In Memorium: Caci

For my friend Annette. Caci lived 15 years and i'm sure was Annette's best friend.

I just have such a soft spot in my heart for knowing that a dog lived a full and happy life. This one sure fits that mold.

Hike & Adopted Hound Day Trips Events | Outdoor Bound

now this is an event we can get behind. does good for needy dogs and gives you some exercise too

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The Life of Rook

Rook lived for 14 years, 5 months and 2 days. During that time, he was happy, mischievous, energetic, but most of all, always hungry. He was a loyal dog and a great friend.

He died this morning after succumbing to kidney failure. His last few days were hard on him and after a long consultation with his vet of 12 years, we decided the humane thing to do was to let him go.

Goodbye old friend. I'll miss you very much.

how walking my dog saves me from gaining 12 pounds per year!

So I recently started tracking my caloric intake and i always thought there was no need to track how much walking I do with Rook, particularly since he can barely go for longer than 15 minutes at a time now that he is so old.

Not true.

Here is some quick math.

Now that Rook is 14, he can't hold it for as long as he used to. So now I walk him 3x per day. Once when I wake up, second right when I get home from work, and last just before bedtime. His evening walk usually lasts the longest. But on average, let's say each walk is 0.33 of a mile. (I think this is a light estimate, but let's go with it). So everyday, I have walked 1 extra mile because of rook.

If each mile burns about 125 calories, that's 1*125*30=3,750 calories burned in an average month. It only takes 3,500 calories to burn a pound of fat.

So over the course of 1 year, I burn 3,750*12 = 45,000 calories which translates to 12.8 pounds of fat every year!

What's the moral of the story? Walking your dog every day is good for you health. Go walk your dog, it's good for both of you!

The New Truth About Pet Insurance - VPI Pet Insurance is a waste of money!!!!

Here is an update to my prior blog entry on pet insurance, particularly the pet insurance offered by the d-bag criminals at VPI Pet Insurance.

Here is a screen shot of their website apparently give you a "real world" example of what kind of reimubursements their customers should expect.

If the picture is a little small to read it says: total vet bill was $1,451.55 and the total reimubursment was $1,241.55

WHAT HORSESHIT!!!!

This is a perfect example of false advertising.

I've been a sucker scammed by this company paying my monthly premiums to this company for the last 10 years. While I was always lucky and never really ran into any major medical problems with my dog, I always kept the insurance for peace of mind just in case something did happen. I was hopeful that VPI Pet Insurance would finally reimuburse some of the $65 per month or $780 per year I have been paying to these criminals for the last 10 years.

When Rook was finally hospitalized and I did get a veterinary bill for $1,322.75, VPI decides to reimburse a whopping $293.85.

Are you kidding me.

Karma is a bitch, and I seriously hope something terrible happens to this company.

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