Product review: Pawz dog boots

I 'cided it might be helpfow to do product reviews.  You know, moms buys me stuff and I tell you what I fink 'bout it.  OK???  OK!!!

My first product review is for Pawz Dog Boots .  Here I am wiff va package moms boughted.  Vere are 12 boots in a package, moms says it's a good deal!  Vey come in wots of sizes, too, so any pup can try vem!

As a rule, I don't like fings on my preshus footsies, so I had my doubts.  Vey were not easy business to put on.  Dads holded me and moms crammed va fing on my poor, poor paw!  I just sat vere, holding my paw up, certain it was dying a slow, painfow deff.  

I even put my unhappy ears and face on, so moms and dads knew 'zactly how I felt!

"Come here, Boozy" vey said.  And I tried, I real did!  It was like my leg were broke and I couldn't walk on it, vo.  So vey got out va treatsies, and va video camera... GAWD!

Hogan doesn't like boots

In summary, I do not like bootsies.  Pwease unnerstand I am not saying I do not like vese Pawz Dog Boots in particular, I just don't like fings on my feetsies, OK??

Here are my friends, Jade & Jax, in veir Pawz.  Vey told me vey definitely don't like wearing vem at first, but once vey get outside it real helps veir pawsies!  Look how beeyotifow my friends are!  Vey are boff real smartness, so maybe I will have to try vese again sometine.

Moms and dads also putted a boot on SFB.  She bited at it, swung her paw around like a ding dong, and even hit me in va head wiff it!  GAWD puppy, simmer settle down!  Ven she walked around OK.

Maybe I'll try again. For now, I just dash outside, do my fing, and dash back in :-)  Stay safe out vere, my friends!

Love,

Hogie

Being safe, part 2: Microchips

It are real 'portant business to be sure your animows are microchipped.  What's a microchip, you ask?  Well, I did some research and here's what I founded.

First off, I have a microchip.  Moms says it was put in when I had my neuter surgery (fanks again for VAT, moms, hahaha!).  I asked moms how it gotted put in, and she had me talk to Auntie Pam.  For vose who don't know or don't 'member, my Auntie Pam is President of va rescue I vowunteer wiff (Illinois Doberman Rescue Plus ).  She has years of 'sperience working wiff animows and even knows how to implant a microchip!  Auntie Pam sent me pictures and 'splained va process.

Va blue fing is called va "chip implanter tool".  In va bag is a needow and inside va needow is va itty, bitty microchip.  Microchip companies usually provide a tag wiff veir contact info and va chip number (va yellow fing in va pic) which can go on your animows collar.  Va needow comes out of va bag and goes onto va chip implanter tool like vis:

Ven, va needow is put into va animow, kinda like when we get shotsies.  Ven you push on va implanter tool and in goes va chip.  Easy peezy!!  My orphan friend, Madison, was recently implanted and said it only hurted for a minute.  Va microchip company our rescue uses gives you stickers, yay!  Vese stickers also list va microchip number and are handy to keep everywhere, OK?  I asked Auntie Pam what microchips smell like, cuz I mean, I'm a dog and vat's what counts in my world.  She said "They really don't smell".  How silly, I fink I will start a petition to get scented microchips!  Hahaha!


So now you have your microchip, what's next?  It are real 'portant to be sure you register all 'portant information to your specific chip number, OK??  My microchip is from va company Home Again.  Moms setup an account and put in my address, name, a handsun picture of me, phone numbers for her and dads, my Docker Paul's information, and everyfing!  Here's what my company's website looks like.

Moms says it are real easy to keep all my info updated and also says it are real 'portant for parents to updated on a regular basis!  Va animows in our rescue have info vat goes back to IDR+ which is real nice as we have a 24/7 answering machine vat is always monitored - so if a dog is found, someone WILL hear right away.

Why is a microchip so helpfow?  Well, if a pet ever gets lost, veir moms/dads can put out information about va dog many ways.  One piece of info is the microchip number.  Most microchip companies can also be contacted and va missing animow can be reported.  My microchip company, for 'zampo, sends out emayos to ALL members to let vem know if an animow is missing in our area.  Vis is why it are 'portant to keep info and pics updated, as you want to show peepow who are looking what va animow looks like now, not when vey were tiny puppy, haha! 

When lost animows are found, one of va first fings done is to scan vem for a microchip in hopes of finding va owner right away.  Here is what a scanner looks like.

Moms takes me and my sissy to va vet a few times each year just to be scanned to make sure our microchip can be found and matches va microchip numbers on file.  It doesn't hurt at all, vey just, like, wave it over you, tell you "what a good boy!" and pet you.  I love being scanned!!!

So, vat's microchips in a nutshell.  Key fings to 'member:
1. Microchip your pets!
2. Keep microchip info handy at all times and update info regularly wiff your microchip company!
3. Have your pet scanned for veir chip at your annual vet exam!
4. Attach microchip info to your pet's collar!  Ven, if vey are found by someone wiffout a scanner, vey can call va microchip company and a reunion can happen sooner!

If you have any questions or want more info, pwease let me or moms know.  You can comment on vis bwog or post your question on my Facebook page ( Hotrod Hogan )

Next up in my Stay Safe bwog series, va 'portance of neckwasses and harnesses vat fit right!

Fanks for reading, OK??

Love,
Hogie

Being safe!!!

At some point, we all moved to Awaska or somefing cuz I don't 'member being vis coldness!  BRRRR!!!!  I know my famiwy, friends, bwog readers and followers are all smartness, but just want to make some 'minders, OK??  OK!! If you have to go outside, be sure you cover up!  Vere are different fings you can do.

Wear a hat!  

My favorite hat is actually for childrens, made by Columbia.  It's real softness and super warm!  It is important for dogs like me wiff big, upright ears to keep vem covered up in extreme wevver so vey don't get bit by Mr Frost.

Wear a mask!

Vey say va real cold wevver hurts your lungs.  I don't know what vose are, but peepow are 'posed to wear masks outside.  Vis was va only mask I could find for demonstration!

Wear a scarf!

A scarf will keep your neck nice and toasty which helps keep your body warmness.  I couldn't find my scarf so borrowed my dads jammies, haha!

Dress warm!  

Be sure you have a nice, comfy t-shirt on.  If you happen to promote your favorite rescue while wearing it, all va better!  Yay Illinois Doberman Rescue Plus

Also, wear a jacket!  

If  you or your dog have a short coat like me, keep in mind our preshus little chests get real cold and fast, so a coat like vis one keeps our tummer-bellers warmness.

Anuvver suggestion from moms is boots.  I am NOT wearing vose or showing you a picture of me in vem, vo.  Vey are awful business and I cannot move when vey are on.  But, moms says it helps keep va salt out of our toesies and also helps prevent hyperfermia or somefing like vat.  I wouldn't wear my bootsies and ven I went outside and got frozen in pwace so moms had to carry me back in.  Maybe I should re-fink vis boot business.

Pwease stay safe out vere my friends!  Stay inside and snuggler if you can.  Vat is va bestest anyway!

Love,

Hogie

Being a salesdog!

Va rescue group I vowunteer wiff (lets all say it togevver!), Illinois Doberman Rescue Plus is now selling va 2014 calendar and boy, is it nice!  Some of my friends have asked for a pawtographed copy, so today moms and dads helped me get a bunch done!

To order your very own calendar and also to buy vem for howliday gifts, click here Calendar order and one will be shipped to you.  Or, if you live by me or va city called Barrington, just tell me or moms and we can get you one wiffout paying shipping, OK??  OK!

Love,

Hogie

Frowback Fursday!!!

Vis are me when I were tiny baby puppy, even smaller van now, learning to snarler from my big sis, Cali.  She were va best snarler, ever!

Sometines, she even stuck her tongue out at me.  GAWD Cals, GAWD!  Hahaha!  I never learned how to do vat, vo.

Love,
Hogie

Behind va scenes

Moms, dads, and I post a wot of pictures and fings on Facebook of me doing all sorts of fings.  Sometines peepows post fings like "vat pooooooor dog!" or "what are you doing to him???".  First off, vat are way too many "o"s in "poor", OK???  :-)  Second, I real like pwaying dressemup and everyfing like vat.  Here are some 'zamples and notes of what you can't see behind va scenes:

Vis are me as a drag queen.  I did vis photo shoot for my rescue group, Illinois Doberman Rescue Plus for a fundraiser we were having.  Vat is reason enough!  Also, my Auntie Wauren was taking va pics and I will do anyfing for her cuz I real love her and everyfing :-)

Vis are a pic I did to promote bicycow safety.  Vis are dadses helmet and it smells like him.  I real love fings vat smell like my peepows.  Also, vere was a steak on va grill to my left and I was real hopefulness I would get a bite... and I did!


Anuvver item of my dads... his Shaggy wig!  Also, behind moms is a squirr....  I wasn't allowed to "get" va squirr, but it helded my 'tention while va picture was taken, haha!





 My mid-kid was saying to moms and dads he didn't have ANY cwoves to wear, so moms sent me down wiff some shorts.  Of course I do anyfing momma asks.  Va bonus here is va hugeness smile on mid-kid's face!  He laughed and laughed.  What you can't see is my nub wagging under vose shorts!

My littlest kidlet wanted to pway princess dressemup.  First of all, I love fings on my head.  But mostwy, I cannot deny vat lil girl anyfing.  She makes my heart happy, my nub wag, and I feel warm all over when she smiles and says "You're the best boy, Boozy".  <3

So fear not, my friends!  It are awesome sauce Being Hogan.
Love, Hogie

Being a Bully vs. being a bully...

Once 'pon a time, I heard va word "Bully" and instantwy fought of all my canine friends and famiwy who are Bullies...  I even wrote a bwog about vem:  Being "Dangerous"

Veir name, Bully, is a nickname, OK?  Vey are different breeds of dogs, most wiff va word "Bull" in it... like English BULLdog, American BULLdog (oh em GAWD, remember my Peanuts puppies?? vey were AmBulls!), PitBULL.  Vese dogs, just like any uvver breed, can sometimes not be nice but vat is cuz vey have real meanness owners and everyfing like vat.  Don't forget va real important rule:  Judge va deed, not va breed!!  Read more about vat, here:  Sad times in dogdom

If you ever want to talk to a Bully, I have many friends who would love to meet you like Timmy, Tyr, Vito, Petey, Monday, and Rookie from my bwog!  Annuver great 'zampo of a fantastic Bully is my good buddy, Fifty va 2-legged Pitbull.  You can be his friend on Facebook and everyfing, just click vis: Fifty


He came from va rescue I vowunteer wiff, Illinois Doberman Rescue Plus .  Here's a picture of moms and Fifty!

Now I have heard va word "bully" but it means somefing else and I'm real confused and sadness.  Moms tried to expwain what a hooman bully is and I fink vis is just real awful.  She says it are when one hooman picks on annuver hooman and is real meanness for no reason whatsoever 'cept vey are not good peepows.  I guess it happens wiff childrens mostwy, but even grown ups do it, sometimes hoomans bully animows, and everyfing.  Why would anyone do vis?!?!  Shouldn't everyone be loved and supported??  I don't always agree wiff my sissypants, but I will always be niceness and help her when I can and I real love her!

I do not have a picture of a bully to put here cuz my famiwy and friends are all real awesome sauce and don't do vis kind of fing, so I made my first drawring instead.  Vis is what I fink a bully looks like.

Pwease, famiwy and friends, be kind to each uvver.  Why make life miserabow for anyones??  If you or anyone you know is being bullied, talk to someone.  Sometimes just sharing what happened makes you feel better, OK?.  You can tell your moms, dads, bruvvers, sisters, cousins, aunts, uncles, friends, teachers, neighbors, or anyfing!!  You are loved!!

Love,
Hogie