Professional Tasters

In November, Paws-itive Partners will have a booth at one of the local Christmas Craft Sales. Ours will be a dog bakery (barkery) with homemade biscuits, doggy donuts, hand-dipped nibblers, etc. We have a few months to prepare but I thought it was a good day to start experimenting with recipes. It's 100 degrees, very humid and the air conditioner is running continuously. Not the smartest day to bake but Jas, Maggie, Brandy, Pennie and Annie are glad. The dogs don't usually go in the kitchen when I'm baking, and they aren't counter surfers, but when I make dog treats they are very alert. There must be something special in the recipes that tip their senses. The Dog Farm has an aroma of whole wheat, cheese, garlic and peanut butter. Each time the oven timer rings the dogs take their position in the kitchen to sample the products. They are my "quality control specialists" and they take their jobs very seriously!

I think Tyler, Thea, the dogs, puppies and crow have moved on from North Platte because I haven't heard from Tyler for several days. Our city's animal control officers were getting calls about them every day and I think those have stopped too. It's nice to know that citizens took time to report their concerns for the animals. Unfortunately, as poor as their accommodations were, the animal's care met city ordinances. After the Tyler-and-Thea-saga and other recent situations in North Platte, my next cause might be to get involved in changing laws. :)