An Update on Schoep

5 years ago

Schoep turned 20 on Friday.  You may have seen the video of the dog being cradled by his owner, John, in a lake.  John takes him every day to relieve his arthritis pain and help him relax.  That was went Schoep was 15.  John has kept up his daily routine and Schoep is now 20.

Schoep is also receiving laser treatments and it seems to be helping.   

When BJ was hurt from his fall, he had laser treatments and he is a happy dog now.  No pain.

Read Schoep's Story.

The Black and White blog hop is fun.

Caught BJ resting in his bed because it's Sunday.

I love my bear.

Dog Food Recall

Today BJ had a tummy upset and no, I'm not posting that picture.  Anyway, it got me to thinking about what he might have eaten to cause it.  i didn't change his food brands, I didn't over-treat him, I didn't give him dairy, etc., yet he was sick.

Resting with Tummy Ache

I started to wonder about dog food recalls.  Was his food recalled and I didn't know it and the food made him sick?

We got back from our walk and I  investigated dog food recalls.  The number of recalls on just dog food is scary.  By the time the company finds something that requires a recall, and then recalls it, and it's taken off the shelves, thousands of dog could have eaten the food.  BJ needed to rest when we got back.

The following is taken from the FDA website. Dog food recalls in 2013.  This list doesn't include 2012.

• Bravo! Recalls 2 lb Tubes of Chicken Blend-Raw Frozen Food Diet for Dogs and Cats (One Lot Code).  Possible Salmonella Health Risk.

• Diggin’ Your Dog Recalls Strippin' Chicks Pet Treats.   Sold in Colorado and Nevada.  Possible Salmonella.

• Jones Natural Chews Co.  Recalls Woofers Dog Treats.  Possible Salmonella 

• Nature's Variety Issues Voluntarily Recall of One Batch of Instinct® Raw Organic Chicken Formula for Dogs & Cats.  Possible Health Risk Plastic pieces

• Milo’s Kitchen® Voluntarily Recalls Chicken Jerky and Chicken Grillers Home-style Dog Treats .

I Woke Up to This

I dozed watching TV, woke up and opened my eyes to this:

What a Face and Nose

Do things get better than that!

Black and White Sunday

BJ Pup's lazy day Sunday.  I've joined the Black and White Blog Hop.

I love my bear.

Do You Hear Me Now?

My Facebook friend, RumpyDog and my blog friend, Something Wagging This Way Comes said it very well in his Facebook post.  He said, "Hey NSA: Since you're reading my Facebook posts anyway, why not go ahead and send a friend request? Or don't. I'd deny you anyway." 

I commented to his post:

You're right Rumpy. Tracking all of our conversations. I wonder is they're secretly following our blogs.
We should all write about all the things we want like - do away with BSL, go after puppy mills more aggressively, and harsher punishments for animal abusers. 

Ssssh, I'm Listening

We might as well go for it; maybe something good will come out of our government keeping tabs on us.

What would you add?

To the Park!!!

Hot Diggity.  It finally stopped raining and Mom rook me to Central Park.   It was so good to be able to run around on the grass with no leash and say hello to my friends.  We can be off leash in the NYC parks from 9 PM to 9 AM.  I visited my old haunts, and I stopped and sniffed, and stopped and sniffed,  to my little hearts content.  The weather was perfect, sunny, not too windy with temperatures in the 70s.  We get that king of weather maybe 10 days a year and today was one of those days.

Warm and Sunny - How Great is That

My Outdoor Breakfast

The rest of the day was okay.  Mom left me for most it and tonight she's going to the ballet to see dancing.  I told her I would dance for her and it would cost $75 for a ticket.  No such luck.  She wants to see all those people jump around in beautiful costumes - I call them tutus.

I did meet a new friend on my afternoon walks.  She is very cute, my size, and she liked sniffing me.  Mom didn't have her camera, so no pictures this time.