Wordless Wednesday - Monty Edition

A special gift!

During our blogging break we kept up with many of our friends through Facebook, including one very special pup named Charlie Martin.  Charlie and his person, Phoebe, like to make bandanas for all of his friends and we were the lucky recipients of one of them.  Of course, moving from temporary housing to our new house delayed our mail for a bit, but we couldn't wait to post about it once we had it.

All the way from Australia!

Check out the adorable stamp on the envelope:

There was a special note from Charlie and Phoebe...

Thank you, Charlie and Phoebe!

The bandana is beautiful!  I love that it is reversible, with the most adorable herd of moose on one side...

...fun spots on the other...

...and check out this logo!

We love it!

Of course, Princess Harlow had to show off her new look!

The fun moose!

The pretty spots!

Thank you so much Charlie and Phoebe!  We love our bandana!

Thank you, da nice Charlie and da Phoebe

Chewy's found us!

Chewy's found us all the way in Sedro-Woolley, Washington!  The pups were ecstatic when the box arrived! 

Monty was trying to figure out how to open it.

Inside was a sample of Honest Kitchen's Proper Topper's Dehydrated Superfood for Dogs.  According to the bag, it was made with only 5 ingredients, 90% pure meat, no ingredients from China and 100% human grade.  I was a little perplexed when I turned over the bag and found an ingredient list that contained more than five ingredients - I'm still not sure what to think about that.  It looks like the remaining ingredients are the additional vitamins and minerals the bag advertises, but...  (insert overprotective dog momma face here...)

Our sample was the Grain Free Turkey Recipe

 Prep was very easy - 2 tsp per 20lbs of body weight daily.  We shared 1/4 cup between the two pups.  Per the directions, we splashed with warm water before feeding.  The smell was very yummy - sort of a very good meatloaf/meat ball smell.  The pups went crazy when I tried to put their dishes down. 

Yummmm!

There was the usually frenzied eating of noms....

Nom nom nom...

Nom nom nom...

...and then we asked them what they thought.

Monty gave it two paws up.  (This is his happy face.)

...and a smiley two paws up from Harlow!

I did find this product a bit pricey for the amount I would need to feed our pups - $19.59 for 14oz.  Per the instructions, Harlow would need to be feed 1-2 cups and Monty might possible go up to three, which makes it a bit cost prohibitive in our household.  I could see purchasing this product as more a treat versus a daily additive.  However, for small dogs or a finicky eater, I feel this product would be wonderful.  Our pups loved it, and both have been known to turn their shnooters up at certain foods.

Disclaimer:  How Sam Sees It has not been compensated for this product review. We received a product to review.  We have no connection with the brand and were not influenced in our opinions. Our opinions are strictly our own.

We are still here!

We hope all our blogging friends and visitors haven't forgotten us!  We are getting settled into our new state, moving into a new house, adding an addition to our family, getting used to new jobs...  We will be back to blogging soon!

Iz you all remembering us?

Where have we been? Exciting news at "How Sam Sees It"!

The better question might be...  Where are we going?

Click to see a better picture!

That's right!  We've both accepted positions out of state, and are leaving the great state of Arizona - my home for almost my whole life - and are heading north to Sedro Woolley, Washington.  I will be heading up the first week of February with the pups and Aaron will follow a few weeks after. 

We've been busy trying to tie up loose ends here, pack and sort, clean up both our property and my Mom's, make plans for the horses - the list goes on and on.  It hasn't left much time to do anything else.  ...but don't worry!  Our pups are still getting all the love and attention they have always had and we will be back to updating the blog as soon as possible.

If you are on Facebook, feel free to friend me and like Harlow's page - links on the right for both.  It won't be long until we are back to blogging full time and we are excited to be able to blog about a whole new set of adventures!

We wish all of our blogging friends and family a very Happy New Years!

Wordless Wednesday - Disorganized Floof Edition

Harlow's First USDAA Agility Trial - advice needed!

Good Dog Agility sponsored USDAA agility trail this past weekend and I entered Harlow.  While we didn't place we definitely had a great time and I learned a lot!

Driving to the show...

Waiting our turn...

Resting...

Making new friends...

Sleep pup!

So my question...

Harlow is EXTREMELY friendly and is easily distracted by people she wants to make friends with, which is just about everyone.  While she is getting better at practice, it really comes out in trials where she is seeing a lot of new faces.  Here is the important part:

Harlow prefers people to treats and toys.  Even if I have some tasty morsel or her favorite toy, she will always run over to people to make friends. 

Any suggestions on how I can redirect her enthusiasm?  She has a wonderful recall (except for in the ring) and just minutes before I went in with her we were practicing it.  Everyone I ask starts with "take a treat" or "grab a toy", and that just won't work with her.  Take a look at the video below - you'll see what I mean. 

If the video won't play, click on this link here.  Thanks, everyone!