A Tribute to Warrior Barbie

Warrior Barbie

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Pets can bring joy, love, and laughter to a home.  I have dogs and parrots.  Here is a just one example of my goofy animals.  Here my Bullmastiff, Bosco, is messing with my African Grey Parrot, Kiwi.  But Bosco looks a little more like a kangaroo than a dog!

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I find it so interesting that so many homeowners have a “No Dogs Allowed” policy (referring to rental homes, whether it be vacation rentals or long term rentals). The “No Dogs Allowed” policy is funny, because they let kids in! Seriously how much sense does that make? Let’s do a quick comparison here.

No Dogs Allowed!

“The dogs might urinate on the floor.”  OK, well so might my my 1-yr-old… And you’re worried about the carpet?  With kids, there is also food, drink, markers, and anything else they can get their little fingers on.  (Oh, you have a policy about eating and drawing at the table only?  Yeah, ok.  So do we.)  Our first full painting of the interior was preciously inspired by sharpie-pen designs up and down the hallway, courtesy of my 3-yr-old son, (and you don’t even want me to go into details about what else he painted with on one occasion!)  Drifting in memories here,  even my niece once sneaked into her mother’s closet with red lipstick at 3 years old!  Good bye to nearly all of her clothes…and shoes!)

“Dogs track in dirt.”  OK, well have you ever seen little kids running in and out of the house?  I mean, they intentionally try to bring in some dirt…to make pretend-stew for crying out loud!

“Dogs might chew things up.”  Yes, they might chew things up, but kids still have their ways of destroying things too…many many more ways.  It’s still a very close competition when considering what kids are capable of!

“Dogs bark.”  Yes some do.  BUT have you heard a pissed off 1 yr old?  Or 2 yr old?  Or 3 yr old?  Oh Yes, they can be loud.  Real loud.

“Dogs may bother the neighbors.”  Well they could.  But so can the kids.  I’m thinking about the one time my neighbor stopped over to inform me there were rocks flying over head from beyond our fence, into their yard…while their well behaved children played out there.  Yes, it was my son.  Bothersome indeed, not to mention dangerous.

We have six children, so we’ve seen a lot over the years.  Lessons learned, and some not so much.  The point here is that dogs are very trainable, as are some children (haha).  Some dogs may just listen a little better than a young child.  So, I’m just saying that it makes more sense for a homeowner to actually find out more about the animals, or the dogs….rather than lumping them into a “dirty, misbehaving destroyer” category.  Because if  little kids aren’t put into that category automatically, then surely a dog has no business being tossed into it either!!

Here’s to all my special dirty misbehaving destroyers…love you little rascals!

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As many of you know, we have the joy of four furry family members among us! That’s right, my four dogs. And one of those dogs is a growing Bullmastiff, so as you can imagine we go through a good amount of dog food. I feed my dogs premium dog food, and select the brand of dog food carefully, to make sure they are getting all the nutrition they need to be healthy without breaking the bank. I have put in my time in researching quality dog food! Because we purchase large bags of premium dog food, it requires a separate trip to the premium pet store, where I lug the big bags to my car.

So of course, I was thrilled when given the opportunity to review Mr. Chewy, a website dedicated to cats and dogs needs, especially premium foods. Immediately upon visiting their website the first time, I was surprised to see they offer 70 different brands of dog food, including top quality favorites like Orijen and Taste of the Wild.

I was also thrilled to see the prices were comparable to store pricing, and actually less on some of the foods, and with FREE SHIPPING on order over $49, delivered to my door, so that’s an easy sale for me!  So, it’s as simple as saving me a special trip to the store, lugging the big bags of dog food to the car, and into the house – and no extra cost since the shipping is free over $49.  Gotta love that!  In fact, they offer the option of setting up a shipping schedule if you wish.  Talk about set it and forget it and never running out of dog food again!  Dogs’ll love ya for it (or cats)!

As if that’s not enough, they are offering 15% off storewide, applied at checkout!

This SupermomWannabe was pleased with Mr. Chewy.  If you have cats and/ or dogs, check ‘em out!

(I was provided a discount at Mr. Chewy, for my review)

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