It’s important to keep your pets safe this Halloween by thinking around the holiday excitement, and being aware of the little catastrophes lurking in the night. Here are some tips to keep your dogs and cats safe for Halloween:

• Don’t give Halloween candy to dogs and cats.  Chocolate and artificial sweetners can be poisonous to dogs.
• Avoid putting costumes on pets. Many dogs and cats don’t like costumes, and some can confine or restrict their movements. If you do dress up your pet, check the costume doesn’t impair their movement, hearing, sight or ability to breathe or bark. Also check the costume for any choking hazards.
• Keep pets inside and away from the front door and trick-or-treaters.  Halloween brings a flurry of unknown visitors constantly arriving at the door, and pets may go into attack mode or escape the safety of their home.  Make sure your pet has their identification tags on for the evening.
• Be especially careful of your black cats.  Keep them in the house for the evening.  Cats, especially black ones, often fill victim to the cruelty and pranksters on Halloween.  That is why some ASPCAs will not allow black cats to be adopted around Halloween.
• Keep candy wrappers away from pets. Cats love to play with candy wrappers, animal experts say–and many cats love to eat strange things. But if cats ingest aluminum foil or cellophane it can cause intestinal blockage and induce vomiting.
• Keep Halloween decorations away from pets. Dogs and cats can easily knock over a jack-o’-lanterns and start a fire. And curious kittens are particularly at risk of getting burned by candle flames. Keep dangling decorations in high places to avoid choking hazards. Wires and cords from holiday decorations also pose a danger to pets. If chewed, a wire can damage your pet’s mouth from shards of glass or plastic or give them a potentially lethal electrical shock.
• Use fake cobwebs sparingly on trees and bushes. They can pose a risk to pets and small birds can easily become entangled in the webbing.

So, that time to protect your pets so that everyone can have a safe, fun Halloween!

The one thing I fear more than thunderstorms is…vacuum cleaners. When I hear that hurling, humming noise and see that back-and-forth motion I run the other way.I know things disappear and are never seen again once the vacuum cleaner comes out. I could swear my dog biscuit disappeared after the vacuum cleaner came out. I might be next.

Stay Tune!

The earth is in our hands.  Earth Day is on April 22nd. Before you know it, Earth Day will be here. From this Crazy Beagle’s point of view, why shouldn’t everyday be Earth Day?

Here’s the reason I ask the question: because a more natural earth is a healthy earth for us dogs. Us beagles walk and play on lawns that are full of chemicals and pesticides and are dangerous for us. The more we can use natural solutions, the safer the world becomes for us dogs.

Here are some solutions you can use to make it safer for us dogs: http://scrnch.me/EarthDay

Happy Earth Day!

The  U.S. Dept. of Commerce asks that every person fill out the 2010 National Census form so that everyone is counted and can receive the necessary services in the correct areas.  For example, when filling out the Census form, the government can predict what hospitals, police stations, highways, etc. a community might need.

Well, that’s fine for our owners, but what about us dogs?  I think there should be a Census form for us beagles.  That way the government will know if we need dog parks, pet spas, pet food stores, walking paths, etc.

Now there is an answer!  Take the Mutt Census.  Go to http://www.muttcensus.com/ and have fun filling out this census so that all of us dogs can benefit.  Maybe I can get a pet spa next to my house.  We beagles can dream, can’t we?

It was not only March Madness for us dogs in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, but it now tough for us dogs in the NIT Tournament. The Virginia Tech Hokies (Hokies are turkeys) just defeated the Connecticut Huskies, 64-63. Again, I say you can’t send a huskie to do a beagle’s work.

Us beagles need to start our own university and make the mascot the “Crazy Beagles” or “Fighting Beagles.” Hey, I really like that.