- Karyn Stratton
A Note From The Editor :
We rarely do product reviews in this magazine , but I thought it might be helpful to share my latest impulse buy experience ! Although my husband and I have been on a major decluttering campaign since the pandemic , we finally broke down and bought something pretty frivolous - a Roomba . It was on clearance , and with four dogs , we fight a daily battle with pet hair , so we decided , " Why not ?" After a week of using it every day , we ' re still not sure what to think . To say it sucks would be an unintentional compliment , so I will just point out the positives and negatives , and leave it at that . On the plus side , it located three socks I never thought I ' d see again , half a dozen of the dogs ' tennis balls , and an extension cord we forgot about under the couch . Among the negatives , it ate one of my philodendrons , which previously was the only plant in the house to survive my black thumb , but apparently not a Roomba . You must barricade the staircase if you live in a two story home , or it could go tumbling down to the floor below . Roombas can also make us realize what lousy housekeepers we are . It ' s amazing the dogs are not bald with all the fur that thing picks up . And speaking of the dogs , they do not approve of our latest purchase . At least they finally ventured off the couch and stopped barking hysterically at it . Beware if you have skittish pets ... Roombas are the stuff of nightmares for them ! So I ' m debating getting rid of it on Marketplace , which I should have checked out before buying a new one . That would ' ve been a red flag . There are currently 71 Roombas for sale in the area , probably 72 as soon as I get around to putting it back in the box and taking a photo . By the time you get done moving all the obstacles and sedating the dogs ( joking ), you may come to the conclusion that it might just be easier to vacuum a little more often !
- Karyn Stratton
In This Issue :
Pet Calendar of Events ........................................ page 2 Upcoming Pet Events ........................................... page 3 Around the Hydrant : News You Can Use .......... page 4 Dehydration in Pets .............................................. page 4 Story of a Friendship ......................................... page 5 Breed All About It - The Golden Retriever ........ page 7 Cute & Crazy Critters ......................................... page 8 Health Highlights : The Heimlich Maneuver ..... page 9 Adoption : A Loving Option .............................. pages 10 , 11 Pawsitively Delicious ...................................... page 12 Ask the Groomer - Shaving Dogs ...................... page 13 Win a Kong Max Dog Toy .................................. page 13 Wise Words from WAGZ .................................... page 14 Subscriptions - Let Us Fetch Your Next Copy .... page 15
On our cover : “ Brownie "
Thanks to Olga Lukyanova of Warsaw , Poland
for providing us with his photo !
Pawsitively Pets -- July
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