ivyskeep: A predominantly black with some tan female German Shepherd Dog sitting on a black floral rug in a kitchen with her head tilted to one side. (Default)
I decided to destash/donate five baby blankets I thought I might "sell one day" to Warm Up America.  They distribute to organizations throughout the country. They also have different campaigns going at any given time with different needs, so I can always find something to make for them.

Our neighbors had a Generac generator installed. The squirrel-induced power outages have stopped since the electric company finally decided to put some kind of cover over the line, but memories of work stoppage from the spring and summer linger. Probably the 0 and less degree temps are making me dream of a whole-home generator of our own too, though the cost is prohivitive for us right now.

I'm not letting Bridget run around too much in these low temps as she starts walking like her paws are on fire, and the boots I bought her don't stay on very well. 


ivyskeep: A predominantly black with some tan female German Shepherd Dog sitting on a black floral rug in a kitchen with her head tilted to one side. (Default)
I made some apparently very tasty dog treats from this recipe on the War Eagle Mill site. The base recipe has only five ingredients, whole wheat flour, oats, flaxseed meal, peanut butter, and water. I added about one-quarter of a cup of carob chips to the base recipe as they're a safe alternative to chocolate chips for dogs. Our girl Bridget loves them.

Homemade Peanut Butter Flax Seed Dog Treats

We made our annual trip to Tractor Supply for several bags of pine shavings. I play with our dog in the backyard through the winter, and pine shavings have helped a lot with the mud/ice cycle we get in Michigan. An added bonus to both of us not breaking our necks is our back lawn isn't completely wiped out by spring like it would be before I started placing the shavings down. It's worn but not as bad as it would be without them. I can't remember where I read that little tip. I think it was on a forum for German Shepherd owners, but I think it would apply to owners of big, active dogs in general.

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