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My tears of frustration are blurring my vision as I type this. I have pounded my head against the WordPress wall as I have tried to get the store part of this site to work. I am waving the white flag of defeat! So, PLEASE, visit my ETSY shop which has everything that is on here and MORE for your shopping. Hopefully I will be able to get a new module that actually works. Arggghhh. Thank you for your understanding.

EZBoy May He Rest In Peace

Well, my dear friends, I have just not had it in me to blog about this, but I want to share with you the news that our EZBoy passed as a result of the bladder stone surgery. It has been a week or so, I am sure you all understand. He was such a warrior, he made it through the surgery and we picked him up the next day. He seemed a bit disoriented at the vet, but they assured me it was just the recovery phase he was in. So, Steve and I took him home and made him super comfy in a fluffy bed in his x-pen right beside the tv. He settled in and we gave him his medicine and comforted him throughout the night.

The next morning as I was getting dressed Steve came into the bathroom and told me EZBoy had passed. Steve then du his little grave next to my beloved Deuce. We put his little wheels on top of his grave for his tombstone…may he be running free on the Other Side.

Have a Blissful Thanksgiving…For Your Blissful Dog

Thanksgiving can be a holiday of too much of a good thing…for you and your blissful dog! Let””s all make 2009 the year we rein in that excess…for everyone.

Our beloved dogs are usually not accustomed to eating all kinds of people food, so it is NOT a treat for them to be given scraps from Thanksgiving dinner. It can result in uber-upsets to doggie tummies and trips to the vet, at emergency room prices for you both!

Too make things easier on yourself, your vet, your checkbook, and most importantly your pet, stay away from the following:

#1 Anything your dog does not usually eat. Yep, this means turkey, dressing, pumpkin pie and all the rest. Just don””t do it. That means anything new. Even the healthiest seeming food (like white meat turkey) can wreak havoc on an unprepared digestive tract.

#2 Anything that should go in the trash. This means if you cannot decide whether to toss it in the trash or give it to your dog, gimme a break, throw it is the trash!!!

#3 Any dessert can be bad for your dog””s belly, but especially those with a lot of cream or chocolate. Yes, it is true…chocolate can kill your dog, especially the all natural, healthy way yummy types.

#4 Onions can be especially problematic. This type of plants (of the allium genus, which includes onion, garlic, leek and chive) is actually toxic to cats”” and dogs”” red blood cells. No onions…period!

#5 Bones…DUH…what more do we need to say! No bones!

#6 Relatives and friends who feed your pet, thinking that you won””t mind. Either tell everyone that you are NOT kidding, that they are NOT to feed even one morsel to your dog without your permission OR post a sign. Tell them they will be responsible for any vet bills incurred by their feeding your dog and then stick to it. If you have people in your life who just cannot seem to listen to you on this (well, you might want to do some inner work on that issue), you might consider putting your dog safely in the bedroom away from well-intended family.

Let;s make Thanksgiving 2009 a safe, happy, healthy holiday for you and your blissful dog. Happy Thanksgiving from all of us here at The Blissful Dog!

EZBoy Made It Through Surgery!!!

EZBoy made it through the surgery. He had 40+ kidney stones and it was not an easy surgery. Thank you all for the amazing thoughts and good wishes. We pick him up tomorrow and am hoping the recovery will be good. He is a true warrior spirit and we honor that in this little dude.

WHEW!!!

EZBoy At The Vet

Hey all my The Blissful Dog friends…EZBoy, the amazing little dude in the cart that is my logo is at the vet as we speak…he has kidney stones that are having to be removed surgically. We tried to handle them not surgically, but that was not to be.

So…any of those good old fashioned (or new age) healing thoughts will be greatly appreciated. Thanks to all of our Facebook Friends for their love and support.