Prisky Paws

I'm not one to travel much during the holidays but this year I've been doing a lot of traveling lately. I didn't realize just how hard it was to find boarding and sitting for my two dogs until I actually started the hunt. I will be going away for two weeks at the end of the year and I started to panic. My plane ticket was a but pricey but I had a Southwest Luv coupon of $200 which made it a great deal to fly during the holidays. I started to ask all my friends and family members if they could sit for Bebe and Jolie. Well here's the issue with that, the holidays are busy and everyone is pretty much doing what you're doing, vacationing, spending time with family, and going out. Turns out each and every one of my friends were traveling. Major bummer for me. My next quest was to search all over DogVacay and try to find a pet sitter. The prices were outrageous. I was quoted for $1000+ dollars for the dogs stay, way more than I even paid for my flight ticket. I cont...

As an active runner I'm always down for a local 5k in town, when my company decided to be a sponsor for the American Heart Association I was more than excited to participate. Being active is a way of life for me. I try to be active as much as possible, and I wear a fitbit to ensure that I stay active. I've had one since 2012 with no signs of getting rid of it anytime soon. While reading my invitation for the 5k run, I decided I would turn it into a walk. Why you may ask!? Well while looking again at the invite it said you could bring pets too! As you may have seen from my previous blog post on canine pancreatitis, Bebe is overweight and needs all the exercise she can get, she almost made the 3 mile walk, ending short of it by only a 1/4 of a mile before I grabbed her in my arms to the finish line. Obesity is one of the most expensive health care problems surpassing smoking. One third of U.S. children are overweight or obese, putting them at...

Every year I schedule my dogs for blood work to clear them for surgery. This year, the results that came back on my older Yorkie, Bebe were not favorable. I have two Yorkshire terriers, both female, both spayed, and both seniors. One is eight years old and the other is eleven. The older one, Bebe, was the one who received not so good results. In her blood work she had extremely high levels of amylase and lipase. This is a sign of pancreatitis and diabetes. I hope this blog post will help you if you are having the same issue with your dog. Pancreatitis can be fatal so please, do take it seriously. After my initial shock that something was wrong with my precious pup, I immediately started back tracking to figure out just where the problem started. My vet told me that my dog was eating a very fatty diet and it had to be changed immediately. As he told me that no more treats would be good, Bebe's ears immediately dropped as she heard the words "no" and "treats...

For almost three months now I have been religiously taking Neocell's Beauty Bursts. In a couple of years I will be turning 30 and I want to make sure that my skin stays in tip top shape. I originally found out about the company on Instagram and on Twitter . I've recently become a fitness fanatic the past year and have really been taking care of my body, inside and out. I guess that this company is getting quite popular because on my last two visits to the Vitamin Shoppe they were sold out of the Beauty Bursts. I saw someone that I followed on Instagram tweet about her recent purchase and I commented that they were sold out by me. Well to my very pleasant surprise, Neocell's marketing team caught my comment and followed the link to my blog and to my twitter . Not only did she send me a bag of Beauty Bursts, but she also sent me their Keratin Hair Volumizer , which I was so crazy excited to try because my aim for summer of 2014 is long mermaid hair and a fit body....