Thursday, September 30, 2010

Koda's New Leash

Yesterday I purchased a new leash for Koda. Being the right brained person I am, the plain red leash just wasn't good enough. So last night I decided to update the leash and make it a little more personal. I usually use my vinyl cutter to make stencils for sandblasting my LuckyPups products but this time I wanted to try it with paint. I made a polka dot design personalized with Koda's name and cut it out of piece of vinyl. I then used the vinyl stencil and painted the design onto the leash. Last I finished it of with a few layers of clear coat paint for protection. What do you think?


News from LuckyPups Shop: 

Small Stainless Steel Treat Jars are BACK! Our best selling treat jar have been out of stock since June. Duncan was the last pup to get one of these treat jars but now you can get your own! Check out LuckyPups shop for more information. 





 

Monday, September 20, 2010

Woo Pig Sooie!

Recently the Arkansas Razorback had a game in Little Rock. This means tailgating! Koda tagged along wearing his Razorback jersey and bringing his Razorback football dog toy.  He had a great time!

A few of us girls with Koda at the Hogs tailgate party. 





Koda decided to meet a few new people. He loves kids.


Sitting on the hill waiting for the game.


Koda with his jersey overlooking all the tents. 



Go Hogs Go!



All of us.

As for LuckyPups photo contest, a cute little pug name Doser won the personalized dog bowl from LuckyPups. He had 105 "likes" or votes on his photo he uploaded to LuckyPups Facebook Fan Page. I shipped his bowl out last friday. He should be sending me photos soon. I can't wait! Thank you so much to everyone that entered! There will be more contests to come. Become a fan to find out when!




Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Happy 3rd Birthday Koda!

Koda turned three on September 10th. As always we had a birthday party for him complete with a doggie birthday cake, candle, cupcakes, cookies and presents. All dog friendly of course!

(click the photos to enlarge)


Koda's new friend and cousin Mylee was able to attend. It was her first birthday party to be a part of. She loved the sprinkles and icing! 


First was lighting the candle and sing happy birthday. 

 

Next the dogs got to try out the doggie cake, cookies, and cupcakes.

  

Last was Koda favorite part of his birthday... opening presents! 

 

Koda received a toy furry owl and Skineez Moose in his gift bag. His cousin Mylee gave him a Jack toy and two bags of yummy treats. Mylee decided she would take over the new toys :) She is so tiny you can barely tell her apart from the toys!



Over all Koda had a great 3rd birthday! 

In celebration of Koda's birthday LuckyPups is doing a photo contest on LuckyPups Facebook Fan Page. All you have to do is upload a photo of your dog and get your friends to vote by becoming a fan of LuckyPups and "liking" your photo. The dog with the most "likes" wins a personalized dog bowl!  But hurry! The contest ends tonight at midnight! 


Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Splish Splash

So a few days ago, I decided to let Koda go on a boat ride with us to the White River. To my surprise he LOVED it! He usually doesn't like water too much, especially baths. Even at the pool he just stays on the top step...never more. At the river it was a totally different story! He would jump, run, splash and play in the river. He had so much fun running from the water to the sand and back.

He also played fetch in the water, something that he has never done before.





Koda's 3rd birthday is September 10th and I will be doing a contest on LuckyPups Facebook Fan Page!



The dog with the most votes for there best Birthday Photo will receive this personalized glass dog bowl. 14 different fonts available! Check out my Etsy shop for more information on this bowl.



 How to Enter: 
1. Become a fan of LuckyPups on Facebook.

2. Upload your best birthday photo.

3. Invite your friends to become a fan and vote! You can not vote more than once per photo.Voting multiple times for the same photo is not allowed on this contest.

*Contest ends Wednesday, September 15th at Midnight, Central time .

If you have any questions please message Koda on Facebook or send an email to luckypups@centurytel.net

Saturday, August 21, 2010

Friday, August 20, 2010

Updates

Update 1: Personalized Dog Bowl.
This ceramic bowl is the newest addition to the Personalized Dog Bowl Section in LuckyPups Shop.  It can be personalized with any name.  It is microwaveable and dishwasher safe.

Personalized Ceramic Dog Bowl
Update 2: Dog Tags.
I have been working on this project for a while and I still haven't listed the Dog Tags on my shop. But they are coming soon, I promise.  There are may different colors and shapes. Glitter is even embedded in the plastic! Here is a little sneak preview of what to look for...

New Dog Tags with Glitter

Update 3: Blue Bowls.
If you have every stopped by my shop, you know that I sell personalized hot pink dog bowls. Well I just ordered Caribbean Blue bowls for the boys. I wasn't really fair that the boy dogs were stuck with stainless steel and the girls could have a cool color like hot pink. Ha

Koda with New Blue Bowl
Springer with pink dog bowl
Update 4: Heart Bowl.
Speaking of the hot pink dog bowls, I have added a new design for the girly bowls that can be personalized. A heart. What goes better with pink than a heart?

Sheltie Pup with Heart Bowl

Update 5: Mylee.
My sister now has a new puppy named Mylee. She is a super small Sheltie. Koda tolerates her, but Mylee thinks they are best friends. :) Koda usually has to jump on the couch to get away from her when he is tired of her chewing on his tail and ears. She can't jump that high yet!

Mylee sleeping on Koda's Toy.
Mylee and Koda

Hope you all have a great weekend!

Thursday, August 12, 2010

Blog Buttons!

Yesterday I decided to create two blog buttons. One for people that have been featured on my blog and standard on that anyone can use. I had to look up how to create these buttons for my blog and thought I would share what I found out for other to use!

To make your own button:
  • Create a 125 x 125 pixel image in an image editing program such as  Adobe Photoshop or Illustrator.  Make sure you save the image as a .gif of .jpg

• Save your image to a website like Photobucket or Flikr

To put a "grab our button" on your blog:

• copy the following html code:



• open your blogger account and choose "design"
• click "add a gadget"
• choose "html" and you'll get a blank box
• paste the code you have copied in the box
• change the words "YOURBLOG"  to your information.
• Change the link to your image. (You'll need to go back to photobucket or wherever you saved your image and get the direct link code.)
• click save

To grab a button:

• copy the html code from the button you want
• open your blogger account and choose "design"
• click "add a gadget"
• choose "html" and you'll get a blank box
• paste the code you have copied in the box
• click save

That's it! The new button should be on your blog. Go ahead, give it a try with LuckyPups new blog button!

LuckyPupsBlogButton


LuckyPupsBlogButtonFeatured

Sunday, August 8, 2010

Koda's New Collar

I recently ordered Koda a new collar from the Etsy shop Jennie B. Goode. They believe that dogs & cats deserve to have collars that are as fun and unique as they are!

Jennie decided to start making collars soon after she purchased her puppy Miss Sophia. Sophia is a super cute English Bulldog. After searching for the perfect collar, she eventually found the one she wanted at a local doggy boutique. The only problem was that it was $35! The adorable collar did end up on Miss Sophia's neck and spawned her desire to make fun and unique collars for a reasonable price.

I ordered the Masala dog collar for Koda. This collar features a beautiful pattern with cinnamon browns, butter yellows, pumpkin orange, all finished off with a coordinating brown buckle.

Jennie B. Goode's fabric collars are made with washable cotton fabrics that are lined with sturdy interfacing to add extra strength and stability while still maintaining the collars comfort and softness. Stress points are both double stitched and box stitched for extra strength and durability. They only use contoured buckles for comfort, top notch hardware and heavy welded D rings. The collars are machine washable on the gentle cycle in cold water. 
Thank you so much for making Koda such a cute collar and sending him heart shaped treats! He loved them both! 





Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Gruffins!

What is a Gruffin, you ask? A Gruffin is 100% organic dog treat that is shaped like a tiny muffin. It is made from bananas, eggs, honey, rolled oats, flour, granola, canola oil, and water. All Gruffins are home baked in Houston, Texas.

TinyLittleDogBlog was so generous to send Koda a free sample pack of their Gruffins. The first thing I noticed was the smell. They smelt so good that it actually made me want to taste them...but I didn't of course. Ha. The Gruffins were package in a resealable bag and were very fresh and moist when they arrived.

Next I decided to see what Koda thought of the Gruffins. He LOVED them! He wanted to eat them all at once, but of course I didn't let him. He still has a few left in the fridge for later.


Yumm! Koda wants more Gruffins!

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

It's Hot!

Maybe the K99 Ice Cream Van will stop by!



There is a new K99 Ice cream Van in London. It serves frozen treats exclusively for dogs. Your four-legged friends can choose between two tasty flavors: "Dog Eat Hog World," which is gammon and chicken sorbet topped with a biscuit and served in a cone; or "Canine Cookie Crunch," which is a combination of mixed dog biscuits and ice cream.
Check out the full article here : Mail Online

Now most of us don't have a K99 Ice Cream van that come by our house. That's why I'm adding these easy to make doggie ice cream recipes. 

Frosty Paw Ice Cream
32 oz. plain yogurt
1 mashed banana
2 T peanut butter
2 T honey

It’s true dairy products aren’t good for dogs, but yogurt contains much less lactase than regular milk and the live cultures are great for your dog’s digestive system. This dog ice cream recipe is delicious and good for your pet!

1. Mix all these ingredients in your blender, then dump into ice cube trays, paper cups, or even a kong toy to freeze and serve.

2. If you want to go all out for your mutt you can freeze these homemade frosty paws just like you would homemade ice cream. A salt-less automatic ice cream maker makes this as easy as using any other appliance in your home and the frosty paws will be ready to serve in 10 minutes.

For paw shapes:
Take the mostly frozen dog ice cream product of number two and spread it 1” to 1½” thick on wax paper. Freeze for five minutes and then remove dog ice cream from freezer. Next, use a paw shaped cookie cutter to cut a paw shaped “frosty paws”, remove ice cream around edges, and return paw shapes to the freezer to freeze solid. NOTE: This can also be made with baby meat instead of the fruit and peanut butter.


Pumpkin Pops for Pups
1 (1.5 oz) Sugar Free Instant Vanilla Pudding Mix
1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
1 cup milk, low or fat free
1 (15 oz) can pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie filling)

Whisk the vanilla pudding mix, pumpkin pie spice, and milk together until dissolved. Approximately 2 minutes.Fold, or gently stir in the pumpkin puree.Scoop pumpkin pudding into small paper cups, small plastic cups, or a plastic Popsicle mold.Place in freezer, and let freeze completely, about 3 hours.Take out desired serving size and let sit on counter for 5 minutes. Then release from the mold and serve.

If frozen this dog ice cream recipe will last for 3 months. If kept in the refrigerator, as a pudding, it will keep fresh for one week.

Pupsicles
2 cups low salt beef or chicken broth
2/3 cup water
2 or 3 ice cube trays
Small rawhide sticks

Mix water with beef or chicken broth and pour into ice cube trays. Place in freezer and serve cold. Add a rawhide stick halfway through the freezing. This recipe is quick, easy, and fun. It's probably best to serve this dish outside.