posted in 22 Jan, 2009 by Liz

Gadget or Gimic? The Paw Plunger

I saw this on the Unclutterer blog the other day and thought that I had to post it on here. The product is called the Paw Plunger and it is to clean your dog’s paws. You stick their paws, one at a time, into the Paw Plunger and they come out clean.

Now I am not sure whether this product would be useful to me or not. I guess it would elimintate the need to dunk the dog in the bathtub, but mine are so small that walks in the mud usually lead to mud ALL OVER and not just on their paws. On the other hand, they do like to wipe their little dirty paws on my carpet so maybe it would be worth a try.

What do you think? Would you use the Paw Plunger?

Popularity: 1% [?]

posted in 20 Jan, 2009 by Liz

Tear Staining in Light Coloured Dogs

Before and After

You see it all the time in light coloured dogs, they have the cutest faces but there is a slight, or more than slight discolouration around their eyes. Most of the time it’s a brown or reddish colour and all of the time, it doesn’t look the best. The staining is actually caused by a type of yeast infection – more specifically, red yeast. The staining is believed to be caused by excess tearing and when the hair on the dog’s face is wet, it becomes a breeding ground for bacteria and yeast. Not pretty, and not hygienic when you look at it from this perspective.

Tear Staining in Light Coloured Dogs People have been struggling with this for a long time. When we got Paddington, I noticed that giving her yogurt actually helped her quite a bit, but when Corduroy started to get bright red stains on her face, the yogurt did nothing and I knew I needed to try something else.

I tried the topical ointments, I tried washing her face more, I tried brushing her face more – nothing seemed to work. I didn’t want to use any sort of bleaching product on her because that just doesn’t seem safe to me.

When we picked up Corduroy from the breeder, they had told us about a product called Angel’s Glow. They said it was the only product they tried that actually worked, and they have been breeding Maltese and Shih Tzus for about 10 yrs. When Corduroy started to have the really bad staining, I went on their website and ordered the smallest sized bottle, just to try it out.

Continue reading →

Popularity: 1% [?]