Recipe – Canine Carrot Cookies
The great folks at Healthy Dog Food provided this recipe -
“Canine Carrot Cookies”
2 c carrots, boiled and pureed
2 eggs
2 T garlic, minced
2 c unbleached rice or rye flour
1 c rolled oats
1/4 c wheat germ
Combine carrots, eggs and garlic. Mix until smooth. Add dry ingredients. Roll out on heavily floured surface and cut into bars or desired shapes.
Brush with egg white before baking for a glossy finish. Bake at 300 degrees for 45 minutes or to desired crunchiness. Centers will continue to harden as they cool.
Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll
Pets in the paper
Check out these animal stories in The Oklahoman today -
- - Animal shelters getting crowded.
- - Give that dog a bone: Jennifer Aniston, Owen Wilson fetch laughs in Marley & Me.
Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll
Three-legged Cat Comes Home
It seems I’m always finding some story of animals finding their way home after years, but this story I like even better.
Hope, the three-legged cat, was missing. Hope’s owner paid a pet detective and plastered the neighborhood with signs seeking Hope’s safe return.
Finally, Hope turned up seven weeks later in a humane trap set near the woman’s home. Turns out Hope was a former stray who had to have her leg amputated because of injuries. Seems to me Hope was just taking a little time off outside the home returning to her old stomping grounds.
Maybe she’ll settle down and enjoy the good life now.
- Staff Writer Dawn Marks
Don’t mess with Kola
I love hero dog stories.
The Rosen family, of New York, adopted a 1-year-old pit bull mix named Kola after she was seized from a dogfighting ring.
They came home recently to find their window broken, muddy footprints and Kola 
missing. Seems she chased an intruder from the family home even though she had an injuered front paw.
Now that is a watch dog.
Kola was eventually found and taken to a shelter, where the Rosens were re-united with their furry home protection system.
Glad this one had a happy ending.
- Staff Writer Bryan Dean
Free calendars!
The animal-loving folks at PETA have sent us two fabulous calendars for 2009, and we here at Pet Show want to give them to YOU!
All you have to do is keep an eye on our blog Monday and Tuesday. Each day we’ll have a special post some time during the day, and the first person to comment wins! It’s that easy!
The calendar is composed of rescued animals and their stories. My favorites: Trey the hamster and Parineeta the donkey (shown here on the cover).
So keep your eyes on the blog next week for your chance to win!
Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll
Free dog treats!
Pet Show is ready to celebrate the holidays! We’re having a photo contest through New Years’ Day! Here’s the deal -
* Email holiday pictures of your pet to ccoppernoll@opubco.com this month. We need the pet’s name, your name, your address, your phone number and a description of what your pet is doing, if that’s possible.
* Every person who enters at least one photo will be put in the drawing for this amazing prize pack! The bags, shown, here are packed full of great treats from brands like Milk Bone, Pup Peroni, Wholesome Medley and Meow Mix. (Thanks to the great folks at Del Monte for providing the prize pack!)
* Only one entry per person, but you can submit any many pictures as you want!
* The deadline for entry is noon Jan. 1.
* The Pet Show crew will draw the name of the winner at random Jan. 2.
* The odds of winning depend on the number of entries. The odds of receiving unconditional love from your pet this holiday season: 100 percent.
* We’ll post the best photos on our blog right after we draw the winner.
* Good luck!
So, where did this all come from? The crew over at Del Monte are having a special fundraiser that helps pets in need. They’re donating $1 for every person who tells them why his/her pet is great. Really? Yes. All you have to do is go to their site, Power of Paws, and talk about how great your pet is. We all know how easy that is to do. So far, more than 5,000 people have done it. That’s a $5,000 donation just for bragging. So go add your story to the pile!
Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll
Pets in the paper
Check out these (very unhappy) animal stories in The Oklahoman today -
- - Dog shot after it bit boy in city. (Oklahoma City)
- - Fire’s cause investigated. (Edmond)
Staff Write Carrie Coppernoll
Recipe – Bone Bonanza
The great folks at Healthy Dog Food provided this recipe -
“Bone Bonaza”
1/2 pound ground beef (uncooked)
1/4 c chicken broth
1/3 cublack beans, cooked (mashed)
1/3 c cottage cheese
1 t soy sauce
Combine ground meat and chicken broth in a bowl. Add the black beans and cottage cheese. Add soy sauce. Mix all of the ingredients together thoroughly. Mold the mixture into bone shapes and place on a cookie sheet. Bake for 45 minutes at 375 degrees. Let cool.
Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll
Pets in the paper
Check out these animal stories in The Oklahoman today -
- - Understanding pets not so ruff, poll finds.
- - Prairie dog defenders fight poisoning plans. (Lawton)
- - Many options available to treat animals’ cancers.
Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll
Pet Show Podcast
Today, Pet Show co-hosts Bryan Dean and I talked about some day trips people might want to take over the holidays to the Oklahoma Aquarium and the Dallas World Aquarium. Bryan also gave us some news about male penguins wanting to become parents and a woman whose windshield wipers and blinker wouldn’t work because a chipmunk was storing nuts in her car. We also shared some tips from the Oklahoma State University Center for Veterinary Health Sciences about preparing your pets for cold weather. Enjoy!
-Staff Writer Dawn Marks
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