Himalayan Cheese Sticks

German Shepherds are heavy duty chewers! There are FEW things that can withstand their jaws. An average GSD has a bite force between 200-250 pound per square inch (PSI). That's enough to easily break a human bone. In comparison a human's bite force is approximately 86 PSI.

One of the few things I have found that gives my dogs more than 5 minutes of chewing before it is destroyed is a Himalayan Cheese Stick. It has two ingredients. Yak milk and lime juice. It is the only thing I have found that will outlast a session of chewing. IOW the dog gets tired of chewing before it's gone!

Each chew stick will last about 3 or 4 dogs before it gets too small for them to have. And even those small ends are still useable. Put them in the microwave and they puff up 3 times their size. Once cooled, the dogs can enjoy those as a tasty treat!

Below is a whole cheese stick alongside 2 puffs.

I am not getting paid to recommend these cheese sticks. I just thought I'd share the information in case someone else wanted to try them.

I got too big!

Mom was taking up too much room on the loveseat so Tazer decided he'd opt for the single chair. He must have circled 10 times before he laid down. Only to realize he'd outgrown it!

Mary Ann

Nine Puppies!

6 males 3 females. Born October 4th 2021 to Nova & Tazer!

For those who haven't seen the commercial

We were hired in August to do a commercial for Co-op. It took 5 days to film this short commercial! But what a blast we had! Thank you to those who allowed their puppies to become tv stars! There were 2 Mom dogs and 3 puppies in this commercial!

Mary Ann

Two Alaskan Angels

This is Emmie and Rex.  They live in Alaska!  They are not brother and sister but they are related.  Aren't they gorgeous!  I know I'm a wee bit prejudiced but you can't deny it.  So many of my puppy owners tell me they are constantly stopped on the street and asked where they got such a beautiful dog.  I hear it all the time.  And the funny thing is I can have two dog owners, who do not know each other, see the other person's dog and just know it must be a Guardian Angel Shepherd.  And sure enough, once they start chatting, it is!  Many new friendships have been started that way.  

I wonder if Rex and Emmie will be doing any mushing this year?

Mary Ann

My favourite training treat

This is called Rollover. It's actually a dog FOOD not a treat. So it can be partially exchanged for your dog's meal. It comes in 3 flavours. Beef, chicken and lamb. It's not oily so you can even put it straight into your pockets. (Just a heads up though. Remember to empty your pockets before you leave your jeans on the floor. Otherwise you'll find yourself with many pairs of jeans with no pockets!)

Did someone…

Did someone poop the bed on the right??

Bigger!

I can't believe how fast they are all growing!

Chubby Girl's Rolly Polly Puppies!

Another Hurdle Accomplished

We are now at the point where I can stop weighing them every day!  Once they are this old, they're pretty much on their way!!  Yahoo!!!!

Mary Ann

Hawk on the treadmill

It was very cold, rainy and windy today so I wimped out and used the treadmill today.  Treadmills are great but they are NOT a replacement for good old fashioned walks!  Treadmills exercise the body but not the mind.  Walks stimulate the dog emotionally, physically and mentally.  That's what wears them out!  Occasionally using a treadmill is okay, but they can't replace walks.

Mary Ann

Mr. Blue

12 days old.  Lots of tan coming through on this guy already!

Miss Yellow

12 days old.  Eyes are almost open.  Eyes and ears open at the same time!

Typical Cruz

She's so sweet!

Mary Ann

Kananaskis Country

Been meaning to put this up for awhile now.  We took a trip to K Country in mid-September with some of the dogs.  This is Gypsy and Gaia enjoying the fresh mountain air!

Mary Ann

My Beautiful Rommel

One year ago today. Here's Rommel, Cruz and Gaia ready to go for a ride in my Jeep. It wasn't long after this I had to put Rommel to sleep. 😔

Mary Ann

Can you count all 9?

Mary Ann

They moved!

They don't all fit in any more!  

Mary Ann

If they’d just stay like this…

I could fit more in the warming box!

Mary Ann

Did someone get their feelings hurt?

Please excuse the stains on the puppy pads. They are caused by the placentas and eventually wash out after 5-6 bleach/hot water washes. The pads are just freshly changed. 

Where there was room for 9 puppies in the warming box there is only room for 7 now!

Mary Ann

So Far So Good!

6 boys, 3 girls, all black & tan!

Mary Ann

Puppies 48 hours old

Mary Ann

Don’t touch my puppies!

3 puppies so far!  That look is "Don't touch my puppies!"  During whelping, the hormones are so high that she doesn't even want ME to touch her puppies!  But that's okay. She's just being a super good Mom.  

Mary Ann

No sleep last night.

Today is Nova"s due date. All day yesterday she was having Braxton Hicks contractions. I thought for sure she'd start whelping thru the night. But I was wrong. Still waiting… Addendum: When i told Mark i wasted a whole night not sleeping he said "Yeah, too bad. Too bad you're so concientious and care so much!" True.

What happened?

I was sitting, reading up on my course and I stood up to see what Mark was doing on the other side of the coffee table on the floor. After a short conversation with him, I went to sit back down and this is what happened! Sorry Mom! No more room for you!

Chubby Mama!

 

Nova is due on October 4th!  Proud Papa will be my home bred stud Tazer!  Nova had all her health clearances done in Belgium  and Tazer has been cleared of over 200 genetic diseases!  It doesn’t get better than that!

https://youtu.be/pTht-Pnmbqo