Brew To You – The Dreaded Barking Spider

Okay, if you own a dog of any breed at one time or another, the dreaded barking spider has reared its smelly head. One minute you are sitting snuggled on the couch watching your favorite TV show or maybe reading a great book and ….WHAM…a whiff of something very unpleasant makes your nose curl up and eyes water. You look over at your beloved pet with a sloe-eyed glare. This is just life with your pet.

What really blows (no bun intended) is if your four-legged friend does this with a room full of guests. Yep, this happen to me yesterday.

We had family here for Thanksgiving. Brew was lounging on the floor looking so sweet when suddenly out of nowhere, the room became silent and eyes darted from one person to another. A nervous giggle bubbled-up from me. I shrugged my shoulders and pointed a finger down toward the floor at the culprit now laying on his back without a care in the world.

The room broke out in laughter–I’m sure my face was beet red–and we all went back to what we were doing before Brew unleashed his odorous mayhem. Afterwards, Brew’s barking spider mishap became the talk of the evening….great…

Happy Thanksgiving!

From Brew To You…
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Brew To You – Couch Hugger

In an earlier blog, I talked about how Brew will hang over the back of the couch wanting attention while I am working on the net. The back of the couch faces the dining room where I work daily.

This happens most days after Brew has eaten breakfast and is not ready for his morning snooze. Not only does he hang over the back of the couch, this action is usually accompanied by a series of whines and deep barks if I do not acknowledge him right away.

This dog never fails to make me smile on a daily basis. There are times I find myself having a bad day, yet Brew’s happy persona reminds me to find joy in the smallest of things. For that, I love this muggy-faced English bulldog even more.

No matter what kind of pet you might have, the unconditional love that they give us daily enriches our lives in immeasurable ways.

Remember to give your beloved pet loving attention each and every day.

From Brew To You…

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Brew To You – New Talking Toy

In my last blog, this muggle went out last Friday and a holiday at that. Needless to say, I stopped by Bed, Bath and Beyond. While browsing through the store, I came across a small bin with dog toys. One in particular caught my eye. 

The minute I picked this toy out of the bin, it went off immediately in a voice between helium induced and a Smurf.  Too darn funny. As you can see it was only $4.99 and I had to have it.

I couldn’t wait to see how Brew would react to this noisy dog toy.  I have to tell you this toy didn’t stop talking from the moment I picked it up and walked through the store. People stared while giving me funny looks. We put the toy in the trunk of the car and we could still hear it going off even in the trunk. We cracked up the entire ride home.

Carrying it into the house, the toy was babbling nonstop from inside the shopping bag. Brew, from the moment he heard the toy was all over me. When I took the dog toy out of the packaging, Brew went nuts. He wanted that dog toy in the worst way.

When the talking toy hit the floor, Brew put his mouth on the hard plastic ball and it was on….

Each time Brew’s mouth closed over the ball it would spout off and he drop it and jump backwards. He would bat it around like a cat, chasing it all over the living room. I never seen a dog twist and torque his body going after this hilarious talking toy.  We laughed so hard, I had tears running down my face. This ball is not much bigger than a tennis ball. I would advise not leaving a dog unintended while playing with this dog toy. You could even put the talking ball into a sock and tie the open end for a little more protection for your dog.

If you get this talking dog toy, I would love to hear how your dog reacted to it.

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Brew To You – TGIF

I love Fridays!

It is a chilly 6:00 am in the morning and you know where Brew is…yep, in our bed snugged down in the comforter sound asleep. Around 7:00 am or so, Brew will start whimpering or maybe bark a couple times to get my attention to lift him down from the bed.

Speaking of barking, I am not sure if it is the English bulldog in Brew or just Brew’s personality, but Brew hardly ever barks. I cannot tell you how many times Brew has scared the heck out of me. From out of nowhere, I will get a wet nose on the back of my leg or hand. The next door neighbor (they are really cool people) recently took in their son’s English setter. This little girl barks a lot at Brew from the other side of the fence, yet Brew does not make a sound. He just lays on the ground with his nose stuck under the fence wanting to play with her. Brew is one of the sweetest dogs I have ever known and he never fails to endear people to him every where we go. People cannot resist his wiggly butt and muggy face. Yet, his quietness and intense stare when he’s at home has put a few people off. Once they get to know Brew it’s all good…

When Brew does bark…WOW. His bark sounds like he’s a much bigger dog than his is.

I hope other pet owners will comment and if you have any advice, I would love to hear from you!

Time to go…the whimpering has started.

From Brew To You…

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Brew To You – Will The Real Brew Please Sit Up!

In a previous blog, I mentioned how in the mornings when Brew woke up, he came into our bedroom and thumped the side of the bed with his paws wanting to be lifted onto the bed.

I thought I would put a picture of the Brew up. As you can see,  most people continually mistake him for a boxer. Brew is an English bulldog mix.

I thought I would give you a little insight to how Brew and I found each other.

I had been without a dog since my divorce in 2006. I had a boxer named Bodie that I loved very much and I had had him since he was eight weeks old.  Sometimes, we have to do what is best for our pets. I needed to move into an apartment when my marriage ended and Bodie was use to a big backyard and freedom to run.

I gave Bodie to a loving couple that had always had boxers and recently lost a  bother and sister pair of boxers. They did not have any children and lived in a huge home. I knew deep down, no matter how it hurt me to my very soul, Bodie would never want for anything.  I, with a heavy heart and my hands shaking, put Bodie in the truck myself and watched the truck pull away until it faded into nothingness. That was one of the hardest things I had done. My eyes tear up even while I am writing this. I am disclosing this because it plays an important part of why I had not gotten another dog.

Fast forwarding to 2010. I now  live on a horse ranch. They have dogs, cats and a heck of a lot of horses. I have horses to ride, dogs and cats to play with but they were not mine. The owner of the ranch keeps telling me I need my own dog. I have never been without a dog that long in my entire life and it is time for me to find another dog to love and love me back…

Come back tomorrow to hear the rest of the story on how Brew and I found each other.

From Brew To You…

 

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Brew To You -Tip for Making your own dog toy(s)

One of Brew’s favorite toys is “Rock in a Sock”.

One day after going through my socks, I found a ton of single socks with no mates. I saved them in a bag for future use for cleaning.

Brew brought in a small river rock from outside. Brew would lay on his back and just hold the rock in his month. Fear that Brew might accidentally swallow this silver dollar size rock gave me the idea to put the rock into a couple of my spare socks I had stashed in the closet.

I slipped the rock into one sock and knotted the opened end. I then slipped the one sock with the rock into another bigger sock and knotted both ends. You can do this one more time depending on the thickness of the socks.

At any given time, I will find Brew flinging he “Rock in a Sock” toy around the house in complete content. Brew also likes to play Tug of War with his “Rock in the Sock.” The rock is light enough that if is flies free, it will NOT break anything, but has just enough weight to it that I can throw it around for Brew to run after.

Please remember to keep a watchful eye on this toy. I do changed the socks out when they get dirty or Brew chews holes in them.

If you have a tip for Brew and I, please feel free to post your ideas!

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