happy

Don't you just feel happy when you look at this dog? This is Kiefer doing one of the things he loves best. We retired Kiefer's tags from our Peamutty Barks dog biscuits a month or so ago. (ie, we ran out of them and had to start using some new photos!)

Happy is what I felt today. I put a serious dent in my Christmas shopping list! Gotta love it. Only a very few presents left on the list. I feel good. I feel great! Everything is just coming together.

Do something that makes you feel good!

A funny thing happened

I received this email today. It was the first thing I read this morning and I must say it made my day!

"Hi Sara,

My 17 year old son Michael wasn't terribly impressed with me last night when I got home from working. Apparently the bag of Barking Biscuits that I left on the kitchen counter was a lure for him to indulge himself with. So thinking they were cookies - 'er ... well ... need I say more?

... and this was my fault because? Well I didn't stand for it, I lay the blame squarely on the shoulders of the person most obviously responsible - YOU! It's that nice white packaging that you use.

Have a nice day."

So, in response I had to tell her about a funny story of my own from way back when I started my dog biscuit business:
"Reminds me of a story about me & my son very, very early in my dog biscuit making days. I had picked him up from school and we were travelling to a hockey practice. He was starving and we didn't have time to stop to pick up something to eat. I had my peanut butter dog biscuits in the car so we ate the biscuits! (peanut butter, rolled oats, skim milk, baking powder)
(I've never told anyone that story...I probably would have been charged with child abuse or something!)"

Mya The Pumpkin Biscuit Queen

Take a look at Mya and all her Barking Biscuit goodies! (and talk about spoiled...she gets to sit in the lazyboy too!)

And...if you want to see a video of Mya enjoying her pumpkin biscuits, check out Christine's blog.

Thanks Christine! You made my day.

And now it's November

Where does all the time go? It's already the 3rd day of November! Christmas is just around the corner, and then another year will be over.

And what a year it has been!

Our Happy Holidogs (this year featuring reindeer dog Carling) are now out in many of our stores. The remaining stores have requested them for November 15th delivery. We have veterinarians who will be giving out our "Ho Ho" bones (large 5 inch bones with a tag insert that reads "Ho..Ho..hope you have Happy Holidogs!") to their customers in November and December.

And, of course, our holiday and regular biscuits can be ordered anytime on our web site.

I feel the Christmas spirit coming...ho ho ho.

Happy Hallowe'en!

Never too old for dressing up. Here is Cody...off to a university party.

Timing is everything

How cute is this photo? Take a close look at the pumpkin...it's a carved look-a-like of Hudson!

The photo was sent to me by Marie-Piere. She is an awesome woman who has helped out our Paws for Charity cause again this year. She held a fundraiser in September and raised $50 on our behalf. We'll be donating her cheque to breast cancer research together with cheques from the 4 Paws for Charity businesses in December. Thanks Marie-Piere!

For those of you who were reading this blog back in April...an update on my application to the Ottawa Christmas Craft Show. I was devastated to be turned down back then...it was such a big goal for me to not obtain. I was put on a waiting list. Yah, right. Turns out it was true! They phoned me today to say they had some last minute cancellations and would I like to attend?

I spent several hours today trying to make it happen. But. Timing is everything. I would have loved the chance to do this back in April. Lots has changed since then. And there are only 9 days to prepare for a 5 day show (5 days...2 days at 11 hours, 1 day at 8 hours, 1 day at 5 hours, and 1 day at 7 hours) I just can't do it. This was really difficult to say no to. But you'll see why I had to say no in time. (can't tell you yet!)

My regular customer in England has just ordered again. Thanks Sooty! You make me feel so special when you order your biscuits all the way from Canada.

As promised, here is a little look at a PIF I sent out a few weeks ago. And that ends my PIF obligations! Yay.

It has been scanned in a little crooked, but you get the idea. C for Corline...she said she likes pinks, cream, and olive green. The C is made from cream material with small pink flowers, stitched in a blanket stitch with olive green. I think I'm going to try out some stitchery next year. Stitchery seems to be a lot bigger in Australia. If you like stitchery check out Cinderberry Stitches. I just love her patterns! Gonna get some soon.

Happy Hallowe'en everyone!

Today is a gift. Do something good!

Urban Dog Photog's PerPETual calendar

I mentioned in yesterday's post that I met with the Paws for Charity women for coffee. Urban Dog Photog Sue Bird had her new calendars with her....and they are fantastic!

Sue always comes up with such original ideas, and this is definitely original. Her 2 year perPETual calendar is a wire bound calendar featuring her fantastic dog photography.

One year is dedicated to greyhounds. The other year is an "all breed" calendar. Aside from Sue's wonderful photographs, the great thing about this calendar is that it's perpetual...you can start it anytime and go for 2 years. Anytime. Not just in January. Not just for 2008/2009. Anytime.

What a great idea! Even better is that Sue is donating part of the proceeds from each calendar sale to our Paws For Charity cause.

To order a calendar (great for gifts!) go to the "Buy" section at www.photobysuebird.com.