Tyson's Tales

Kibble

2009-01-27T15:53:00.002-05:00

Mommy told me today the she got The Whole Dog Jornal for this month in the mail. She said this is the one she has been waiting for. Something about approving dog foods. That lead me to think that I should talk about food. I am going to tell you what you want to eat. Lets start off first with what you don't want to eat.

These are things you don't want to see on your ingredientd label;

Meat and poultry by-products
If your food has by-products in it, you aren't getting the best stuff. You want to eat real meat, not feet and beaks.

Added Sweeteners
I know sweet stuff sounds good, and it tastes good too. That is how they coax you into eating nasty food, by adding sweetener.

Artificial Preservatives
BHA, BHT, and Ethoxyquin are ones you want to look out for. Some of these are toxic and used in pesticides.

Artifical colors
I don't care what color my food is as long as it tastes good. Don't put anything in my food that doesn't have to be there.

Corn
It is really hard for us to digest. It's better if there is rice or potatoes instead of corn.

Now that we have gone over what you don't want, let's get to the good stuff.

What you want to see on your ingredientd label;

Meat
It is great to see meat at the top of your food list. Real meat, no by-products. If the first ingredient is a protien meal, even better. This means it was weighed after the water was removed. That means more meat in my food.

Whole vegetables, fruits, and grains.
This stuff tastes good and is good for you. Eat your fruits and veggies.

Organic
This means they didn't use any chemichals on the food ever. Organic is great.

Next lets name a few great brands you should try.
Canidae
Fromm
Taste of the Wild
Solid Gold
Wellness
Innova
Nature's Variety

These are just a few great foods, but hopefully it gives you a place to start if you want to switch kibble. I have eaten each of the brands above and can say they are all delicious. I hope you enjoy your dinner tonight, I know I will.

-T

Look at me, I'm 3

2009-01-19T12:21:00.003-05:00

Guess what... I turned 3 last week. It was awesome. I got new toys and mommy made me birfday pupcakes again. Aunt Jess got me a doughnut toy for at home and an octopus. Mommy let me go to PetSmart and pick out my own toys. I decided to get a frog that makes crazy noises and a snowman. I like all of my new toys, but not as much as I like my jolly ball or the turtle mommy got me for Christmas. Daddy said we are running out of room in the toy box and that I don't need anymore toys. My solution to that is to get a bigger toy box. Of course I need more toys.

It is just Layla, Chi Chi and I now. Harley and I couldn't get along, so he has a new family. Mommy said he has kids and cats now. That sounds like a lot of fun to me. She talks to Harley's new mommy on the computer a bunch to keep tabs on him. Layla and don't fight like Harley and I did, so I guess it's a good thing.

The daycare just celebrated its first year in business. Mommy and Aunt Jess were pretty excited about it. I will post some pictures to show you how awesome daycare really is. I am off to nap now.

-T

This is Norah. She and her brother Rudi come in a couple times per week.

Shaka has been coming in since he was 9 weeks old. He is over 1 year now.

Daisy and Hudson

My sister Layla

This is Rosie. She comes in for daycare and lives down the street from us.

Finally, Layla and Riley at the end of a long day.

It's Spring

2008-04-07T09:54:00.002-04:00

I am so happy that spring is here! Mommy and Daddy took Layla and I for a walk to the park yesterday. It was so fun to be outside. There were all kinds of new smells that I didn't remember from last year. I wanted to go to the dog park but mom said I couldn't go beacause I would be too tired for daycare. I am not tired at all today. I think she should have let me go to the dog park. As much as I love daycare I want to go to the dog park too. I haven't seen Kobe, Harley, Rubi, Houston, Derringer, Ruger, Bhutan, Potato, or Sampras in a really long time. I really, really, really miss Bhutan. He was like a brother to me. I actually like him more than my brother, but that is a whole other story. Harley and I haven't been getting along so well lately. I am going to leave it at that though. I want to focus on spring. When spring comes that means summer is not far away. I am ready to go to the lake so I can boat and swim on the weekends. Here's to April Showers and May flowers. The next two months better go by quick because I am ready fo June! Time to go play with Riley. See you later

-T

My 2nd Birfday Party

2008-01-15T10:57:00.002-05:00

I just turned 2 yesterday. My mommy and Aunt Jess threw a party for me at the daycare on Saturday. The nice lady from 4 Paws Pet Bakery made me two cakes and some pizza. I went in with mommy to pick up the pizza and cake. While I was there I got a treat for birfday from the lady at the bakery.

When we got back to the daycare there were some doggies that I didn't know that came in to see us. Then some dogs from the dog park came in to celebrate with me. My cousins Rocky and Elsie came in too. Both grandmas and one of my grandpas came in too. My daddy was at work, so he didn't get to come. Uncle Justin was there though. Over all it was a great birfday party!

This is me opening my present from Aunt Jess. She got me two balls, some treats, and this stuffed hippo.

This is us sitting and waiting for mommay and Aunt Jess to give us cake. We are so well behaved... most of the time.

Here is my peanut butter cake. We also had a chocolate cake. Mommy said it was carob, but it tasted like chocolate to me.

The Daycare is Open

2007-12-05T13:59:00.000-05:00

The daycare is open and now I get to go to work with mommy every day. Harley, Layla, and ChiChi get to come too. The first couple days have been so much fun. I finally got to play with all of the toys that mommy wouldn't let me play with. There are so many balls to play with I don't know which one to choose. Riley, Snookie, and Butters have been there every day too. I have been super tired when I get home every day. I feel like I am working a job. Mommy makes us leave the house while it is still dark outside and we don't get home till after it is dark. Talk about a long day. I am not trying to complain, I love daycare, but it is very exhausting. It will be nice to sleep in this weekend. I am off to play now.

Later

-T

This is Snookie and ChiChi sitting in their chair.

This picture is of me being super handsome.

This is Harley playing.

This is all of us at the end of the day. We crashed really hard.

Toys, Toys, Toys

2007-11-08T19:09:00.000-05:00

Today the guy in the big brown truck stopped at our house again. He dropped of two big boxes. When mommy finally got home and brought them in they were full of toys! I thought it was Christmas come early. Then mommy told me I couldn't play with any of them. What! All of these toys and I can't play with any of them. That is so not fair. Mommy said they are for the daycare and I can play with them there. Now I have to wait three weeks before I can play with any of them. Oh this is so hard.

I'm Back

2007-11-03T12:33:00.001-04:00

It has been a very long time since I have posted a blog. Sorry to all of my loyal readers. I have been so busy helping mommy get ready for the daycare to open. I am not really sure with this daycare is, but mommy says I will like it. She says I will get to go to work with her everyday and play with other dogs all day. That sounds like a fun time to me. She sid that my first day of daycare will be December 3rd. She said Harley, Layla, and ChiChi get to come too. I have to wait a whole month to find out what this daycare really is.

I have a myspace page now. Here is the link. MySpace

There is also a website for the daycare now too. my mommy takes care of all of that though. I will put the link for it on here too. Happy Dogs Daycare

Now that We have all of the serious stuff out of the way, enjoy some funny pictures of Harley and Layla in their Halloween costumes.

My New Cousin Update

2007-01-27T17:19:00.000-05:00

My new cousin got to come home today! Mommy went over to Aunt Jess's to visit him. The people from the ASPCA called and told Aunt Jess that she could come get the puppy today. The decided to name him Riley. I like that name. I am so excited for my new cousin Riley!

My New Cousin

2007-01-27T12:58:00.000-05:00

Mommy and Aunt Jess went to look at puppies today. They went to the ASPCA to pick out a new cousin for me. They still don't know what to name him yet. He might be Apollo, Jackson, Dakota, or something else. Whatever they name him, he looks like lots of fun. I can't wait for him to come home on Tuesday. Here are some pictures of him.

Our Big Debut

2007-01-25T08:13:00.000-05:00

Grandpa called today and told mommy that we made the front page of the living section! I am all excited. Now everyone can see how handsome I am. Mommy hasn't seen it yet, but she said she would bring it home so I could see for myself. Even though it is in section D of the paper, I am still in the paper. Here's the link to the story... http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/journalgazette/living/16542369.htm

The Dog Park, and Snow!

2007-01-22T13:23:00.000-05:00

What a weekend I had! Let me tell you about it. On Saturday mommy took us all to the dog park. There were tons on dogs there. There was also this guy with cameras there. They kept making clicking noises at us. Enough about the guy though, back to the dogs. There was a boxer there. Her name was Rubi. It was the first time I met her. Our friend Layla was there. She has the same name as my sister. She is a black lab. She likes to run like a boxer though. There was this little dog that like to run too. Mommy said it was a Shiba Inu. We stayed for about an hour and then mommy made us go home. She made us all take baths too. That was not very fun.

On Sunday we woke up to lots of snow. This was the first time that Layla and I have seen lots of snow. Harley said he is used to it. ChiChi said she is used to it too, but she doesn’t like it. Harley, Layla, and I all ran around in the snow for a long time. It was so fun! I didn’t mind that it was cold. Layla kept ringing the bell to go back out. She didn’t have to go though, she just wanted to play in the snow. Mommy and Daddy were home almost all day on Sunday watching football. I love it when the stay home. We went for a walk in the snow last night and we saw a dog pulling a guy on a sled. It looked like he was having fun. Mom said maybe sometime we can all go sledding at a park. That would be awesome!

It is time for my afternoon nap. Bark at ya later, T.

A birthday, an anniversary, and a holiday

2007-01-16T16:12:00.000-05:00

Wow, what a weekend I had. Sunday was my first birthday. Mommy invited over my cousin Rocky! He came over and had bananna pupcakes. He brought Grandma, Samantha, Jennifer, and Alexa with him. I love Alexa. She is so much fun. She played tug and fetch with me all day. Grandma brought toys with her. I got a squeaky chicken leg! To quote Hanna Banana it's "mega wicked awesome!" Mommy got me new toys too, but not a squeaky chicken leg. I will have to show you a picture. It is so cool. We also got new dog beds for my birthday. The are so comfy. I almost like sleeping on my new bed more than I like sleeping with mom and dad. Don't tell them that though.

Yesterday was mommy and daddy's two year anniversary.They went to dinner at the restaurant down the street. I wanted to go too, but they said they don't allow doggies there. Oh well, I didn't like them anyway.

Even more exciting is that yesterday was Martin Luther King Jr. Day. I don't know who he is, but because of him mommy had the day off work! She hung out with us almost all day! She did leave to go to lunch with daddy, but when she came home she had more new toys. I think she has more toys that she is hiding somewhere too. Why does she hold out on me like that? Maybe I will have to search for these toys today.

Layla gets to start a new training class in a couple weeks. I am jealous because I like going to training. Mommy said that I am better behaved than Layla and that is why she is going to training class and not me. That is so true, but I still want to go to class. I will get to go back soon. Mommy said I am going to earn my CGC. That sounds like fun. Well, I'm out! -T

Me and Har

2007-01-12T07:23:00.001-05:00

My brother Harley is adopted. Mommy said he is going to be staying with us for good. I like him a lot. He is my snuggle buddy. Check it out...

Bully Sticks

2007-01-11T20:17:00.000-05:00

Mommy brought home bully sticks today! I was so excited that I stole them off of the table while she was working on her homework. I don't think she was very happy about that. She said she was saving them for my birthday, and now I won't get any then. I don't care, they were tasty today. Harley and Layla each had one too. Mommy is so nice, she always buys enough for all of us. I like to steal everybody elses though. I am going to go check it out and see if she brought home any other goodies. Later - T

Yay for the New Year!

2007-01-04T16:35:00.000-05:00

I am so excited for the new year. Christmas was lots of fun, but I am ready for my birthday. I will be 1 in a week and a half! I am so excited. Mommy said she is going to make me pupcakes. Those sound good! Maybe she will let me have a puppy party. I could have all of my friends over! I would invite Rocky, and Snookie, and Elsie, and Lola, and everyone else I know. I am going to be a big dog soon!!!

I would show you pictures of my Christmas but mommy left the camera and Grandma P's on Christmas so there are no pics of me opening presents. I did a real good job though. I ripped up the papper really good. I got a new Auggie, a moose, bully sticks, and a peanut nyla bone. I must have been good!! Mommy even baked Christmas treats. Well, I am going to go nap before mommy gets home from work. I want to have lots of energy to bounce all over her!!! Later, T

I love Secret Santa!

2006-12-21T13:57:00.000-05:00

Mommy has what they call a Secret Santa at her work. This Secret Santa got toys for me! Mommy brought me two new rope toys. As awesome as new toys are, this Secret Santa is not very smart. I have two boxer siblings. 1 + 2 makes 3 not 2. Now Harley and Layla have to fight over my extra rope toy.

Mommy moved my crate into the dinning room. I really like it in there. I can watch Animal Planet all day, plus I can see out the front windows. Mommy said I have been good since I haven't been breaking out of my cage so much. Does that mean I get new toys? I sure hope so. I need some new chew toys, and some stuffed ones too. I want a new Auggie toy. Maybe this Secret Santa will bring me a new Auggie. If not I will be extra good and them mommy will buy me a new one. She loves me lots. That is why I can get her to do whatever I want.

I have got to nap. Latter -Tyson

I've been tagged!

2006-12-15T14:49:00.000-05:00

Waylon tagged me and now I have to spill the beans and tell y’all 6 things about me that are weird.

1. When mommy or daddy is in the shower I like to lick the water between the crack at the bottom of the shower door. I like to lick mommy’s feet after she gets out too.

2. I am so strong that I can break out of my cage every time I go in there! Mommy and Daddy don’t like it when I am out very much.

3. I love that lake, but don’t like to swim yet, maybe this year my weimaraner friend Earl will teach me. That would be so cool!

4. When mommy makes me wear my gentle leader I throw a HUGE fuss. It doesn’t hurt me at all, I just like to make mommy look like a meanie. If I keep fighting it enough maybe she won’t make me wear it anymore.

5. I came from a bad pet store. I was registered with APRI. Mommy said that it was a stupid registration, so I chewed it up. Problem solved!

6. When I sleep between mommy and daddy I find it more fun to sleep with my butt by their heads. They don’t like it and always turn me around, but I think it is funny!!!

Christmas?

2006-12-13T15:58:00.000-05:00

Mommy said Christmas is almost here! I have never had a Christmas before. Mommy said there will be presents and food. Those are my favorites! I can't wait! Mommy said she hopes we get snow. I like the snow, except it froze my sand box. That I did not like so much.

This is my first Wednesday in a long time where I don't get to go the PetSmart and see Jason. He is my trainer and I really like him. Mommy said I will get to go soon and earn my CGC. I don't know what that is but it sounds cool! I just hope I get one before Layla. I like to have everything before she does. Harley hasn't even went to see Jason yet, but he already knows as much as Layla. I think he is trying to be better than me. No way is that going to happen! That reminds me, I better go and work on my tricks before mom gets home from work.

My Life

2006-11-03T10:56:00.000-05:00

Hi, My name is Tyson! I am a ten month older boxer with three dog siblings. I live with my mom and dad in Indiana. ChiChi was here before me, but I still consider myself the leader of the dog pack. ChiChi is my older sister. She is an eight year old chihuahua. My little sister Layla came after me. she is a five month old boxer. She looks a lot like me. Mom and dad just brought home this other boxer. His name is Harley. They said that they were going to foster him, but now they have decided to adopt him. He is much calmer that I am. He is older than me, but I don't let him boss me around. He might be older than me, but I am still bigger than him.

Layla and I are real good buddies. We go to training class together on Wednesdays, so we have a lot of the same friends. She likes to follow me to the dog park too. Mom and dad take us to Pawster Park. I would like to go every day, but they only take us about once a week. Mom said it is getting to cold to go all of the time. She said it will be snowing soon. I know nothing of this snow she speaks of, but I am excited to find out what she is talking about.

I am ready to go play in the back yard, so I will talk to y'all later.