Wordless Wednesday

     Don't forget to enter to win 25 bully sticks from BestBullySticks.com! Check out yesterday's post for details.

Dachshund Nola Reviews: BestBullySticks.com and GIVEAWAY

     Hi, all! Today, instead of bitching and whining about "Them" since I'm sure you're all sick of it, I'm doing a review and a giveaway for BestBullySticks.com.


Here's a bit about the company:

A Richmond, Va business founded in 2007, Best Bully's mission is to provide high quality Bully Sticks, Dog Treats, and Dog Chews at great prices.  All of our products are 100% all natural and all of our Bully Sticks come from free ranging Brazilian cattle, none of which are fed hormones or antibiotics.

Approved by the USDA, we know that your dog will love these 100% digestible treats that are sure to keep them happy for hours at a time.  We encourage you to fill out our contact form to request additional information about upcoming products, check out our Healthy Dog Blog, and to submit pictures of your dog with their Bully Stick to our Photo Gallery.

     BestBullySticks.com sells primarily bully sticks, but also many different kinds of chews including lamb, pork, kangaroo, cow, venison, antlers and bison chewies and bones. They also offer high quality treats and lots of fun toys!


     I was sent 2 of each of the following:
6" odor free bully sticks
7-10" spiral bully sticks (my favorite!)
6" odor free thick stick bully
And also a bag of Kangaroo Tendons.


     Since bully sticks are kinda fattening and full of calories, I only get them when I'm crated. I tend to shove straight bully sticks through the bars of my crate (it's a wire one), but the spiral ones can't get pushed through and Mom doesn't have to come home to a salivating Doxie staring at the bully stick that's just beyond the bars of her crate. Which is why they're by far our favorite!

     The only ingredient in these is bull penis (BOL! BOL! BOL! DM: I find it hilarious I give my wiener dog bull wiener. Wiener for my wiener!), from grass fed, free ranging Brazilian cattle.


    You can see in the below photos how I feel about them (sorry they're so crappy, it was rainy with horrid light the day we got these)!

Give it to me, now! Pwease?

Kangaroo tendons (we love em!) on the left, bullies on the right

Must. Resist. 

"okay!" is the most beautiful word I've ever heard.

Sweet victory!

PROS:
Made from free ranging and grass fed cattle
Good prices (bully sticks can be pricy!)
Long lasting
Good customer service
Lots of products and sizes to choose from

CONS:
Dachshund Mommy: I personally found these not to be odor free. They have a fairly strong smell (but then again, I have a really sensitive nose), and not a pleasant one at that. But since Nola Bean only gets them when she's crated, and therefore I'm not home, it doesn't really bother me.

     Overall, I give BestBullySticks 4/5 stars (1 star off for lack of odor free) and 1 1/2 paws up!


GIVEAWAY DETAILS!


    If you'd like to enter to win a 25 (yes, 25!) pack of 6" odor free bully sticks, leave a comment telling me how many collars your dog has (I have 14, but at least 3 more on the way!), and leave your email addy in your comment if it's not available on your blog.
To earn an extra entry, go like them on Facebook here.

     As far as I'm aware, only US residents are eligible. I sent an email to the PR rep, but since I'm writing this on Monday night, I haven't heard back and I'm not sure. If I hear differently I'll be sure to update this post. Winner will be picked on Friday.
Good luck!

Kisses and Tail Wags,
Dachshund Nola

Beach Day and "They're" Here

     Hi everyone! Late afternoon yesterday "They" (the relatives) arrived. Oye. And for anyone who was wondering, I'm 99.99% sure they don't read my blog. If so....well. BOL! Yesterday morning at ass crack of dawn we went to the beach to de-stress a little before They arrived. Surprisingly, I don't have too many pictures to show y'all; Mom's camera battery was about dead. But we are going to the beach again today, with a fully charged battery, so I'll have lots of pictures for you!


     Please go see Two French Bulldogs and leave some words of love and Power of the Paw for Benny!
 
Kisses and Tail Wags,
Dachshund Nola

Look momma! I buried my own foot! DM: she totally did!

Down/stay

Stand/stay

Sit/stay

Feeties!

Momma, I'll save you!

This is love, woman.

So gawjuss

Black and White Sunday

     Happy Father's Day to all the daddies out there! And a big Happy Father's Day for my grandpa (cuz momma don't know who my daddy is, BOL!), Sugar!

Charlotte Saturday

Don't forget to enter to win four bags of Zuke's Mini Naturals! Go here to enter. Winner will be picked Tuesday!

Dachshund Nola's Adventures in Nail Grinding

     Hi, all! It's ME and Dachshund Mommy here to tell y'all all about our adventures with a nail grinder. I'll be updating every so often about it.
Mom bought a FURminator (however you spell it) nail grinder for only $6 off eBay, and it arrived today. So far we've had two sessions. The first one Mom didn't even touch my feet, she was just conditioning me to the grinder. She's ask me to touch it with my nose, I'd get a verbal marker in the place of a click from my clicker and a treat. She'd show it to me, verbal marker (VM from now on) and treat. She'd hold my paw with the grinder on her lap, VM and treat. She'd run the grinder (off) over my body and legs, all the while praising and treating. Finally, she turned it on and held it away from me, VM-ing and treating the whole time.That session lasted about 10 minutes.

Look who's back at her ideal weight? That's right, this girl!

     Then last night we had another session. This one was about 15-20 minutes, and she actually used it on me. I'll let her take it from here. Thanks, Bean. Okay, so first off I simply held the grinder (off) in my hand while giving Nola lots of treats (Zuke's) and praising the heck out of her. Then I'd turn it on and hold it away from her, praising and treating. Next I held the butt end of it against her body, so she'd get used to the vibration, while treating and praising. Finally, I used it on 3 of her nails. This resulted in a shower of praise, treats, and her yogurt filled Kong. I did push it a little too far though; I should have stopped with the 2 nails and not tried to do a third. I ended the session after that, after giving her yet more treats and praise.
I'm going to amp up the counter conditioning I've been doing for months with her feet, even if I'm not using the grinder or clippers. Keeping it fun and positive! 
I think the grinder will be a great tool, with a lot of work on my part to make it something Nola B enjoys, or at least willingly tolerates. ;)

     

Kisses and Tail Wags and Hugs,
Dachshund Nola and Dachshund Mommy

June Photo Challenge: Week 1 and People Petting My Dog

     Hi, everyone! Dachshund Mommy here with week one of the June Photo a Day Challenge, and also a bit of a rant/whine about our impending visitors. I'm going to get this off my chest, and then show you the past weeks purty pictures. ;)

How I'm feeling

     Being a person of limited patience (except when it comes to Nola), I have a pretty long list of things that aggravate me, including: the sound of chewing, fake yawning, the word "darling" (these last two are related to aforementioned company), bad food, boyshort panties, bad drivers, jeans that don't stay on my non-excisitant ass, people who don't use their turn signals, humidity, most people, cheerleaders, rude off leash dogs, when people pronounce Nola's name "Na-ow-la" instead of the way it is "No-la", going to the movies in the middle of the day, shopping on weekends, when library books smell, flies, matching socks.....
But I digress. One thing that annoys me almost more than anything else is when either people don't ask before petting Nola, or people I don't like petting Nola.

DN: "Momma is protective. She says I am off limits!"

     As you may have guessed, the visitors aren't my favorite people. They're family, and I love them at least that's what I tell myself, but I really don't like them. And I especially don't like them petting my dog (actually, any of my dogs, but it annoys me the most with Nola. The whole Heart Dog thing). I can't really explain why it bugs me so much; it just does. To sum it up in the best way possible, and this is going to sound totally stupid and very childish, I don't want Nola to get their...cooties. LOL, I told you it was bad! But seriously now, it annoys the living shit out of me. I even admit to wiping Nola off with a baby wipe or wash rag after they leave for their hotel in the evenings. It...just...grr! Annoys me like almost no other. Maybe because of the fact that one of the visitors dropped our Angel Charlotte from shoulder hight when Char was just 8 weeks old?! No, that can't be it at all (epic sarcasm).

     Okay, rant over! Here's the photo challenge. Which of these is your favorite, and why?

Hugs,
Dachshund Mommy

Day 1: B is for...
A beautiful rainbow!

Day 2: A moment
Just the peaceful spot I do most of my blog commenting. 

Day 3: On my table
Nola is worse than a cat when it comes to getting on the table when your back is turned. For anyone who doesn't remember this post, Nola stole and ate two pumpkin pies off the table at Thanksgiving time.

Day 4: After dark
Swimming after dark is one of my favorite things (only in a pool!).

Day 5: Environment
Thankfully it was rainy!

Day 6: Transport

Day 7: Bright