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Likes: Trick training, traveling, playdates, meeting new people, FOOD and HOWLS.
Favorite Toy: Her Kong, Loofa, and Buster Cube
Favorite Food: You name it, I'll eat it. Click here for more about my diet.
Favorite Walk: Anywhere! I love walks! Though my favorite would be on our hiking trail...where there is always plenty to sniff 'n smell.
Best Tricks: I know over 210 tricks! (Keep checking back, video coming soon!)
Arrival Story: Tracksie was found as a puppy by animal control on the side of a busy highway. She was then taken to an animal shelter. Weeks passed, and no one claimed her. I was visiting the shelter one day, looking for the perfect dog. I had wanted a dog for a diuturnity, and Beagles had always been my favorite breed. Tracksie was absolutely the most perfect pup for me. At seven months old, she was the most sweetest, lovable dog I had ever met. When she saw me she came running to the gate of the cage. I put my hand though the hole and she licked it. I fell in love and was ready to adopt. However, two men had wanted to adopt her, so the shelter volunteers decided to do a coin toss to see would could adopt the beagle girl. So, I took a day off to go the drawing...it all went so quickly, I can't even remember what happened, I just heard a "Congratulations!" Then they told me to pick which beagle I wanted, for I was not able to take them both. I picked Tracks. Then I heard clapping, and people wanted to take a picture of her to put in the newspaper. After signing more papers, and paying an adoption donation of only $20, I brought her home and there began our everlasting friendship.
Bio: She's a tiny little purebred Beagle, about 12 inches at the withers. She is unbelievably smart, knowing over 200 tricks. We joke and say she is gifted. She currently participates in Rally-O and freestyle as well as aiding kids with literacy skills in school. Tracksie is CGC certified and is in the process of completing her Therapy Dog certification. She is also my travel companion and has been to over 10 different states! She is just a bubbly, loving, happy little beagley girl with a big heart full of love. Best $20 I've ever spent, and probably will ever spend in my entire life.
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Tracksie isn't just my dog...she is my best friend. I can't imagine life without her. The relationship I have formed with her has taught me an earthy wisdom about living in the world. -I couldn't ask for a better dog.
She is there for me through it all, through every up & down of my life.
She brings the biggest smile to my face. I know that she will always be there for me, no matter what, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, & all three hundred sixty-five days of the year if she could.
Tracksie is truly extraordinary. I can't tell her how important she is to me, what kind of hero she have been in my life. I can't speak her language. So, I spend each day trying to think of someway, any way, to repay her; to help her understand what she has done for me, but always come up short. I simply whisper, "Thank You, " and give a belly rub, or a scratch behind the ear- hoping that will be enough, but apologizing when I realize that it isn't. Though, Tracksie always wags her tail and seems to find it "thank you" enough.
And even if, over time, I find us apart, {rainbow bridge} we are never truly apart. Ok, maybe by the standard definition , but truly, we aren't. Near or far, far or near, this is a dog that will always love me & will never leave my side.
Forums Motto: Merry Christmas! Dogster Local Spots I've Marked: Warren G. Magnuson Park (Sandpoint), Pike Place Market, Paddywack, Red Lion Hotel On the Falls, Grand Canyon National Park, Next to Nature, Three Dog Bakery, Urban Beast
Here’s a quick cut-out-and-keep checklist of ingredients to avoid when shopping for pet food.
• By-products of any kind - these can include beaks, feet, feathers, nostrils, hair and hide trimmings and other animal parts that lack nutrition or are hard to digest.
• Meat / Poultry Meal (versus a named meat such as lamb or chicken) - always look for named meats such as turkey, lamb or beef etc, as opposed to generic terms which could be a concoction of various animal species and may even include roadkill or meat form animals that were diseased.
• Preservatives such as BHA, BHT and Ethoxyquin - these may be added to meat prior to purchase by pet food manufacturer, in which case the manufacturer does not have to declare them. Some manufacturers add them to their recipes and may list them on the ingredients panels. The FDA currently allows only a trace amount of ethoxyquin residue (.5 to 5 ppm) in human consumed foods, yet it allows high amounts (150 ppm) to be used in pet food and livestock feeds. Ethoxyquin is listed as a hazardous chemical by OSHA. BHA and BHT have been linked with increased risk of thyroid, stomach and bladder cancers.
• Fillers – these include, husks, hulls, and other cheap ingredients used to bring down a food’s total production cost.
• For sensitive pets prone to chronic GI upset, ear infections, itching and chewing at the feet, it’s also advisable to add glutenous grains to your red-flag list to avoid. Grains like wheat and corn, as well as soy (which is extremely hard for a canine to assimilate) and beet pulp (added to some pet foods to produce smaller stool size) can aggravate many of these conditions. A totally grain-free diet often mitigates these problems completely.
With the Thanksgiving holiday dawning upon us, here are four things I am Thankful for.
❦ I am thankful for my wonderful dog Tracksie. I can't imagine my life without her... The relationship I have formed with her has taught me an earthy wisdom about living in the world. -I honestly couldn't ask for a better dog.
❦ I am thankful for all the amazing people out there that foster the animals that I can't. Fostering a needy pet is one of the most important things an animal lover can do. I am so thankful for those people that can welcome those animals with open arms. You are all super heroes.
❦ I am thankful for the people who care enough in this world to make a stand. I am thankful for the people who wont allow 'the way things are' to be an excuse for allowing it to continue. I am thankful for the people who open their hearts to the chance of pain, in order to allow a soul to feel loved and do whatever they can to help one in need.
❦ I thankful for all dogs and cats and animals of the world. I could get lost in all their eyes every hour of everyday. Animals are truly amazing.
• Skip the sweets. Several popular Halloween treats are toxic to pets. Candies containing the artificial sweetener xylitol can be poisonous to dogs. Even small amounts of xylitol sweetener can cause a sudden drop in blood sugar, which leads to depression, lack of coordination and seizures. “Chocolate, especially baker’s and dark chocolate can also be potentially poisonous to animals, especially dogs,” advises Dr. Hansen. Symptoms of significant chocolate ingestion may include vomiting, diarrhea, hyperactivity and increased thirst, urination and heart rate and even seizures.
• Watch out for those wrappers. Cats especially love to play with candy wrappers, but ingesting aluminum foil or cellophane can cause intestinal blockage and induce vomiting.
• Trick-or-treating is for kids, not pets. During trick-or-treating hours it is best to keep pets in a room away from your front door. “Halloween brings a flurry of activity with visitors constantly arriving at the door, and pets may escape the safety of their home. Be sure that your pet has identification tags should he or she accidentally get loose,” recommends Gail Buchwald, senior vice president of the ASPCA Pet Adoption Center in Manhattan. Make sure your pet is wearing a collar with tags and/or is microchipped.
• Careful with costumes! If you dress up your pet for Halloween, make sure the costume does not limit his movement, hearing, sight or ability to breathe or bark. Also check the costume for choking hazards. A smart alternative to dressing your pet from head-to-paw? A simple, festive Halloween bandana.
• Decorations can be dangerous. Re-think putting candles in Jack-O-Lanterns. Pets can easily knock over Jack-O-Lanterns and start a fire, and curious kittens are particularly at risk of getting burned by candle flames. Also take care to prevent your pets from having access to wires and cords from holiday decorations. If chewed, a wire can damage your pet’s mouth from shards of glass or plastic, or deliver a potentially lethal electrical shock.
• If your dog or cat accidentally ingests any potentially harmful products and you need emergency advice, please consult your veterinarian or the ASPCA’s Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 (a fee applies) or http://www.aspca.org/apcc.
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