My Pittied Life: February

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We have a lot to catch up on. After all, we missed last month’s issue of My Pittied Life…my apologies. I was most likely sorting through boxes of who knows what, taking car loads of crap to the Goodwill, or dragging 83 boxes of stuff down two flights of stairs in the process of moving.

Many of you know, we are now living in Colorado but we have quite a few other things to chat about. Did I mention, the whole moving part sucks?

Lovin’ Colorado

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Colorado has been awesome and amazing to us since we arrived! But I really had no doubts. It’s great to be back “home” and hey, with 70 degree days in February – no one can complain. This picture above was taken on Valentine’s Day. Every now and then (okay, like every day) I tend to open my weather app and compare Minnesota temps to Colorado and then laugh a little and ask myself why it took so long to get back home. Lola and Rio are obviously loving it, too. We haven’t had to bust out the dog jackets in quite some time. Although as I type, we’re expecting a big snow storm – which I can totally handle. It’s the extended stay of the negative temps that really got to me in Minne.

We’re finally getting a fence!

This seems like a silly thing to get pumped about, but as of this summer we’re finally going to have a YARD with a fence and we’ll officially be homeowners! While the house is the highlight here, the whole fence + yard part is something I’m definitely looking forward to.

PetBox

It was a good month for the dogs as they received their very first PetBox (I was pleasantly surprised at the cute box, and how well-packaged it was) and, as you can tell, Lola was not shy about her excitement.

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  •  ZippyPaws Crinkle Dragonfly – This is a cute plush toy, but seems fairly cheap and I’m not really sure how it’s still ‘alive’…but it is. The wings are crinkly and there is a squeaker in the body of the toy so we have to watch the dogs with it to make sure they don’t eat the squeaker.
  • Petstages Dental Twist – this was our favorite item in the box, but Rio has already shredded the bottom – we have to monitor him with any fabric as he’ll most likely eat it. Lola is a little better, but he tends to steal it if she is playing with it. Siblings, haha.
  • Old Mother Hubbard P-Nuttier Treats – I’m sure Rio will enjoy these. Sorry, Lola – whole wheat flour and chicken are listed in the ingredients.
  • Evanger’s Beef Dinner with Spinach and Kale – this looks like a good canned dog food that is well received on Dog Food Advisor – I’ll be adding a spoonful or two on top of their food for a little extra treat. I was happy to see that it was not chicken and was grain free.
  • Fetch TopsyTurvies hippo snail dog toy – was this in the box? It last approximately three minutes. Sorry hippo-snail, rest in peace.
  • Pet Greens Treats – The dogs were crazy about these and I was happy to see a limited ingredient dog treat that contained no fillers or grains.

As you can see it was a busy month filled with adventures, settling into our new (temporary) home while our house is being built and fun packages in the mail (for the dogs anyways). Life is good. We’ll catch up with ya next month!

Thanks for reading.

Stay up to date with our adventures on Instagram (@lolathepitty)!

My Pittied Life: December

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Happy New Year, friends!

Did I tell you we move in less than four weeks? I cannot wait and the negative-whatever temps in Minnesota have just been helping that urge.

I hope y’all had a great Christmas – we spent ours in Colorado and (of course) took Lola and Rio with.

Which brings us to this months My Pittied Life.

A White Christmas

Okay, not so much. It did snow the night of Christmas and the next day if that counts. Otherwise it was 35-50 degrees the entire time. Not too shabby – I’ll take it.

We were able to stay for just over a week as I had some work to do with my new marketing position. Lola and Rio did great on the 13-hour road trip (probably better than me). But we have our perfect system figured out with the dogs – might be another blog post someday, *wink, wink*. Of course when we got to my father’s house they were ready to run!

Here are some pics from our little mini vacay.

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Flyball

We are going to miss our flyball team when we make the big move but have connected with another team in northern Colorado. Here is a little video that was taken with a Go Pro at our team practice.

Lola is so close to being able to compete, in fact she made her first (practically) full run in warm-ups at a local tournament.

After you watch that video, you have to watch this spoof. Promise you’ll laugh.

Blog-iversary – LolathePitty.com turns ONE!

I completely passed over my own blog’s anniversary… shame. Lola the Pitty has now been up and running for over one year! Pretty exciting if ya ask me.

On the Blog

Besides all the craziness that the holiday brings, we have a Paw Care Kit giveaway for your pooches! So if you haven’t entered, please do – featuring awesome products from Natural Dog Company.

Plus, save this article, you’ll need it someday. Or at least we have. 5 Tips for Treating Dog Diarrhea. Did I tell you finally know how to spell diarrhea? It’s one of those funny words that I used to look at every time I’d spell it out because it just didn’t look right…

p.s. look for an update on the Monster Holiday Drive – we are just wrapping up details on the fundraiser and plan to share soon! One thing I can tell you – we raised over $5,000 worth of products for dogs in need. I’m astonished. Thank YOU.

Top Four for 2014

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Some pretty exciting things happened in 2014. Such as starting this blog.

And I can’t forget rescuing Emma, which was probably one of the biggest highlights of the year.

Then of course there’s that part where I resigned from my career as marketing director to pursue major life goals, which include relocating to my home state of Colorado (just a few weeks away!).

But I wanted to recap some of my favorite blog posts (and yours) over the past year. I found myself discovering posts that even I had forgotten about it. So, here they are…in no particular order.

1. My Dog Bit My Child.

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Ahh, the post that crashed my blog. I’m fairly certain that prior to this post, the only person reading this blog was my mother.

2. Loose Leash Walking Tips

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The day I was able to walk Lola on a loose leash without her pulling me down the block was a fabulous day. I suggest the experience.

3. Peanut Butter Banana Dog Treat Recipe

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These treats…dogs love ’em. You love them. They are my most viewed recipe and have received many rave reviews!

4. Five Ways to Advocate for Pit Bulls

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Photo by Amaya Frutkoff

Seriously, I never thought this post would take off like it did. Five simple ways to advocate for pitties, even if you don’t own one.

p.s. thanks for reading. You truly make my day. Here’s to another great year – happy 2015!

 

My Pittied Life: November

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November proved to be quite the exciting month… I’ve got some exciting announcements in life de Sarah, so read on!

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Mini Rescue Operation

It was a typical Friday night. We had just finished running some errands and went to get a bite to eat. After sitting down with our BBQ sandwiches, I glanced out the window and saw a tiny white dog running through the parking lot – towards the highway.

I watched it for just a moment to see if for some odd reason it had an owner following (knowing this was not likely)…then two seconds later, I popped up out of my seat yelling back to Antonio that I’d be back, “there was a dog I had to get”! Me and my big clunky snow boots ran out the door, (attracting some strange glances on the way) and over to the direction I saw the dog.

I knelt down on the ground, kissed at the dog and watched her trot the other direction. Antonio followed me out the door with a chunk of my sandwich to try and coax the scared pup. At the same time an older couple drove up and asked if it was my dog and I asked them the same. Both resulting in the same answer – no. I asked the gentleman to drive past the dog, who was now heading toward the highway, and get out so that we could hopefully catch the dog or at the very least, direct her the other way.

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We corralled the dog into a corner of the building and the poor thing appeared to be blind. Knowing there wasn’t much of a choice, I put my gloves on and quickly snatched the dog up. The dog yelped, most likely out of fright, but quickly calmed down. I told the older couple that I would take care of finding the owner and getting this pup back home safe.

Antonio had ran back into the restaurant to grab my purse and the car keys and luckily the dog was wearing an id tag with a phone number! The first time we tried calling – no answer. The second time – an answer! An elderly woman answered the phone and I told her I had a fluffy white dog in front of me. She was delighted and asked where she was found. Five minutes later, this woman drove down to pick up her 14 year old blind, and mostly deaf dog.

Talk about being in the right place at the right time!

The BIG News

In August (was it August? Yep.) I resigned from my marketing job of nearly five years. It was one of the biggest decisions of my life. But it was time – time to focus on me and move forward. And it was one of the best decisions I’ve made.

The first couple months went by, sluggishly and the couple promising job interviews proved not to be.

But something exciting happened recently and I’ve been questioning whether to share immediately or wait a while…oh well, here it goes:

I recently accepted a job with a marketing company.

A marketing company that just so happens to have a dog as it’s logo.

I mean, how perfect is that?

A marketing company where I’ll be working alongside Lola and Rio most of the day.

A marketing company in Colorado.

We’re moving! Moving back home.

Buh-bye Minnesota. It’s been nice (and cold), but it’s time.

I’m going miss the connections and friends we’ve made here but I’m excited. I’ll miss my horseback riding buddy, my dog friends, my rescue connections, our flyball team, our favorite places to take the dogs to play, and my mother (Lola and Rio’s grandma), but I’m ecstatic about the future.

We’ll keep you posted on the move!

 Kennel Cough Sucks

Oh, Rio. You’ve been healthy (minus the $2,500 surgery) for almost an entire year… so I guess we were due –  kennel cough got the best of him. Luckily, we had a vet appointment made for his one-year shots and what not so we had them check out the coughing. Didn’t seem to effect him all too much though and I’m just glad Lola never caught it! Sick dogs are no fun. But I’ll definitely take kennel cough over giardia or any other intestinal parasite. Yikes.

Holiday Gift Guides

We had two fabulous gift guides that I posted in November. One is a gift guide for dog lovers and one is specifically for all my “pibble” lovers. But of course, they kind of carry over into one another.

Check ’em out below!

Lola the Pitty’s 7 Top Gifts for Pit Bull Lovers

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and

Lola the Pitty’s Gift Guide for Dog Lovers

 

Lola the Pitty's Holiday Gift Guide for Dog Lovers!

Thanks for reading, we’ll catch up next month!

P.s. Do I have any Colorado friends?

My Pittied Life: October

The sun is now setting before five p.m. The temps are dropping (a little too quickly for my liking), almost all the leaves have fallen and November is here.

October definitely sped by, but we packed in a TON of activities into those 31 days.

Let’s see, where shall I begin?

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The Search Is On

As many of you know, I resigned from my full time marketing job a couple months back to make a couple of my life goals a reality. Well, I may finally have an opportunity that may be pretty promising. Still too many unknowns to make a big announcement, but I’ll hopefully have more news to share in the next series of ‘My Pittied Life’!

Milestones
It was a pretty exciting month in the social media world for Lola the Pitty. Our Facebook page has surpassed 5K fans (and we have never once paid for ads or sponsored posts)! Plus, we now have over 1K followers on Instagram and Pinterest! Not too shabby for a blog that was started less than a year ago. Thank you so much to all of our friends and supporters!

Awesome Play Dates

We know the days are getting shorter and the weeks (ok, months) where no one even wants to step foot outside are coming up fast! Therefore, we took full advantage of the beautiful autumn and made trip after trip to the hockey rink, aka our personal dog park. And today, we drove down to Mankato where we met up with a few friends for a play date at The Paw!

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Monster Holiday Drive

We’ve been sharing, unpacking, organizing, sorting, and tearing down boxes from all of the awesome donations we’ve received for this great fundraiser. Please consider donating to help homeless animals in need! Learn more: Lola and Tater’s Monster Holiday Drive.

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Fun Mail!

We’ve been privileged enough to find several awesome companies whose missions and products we love; take a peak at a couple of the exciting packages we’ve received in the mail:

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KAE-O Sweatshirt // Karma dog collar
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WooWoo Workshop ID Tag

‘Tis the season:

Homemade Doggy Egg Nog Recipe
DIY Pumpkin Spice Puppuccinos