YorkieBox Blog

Yorkie Life by Jasper (and other pet things)

One of My Dog’s Favorite Toys

| January 11, 2010

Dogs and puppies love to play, but, dog toys don’t necessarily have to come from the pet store. Sometimes you can find a hidden jewel right in your local grocery, or department store.

My Dog has What?

| October 8, 2009

Jasper, our little Yorkie, and I have a ritual that takes place every day after dinner. We play Basketball, only his is on a much smaller scale and it doesn’t require a net. Jasper has an array of toys and they all have their time and place throughout the day. Of those toys, his Basketball […]

Just the Right Size?

| September 24, 2009

A few years ago I got an email that was about a little boy who was finally going to get a puppy. He and his mom went to the local animal shelter so that he could find a puppy, a fuzzy little friend. He went from pen to pen, cage to cage as he snuggled […]

The Little Sucker Bit Me

| June 1, 2009

Jasper loves those little rawhide chew sticks. He likes to get them real soggy. Then after he’s got it almost like a wet noodle, and he’s really into it, sometimes I’ll hear him gagging on it. I’ll look and find he’s swallowed about half of it and then he’ll have to gag it back up. […]

Two New Toys

| May 24, 2009

We just got Jasper two new toys from the store last night. Jasper loves toys. Most of them are stuffed animals of some sort and we have experimented with a great variety of them. We have three main criteria for toys. Jasper is an Alpha Male. He is King of the Cat Harem – and […]

Do you want a Spankin?

| May 20, 2009

Our dog Jasper is a handful. He is my pride and joy. My wife thinks I let him get away with murder. She’s probably right – but boy does he love me for it. My wife is a retired English Teacher, and I still work. So, she is with him all day, and she has […]