Showing posts with label animal enrichment. Show all posts
Showing posts with label animal enrichment. Show all posts

Sunday, July 2, 2017

Fireworks and Dogs

Well, I am still figuring out how to load pictures!
In your mind, picture an antique graphic with two American flags, crossed at the poles.
 The flags are surrounded with vintage florals and fireworks.
Now you see my picture, hand picked for you!

Growing pains, bear with me.

Our dog Tyler barks at the invasion of fireworks and thunder.
These are 2 things we have no control over, 
so Tyler needs to modify his idea of what we need defending from. 
Not so simple!
A work in progress, which our neighbors have been testing us with 
almost nightly for a week or more now.
GAAAAaaaaahhhh

We live in an unincorporated area of the county, so fireworks are legal, 
unless the governor declares all fireworks taboo in the state due to high fire risks,
which is extremely unpopular and not good for reelection.

We live less than 2 hours from the Wyoming border, a state which apparently sells the "big" fireworks that are not sold in Colorado.
All of this means we have very large fireworks going off behind us,
 across the street and over a block.
Poor Tyler.

We are going to try a compression wrap on the Fourth I think.
(Insert diagram here of how to wrap it!)
You can purchase thunder shirts for dogs also.
The idea is that the tighter feeling (like a tight t-shirt) brings security and safety to the dog.
Let me know if you have tried this!
We'll see if it diminishes dog duties of protection too.

Must.
Guard.
The
Family!
The sacred dog code of reason to live

til next time,
inkspired

Thursday, July 10, 2014

Let's play with our food today!

Yum Yum!

blog.torchbrowser.com


Food always tastes better
after fooling around with it!

chimpanzee
www.jennytalia.com

thatsthewayiroll.net

Watch out for the icy treats, though...

primate with icy food, page by Sara Yoo
www.petsugar.com

..cauth your tongue might get thtuck!

Phoenix Zoo bears with ice popsicle
www.phoenixzoo.org

It's always good to check out your food
very carefully...

Macaque checking for hidden treats in a straw Valentine
www.drusillaspark.wordpress.com


'cause you never know what might be in it!

meerkats checking out a watermelon for....
photo credit: Dennis Dow
www.phinneywood.com


Sometimes it's good to check out your food from a safe place -

www.ehow.com

or to let a friend check it out first.

raccoon enrichment log
www.blogs.houstonzoo.org


Don't forget,
eating your greens can be fun too!

page by Savannah Cox
www.all-that-is-interesting.com


You can always add some veggies for color -

frozen salad for the turtle
www.meskerparkzoo.wordpress.com

No need to stuff your mouth,

chipmunk with nuts
www.cheezburger.com

orangutan at Moscow Zoo
www.blogs.24.com



Part of the fun is getting the last crumb!

Augo the polar bear, playng at the Aalborg Zoo, Denmark
www.funzug.com

Pike the polar bear playing at San Francisco Zoo, CA
www.telegraph.co.uk

and checking out for any missed treats -

Florida panther
www.jacksonville.com

Orangutan checking out jack-o-lanterns
www.peoplepets.com



All finished?
Don't forget to wash up
and dispose of any leftovers properly -

watermelon bear treat
darkroom.baltimoresun.com


www.cutestuff.co

peek-a-bear
flickr.com


You might want to take a nap next...

rhino fun
www.testimoniesofheavenandhell.com


Thailand priest with one of the tigers they feed
www.dhammawheel.com


or cool off in the pool...

Conrad the Bear playing
www.Oregonzoo.org


or maybe play a little pick-up ball game...

cow playing with food ball
www.rodandtara.com

Eddie the Sea Otter playing basketball to help his arthritis
Oregon Zoo
www.vancouversun.org


elephant baby playing soccer
fanpop.com


Whatever you choose,

Thailand giant panda at the Chiang Mai Zoo

lion cub playing with brother
www.animalssafairs.blogspot.com

dog playing piano and singing
page by Sarah Barness
www.huffingtonpost.com

always remember...

playing with your food is fun!

www.barontherapy.com

'til next time,
inkspired

www.inkspired.etsy.com
www.inkspiredmusings.blogspot.com
www.collagepaperpainting.etsy.com
and on pinterest:  K.Kloberdans