Keep your Pet Healthy and Happy this Summer

It’s Summertime! It is that time of year when the weather gets warm and we want to be outdoors. Our sweet four legged companions want to have fun too! We have an eleven year-old black lab named Banner who really loves to play fetch, go camping, and go swimming in the lake.

Banner loves to swim and fetch the ball in the crystal clear lake

To help keep up Banner’s energy levels, he needs to be fed healthful treats and snacks between meals. Banner’s absolute favorite treats are his Bravo Bonus Bites Freeze Dried Salmon treats for dogs. While his human counterparts are catching and frying up our own fish by the campfire, Banner gets to nibble his own delicious salmon snacks.

Bravo Bonus Bites Freeze Dried Salmon treats for dogs

Made entirely from all natural salmon
Raised without added hormones*
No artificial preservatives, flavors or colors
100% grain and gluten free
Naturally high in protein and low in fat
Made in the USA by a family-owned company
Freeze dried for freshness, convenience and flavor
Tested for food safety before shipping

Banner is not a picky eater, that is for sure. He will eat anything and can get quite sneaky, so we must be diligent in making sure that this loveable, furry old guy gets a variety of healthy snacks to satisfy him. Banner is also quite fond of his Look Who’s Happy treats. Two of his favorites are the Chicken Jerky Dog Treats (which he refuses to share with anyone) and his Temptin’ Tenders Chicken Sweet Potato Dog Treats (which look pretty good to me, as a human.)

Chicken Jerky Dog Treats

Chicken Sweet Potato Dog Treats

The list just seems to keep going on and on. My dog is spoiled. I am always seeking out the best treats for him. Here is another treat that I have discovered that Banner cannot get enough of: Caru Lamb Recipe Bites.

USDA-inspected lamb is the number one ingredient
Made with real lamb, blueberries & cranberries
Carefully selected ingredients
Grain, gluten and wheat free
No GMO ingredients
No corn, soy or animal by-products
Made in the USA from a family-owned company
Formulated without artificial preservatives, flavors or colors
Prepared in small batches
A tasty way to treat your best friend right!

After a long day of swimming and playing fetch (we throw Banner’s tennis ball as far as we can into the lake and he swims out to retrieve it~ about a hundred times per day.) Banner gets to be pretty worn out, so while his human friends are sitting around the campfire telling scary stories, Banner sits quietly munching n his beloved Barkworthies Bully Sticks.

Barkworthies Bully Sticks are made from free-range, grass-fed Brazilian cattle. Their unique shape and texture promote good dental health while helping prevent bad doggy breath.

Barkworthies are additive-free, chemical-free, and preservative-free. Moreover, these Bully Sticks are single-ingredient chews, which means they’re 100% healthy and safe.

C’mon, Braxton, throw that ball for me! Hurry!

Alas, camping has to come to an end, and it is time to get Banner all loaded up into the truck to go home. Of course, it isn’t hard to get him in the truck with all the yummy treats we have to bribe him with. The only problem is that he is usually pretty messy and smells like a wet dog from all of that swimming. So, thankfully we have our very handy Andis dog grooming brush to comb out all of the matted snarles out of Banner’s fur.

We use Andis Premium Soft-Tooth Slicker Brush to get his coat sleek and shiny before we allow him into the truck. It leaves Banner’s fur looking shiny and gorgeous! What a handsome fella he is.

Wet or dry, stinky or fresh, we all love our Banner!