Recipe – Potatoes Au Canine
We nabbed this recipe from HealthyDogFood.org.
Potatoes Au Canine
3 c. boiled potatoes, sliced
2 T. grated carrots
2 T. other vegetables, grated, such as beans or parsnip
1/2 c. creamed cottage cheese
1/4 c. non-fat milk
1/4 c. grated cheese
Layer the potatoes, vegetables and cottage cheese in a casserole dish. Pour the milk over top. Sprinkle with cheese.
Bake about 15 minutes at 350 degrees until cheese melts and slightly browns. Serve cool.
Note: As a potato substitute, you can use 3 cups of cooked oatmeal or 3 cups cooked brown rice.
Lose weight with your pets
Lots of us – yours truly included – will make resolutions to lose weight this year. But what about our portly pets? Our chubby pals could probably stand to drop a few ounces – pounds even – this year. The University of Illinois suggests these five ways to help slim down your pet:
- Decrease calories.
- Exercise!
- Feed specific portions – no free-for-alls.
- Skip snacks and people food.
- Feed small portions more often.
What does this all sounds like? People! We could all use these tips, too. Well, we probably need to go ahead and stick with eating people food, but other than that, it sounds like good advice for us.
Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll
New Year’s resolutions for cats
This made me laugh out loud. I’m a dog owner, but I can imagine a cat making this resolutions. I read a longer version on i-Pets.com. These are my 10 favorites:
- I will not slurp fish food from the surface of the aquarium.
- I must not help myself to Q-tips, and I must certainly not proceed to stuff them down the sink’s drain.
- I will not eat large numbers of assorted bugs, then come home and puke them up so the humans can see that I’m getting plenty of roughage.
- I will not lean way over to drink out of the tub, fall in, and then pelt right for the box of clumping cat litter.
- I will not stand on the bathroom counter, stare down the hall, and growl at NOTHING after my human has finished watching The X-Files.
- I will not use the bathtub to store live mice for late-night snacks.
- I will not assume the patio door is open when I race outside to chase leaves.
- I will not play “dead cat on the stairs” while people are trying to bring in groceries or laundry, or else one of these days, it will really come true.
- When my human is typing at the computer, her forearms are *not* a hammock.
- Computer and TV screens do not exist to backlight my lovely tail.
Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll
Merry Christmas!
Merry Chirstmas and Happy Holidays from the Pet Show crew!
Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll
Happy National Day of the Horse!
Today is the Day of the House, so here are some recent horse stories we’ve had in The Oklahoman. And we couldn’t resist using some lolcats.
- - Oklahoma newcomers use lottery winnings on a rare Gypsy cob. (Newalla)
- - 2,000-mile horse trek helps Kingfisher rider give thanks.
- - Bay stallion named ‘Star’ of American Quarter Horse Association World Championship Show. (OKC)
- - Pony attack puzzles Prague family.
- - A ‘Superhorse’ provided life lessons to its owner. (OKC)
Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll
Happy Thanksgiving!
Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll
You’ll miss us when we’re gone
Yeah, we know you will. It’s OK to admit it.
The Pet Show blog, along with all of the NewsOK.com blogs, will be missing in action some time today and possibly Friday. We’re getting a fancy pants new look! But we know this is how you feel:
“Oh no!” you gasp. “What will I do for my pet news?”
Never fear. For now, tide yourself over with the pets search on NewsOK.com. We know, we know. It’s not the same. In fact, it’s not even remotely close to the same as the awesomeness of the Pet Show blog. But these are tough times, people!
The good news is that we’ll be good as new – or maybe even BETTER than new – when we’re back!
Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll
Get to work, cats!
I guess in these tough economic times, everybody’s got to earn their keep. Even cats.
A Virginia program called “Barn Cat Buddies” pairs homeless cats with people who need mousers. For example, barn owners need help keeping rodents out of their stables. Solution: cats! The program director said it’s basically a “will mouse for food” situation. The people who adopt the cats only pay for spay/neuter and vaccination costs – a small price tag to have a pest-free barn.
Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll
It’s election day … Pet Show style
While you might use NewsOK’s election Web site, we here at Pet Show like to believe we’ve had some excellent election coverage this year.
So in case you are tired of reading about the candidates and the debates and the issues, check out OUR election coverage, Pet Show style.
- - A women registered her dog to vote to prove her point.
- - America says the Obamas need a poodle.
- - Voters like candidates with pets.
- - Election shirts … dogs has dem.
- - Politics invade cat show.
- - Red states, blue states and orange states.
- - Presidential pets throughout the years.
Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll
Help! We need animal control … and a bomb squad!
I’m not a police officer, but I’m guessing animal control and bomb experts rarely show up at the same location. But apparently, it’s happened at least once.
This guy is keeping cats in a storage unit in New Hampshire, and he’s turned in to authorities. They go to save the poor kitties, but they can’t rescue them right away. They have to wait for the state bomb squad to come in and remove a large artillery shell. Yikes.
Keeping cats in a storage unit? Bad idea.
Keeping cats and a bomb in a storage unit? Worse idea.
Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll
