Don't forget to massage your pooch

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Woof, woof, till later, 

Zoey

bathroom out of order

Yikes, thank goodness I get walked! 

Although I don't think Dad is happy about pulling me 

along in all this cold white stuff. 

Thanks Dad!

Woof, woof, till later, 

Zoey

Did someone say..."treats?"

Just how I feel every time Mama has food!

Woof, woof, till later, 

Zoey

In the wee hours...

Hey, I can relate to this!

Woof, woof till later,

Zoey

Doggie nail polish...

Wow, Mama, why haven't you painted my nails yet? My white nails would look really cool with some pink glittery polish on them for Valentine's day. You can skip painting the black nails. What do you think Mama? Do you think I should ask Dad to pick up a bottle of pretty pink polish? Nah, I don't think he will do it. He will just remind you that I am a canine and not a human. 

Woof, woof, till later, 

Zoey

Dog walk

Be careful out there!

Woof, woof, till later, 
Zoey

Going to be cold tomorrow...

Woof, woof, till later, 

Zoey

CleverPet Is a Game Console for Dogs (Yes, for Dogs)

The device, featured at the CES 2016 ShowStoppers event, is supposed to 

provide bored canines with mental stimulation

By Christopher Raymond
January 07, 2016

On paper, it sounded like an absurd idea—a pair of neuroscientists from San Diego launching a game console created for dogs. But, when all was said and done, the guys from CleverPet raced past a field of smart home devices and virtual reality accessories to take first prize in a CES startup competition. The reward? A free booth at this evening’s Showstopper event.

In many ways, that victory is a sign of how digital our lives have become. The halls here are filled with devices that track our health, adjust the temperature in our bedrooms, log the groceries in our refrigerators, water the lawn and tell us when the front door is unlocked. If you really want to know what the connected home can do, just take a look at all the monitoring devices available for the nursery.

So why not welcome the family pet to the party? Not with a canine locator or a canine health monitor—those have already been invented—but rather with a digital entertainment device.

Designed (with help from IDEO co-founder Mike Nuttal) by a pair of animal lovers each with a Ph.D. in neuroscience, the CleverPet hub provides bored canines with mental stimulation. Instead of sleeping the day away, the pooches get to solve puzzles. The speakers on the white-plastic console emit various sounds and tones, and three touchpads light up in colors from the blue-to-yellow spectrum (which dogs can see).

To earn a kernel of dog food from the console’s spout, your pet must recognize and remember patterns in the lights and sounds. The riddles start simple and get more complex.

Some dogs take to the games right away. Others need a little coaxing. CleverPet has an app that can walk you through the process. And while teaching your dog to master memory games might sound like a big hurdle, CleverPet co-founder Daniel Knudsen points out that mice and rats have been doing it for a long time—in science labs all over the world. “We’re just bringing the concept to the consumer market,” he says.

Right now, the plan is to bring the product to market in mid-April. You can preorder it online through January 10 for $269. Knudsen and fellow founder Leo Trottier hope to eventually add other smart products (think balls and other items a dog might retrieve) to turn your home into a virtual playground.

They also think the device can be used as a training tool.

Needless to say, Trottier made all of those points with aplomb in his five-minute pitch on the CES LaunchIt stage. It didn’t hurt that he had video of dogs—really cute dogs—playing his games to share with the audience. He also had a pitch-perfect sense of humor. To the delight of the four judges, who were assembled to make sure each product had market potential, he ended his closing statement with this line: “Our users literally have nothing better to do with their time.”

In the end, though, it wasn’t the video or the joke that won people over. It was the fact that Trottier wasn’t chasing a hot trend like virtual reality or the Internet of Things. He used technology available to almost anyone to solve a unique problem—one that he convincingly argued needs solving. Let’s see if other animal lovers agree with him.

http://www.cnet.com/uk/videos/cleverpet-is-a-game-console-for-your-four-legged-friend/



Mama, am I getting one?

Woof, woof, till later, 
Zoey

Never too big

Energy

Copied from FB, Cesar Millan, January 4, 2016

www.cesarsway.com

Principle 1 for Achieving Balance: 

Be aware of your energy

In nature, when a dog in a pack shows excited or unbalanced energy, the entire pack takes it as a warning of impending danger. It's remarkable how quickly a sleeping pack of dogs will go on high alert when one dog barks! And it is just as remarkable how quickly the pack settles down when its leader concludes that there is no threat and returns to a calm, assertive state.

Now imagine how your dog feels when you express unstable energy. It's a signal that something is wrong and so he reacts with anxiety, fear or excitement. If you're not in tune with your own energy, you'll have no idea why your dog is reacting that way. But because dogs communicate primarily with energy, he read you in a second.

That's why it is so important to be aware of and manage your energy when with your dog. Until you can manage your own energy, you cannot manage your dog's.

Fortunately, there are a number of ways to recognize and change your energy state from moment to moment. For example, your body language and posture not only reflect your energy, but can also help you alter it.

If you're on the walk with your dog and she's expressing anxiety, take a moment to check your body language. If you're tense and hunched over, you're not expressing calm and assertive energy ' and your dog is reacting to it.

But you can change this in a matter of moments. Stand straight, with your head up, shoulders back, and chest out. Keep both feet flat on the ground. Relax your arms and keep your hands out of your pockets.

Breathe deeply and exhale slowly. Focus on your breathing while clearing your mind of random thoughts. If it is safe to do so, close your eyes and concentrate on what you can smell and hear. You'll likely feel a sense of relaxation and calm. After a few moments, continue the walk while maintaining that state. Your dog's behavior will tell you when you've achieved calm, assertive energy.

Remember the feeling and the body language, and practice being able to move into this mode of being upon demand. With practice, it can become second nature ' and your dog will thank you!

I can handle this stick, no problem

I told you...no stick is too large for me!

Woof, woof, till later, 

Zoey