Halloween Safety for Your Dog

Halloween is quickly approaching and with it comes all kinds of fun for people and their pets. It also however, brings possibilities of danger as well. Here are some tips to help keep your dog safe and happy during Howl-o-ween festivities. Please note that this post contains affiliate links and any sales made through such […]

Picking High Quality Kibble, Part 3

Part 1 and Part 2 of this series discussed how to read labels and what to avoid when examining ingredients in dog food. Here in this final part, I am sharing with you the ingredients I believe are essential in a high-quality kibble. Diverse Proteins:  The first thing I am looking for is protein from […]

Picking High Quality Kibble, Part 2

Are these ingredients in your dog’s food?  Let’s hope not! Meat by-products:  First, the word meat can mean any type of poultry or mammal, so you have no idea what species have been put into the dog food.  The second half of this ingredient name, by-product, is telling you it is anything but meat. According […]

Picking High Quality Kibble, Part 1

Philosophies differ on what the best canine diet is. Some will say raw is best, others will say grain-free kibble is the way to go, and still other’s say whatever is cheapest is good enough for them. I choose to feed my dogs a high-quality kibble, free of junk and fillers. The price is surprisingly […]

Broken Plants? Make New Plants!

Let’s face it, dogs are not easy on some of the plants in the garden. It may be easier to have just lawn, but truthfully, most of us would prefer some variety and beauty in our yards beyond grass. Recently, I planted some hydrangeas in the north facing front flowerbed next to the house to […]

Trimmings of the Lady’s Greenery

Along the front sidewalk, the hedge had grown much too tall, hiding Lady Gray from direct view.  Some claim it gave us privacy, but truth be told, it was extremely overgrown and floppy on the top from several years of not being trimmed. Ugly is too kind of a word for what they looked like, […]

Lady Gray

Not long ago, we bought a “new to us” home that is actually a fairly old home for the area we live in.  I have found myself comparing her to an old lady a few times since we moved here.  It is a lovely place, but like it does with people, time has taken it’s […]

Popcorn Popping!

*Disclosure: This blog post contains affiliate and referral links which may reward me in the event of a subscription or sale. I use these funds to feed my dogs. Thanks for the dog food. Popcorn doesn’t seem like a topic for this page at first glance, but we had a bit of fun in the […]

Welcome to Dog & Garden!

This site is going to be an adventure from day one, and that just happens to be today! I love my dogs, and love to garden, so I am combining those two loves to create this site! I am still working on the nuts and bolts of the site itself, but soon I will be […]