By Baxter
How I Spent My Summer Vacation We can all tell when our humans are up to something. They bustle. They move things around. They make many trips out to their crates with their arms full of …stuff. Usually it means my humans will be leaving – and I will be spending the day alone. But one day this summer, the bustle had a different tone. Al, my alpha human would look at me now and then and smile and say, ‘just you wait!’ I waited and just when all seemed lost, they opened the door and said, ‘Come on, you’re going too!’ And I did. We drove and drove for two, three, four naps before they stopped the crate and climbed out. They hung bags on their shoulders and off we went into a new and different wood. I was in heaven: animal scents I’d only heard of, new plants growing everywhere, each with its own special scent. I was marking things so often I ran out before we barely got going. Then we started to climb and climb and climb some more. I was traveling twice the distance, running ahead and then back to make sure my people were with me. We climbed forever and just as I was getting exhausted and very thirsty, we found a wonderful waterfall. I immediately laid down right in the stream. Water rushed by cooling my belly. Taking a drink was as easy as turning my head to the side. I could have stayed right there for the rest of the day and met up with my humans on their way down, but no we continued to climb for what seemed like hours, but now I made sure to lie down in every stream we found. And that’s how I spent one day of my summer vacation. The rest of the days I slept. Chow! Baxter
Pooch Pantry Banana Carob Chip Dog Birthday Cake 2 cups water 2 ripe bananas 1/8 tsp vanilla 3 cups whole wheat flour
1/2 Tbs baking powder 1 egg 2 Tbs honey 1/2 cup carob chips
Directions: Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C) In a mixing bowl combine water, bananas, vanilla, egg and honey. Add whole wheat flour and baking powder. Mix well. Pour mixture into an 8-inch cake pan sprayed with a nonstick spray. Sprinkle carob chips on top. Bake for 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Decorating suggestion: Make both the Cinnamon and Carob frostings (below), then ice the cake with one, and use the other as a decorative trim. Cinnamon Frosting: Combine the following ingredients and blend thoroughly: 12 ounces nonfat cream cheese (room temperature) 3 tsp cinnamon 1 tsp vanilla 1 tsp honey Carob Frosting: Combine the following ingredients and blend thoroughly: 12 ounces nonfat cream cheese (room temperature) 3 tsp carob 1 tsp vanilla 1 tsp honey Makes One 8-inch cake.
What do you cook for your Pooch?
Oh & I'll even try them ! It's the least I can do!
Noreen has been hounding me to help with the paper, I finally found something that I'm very interested in. I told her I'd find some yummy recipies that she can cook for me. Please send your favorite dog friendly recipies! We'll put one in the next issue! Thanks for helping, Rex Send them to info@DowneastDogNews.com
In Loving Memory of Oyster
Christine Welch DVM 593-3934 On August 2, 2012, Oyster left us to join his comrade Mo, his pal Cindy and all who have gone before us. He was a loyal dog who hailed from Oyster VA and lucked out on not being call Cotton. For fifteen years he has been surrounded by his family who were with him until the end. He is greatly missed.
September 2012
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