Adopt a Guinea Pig Month

March is Adopt a Guinea Pig Month!

Click Here for: Guinea Pig Cookie Cutter at Cloud K9 ®

Guinea Pigs are wonderful pets, if cared for properly.  They live an average of four to five years, but may live as long as eight years.

This link provides some questions to decide if a Guinea Pig is the right pet for you => http://cavycare.net/aspets.php

You can find Guinea Pigs living in shelters or rescues through petfinder.com and on this page => Guinea Pig Rescue Organizations

Guinea Pigs are very vocal animals! So, as the Guinea Pig would say, "Wheeek! Wheeek!"

Carole
cloudk9.com

A Sneak Peek at a Frisbee Dog Star

I went to the Home and Garden Show today and will have a great story about frisbees dogs and dog rescue for next week's blog!

The dogs at the frisbee show were amazing.

Here is a sneak peek at one of the stars (a Border Collie, of course):

Have a great weekend!
Carole

Wheaten Cookie Cutter (Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier Cookie Cutter)

I made this cute Collie / Sheltie Cookie using the

Wheaten Terrier cookie cutter from our Cloud K9® website.

1. Use the dog shaped cookie cutter to cut the cookie from the sugar cookie dough and bake according to your recipe or package instructions.
2. Let the cookie cool completely before icing it.
3. Toast grated coconut according to directions on the package.
4. Spread the white decorating icing to the edges of the cookie and quickly add the eye and nose with black decorating icing as shown in the photo above...do not let the white icing dry!
5. Gently press the toasted coconut into the wet white decorating icing as shown in the photo above.
 (I put slightly darker coconut on the ear and muzzle area.)
6. Let the icing dry.
7. Gently turn the cookie over to remove the excess coconut.

Carole
We have over 80 different breeds of dog cookie cutters on our website.

[Text and pictures copyright Carole of cloudk9.com All rights reserved.]

If Your Dog Could Read...

The St. Louis Public Library has a great monthly newsletter called Check It Out!  (Get it? Check it out!)

This month they feature some books and a DVD all about dogs! 

Here are the selections from their list:

• The Wolf in the Parlor: The Eternal Connection Between Humans and Dogs (by Jon Franklin)

• 101 Dog Tricks: Step-By-Step Activities to Engage, Challenge, and Bond with Your Dog (by Kyra Sundance and Chalcy)

• Inside of a Dog: What Dogs See, Smell and Know (by Alexandra Horowitz)

• Hotel for Dogs (DVD) (I have seen this. Very cute...but some sad spots: have a Kleenex ready)

• The Art of Racing in the Rain (by Garth Stein)

• Dog Joy: The Happiest Dogs in the Universe (by the editors of The Bark)

Have you seen or read any of these? Do you have any other suggestions to add to the list?

Carole

Landseer Newfoundland Cookie Cutter

I made this cute Landseer Newfoundland Cookie using the

Newfoundland Cookie Cutter from our Cloud K9®  website.

1. Use the dog shaped cookie cutter to cut the cookie from the sugar cookie dough and bake according to your recipe or package instructions.
2. Let the cookie cool completely before icing it.
3. Spread the white decorating icing to the edges of the cookie and let it dry.
4. Add the black markings and nose with black decorating icing and a plastic decorating tip as shown in the photo above.
(I put a tiny bit of black icing on the back of a spoon and lightly dabbed it on the muzzle area for added detail.)
5. Let the icing dry.

Carole
We have over 80 different breeds of dog cookie cutters on our website.

[Text and photo copyright Carole of CloudK9.com All rights reserved.]

Newfoundland Cookie Cutter

I made this cute Newfoundland Cookie using the

Newfoundland Cookie Cutter from our Cloud K9®  website.

1. Use the dog shaped cookie cutter to cut the cookie from the sugar cookie dough and bake according to your recipe or package instructions.
2. Let the cookie cool completely before icing it.
3. Spread the black decorating icing to the edges of the cookie and let it dry.

Carole

We have over 80 different breeds of dog cookie cutters on our website.

[Text and photo copyright Carole of CloudK9.com All rights reserved.]

Akita Cookie Cutter

I made this cute Akita Cookie using the

Akita Cookie Cutter from our Cloud K9®  website.

1. Use the dog shaped cookie cutter to cut the cookie from the sugar cookie dough and bake according to your recipe or package instructions.
2. Let the cookie cool completely before icing it.
3. Spread the white decorating icing to the edges of the cookie and let it dry.
4. Add the brown marking with chocolate decorating icing as shown in the photo above. Let icing dry. (Note: Chocolate can be toxic to dogs, so these cookies are only for people to eat.)
5. Add the eye and nose with black decorating icing as shown in the photo above.
6. Let the icing dry.

Carole
We have over 80 different breeds of dog cookie cutters on our website.

[Text and photo copyright Carole of CloudK9.com All rights reserved.]