Liver. Yum...

Progress! Last week I was able to put Mokey in a run directly next to another dog without her freaking out!! But don't get too excited, there were a lot of reasons why it worked on that particular day ;) For one thing, I'd exercised her quite a bit before taking her in. I also chose a day when we had very few dogs and so the kennel would be relatively free of barking, I also chose a 'companion' doggie who is quite old and relaxed and unlikely to get upset by anything Mokey did or didn't do. Still, Mo had a good experience being around two dogs that are well adjusted, calm canines so I say: Yay!

Because of all the dog food/treat scares going on lately, we recently decided to just make our own treats. The dogs were getting high end treats anyway, just because I'm generally opposed to giving them stuff with a lot of filler ingredients, but even some of the more trusted brands are having issues. So, here we are. Last week I dove into making dehydrated liver and chicken strips. I'd never worked with liver before. The humans in our house don't eat it and the canines always received it prepackaged and delightfully dry. To be honest, I was a bit grossed out by it and will admit to wearing gloves while cutting it up. Just to be extra safe I cooked all the meat before tossing it on the dehydrating trays and rather predictably, Mokey and Chase drooled the whole time. We were all rather happy with the finished product :)

Mokey 'relaxes' on Marks bed. She's such a goof.