Friday Diamondblogging: Joys and Their Toys -- Bones
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car·nas·si·al = A tooth adapted for tearing apart flesh, especially one of the last upper premolar or first lower molar teeth in carnivorous mammals.
Rubber toys, balls and plushies are all well and good for dogs like Diamond, but sometimes she just has the urge to give her carnassials a workout, and that means bones!
Diamond doesn't get real bones and I rarely give her rawhide bones due to the slobber factor. Instead, she gets Nylabones (and way too many biscuits).
Before...
Nylabones come in assorted flavors and two forms —
flexible and durable. I've learned to stick with the durables, as the flexibles are, um, not durable:
...and after.
She can go through a flexible Nylabone in literally a few hours — a durable Nylabone will typically last a good two or three weeks.
It never ceases to amaze me that her carnassials don't shatter when she really starts chomping down — isn't evolution grand?
Here are some classic bone pics from the archives:
And with that, we conclude our extended tour of Diamond's toys. Hope you enjoyed.
Next week, Diamond is setting up shop in a brand newkennel dog hotel as I leave for a brief vacation in Mexico City — maybe they'll let me take some pictures of her new home away from home.
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As many of you know, Diamond was an abused dog rescued by the Humane Law Enforcment staff of the ASPCA (the "Animal Precinct" people — Diamond's rescue was filmed for the show but she didn't make the cut).
As a charitable donor to the ASCPA, I of course get a lot of newsletter-type emails and snail mail from them. This recent announcement, however, caught my eye:
If you have a few pennies in your pocket that have yet to be taxed away, you could do worse than to send them to the ASPCA. They operate a no-kill shelter and a not-for-profit veterinary hospital in Manhattan, are opposed to breed-specific legislation for dogs, and are generally awesome people.
Carnivalized at Modulator's Friday Ark.
Rubber toys, balls and plushies are all well and good for dogs like Diamond, but sometimes she just has the urge to give her carnassials a workout, and that means bones!
Diamond doesn't get real bones and I rarely give her rawhide bones due to the slobber factor. Instead, she gets Nylabones (and way too many biscuits).
Before...
Nylabones come in assorted flavors and two forms —
flexible and durable. I've learned to stick with the durables, as the flexibles are, um, not durable:
...and after.
She can go through a flexible Nylabone in literally a few hours — a durable Nylabone will typically last a good two or three weeks.
It never ceases to amaze me that her carnassials don't shatter when she really starts chomping down — isn't evolution grand?
Here are some classic bone pics from the archives:
And with that, we conclude our extended tour of Diamond's toys. Hope you enjoyed.
Next week, Diamond is setting up shop in a brand new
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As many of you know, Diamond was an abused dog rescued by the Humane Law Enforcment staff of the ASPCA (the "Animal Precinct" people — Diamond's rescue was filmed for the show but she didn't make the cut).
As a charitable donor to the ASCPA, I of course get a lot of newsletter-type emails and snail mail from them. This recent announcement, however, caught my eye:
To help teachers integrate humane education into their classrooms, the ASPCA will distribute free educational materials to select elementary schools across the United States. "This is an exciting and creative opportunity to reach lots of kids," says Dr. Bill Samuels, Director of ASPCA Humane Education. "Children who learn to care about animals and develop respect for all life will respect each other and grow to be compassionate adults."Excellent — get 'em while they're young!
If you have a few pennies in your pocket that have yet to be taxed away, you could do worse than to send them to the ASPCA. They operate a no-kill shelter and a not-for-profit veterinary hospital in Manhattan, are opposed to breed-specific legislation for dogs, and are generally awesome people.
Carnivalized at Modulator's Friday Ark.
Posted by KipEsquire on
26 August 2005
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