegar and Water, 50% water/50% white vinegar
Clean and massage with the solution until no more icky stuff comes out and then fill the canal with it and let the pet shake it out. For ear mites, do at least once a day if not twice a day. As a general cleaning, maybe once a week for less prone/problem pets.
Remember to not go deep in the ear canal with Q-tips as this could push the infection or debree further in causing more harm than good.
The diluted vinegar helps to create a less inhabital enviroment for the mites and micoscopic creepy-crawlies.
I’ll try to post things like this more regularly, I feel it can be very beneficial since I am not one to like all the chemicals we are around today.
Disclaimer: Do not start any at home remedies without consulting your veterinarian first.
07/02/13
Uploaded new pictures into one album until i can sort them:
https://ratsofnimh.com/galler?g2_itemId=6599
They also go their first shots yesterday 🙂
06/18/13
New puppy pictures posted!
https://ratsofnimh.com/galler?g2_itemId=5370