Ok let's talk teething. Gigi lost her two front bottom teeth a week ago. And I noticed last night she lost her front top teeth. She is teething like woah!
Someone suggested I wet a washcloth and then freeze it and let her chew on it frozen. I don't remember who suggested it, but it has been a lifesaver! Gigi loves her frozen washcloth. Last Friday she chewed a solid 20 minutes.
Tail Wagging Tuesday time! Wow that's a mouthful! I wanted to recap travel with your pet in this post. We had our first road trip with Gigi this weekend. Three hours in the car there and then three back. This was good practice for our big trip in December (13 hours from PA back to GA). We invested in a seat belt harness for her, which has been great at keeping her out of the passenger and driver's side and definitely makes it safer and easier to drive. She struggles for the first 20 minutes of the ride, but then eventually gives up and goes to sleep. We brought along some of her favorite toys too in case she got antsy.
As for seat belt harnesses actually keeping pets safe, there are debates about that. The Today Show did a segment and I found it here.
I'm a bad blogger and didn't post for Tail Wagging Tuesday last week. But I'm back now! I am actually on my way to get Gigi her third round of puppy shots. I am curious how much she weighs now, she is getting so BIG. She is starting obedience classes this coming Sunday, thank goodness. I am really excited because they have a play group before and after class. I really want her to start interacting with other dogs. When we travel to visit family over the holidays there are going to be tons of dogs she will have to live under a new roof with. She had a play date with a co-workers dog this past week and she did really well. You could tell she really wanted to play!
Any tips or tricks to socializing your dog with other dogs?
Look at that face! Don't you just want to kiss it?! Anyway, welcome back to Tail Wagging Tuesday, a link up hosted by me and my bestie Brianna, about anything and everything canine related!!
Today I wanted to talk about Halloween costumes for your dog; do or don't? My quick Google searching found a myriad of options for you and your pooch! Check out some of my favs below!
So one of my best friends and fellow blogger Brianna (peace love & brianna) and I have been talking about doing a link up. Since we both are dog owners/lovers we thought it would be great to do a dog themed link up. You can talk about anything dog related in this link up, from sharing dog treat recipes to helpful tips on training to just photos/videos of your dog.
Since Gigi is still a puppy I wanted to spend this week talking about biting. I feel like my life right now is consumed by saying "NO!" and "Drop it!" I am going crazy. I have been doing a lot of reading up on how to stop your dog from this nasty habit and everyone always says, redirect their biting to an appropriate toy. We have a vast assortment of Nylabones for Gigi and most recently got her a Kong Tire toy. She loves her tire. We put a treat in it and she goes crazy, and it gives me a break from her trying to bite me.
See she loves it!
We also recently got some Fooey spray. It is a basic bitter spray, all natural. We have used it on the rim of the couch because she likes to jump up and bite it, also on the rug in the kitchen because she chews a corner piece. Let me tell you this stuff has worked well! And both Kyle and I have accidentally got some in our mouths (don't ask), this stuff is foul tasting.
Any more tips on curbing biting? I know she will "grow out of it" and she is teething, but I need a reprieve! Join the link up and come back next Tuesday for another, Tail Wagging Tuesday!!!
