There are always two big questions when it comes time to plan a trip. What are we going to do with the dogs? and where should we go? I think I have your answer for you. If it’s not your answer, it might be mine:-) Looks like “Carmel-by-the-Sea: Dog Heaven on Earth” is where everyone will be happy. In this read you will find that they have everything covered. The hotels, restaurants, shops and galleries welcome canine companions, with some going as far as to offer special doggie menus and treats. For example one of the restaurants offers “a Quarter Hounder”. The latest addition is a drinking fountain called “The Fountain of Woof”. Here is the link to read more and plan your trip.

What is “hump day”? I always thought that “hump day” was a day of the week – more specifically – Wednesday. That’s just a given in the work-a-day world of humans. Have you ever scheduled a “play” day for your dogs? We have tried this with our dogs and we have invited their “friends” over for a play day. We decided that the best day for us to schedule this “play” day every week was on Wednesdays. We were pretty much caught up with things that needed to be done and over the “hump” – looking forward to the weekend:-) So we have our first few Wednesday play days and we discover that maybe we picked the wrong day of the week. Some of these dogs think that “Wednesday” is “hump day” and they are totally confused about the meaning of the whole day. Thinking that we have made a terrible mistake by picking “Wednesday” we decide to pick a different day. Guess what? The day that is picked doesn’t matter. Some dogs think that every day is “hump day”. So we have learned to spend more time on inviting the dogs that want to “play” and not invite the “humps”.

I don’t know about your dogs, but……..mine like to eat poop. So I started googleing around and found a little info on the P.E.A. Poop Eaters Anonymous!!! I was so excited when I found that my dogs aren’t the only ones that do this. Here a few theories as to why they do this:

• With foods higher in nutrients, dogs actually will eliminate some food that is still “usable”. (I really don’t think this is so)
• Dogs are looking for vitamins, minerals & nutrients that they may be lacking. (again, with all the high quality food being produced, I doubt it)
• I do know that baby horses (foals) NEED to eat their mother’s stool to get the right bacteria into their gastrointestinal tract. Perhaps there is some truth here for dogs…

Sooooo why do they really do this??? I ‘m not really sure, but I DO know that too much of a good thing can make you sick.

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