New rope toys are in!

We just received our new rope toys! They were featured in January's issue of Martha Stewart Living. Come see the new lobsters, horses, ducks, lions and more! As you know they are great for chewers. The larger size rope toys are good for aggressive chewers. You can throw them in water and then in the freezer. The freezing helps cool gums.

Plus a portion of each sale is donated to http://www.therescuetrain.org/ a non profit organization dedicated to saving animal lives.

Orijen Regional Red is in!

The Orijen Regional Red is in!

Regional Red is loaded with red meat: Wild boar, lamb, heritage pork, bison - all raised - Free Range with in the British Columbia. It's passed for human consumption!

Come in and check it out.

Louie's Favorite Things at Barkz

Louie (Diane's Havanese)
Favorite dry food - Taste of the Wild, canned food - Taste of the Wild and Party Animal
Favorite Treats - peanut butter chewies - can push them into the squirrel dude to keep Louie occupied
Favorite toys - Go Dog pig and cow as well as the squirrel!

Any questions stop in and say hi to Diane and Louie on Thursdays and Fridays.

Please post your dogs favorite toys, food and treats!

December Puppy Class

Treatstix & Canine Genius Toys -Keeping Reef occupied during recovery

If you haven't met Reef - she's normally in the store on Mondays and Wednesdays before 3pm. For the past 6 weeks she has not been in because she had surgery on her elbow which is not recovering very well. She will go in for another exam and another xray and hopefully it will tell us something.

One of the things when a dog has to go through recovery - the vets always inform us to keep them calm. Keeping an active 65lb 3year old lab quiet without drugs is very difficult. A few things to keep in mind. Because your dog is not as active be sure to reduce their level of food. i.e. Reef normally eats 3 cups of Taste of the Wild per day but now that she is in recovery - she only gets 2 cups. If I give her a raw bone at night I do reduce her food as it will add to her waist line. The toys that have been great relief - are the - Mikes and the Treatstixs. Sticking biscuits in the mikes and especially the dental savvy treats (helps keep Reef's breath fresh) takes her 15 minutes to get out because of their shape. I use the Treatstix to feed her in the morning and in the evening. I can fit 1 cup of food in there. If you want something that can fit more food - try the bob-a-lot.

Hope this helps!