Xylitol is toxic to dogs and is common in chewing gum. With the explosion of sugar substitutes in human food, xylitol is the sugar substitute of choice. Xylitol is widely distributed throughout nature in small amounts. Some of the best sources are fruits, berries, mushrooms, lettuce, hardwoods, and corn cobs. One cup of raspberries contains less than one gram of xylitol.

Please be cautious in reading the ingredient labels, as you give your furry children treats. 

Tuesday (12/5/09) is the last day to support Basset Buddies Rescue of MN/WI/IL while purchasing a ‘Rescue The Hounds gift box’ at http://www.TheGourmetDogBakery.com.  80% of the sale is donated directly to BBR, for support of the medical needs and support of the foster hounds. Each gift box is decorated in the Holiday spirit and contains over 100 organic and healthy, homemade dog treats.  These treats are suitable for diabetic dogs.  Please consider supporting a great cause!

Here’s the link to help the basset hounds in TX

http://www.basset-buddies-rescue.org/info/display?PageID=5914

Thanks and Merry Christmas!

The Animal Rescue Site $100,000 Shelter Challenge - brought to you by Petfinder is awarding $100,000 in grants to eligible Petfinder member rescue organizations. The grand prize is a $25,000 grant. Just imagine how many animals we could help for $25,000! This money could go a VERY long way for the hounds & no one in our rescue takes any part of a salary, volunteers only. 100% goes to helping the hounds!! 

 Instructions to Vote:

Go to   www.theanimalrescuesite.com   you have to click on the “CLICK HERE, IT’S FREE” purple button in the middle of the upper page. When you click through, scroll down to the bottom of the page and you’ll see an ad that is white with purple font that says “THE ANIMAL RESCUE SITE $100,000 Challenge”.  Click it.  Go to the middle of the page and search for “Senior  Houndsabound”, and select “FL” as the state. Click “Senior Houndsabound”, when it appears under the search bar and then Click “VOTE”.  It’ll ask you to name the animal in the picture as a security question (note: type all lowercase letters) and submit that.

Thank you for helping the senior hounds!

We interacted with many pet owners and had over 50 entries into the contest for creating a  name for our newest product at The Gourmet Dog Bakery.  The winning name was “Cluster Pup” and we will be offering them on our website this coming week.  The winning creator was  Maria Sandstrom but we have been unable to locate her from the entry form.  We are asking anyone that knows Maria, to have her call 866-83-TREAT with her contact information.  We would love to ship her the “treat jar filled with low-glycemic dog treats” this week.

If you haven’t been on our website lately, we have 3 new low-fat dog treats: Pincher Strips (turkey jerky), Blooming Sticks (natural rawhide chew sticks dipped in yogurt and carob), and Cluster Pups (peanut yogurt cups).

We have a new sample pack that we will mail out and even pay the postage, just to let our clientele try before buying.  We feel so strongly that our products are low-fat, low-glycemic and good for dogs, that we are offering this free sample pack at no charge to you.  Order yours TODAY!

So if you are a Frontline user or just want to try it, I  would encourage you to take advantage of this offer.  More information can be obtained about this offer at: frontlinespecialoffer.com.

We will be selling our newest product, “Blooming Sticks” which are 2 treats in one. If you are in the area, please stop by and say hello. 

Hopefully the weather will be good for the estimated 500 to 600 attendees.

Mud is always much easier to remove when it is dry so never try to clean it when the muddy paw print is wet.  It will just smear deeper into the carpet fibers.