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Sazy

Sazy makes foster dog #4 since I started doing the fostering thing. She appears to be some kind of lab mix although what the other part(s) of her might be I can’t really tell. She’s pretty tall and big bodied, but to me, seems to have kind of a smallish elongated head for her body size.

Foster dog Sazy, a black Labrador Retriever mix with a white patch on her chest

So far she’s settled in pretty nicely with the other dogs, although she doesn’t seem to like when they come sniffing too close. No dust ups yet, just a bit of soft growling.

Overall, she’s a pretty sweet dog, likes to go exploring and walks pretty well on a leash but could use some additional leash training.

Over the next few days I’ll work on figuring out what kind of training I’ll need to do with her. She knows Sit but doesn’t seem to know down. Seems to know her name reasonably well.

Foster dog Sazy, a black Labrador Retriever mix with a white patch on her chest
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Barkley has left the building

It’s taken a few months, but Barkley has finally been adopted and is heading off with a nice couple to his new home in West Virginia.

I had planned on taking a bit of a break before taking on a new foster, but it looks like I’ll be taking on Sazy instead.

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Lowcountry dog park tour: Isle of Palms Bark Park

The IOP Bark Park is a decently sized fenced in dog park located just behind the IOP Recreation Center, and so far is the only dog park that features a separate small dog area.

IOP Bark Park

The Bark Park isn’t very large, about the same size as Ackerman dog park. It’s fairly wide open though and offers a lot of room for dogs to run around. Benches provide plenty of places for people to sit, and several trees provide shady spots during hot weather.

The small dog area is a long narrow strip adjacent to the main dog park. There were no small dogs around when I was there, so I’m not sure how often it gets used. Looks like it would be a good place for people with smaller dogs that don’t want to risk them getting bowled over by bigger dogs. Most of the small dogs I’ve seen though play just fine with big dogs.

Small dog area

There’s no water fountain installed in the dog park, but a large bucket in each area provides water. The water comes from a hose running from the Rec center to the dog park. Filling the bucket requires walking out of the dog park over to the building to turn the water on.

Water bucket

There are a few sandy areas where dogs can plop down to relax, cool down or work out some of their digging urges.

See the rest of the IOP Bark Park photos.

A Google Map to the IOP Bark Park.

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Comfy new bed

A new Pooch Planet ThermaCare memory foam pet bed was one of the items I won in the CSCLRC raffle at the dog show today.

Nala’s been curled up on it ever since I brought it home this afternoon. She hasn’t even gotten up to follow me around the house like she usually does. I think she likes it.

Nala’s new bed

It’s a pretty nice pillow that contains chips of memory foam (the package calls it MemoryLoft™) that would otherwise have been disposed of in a landfill, making it a reasonably green product. The pillow is baffled with about 5 chambers to prevent the foam chips from getting bunched up and lumpy. The outer cover is removable and can be machine washed.

I think the fact that Nala hasn’t gotten off the bed in the past 4 hours attests to the comfort of the bed. It’s quite a comfortable bed, and I’m halfway tempted to use it for myself.

I may have to find a couple more of these for the other dogs.

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PetSmart recall notice

PetSmart is voluntarily recalling seven of its Grreat Choice® Dog Biscuit products that contain peanut paste made by Peanut Corporation of America (PCA). PCA is the focus of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration investigation into potential salmonella contamination of peanut butter and paste made at its Blakely, Georgia facility.

Although PetSmart is not aware of any reported cases of illness related to these products, it has removed these products from its store shelves and website and is conducting the recall as a precautionary measure.

The recalled products include only the following types of Grreat Choice Dog Biscuits sold between Aug. 21, 2008 and Jan. 19, 2009:

  • Small Assorted 32 oz., UPC 73725702900
  • Small/Medium Assorted 4 lb., UPC 73725700601
  • Small/Medium Assorted 8 lb., UPC 73725700605
  • Small/Medium Assorted 10 lb., UPC 73725702755
  • Large Assorted 8 lb., UPC 73725700638
  • Extra Large Assorted 8 lb., UPC 73725700779
  • Peanut Butter 4 lb., UPC 73725700766

Customers who purchased the recalled dog biscuit products should discontinue use immediately and can return the product to any PetSmart store for a complete refund or exchange. Customers can visit www.petsmartfacts.com for more information or contact PetSmart Customer Service at 1-888-839-9638.