quotes about dogs ~ eyes

Posted on September 5, 2011 by flyingdoggies

Harley's Eyes

“My sunshine doesn’t come from the skies,
It comes from the love in my dog’s eyes.”

~ Author unknown

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National Holistic Pet Day 2011

Posted on August 17, 2011 by flyingdoggies

Get A Jump On Smart Savings

2011 National Holistic Pet Day Specials

 

 

August 30th Marks National Holistic Pet Day ~ A day for us to unite and celebrate the use of natural and holistic treatments for pets.

To help get the puppy party started we have three special offers designed with you in mind:

  • Buy 2 Get The 3rd One FREE ~ A stock-up and save offer for all holistic dog spa items thru August 30th*! Choose from any of Dr. Shawn’s shampoos, Ear Wash or Flea and Tick Spray. You can mix and match any of the shampoos or stock-up and save on any combination of the Ear Wash or spray. Use offer code “2FUR” for the shampoo and offer code “2FLY” for the Ear Wash/Spray offer. Visit MyFlyingDoggies.com to get started!
  • Free Shipping on all orders made thru August 30th** ~ We’ll honor free shipping for any Dog Spa product. You can even add non-spa products to your spa order to score free shipping. Use special code “4HOLISTIC” during online checkout at MyFlyingDoggies.com.
  • A live phone consultation with holistic Pet Vet Dr. Shawn ~ Creator of our top-selling holistic pet shampoos, Dr. Shawn has extended a special offer for Flying Doggies customers to talk live with him one-on-one via a phone consult for up to 30 minutes! If you don’t live near a holistic pet vet or if you seek additional perspectives, this is a great value at just $50. See more info below.***

Three holistic-friendly offers. Two weeks to save. One reason to love (the love of dog). You pick the offer your want to best please your pack!

Happy Holistic Pet Day To You & The Pack!

* The “Buy 2 Get 1 FREE” offer can only be used for 3 items per each online cart checkout. It’s not you. It’s us. Actually it’s our website; it’s not savvy enough to do the complicated math. No worries! We’re getting a new website this fall. Sweet! So, if you want to take advantage of this offer, just add 3 of the same “like” item to your cart, enter the coupon code and check out. If you want to really stock-up (like 6 or 9 bottles of shampoo),  you can just check out in multiples of 3. Again and again and again. Good times. Offer valid through 8.30.11.

** Rut Roh! The free shipping offer cannot be combined with the stock-up and save offer. But you can surely make your pick of the best deal for you and the pack! Offer valid through 8.30.11.

*** During your phone consult, Dr. Shawn will review information provided by you and your Vet and suggest treatment options. This service is an extension of your Vet’s current care plan and is NOT meant to serve as a primary source of information. Any additional natural therapies Dr. Shawn provides your pet will be discounted 10% OFF during the initial phone consultation, if you’re game. An offer within an offer! To set your appointment, please call Dr. Shawn’s office at 972.867.8800 and press extension “0.” Mention special offer code “GOHOLISTIC” and Dr. Shawn’s staff will work with you to set a mutually agreeable time for your consult. Your consult must be completed by 9.30.11 to take advantage of this super special offer. You don’t need to check-out on MyFlyingDoggies.com ~ Dr. Shawn’s office will charge you directly via phone. 

Whew! That’s all the legal. How I hate the legal. Now it’s time for some fun.

Where’s Boomer & Harley?

 

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goat cheese dip ♥ a recipe for humans

Posted on August 13, 2011 by flyingdoggies

This tasty recipe was featured in the August 2011 issue of SLOBBERS. Subscribe to get your FREE monthly issue containing special offers, tips and yup, more recipes for your pack… now that’s tasty!

A House Favorite

try this tasty goat cheese dip recipeMade from layers of lip smackin’ goat cheese, creamy dreamy cream cheese, warm and sunny sun-dried tomatoes and tasty, hearty garlic… we’ve arm-wrestled over what ingredient we think is the most prized morsel. No worries, everyone will consider you a high flying superhero when you unveil this at your next get together. We pinky swear on it.

Ingredients:

6 oz. | crumbled goat cheese
8 oz. | cream cheese
6 cloves | minced garlic
to taste | salt and pepper
½ cup | pesto
½ cup | chopped herb seasoned old-packed sun-dried tomatoes, including 1-2 teaspoons of the marinade
to garnish | your pick ~ dill, rosemary or a sprinkling of olive oil

What To Do:

1. Mix the goat cheese, cream cheese and garlic. Check the taste. Add salt and pepper if you’d like (we prefer gray sea salt).

2. Line a small glass bowl about 3 cups in size with plastic wrap or put wrap into medium sized decorative copper mold (that’s what we did in the pic above).

3. To build: Layer 1: Pour 1/2 of the pesto in the bottom of the bowl/mold. Layer 2: Put about 1/3 of the cheese mixture into the bowl on top of the pesto*. Layer 3: Top with the remaining pesto. Layer 4: Put another 1/3 of the cheese mixture on top of this. Layer 5: Put the sun-dried tomatoes on top of Layer #4. Layer 6: Top with the remaining cheese.

* Note: if the cheese is cold, it may be rather difficult to work with; try warming it a few seconds in the microwave to make it easier (softer) to form.

5. Cover with plastic wrap or Press-n-Seal and refrigerate for at least 2 hours and up to 4 days.

6. To serve, invert the bowl onto a serving dish. Carefully remove the plastic wrap. Decorate with fresh herbs for that extra-special presentation.

Serve the goat cheese dip with your favorite crackers or baguettes.

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quotes about dogs ~ sleepy dog

Posted on August 2, 2011 by flyingdoggies

An older, tired-looking dog wandered into my yard.

I could tell from his collar and well-fed bellya sleepy dog at flying doggies that he had a home and was well taken care of. He calmly came over to me, I gave him a few pats on his head; he then followed me into my house, slowly walked down the hall, curled up in the corner and fell asleep.

An hour later, he went to the door, and I let him out.

The next day he was back, greeted me in my yard, walked inside and resumed his spot in the hall and again slept for about an hour. This continued off and on for several weeks.

Curious I pinned a note to his collar: “I would like to find out who the owner of this wonderful sweet dog is and ask if you are aware that almost every afternoon your dog comes to my house for a nap.”

The next day he arrived for his nap, with a different note pinned to his collar:

“He lives in a home with 6 children, 2 under the age of 3. He’s trying to catch up on his sleep. Can I come with him tomorrow?”

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doggie treat ♥ boomer’s pb + banana biscuits

Posted on July 16, 2011 by flyingdoggies

boomer's pb + banana biscuit recipeThis tasty recipe was featured in the July 2011 issue of SLOBBERS. Subscribe to get your FREE monthly issue containing special offers, tips and yup, more recipes for your pack… now that’s tasty!

Suprisingly, our chocolate lab “Boomer” isn’t food motivated.

While he loves toy time more than supper time, these Peanut Butter and Banana Biscuits surely grab his attention and get the tail a-waggin’.

Easy to make, be your pup’s superhuman when you craft them a batch of these crispy crunch-ity doggie delights.

Ingredients:

1 | Egg
1/3 Cup | Organic Peanut Butter
1/2 Cup | Mashed Banana
1 Tablespoon | Local Honey
1 Cup | Whole Wheat Flour
1/2 Cup | Wheat Germ
1 | Egg White, For Brushing

What To Do:

1. Preheat oven to 300ºF.

2. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

3. In a medium-sized bowl, stir together the egg, peanut butter, mashed banana and honey.

4. Stir-in the flour and wheat germ and mix well.

5. Turn the doggie dough onto a lightly floured board and roll to 1/4″ thick.

6. Here’s the fun part ~ using your favorite cookie cutter shapes, cut the dough, placing the cut-outs onto the cookie sheet. Brush with the lightly beaten egg white.

7. Bake your PB + Banana biscuits about 30 minutes until dried and golden-y brown. Remove from oven and cool on a wire rack.

Delightfully packaged, these make great gifts from your pup to theirs!

Recipes are free. From our pack to yours. Enjoy! Always check with your vet about which foods are appropriate for you to share with your pet.

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quotes about dogs ~ timeless

Posted on June 28, 2011 by flyingdoggies

“We aren’t house-proud.a dog quote by paul fersen

If we were, we wouldn’t abide the scratches on the door frame, the holes in the screen, the darkened shine of worn spots on the chair.

We would wince at the mottled carpet and fret at the hair clinging to our clothes.

We don’t.

If anything, we lovers of dogs are a tolerant lot, finding greater value in the unabashed affection of our friends than in the immaculate sofas.

Shoes can be replaced, but heroic retrievers are timeless.

Without dogs, our houses are cold receptacles for things. Dogs make a fire warmer with their curled presence.

They wake us, greet us, protect us and ultimately carve a place in our hearts and our history.

On reflection, our lives are often referenced in parts defined by the all-too-short lives of our dogs.”

~ Paul Fersen

Thanks to Vicki Lawrence for sharing this quote with us!

 

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lemon drop martini ♥ a recipe for humans

Posted on June 18, 2011 by flyingdoggies

This tasty recipe was originally featured in the May 2010 issue of SLOBBERS, which paid tribute to you moms out there. Subscribe to get your FREE monthly issue containing special offers, tips and yup, more recipes for your pack… now that’s tasty!Oprah's Lemon Drop Martini Recipe

Compliments Of Oprah

Oprah loves martinis and this palatable puppy is one of her favorites. Why, she even served it at the infamous Legends Ball.

Become a legend in time when you present a batch of this sugary-savory salute to your pack of human friends. Mmmm! Mmmm! Better have lots of lemons on hand as you’ll be making more!

Ingredients:

6 Lemons  |  Juice ‘em
4 Tablespoons  |  Sugar
6  |  Fresh Mint Leaves
4  |  Shots Vodka
Ice  |  In a Martini Shaker
1  |  Sugar-Rimmed Martini Glass

 

What To Do:

1. Mix lemon juice, sugar and vodka in a martini shaker filled with ice.

2. Shake well and pour into a sugar-rimmed martini glass. [ Tip: Moisten the rim of the glass with a lemon wedge and dip in Lemon Drop Cocktail Sugar - especially tasty ].

3. Garnish with mint and serve.

Yields: 2 servings and lots of friends. Please drink responsibly ~ the Flying Doggies way.

Pure Citrus Bliss

Foodie Tip: Don’t throw those lemon rinds out ~ they can be used to make your own homemade limoncello! Pucker-up and check out our sister site For The Love Of Italy for this perfect limoncello recipe that’ll make your taste buds tingle, compliments of lemons.

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crossing the rainbow bridge

Posted on June 11, 2011 by flyingdoggies

Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge.

When an animal dies that has the rainbow bridgebeen especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge.

There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together. There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable.

All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor; those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by. The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind.

They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent; His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster.

You have been spotted, Together Foreverand when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.

Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together…

~ Author unknown

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doggie treat ♥ wheat-free blueberry and banana biscuits

Posted on May 18, 2011 by flyingdoggies

This tasty recipe was featured in the May 2011 issue of SLOBBERS. Subscribe to get your FREE monthly issue containing special offers, tips and yup, more recipes for your pack… now that’s tasty!

Easy to make, Blueberry & Banana Dog Biscuitsthis wheat-free doggie biscuit recipe will have tails wagging and lips smackin’. Their lips won’t be the only ones smackin’!* Who’s their renewed favorite friend?

Yup, you are!

* We have to admit, we ate a few of these dog treats. More than once!

Ingredients:

1 | Banana
1/2 Cup | Blueberries
1/2 Cup | Crunchy Peanut Butter
1 + 1/2 Cups | Oats
1/2 Cup | Milk
1/2 Cup | Fresh Chopped Parsley

What To Do:

1. Preheat oven to 350ºF.

2. Blend the banana and blueberries in a food blender or smoothie maker.

3. Transfer the mixture to a medium-sized bowl and add the peanut butter and 1 cup of the oats. Stir well.

4. Add the milk and parsley and the remaining oats. Stir some more.

5. Place teaspoon-sized bits of the dough onto a non-stick cooking tray.

6. Bake for 20-25 minutes and cool in a warm oven. Makes about 60 mini-biscuits… that’s 30 for them… and 30 for you!

Recipes are free. From our pack to yours. Enjoy! Always check with your vet about which foods are appropriate for you to share with your pet.

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when souls connect

Posted on May 13, 2011 by flyingdoggies

Neither of us is truly comfortable but neither of us moves.

He is on my lap, sprawled acrossPhoto compliments of Tickled Pink Weimaraner Rescue
my thighs, his legs already a little long and dangling down the side of the chair. He’s settled his chin on my right arm, right in the crook of my elbow, his head tilted sharply upward just to keep in contact with me.

To type, I must strain to pull my trapped arm up and just over the desktop onto the keyboard, with only my fingers able to move freely, and my body leaning precariously. We’re both working to hold on to each other, to keep the gossamer of contact that says we are going to intertwine our fates ~ or they are already intertwined.

We named him Finnegan. We found him at a local shelter, in a cage among dozens of cages, in a room among a dozen rooms, all filled with dogs who we could just as easily have taken home. I remember the moment I knew it would be Finnegan.

He leaned. Outside of his cage, on the tabletop where germ-carrying humans were allowed to interact with the sick dogs, he wagged, his ears flopped around his tiny face, he coughed long bursts of coughs, and he leaned against my chest, at table height, his face tucked into my armpit.

Well, that was that.

Passage from “Inside of a Dog” ~ by Alexandra Horowitz
Photo compliments of ~ Tickled Pink Weimaraner Rescue

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