The Petit Paw

Vitality - Dogswell

2009-04-03T12:53:00.000-07:00

A while back I had a Dogswell giveaway, and now it is about time to start telling you about their AWESOME products! All off their treats are all natural, with no filler or byproducts in them! The chickens and ducks used are raised in cage free environment and are not given and hormones or antibiotics, making these treats 100% safe for your four legged babies!

Vitality is a line of products enriched with Antioxidents, to help maintain your pet's eyes, skin and coat in top conditions. They have many different products, any my babes LOVED them all!! You know something is good when they lick the inside of the packaging! A word of caution: each jerky package comes with a deoxidizer package. Because it will smell and taste a bit like the jerky, your pets might eat it! Make sure to keep it out of reach or throw it away. It will not harm them, but it might give them a bit of diarrhea! YUCK!

Vitality Jerky - We got samples of 4 different kinds of jerky: Chicken Breast, Duck Breats, Chicken Breast Minis and Catswell Chicken Breast. My dogs loved ALL of them! The chicken and duck breast is too big to give as a whole to the Chihuahuas, but it is easy to tear into smaller chunks. They also loved the Chicken Breast Minis, which are the same chicken breast pressed into small round treats. They are easy to break into halves or quarters as well. The Catswell Chicken Breast jerky was reccomended to me for my Chihuahuas, and it is perfect! It is tiny strips of breast that do not need to be broken up at all! My cat loves it too of course!

I love these treats because they are all natural! You can SEE that it is real chicken and duck breast, so you know it is all natural! There are 4 ingredients, all of which I recognize! (Chicken, flaxseed oil, Vitamin E, Vitamin A).

Simply - Is the safe alternative to rawhide. It is made of pure produce like apples, bananas and sweet potatoes, wrapped in chicken and deydrated like jerky. My four kids LOVED these as well, it was big enough for all of them to lay in their favorite place and chew for a couple minutes!

Biscuits with Benefits - Another hit! My Chihuahus tried to steal these from one another! they are too big to give to the Chihuahuas as a whole, but can be broken up smaller. They are wheat and corn free! They only have the good stuff!

Chicken & Oat Recipe Dry Dog Food - You know something is good when they rip open to package to eat it! I love that chicken is the first ingredient on the list! It is a great balanced diet for your pup and it is all natural. You can not ask for more!

For more info and products, visit http://www.dogswell.com/ . You can purchase their products online there as well!

No More Chewing

2009-02-17T18:25:00.000-08:00

I have found a miracle product!! LOL!

Grannick's Bitter Apple spray is designed to discourage fur biting, hair chewing and hot spots. But that't not all it works for! Finn is a very destructive pup, he chews everything he can get his mouth around, and usually detroys it. We started spraying the Bitter Apple solution on everything, and WOW! It works great. He curls up his lip in disgust at the smell of the stuff. He won't chew anything that has it on it! I am so impressed!

I also breed Chihuahuas, and I now have 5 week old puppies running around my living room. Chihuahua puppies LOVE to chew on cords! This litter just started chewing on cords two days ago, so about 15 minutes ago I caught one of them. I immediatly went to grad my Bitter Apple spray and voila! No more chewing. He tried, but was very disgruntled with the new flavor!

Have you tried this at all? Let me know what you used it on and how it works!

Just a word of caution, some dogs LOVE the flavor of this! So try it out on something small before you spray it everywhere!

Grannick's also had several other taste deterrent products for all types of animals! Check out their website for more info: http://www.bitterapple.com/

We Are Coming Back Soon!

2009-02-01T21:32:00.000-08:00

It has been busy in this house lately! The dogs and I will be back very soon to share with you all the awesome products we have been enjoying! Stay tuned!

And the winner is.....

2008-11-24T14:05:00.000-08:00

Cyrus!!!!

Please send me your mailing address so you can recieve the awesome Dogswell samples!

Sorry for such a delay!

C'est L'alloween!

2008-10-14T10:46:00.000-07:00

I was SO EXCITED! when I saw the ad in a magazine for all the great Halloween Costumes for my little ones. And they were all only 9.99!! So on Oct 10th I went to a Walmart. NOTHING LEFT! WHAT?!?!? There is still 3 weeks left till Halloween and there is was a very sparse selection. What I could find was either too big or ugly. I managed to find two angel costumes and one Tinkerbell costume from the two Wal Marts that I went to. But come on, why are you sold out so soon? Obviously people wanted it so order more in! They said they would not be getting any more in cause it was too close to Halloween. ARGH!

Anyway, I guess it is worth the check at your local Wal-Mart, they might still have some puppy costumes available at a great price. But next year I am going earlier!

Dogswell - Because Dogs Are Famliy Too!

2008-10-10T19:20:00.000-07:00

A few weeks ago I recieved a package in the mail from Dogswell. I knew they were sending me samples, but little did I know how generous they would be! I got a big box packed full with samples! I have not counted, but I am sure I have at least 100 samples, probably more! In the next couple weeks I will be, I mean my kids will be testing all the different products they send us and I will be writing about them. They sent me far to big a variety of stuff to fit it all in one post!

Because Dogswell was so generous, I want to share some with you! I will send you a package of some of each kind of Dogswell treats!! All you have to is post about my new blog on your blog, then leave a comment on this post that you have done so and I will enter you in! Because not many people know about this blog yet, I will let this run until October 31st, 2008 at midnight. Please help me spread the word! If you do not have a blog, please send an email about my blog to 5 other people and then include me on the list!

For more info on Dogswell, please visit their website.

Charlee Bears

2008-08-26T14:46:00.001-07:00

I may talk about alot of kinds of treats, but these are my favorite for sure! I love them because they are small enough my Chihuahuas can eat them fast enough for training, and big enough I can use them for the Irish Setters. The problem with big treats and Chihuahuas is that if it's too big, they go off to another place to crunch on it, distracting them from training. But if they are small enough, they will chew them and wait for more! That's why Charlee Bears are so great!

They are also great for having in your pocket, because they don't dry out like the jerky treats, and they are not wet and messy in your pocket.

Also, there are very few dogs who do not like the Cheese and Egg Charlee Bears. All of my picky eaters like them! Even the puppies go wild when they come out! They also have two other flavours, Liver and Turkey Liver & Cranberry. I have never tried a fresh bag of the Liver, but the Turkey Liver and Cranberry ones they seem to enjoy. They do not go as crazy for them as they do the Cheese and Egg though. Fleury didn't really like them at first actually, but she does now. For more info go to http://www.charleebear.com/

Busy Bones

2008-08-23T21:18:00.000-07:00

For the longest time I put off buying a Purina Busy Bone cause of the price. I think they are 4-5 dollars each. But the other day I was feeling generous so I bought two. Finn was so pumped when he got his, Maeve didn't really care ( she eventually hid it in the bush I think). I was so impressed with it. I thought it would be gone in minutes, but Finn took nearly an hour to eat it! A WHOLE HOUR!! That alone makes it worth the 5 bucks it costs. I will definitely be buying more!

That day I also bought the Dental Busy Bone. It is a bit smaller and a different shape. I made the mistake of giving another one to Maeve, who hid it in the bush ( Maybe she goes back and finds them when I am not around, I dunno, but she is not getting any more bones outside again!). Finn snatched his up immediately and began chewing. Unfortunately, it only took him like 10 minutes to eat. They were a bit cheaper, but I won't buy them again.

They also have the Busy Bone Ultimate that we haven't tried yet... that is next!

For more info got to www.busybone.com

This will now be a review site!!

2008-08-23T20:54:00.000-07:00

I am changing this blog from my puppy's blog to a review blog! I hope it will help people!

Fleury's Babies -12 weeks old updated

2008-06-15T11:39:00.000-07:00

Fleury's first little was born on March 18th. She had 7 babies, which is WAY to many for a Chihuahua. We lost 5 of them, and it was a bit of a fight to keep Franco. But now they are both very happy and very healthy!

Guy is a very happy puppy, he loves giving kisses and playing. He has a wonderful personality and would be a great family dog. His weigh is charting out to be 6-7lbs, but his mom and 5 and his dad is 4.5, so I am not sure how big we will be! He is available for $500, or $800 with registration.

Franco is very loving, happy puppy. He loves cuddling and kisses. However he is very dominant puppy. He also had a soft spot on his head that has not closed yet. He is available to a very special home for $300. He needs a home without small children. He would do best in a home without another dog, but if it was a small dog it would probably be ok. It will be required that he is taken to an obedience class. He really needs a family that is willing to train him well and be strict with him, because he will be a very bad dog if he is not because of his dominance issues. He is a very smart guy and learns very fast.

Paris' New Babies!

2008-06-15T11:26:00.001-07:00

Here are Paris's new babies, Born June 1st. They are $700 each and available on July 20th! I will start taking deposits on June 22nd. There are 2 males available. The female (with the white face) is already taken. The blue and tan is also on hold. He might be going to a home with his brother, Beau ( Jean-Luc).

7.5 weeks, the belly is almost on the ground!

2008-03-11T20:32:00.000-07:00

Chubby Chubkins @ 6- 6.5 weeks.

2008-03-11T20:08:00.001-07:00

Isn't she the cutest thing?!?!

4.5 weeks! A big belly already!

2008-02-23T20:58:00.000-08:00

She hates getting pictures taken.

Puppies are coming!

2008-02-23T20:52:00.000-08:00

These two are expecting their first litter together on March 23rd! Fleurys 2nd birthday!

See lindseyschihuahuas.tripod.com for more info.

New Pictures!!

2007-09-23T17:28:00.000-07:00

Here are some pictures I took this weekend, with my mom's awesome camera! These guys are available for $500!

6 Weeks Old and EVERYWHERE!

2007-07-20T22:18:00.000-07:00

Leroy. He will be 4-5 lbs. He is crazy! He is so excited all the time. First one out to see you when you open the kennel, first one to some when you call. He is the happiest puppy I have ever seen. So sweet!

Devon. He will be 5-6 lbs full grown. He is very playful and so cute.

Hazel. The only girl, so she is very bossy and must have her way all the time. But she still loves to cuddle and give lots of kisses!

Jacques, He will be around 4 lbs. I hate to pick a favorite but if I had to.... He is just too cute! He looks soooo much like mom!

Jean-Luc. Will be 5-6lbs. And YES! He has BLUE eyes. They are so beautiful and unique. He is probably the quietest one, but he still loves to play.

They are sooooo hard to take pictures of because they don't sit still. I am weaning them right now. Actually I was letting Maeve cuddle with them lots, and they tried to suck from her but I never thought anything of it, until I realized she was lactating!!! They were actually getting milk from her! Guess they can't hang out any more. Anyways, the puppies are doing so great, running around the house like crazy. They are so adorable! I just love them!

Three Weeks Old!

2007-06-30T20:14:00.000-07:00

Sleeping babies at about a week old. They sleep like this all the time!

Paris and babes at two weeks.

Everybody at three weeks.

Devon, Red and White Male, 3 Weeks Old
Will be 5-6 lbs.

Hazel, Tri-Colour Female, Three Weeks
Should be around 4 lbs

Jacques, Sable and White Male
Should be under 4lbs

Jean-Luc, Sable and white Male
Will be 6-7 lbs

LeRoy, Black and Tan Male
Will be around 5-6 lbs.

THE BABIES ARE HERE!

2007-06-06T20:38:00.000-07:00

The first three!

My fawn male. He weighed 5 oz at birth!

My baby girl, she weighed 5 oz My black/tan and white boy, he was 3.5 oz

My big bulldog boy! He was 5 oz. Look at that pumpkin head!

My tiny little boy, he was only 3 oz! He has a white spot on his chest, looks like a little boxer!

I am doing well, I am just resting and protecting my babies. I love them very much!

8 Week Pictures and 5 BABIES!!

2007-06-02T17:09:00.000-07:00

Last Saturday I got an x-ray done and they told me I have 5 babies! That is so many! I hope I will be able to take care of them all. They are due any day now and Lindsey is getting very impatient!

-Paris

6 Week Photos and Baby Count!

2007-05-19T20:29:00.000-07:00

Today I had another ultrasound and they counted 4 babies. I can't believe I am going to have at least 4 babies!! Only 2 1/2 more weeks until they are born!

5 weeks pictures!

2007-05-12T16:45:00.000-07:00

Here are my five week photos, you can see I am starting to grow a belly. I also added a few different views so you can see the growth a little bit better. I should have done them all to begin with, but oh well.

I used to be nice and thin...!
-Paris

Three week & father pics!

2007-05-07T18:38:00.000-07:00

This is my three week belly pic. You cannot tell I am pregnant here, so I guess it is sort of a before pic!

Another three week pic.

Chico, the father of my puppies.

-Paris

I'm Pregnant!

2007-05-06T22:37:00.000-07:00

Yes! It's true, I am going to have my first litter of babies in early June! I am due June 6th. I went for an ultrasound on Friday and saw one of my babies' heartbeat! My doctor told me I had at least two babies inside, but I will have to go for an x-ray in a couple weeks to see exactly how many there are. I'm already starting to get a belly, and after I eat I feel REALLY full. I will post belly pictures soon!
-Paris

I Have The Trick!

2007-03-27T14:54:00.000-07:00

Paris just doesn't get it.. if she wants the diaper off, all she had to do is pee in it. Thats what I do, and then Lindsey has to wash it, so I get a long break from wearing it!
-Fleury

Stupid Diapers..

2007-03-26T20:10:00.000-07:00

I feel so dumb, uncomfortable, and undog-like. Lindsey is making us wear diapers, and I can't stand it. So to get back at her, I'm digging at/messing up everything....blankets, rugs, bathmats, clothes, pillows, computer cords....maybe then she will see how incredibly uncomfortable this stupid diaper is.
-Paris

We Have a Blog!!!

2007-03-26T20:05:00.000-07:00

This is us!!!