As we get older, our vision can get bad, just like a persons, but I don’t see too many dogs going around with glasses on, like the one in the picture here.
The HUMANS in this house wear eyeglasses, but not the dogs. Sometimes they go to a special doctor called an Optometrist, no, not a Veterinarian like me, but an Optometrist who does all kinds of funny things to their eyes, and then sells them glasses. I’ve heard my owners say that even with the insurance that they have for vision, even though it saves them a lot of money, it still costs quite a bit.
So, one time one of my owners got eyeglasses through an online store, a place where the lowest priced glasses can be as little as $8 dollars. He had to send special measurements to make sure they were just right because they were bifocals, in fact he did it wrong the first time, and the Zenni Optical people were very helpful in replacing them. He did have to pay 1/2 the price of the glasses again, but they were so very inexpensive, that it was still a big savings.
The owners told me to add this link to a very good article at examiner.com that gives an honest review of the place where they got their glasses, and maybe some help on how to avoid what my owners did.
Oh, and the picture of the dog with glasses, we found him at dogs-looking-like-people.tumblr.com, I don’t have any glasses yet:-)
We are not happy to hear about all that the people and animals of Haiti are going through right now, but are happy to hear about how many people and animals are going to Haiti to do their part to help. We found this video about Search and Rescue dogs from New York who will be going to Haiti to help.
We also found the American Rescue Dog Association. They don’t say much about Haiti there yet, but it is the central organization in the US for dogs that do a great work to help people.
Do you see this little Dachshund? (We did a page about Dachshunds if you’re interested…click here or look in the pages list.) I did last night…for the first time. One of the people who used to live here, and went away and got married, came to visit. I was really excited because I miss Heather, but guess what, when she and her husband walked in the door, they were holding this. The little puppy in the picture.
First, this is my “turf” so I wasn’t all excited about having another little dog come and visit, second, Heather now has another dog in her life…first a man comes along and marries her so she doesn’t live here anymore, then they decide to get this little dog. Yes, I’m jealous.
I heard Heather trying to figure out how I was related to the dog…she said that I was her sister. I can’t understand that one since I’m a dog and she’s a human, but I guess it’s because I’m like one of the owner’s children. (Humans really do think strangely). So she figures that I’m her dogs Aunt.
I don’t know whether I’m an Aunt or not, but do know that I have a LOT of adjusting to do.
P.S. If you want to know where they got this puppy, I can ask, the breeders have a nice website.
The number one new year’s resolution that most humans make is to lose weight. Last year at this time my owners were doing a special diet program, and both lost weight, and when they stopped the program, the weight started coming back on, which seems to be the way it goes.
Dogs like me gain more weight than we should, too. How do you know if your dog is overweight? Here’s a couple of general guidelines:
When you pass your hands gently down our sides where the ribs are, you should be able to feel them, but shouldn’t necessarily, depending upon the breed, be able to see them…that means we are starving. We should have a thin healthy layer of fat over our ribs.
Our belly area, which is the tail-end 1/2 or so of our body, beyond/below the ribcage, should not bulge out on the sides, our bodies should narrow out in that area.
My owner and I are making a resolution before New Years, and that is to get outside and walk more…she used to take me out when the weather was warmer, but we tend to get lazy when it gets colder. I can’t walk as far as she does, so first we go out for my short walk, then she goes for her longer walk. Walking is really the best exercise we can get, especially if you live in an area where your dog doesn’t have free run of a yard or large piece of property.
For some dogs, you may not be able to leave food down all day…some dogs you can and they will only take from it when they are hungry, others will eat all that they are given. If your dog is the later, then give the dog a couple of meals a day…most packages of dog food have instructions on how much to give by weight.
Of course, always leave water for your dog available 24 hours a day.
As we get older, our vision can get bad, just like a persons, but I don’t see too many dogs going around with glasses on, like the one in the picture here.
Do you see this little 