The Backyard Pack

02/14/2025

01/20/2025

Our friends over at the Freedom and Whiskey Equine Rescue are having a fundraiser with See's Candy! Order your chocolate for Valentine's Day or get yourself a few non- holiday items and help their rescue.

🐴💘 Valentine’s Day + Horses + Chocolate = The Perfect Love Story! 💘🐴

Hey, Freedom and Whiskey supporters! This Valentine's Day, skip the gas station chocolate and do something sweet for our rescue horses! 🍫🐎

We're partnering with See's Candies to bring you delicious treats while helping our four-legged friends get the care they deserve. From January 14th to 31st, you can indulge your sweet tooth and support a great cause—because nothing says "I love you" like truffles and helping donkeys! 🥰

A percentage of all orders placed will go directly to support our rescue, helping us provide food, medical care, and all the TLC our equines need.

So gallop over to our storefront here 👉 https://www.yumraising.com/secure/freedomawe_freedom_and_whiskey_equine_rescue5/WenWri6744/ and get your orders in before it’s too late!

Thank you for your support—our horses, ponies, and donkeys appreciate you more than words (or neighs) can say! 😉🐴💝

01/09/2025

Thursday Jan 9th Daycare is open!

01/07/2025

No daycare Tuesday January 7th.

01/06/2025

We are closed for daycare, Monday January 6th due to the Federal Government closure. Please refer to your members email for additional information.

12/22/2024

Super Easy Puppers Meatloaf

Preheat oven to 275

2 lbs ground meat - I am using Force of Nature Ancestral Beef and Bison
3 eggs
2 Scoops Dr. Harvey Raw Vibrance

Mix all ingredients well (or mix together in casserole dish)and add to casserole dish.

Cook about 30 minutes. Remove at 20 minutes and mix up the meat so the edges don’t overcook. Cook to medium temp of 140 degrees. If you end up with too much fat just drain.

Cool. Serve! You can use this with kibble as a topper or feed as a fully balanced meal. You can also double this recipe. I used a 10x6 casserole dish for this recipe.

Dr. Harvey Raw Vibrance: https://amzn.to/4iNfFiQ

12/13/2024

Christmas Gift Idea: 13

Ear infections are not normal! If your dog is getting chronic ear infections you will want to consider a food allergy - especially, if those ear infections are happening over winter months when most allergens are inactive. If your dog is getting them only during pollen/environmental allergen months you will want to add in an allergy supplement to help the body reduce the histamine production and a probiotic for the overgrowth of yeast.

And vets don't proactively 'cure' ear infections. They just keep treating them so if you keep going and they keep coming back you will have to isolate why and fix it yourself. I've worked with many, many, many parents over the past 15 years to stop chronic ear infections.

This is my absolute go to for an infection! I keep it on hand and use as directed. Clears up an infection in a week and dogs start showing relief after just a few days.

Trusted by Veterinarians since 1998. ZYMOX Ear Solution with hydrocortisone aids in managing problematic ears on all animals including dogs and cats of any age. The patented LP3 Enzyme System delivers a potent formula to maximize the power of this product, without traumatic pre-cleaning and appli...

12/11/2024

Christmas Gift Idea: 12

Did you know that a recent study showed when dogs lick their brain releases chemicals that helps soothe them - much like when a baby sucks on a pacifier? This is why dogs will often develop OCD behaviors with licking when they have anxiety or are in pain. They can connect the feeling to the activity and are trying to self-soothe.

Want to calm down your anxious dog? Stimulate your senior? Entertain your puppy? Get them a lick mat! I like to spread a variety of things on it - almond butter (natural), canned pumpkin (no more than 1/4 cup), greek yogurt (plain), pate type dog food, applesauce, smashed banana, et. and then I freeze it.

Excellent for all dogs - active dogs, anxious dogs, puppies, and seniors. Definitely a must for anyone with a puppy! Use this method for meals to make feeding an enrichment experience.

LUKITO Lick Mat for Dogs & Cats 2 Pack with Suction Cups, Dog Lick Mat for Anxiety Relief, Dog Toys to Keep Them Busy, Peanut Butter Lick Pads for Boredom Reducer, Perfect for Bathing Grooming

12/10/2024

Christmas Gift Idea: 11

Snuffle mats! Perfect for all ages as it not only helps keep young dogs busy it's an excellent way to keep the seniors interactive and using their brains.

If you feed kibble you could use this as a feeding method for one of the meals or you can just subtract the amount of kibble from their bowl for the day and use this as an activity during the day.

Using small training treats is a good idea as well if you are not a kibble feeder and use foods that can't be added to this type of material.

Pet Snuffle Feeding Mat

12/10/2024

Christmas Gift Idea: 10

Better bones also means better p**p! Bones have a very drying effect when it comes to moving things out of the body. If your dog is having formed p**p but they just aren't hard enough to help get those a**l glands cleared out you add in bone power or egg shell powder - both of which are excellent sources of calcium as well!

*If your dog has kidney issues do not use anything with added phosphorus.

Our dogs give us their all and they deserve our best in return. After losing two of her beloved dogs to farm chemical exposure, our founder Dana Scott searched for pet products to support her surviving dogs' health and spare them from the same fate. But when she found out that most existing pet s...

12/10/2024

Christmas Gif Idea: 9

Better than canned pumpkin! Most of us know sometimes the dogs get a little off with their daily routine and runny/soft bathroom breaks are no fun. This is a great supplement that adds in healthy organic fiber to reduce inflammation and get everything sticking back together. Add it in as needed or use daily as a good source of healthy organic fiber.

Note: There is a misconception that fiber supplements make p**p harder to express a**l glands. Fiber is like a sticky glue that gets everything to adhere together in one piece but it won't make p**p firmer in the same way it's needed to express a**l glads naturally. You use bone power/meal for that! I'll link separately.

Let’s be real—loose stool ain’t cool! It’s hard on your pet, and hard on us p**p scoopers, too. Constipation and irregularity are no fun, either. It’s why we created our Pumpkin Plus fiber supplement with eight organic ingredients derived from natural high-fiber sources, including pumpkin ...

12/09/2024

Christmas Gift Idea: 8

This is for inflammation pain and would be considered a natural type of anti-inflammatory like Rx brands without the damage to the liver/kidney and can also be used daily. I use this for injury, surgery, or arthritis pain that primarily appears in the joints, legs, back. It can also be used to help with limber tail since this is caused by inflammation due to overuse.

It starts working in as little as an hour and I can see the benefit quickly when using with Clara who injured her leg falling off her doggie ramp. Her pain will come and go if she is too crazy so I only need to use this on an as-needed-basis. It is not something that requires daily use, like a joint supplement does, to be effective.

This is in my Emergency First Aid kit for Dogs as well.

Do not let your pet struggle anymore. DGP, an all natural formula, works quickly and more completely than most other natural products, without the negative side effects of most prescription medications. DGP: Supports mobility and flexibility. Is FAST ACTING. Is veterinarian recommended. Is all-na...

12/09/2024

Christmas Gift Idea: 7

Reduce shedding! This may be a gift for the parents out there more so than the pups. Collagen helps cut shedding down by 50%, keeps teeth strong and resistant to cavities, helps prevent nails breaking, and keep joints healthy.

Add in some coconut oil daily 1/4 teaspoon per 10 lbs, no more than 1 tablespoon a day for larger dogs and you will have soft silky coat that sheds less.

Dr. Judy Morgan even suggests using this supplement with dogs to help with joints.

Dogs under 25lbs - 1 daily

25-50lbs - 1 x 2 daily

50lbs and up - 1 x 3 daily or 2 and 1 daily

Cartilage is one of the primary connective tissues of the body, providing flexibility and support to joints. Undenatured type II collagen is the principal structural protein in cartilage that is responsible for its tensile strength and toughness. Derived from chicken sternum cartilage, UC-II is a...