8/31/10
Doggy Dessert Chef
thanks DoggyDessertChef for listing our healthy and fun Carrot Calendula Cake.
Doggy Dessert Chef features excellent recipes for the DIY dog treat maker...well worth following...cheers. We think it's great that people love their dogs enough to thoughtfully create and prepare recipes for cookies, cakes, food and snax.
8/8/10
chickaroo
If it's August, it must be Chicken, Sunflower Seed & Calendula Biscuits.
Just a quick post to announce our [somewhat belated] Treat of the Month update.
Save 15% online all August long on this most outstanding snack.
Baked with homemade chicken broth, organic sunflower seeds, whole organic calendula flowers [nature's healer] garlic, flax, rolled oats, brown rice, barley and oats flours-all organic and people-quality of course.
Savory and toothsome. A very popular biscuit!
Just a quick post to announce our [somewhat belated] Treat of the Month update.
Save 15% online all August long on this most outstanding snack.
Baked with homemade chicken broth, organic sunflower seeds, whole organic calendula flowers [nature's healer] garlic, flax, rolled oats, brown rice, barley and oats flours-all organic and people-quality of course.
Savory and toothsome. A very popular biscuit!
8/5/10
Movin' on up!
Our new Phone: 707.293.9676
New fax: 707.293.9679
While we're here, thanks to the great bloggers and pet publications who've featured us lately. Our "Nuts About Grain-Free-Super Peanut Biscuits" are on fire.
Pet Business Magazine 8/10 Issue
Pet Age Magazine 8/10 Issue
And thanks to Pawssentials for listing us as well alphabetically under treats, of course].
7/1/10
Power UP!
BLUEBERRY POWER SNAPS: Our treat of the month for July.
Enjoy a 15% discount online all month long.
Of course, we make most of them available for the dogs. Freshly baked, a bit exotic and aromatic with organic ground nutmeg and cardamom.
Our ingredients are stellar.
Baked with a touch of raw wildflower honey. The organic whole dried blueberries are simply fantastic and sooo good for dogs. Chock full of health-maintaining and disease-preventing anti-oxidants, blueberries provide numerous health benefits.
Check this out:
Nutrients and phytochemicals
Blueberries [especially wild varieties] contain anthocyanins, other antioxidant pigments and various phytochemicals possibly having a role in reducing risks of some diseases, cancer among them.
Potential anti-disease effect
Researchers have shown that blueberry anthocyanins, proanthocyanidins, resveratrol,flavonols, and tannins inhibit mechanisms of cancer cell development and inflammation in vitro. Similar to red grape, some blueberry species contain in their skins significant levels of resveratrol, a phytochemical.
Although most studies below were conducted using the highbush cultivar of blueberries (V. corymbosum), content of polyphenol antioxidants and anthocyanins in lowbush (wild) blueberries (V. angustifolium) exceeds values found in highbush species.
At a 2007 symposium on berry health benefits were reports showing consumption of blueberries (and similar berry fruits including cranberries) may alleviate the cognitive decline occurring in Alzheimer's disease and other conditions of aging.
A chemical isolated from blueberry leaves can block replication of the hepatitis C virus and might help to delay disease spread in infected individuals.
Feeding blueberries to animals lowers brain damage in experimental stroke. Research at Rutgers has also shown that blueberries may help prevent urinary tract infections.
A study soon to be published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry found that supplementation with wild blueberry juice enhanced memory and learning in older adults, while reducing blood sugar and symptoms of depression.
| Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz) | |
|---|---|
| Energy | 239 kJ (57 kcal) |
| Carbohydrates | 14.5 g |
| Dietary fiber | 2.4 g |
| Fat | 0.3 g |
| Protein | 0.7 g |
| Vitamin A | 54 IU |
| - lutein and zeaxanthin | 80 μg |
| Thiamine (Vit. B1) | 0.04 mg (3%) |
| Riboflavin (Vit. B2) | 0.04 mg (3%) |
| Niacin (Vit. B3) | 0.42 mg (3%) |
| Pantothenic acid (B5) | 0.1 mg (2%) |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.1 mg (8%) |
| Folate (Vit. B9) | 6 μg (2%) |
| Vitamin C | 10 mg (17%) |
| Vitamin E | 0.6 mg (4%) |
| Calcium | 6 mg (1%) |
| Iron | 0.3 mg (2%) |
| Magnesium | 6 mg (2%) |
| Phosphorus | 12 mg (2%) |
| Potassium | 77 mg (2%) |
| Zinc | 0.2 mg (2%) |
| manganese 0.3 mg | 20% |
| vitamin K 19 mcg | 24% |
Source: USDA Nutrient database | |
Organic sunflower and pumpkin seeds will provide FiFi with all the energy she needs for summertime endeavors. Bring some to the beach or the lake so your swimming, hiking or dock-diving dog can stay fueled.
Power to the PUPS!
6/29/10
World's Ugliest Dog?
There's really there's no such thing as an Ugly Dog, but you gotta name the contest something, so let's just agree that it's yet another way to celebrate the canine-human relationship and call it a day.
This year's champ! 4 year old Chihuahua "Princess Abby"
We were lucky enough to be a small part of this fun annual event held annually at the Sonoma-Marin Fair [we did a little demo in the groovy stage kitchen]. We demonstrated healthy snax by decorating a cake using our Peanut-Double Carob Chip Cake Mix. There ain't nothin' wrong with cake! Ours is super healthy & delicious using only organic people quality ingredients. We alike to bam it up by adding something seasonal like fresh grated zucchini, carrots, apples, pumpkin, banana, etc. Sweetened with raw honey...yum.
Dogs love it and so did our bi-ped audience!
Our friends from Sonoma Humane and Rohnert Park Animal Shelter were on hand with adoptable critters. I do hope they were able to find some loving forever-people for the most adorable dogs they had in tow. I heard that adopting out cats were the big issue these days; just too many of them!
Along with Princess Abby, there were plenty of uniquely beautiful contestants. Here's a few...
This year's champ! 4 year old Chihuahua "Princess Abby"
The chihuahua suffers from severe back and leg problems and has a closed up eye, most likely a result of inbreeding, CBS News reported.
"She's a poster child to spay and neuter your pets," celebrity vet Karen "Doc" Halligan said.
We were lucky enough to be a small part of this fun annual event held annually at the Sonoma-Marin Fair [we did a little demo in the groovy stage kitchen]. We demonstrated healthy snax by decorating a cake using our Peanut-Double Carob Chip Cake Mix. There ain't nothin' wrong with cake! Ours is super healthy & delicious using only organic people quality ingredients. We alike to bam it up by adding something seasonal like fresh grated zucchini, carrots, apples, pumpkin, banana, etc. Sweetened with raw honey...yum.
Dogs love it and so did our bi-ped audience!
Along with Princess Abby, there were plenty of uniquely beautiful contestants. Here's a few...
6/16/10
6/13/10
Saturday Sizzler at Foppiano
Thanks to Ellen at Paws For Love and to Foppiano Vineyards for putting on a lovely event. It was a scorcher of a day, but the dogs were troopers and had a blast.
Everyone relaxed with fine wine and grilled sausages while the dogs created their unique works of art.
Everyone relaxed with fine wine and grilled sausages while the dogs created their unique works of art.
We set up our little booth at the end of a row among the vines.
We visited with friends like Laura Leah Johnson from Brinkley Books
The dogs munched on biscuits and cake [our Double Carob Chip-Peanut Cake Mix with applesauce & zucchini, garnished with coconut & carob chips]
the tasting room was air-conditioned, which was really nice
and all the dogs were happy.
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