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I’ve been begging my human to move my blog to my very own URL. Why? Because WordPress keeps putting ads for these treats called ‘Milo’s’ on my blog.
Ughhhh… I don’t want to eat those thing and I don’t want them on my blog. Why would anyone add Glycerin, Sugar, Salt, and other stuff I can’t pronounce to Chicken Jerky, then say its 100% jerky. The ‘beef jerky’ contains Sugar, Salt, Garlic Powder, Caramel Color, Sodium Erythorbate (for color retention), Sodium Nitrite (for color retention), Onion Extract, and other stuff I can’t pronounce. Yuck. I’m the Dog Pack Snacks dog, I don’t want that stuff advertised on my blog. 
Sooooo… I’m getting a new blog address, BarkScratchandSniff.com. We will be all set up on Sunday. Mom is working on it and muttering bad words under her breath. BOL (bark out loud) That should keep her busy and maybe I won’t get a bath this weekend ha ha ha….
By the way….. if you want real chicken jerky, it is on sale in our store this weekend. Just make sure to get permission from your human before you go on-line.
Ok fellow 4-leggers, I need your help. What do you think this piece of furniture is? 
I say it’s a super comfortable raised dog bed. Mom says it’s a ‘Cocktail Ottoman’ and keeps putting a tray thing on it. Why do humans have to complicate things?
I don’t know what an Ottoman is and I’m not allowed to have cocktails. Therefore by default, this is a DOG BED? How could this be anything other than a bed? It’s the perfect shape and size, its super comfortable and smack in the middle of the family room.
Did I mention that it has wheels? Yep! You can use your head to push it over to the sofa which then creates the ultimate in doggie comfort. Hmmm…. did I just invent the “Ultimate Adjustable Dog Bed”?
Please post your vote! I have to prove to the human that I should be allowed to hang out here. In the meantime, I am claiming my spot……. until food is served.
P.S. No note from the human on this post. It’s my blog so my point of view is the only one that counts. – Coco Princess
Mom and I have been really, really busy here at Dog Pack Snacks. We have just finalized the recipes on four (4) new Pack Snacks:
My job as Chief Snack Tester is very important. Nothing gets into the store without the Princess Coco Seal of Approval. However, I have been really overworked lately and I need some help. Do you think you have what it takes to be the “Snack Tester Intern?” Don’t be too quick to answer. This is very hard work. Check out this video of me working very, very hard. You can see why I need my own intern.
So….. do you think you can do this job? To win a chance to be my intern, have your human leave a comment below with your name and the name of the snack you want to taste (see list above). The intern will be required to taste test two (2) different snacks and post about each one on our Facebook page.
I will accept applications until midnight on July 31, 2011. You can get x-tra credit by Barking it out on Twitter and Facebook with a tag to our page, so your friends can apply too. Don’t forget to post a comment letting us know that you barked about it. Only one comment and bark per dog – per day please.
Ok…. I’m off to take a nap. All this work plus posting to my blog has me tuckered out. Please remember to love and obey your human. It lulls them into a false 
sense of being in charge of the relationship. BOL!!!
Note from the Human: Please check the “Giveaway Rules” on this blog for additional info.
*** WE HAVE A WINNER! THE WINNER IS COMMENT #10! *** Winning comment chosen by random.org out of 30 entries.
For a few years now our house has been plagued by the ‘Bed Bandit”. This mysterious creature would strike a few mornings each week and re-make a couple of the beds in the house. Mom found this entire thing quite troubling because it would always occur after she had tidied up the house and headed for the shower. The thing is, my human watches too much HGTV and thinks that our house should look like the “after” on one of those shows. So, she makes the bed every morning and walks around picking things up, arranging pillows, etc. Ohhhh, and don’t forge the vacuum. We have really light tan carpet so lots of vacuuming. I’m a brown dog living with light tan carpet. What was my human thinking? 
Anyway….. For a while my human would close all the bedroom doors to stop the ‘Bed Bandit’ from re-making the beds. Well it turns out the ‘Bed Bandit’ knows how to open doors because we don’t have knobs we have handle things. BOL (bark out loud) My poor silly human.
Anyway, the jig is up. Yesterday, my human pretended to go into the shower and then snuck back into the bedroom and caught the ‘Bed Bandit” in the act. Guess what? The ‘Bed Bandit” is ME!
I’m trying to be sorry because I love my human, but it soooo much fun to make the bed the way I like it. Throwing those sham pillow things onto the ground is almost as much fun as pawing at the bed spread to bunch it up. Some things are to much fun to give up so rest assured the ‘Bed Bandit’ will strike again. Guess I will have to make sure she actually gets into the shower next time. 
My human pretended to be mad but I could tell she was trying not to laugh. Hmmm… Do you think she knew it was me all along? Are you the ‘Bed Bandit’ at your house?
Hello again fur-friends!
As many of you know I was very sick a couple of weeks ago. I had to have surgery for something called a mesenteric torsion. It was very scary and mom is still watching me very carefully. While Mom is still pretty freaked out, I am feeling great and acting like a puppy.
Since my surgery, Mom has gone back to feeding me a diet of 75% homemade food. Last week, I had Chicken and pumpkin. YUM YUM YUM! This week I am having Thanksgiving! Yep, mom made me a batch of turkey and sweet potato. YUMMY YUMMY YUMMY! I am loving this meal and wanted to share it with you so your human can make it for you too. It is super easy and really cheap.
I am not allowed to have dry food but that’s fine because Mom is not a fan of kibble. To make sure I get the right nutrients I am eating Stalla and Chewy’s freeze dried raw and I am trying out Happy Dog Food, which is yummy, as 25% of my food intake.
The best part!….. Mom is testing turkey and sweet potato ‘ Thanksgiving Crispies’ to add to the snacks in our store. OMG! I can’t wait.
I hope your human makes this for you soon. You may want to suggest that they stop at the market on the way home from work later. Don’t forget to love and obey your human it just makes life easier and keeps the trainer away (BOL).
*Note from the human: Neither Coco Reports nor Dog Pack Snacks received any compensation from Stella and Chewy’s or Happy Dog Food. We mentioned them in this post because Coco is currently eating food from those companies.
Friday June 24th is Take Your Dog To work Day. I get to go to work with my mom almost every day for over a year now because she mostly works from home. So, after breakfast we commute a few steps to the office and get to work. I am in charge of curling up and thinking deep thoughts and keeping an ear out for the UPS truck. Mom does work stuff. 
Last year I really got into Take your Dog to Work Day and decided to try out the laptop. I just could not get the printer to work. I think you need thumbs to print.
This year mom says I’m not allowed to work because I’ve been sick. So I need your help. This year I need you to go to work (or pretend to) and have your human take a photo of you “At Work”. Post your photo on the Dog Pack Snacks Facebook Page with the title “At Work”. I’ll review the photos and sniff out a winner of a Surprise Snack Pack. Contest ends on Sunday June 26, 2011.
Don’t forget to tell your furry friends about this by sharing on your Facebook page. You can also tweet it out below with this phrase..”Celebrate Take Your Dog To Work Day with Coco from @DogPackSnacks”.
Mostly, have fun and remember to obey your human. It’s the best way to get treats.
If your human has not made this for you, you are being deprived of your basic rights and not being spoiled nearly enough. Marrow bones are inexpensive, easy to make and very, very yummy! This is how my mom makes it.
Get a package of Marrow Bones from the butcher or meat section of the supermarket. They all have them just ask. This entire pack set my mom back about $4.00.
Put the bones, a teaspoon of garlic and 1/3 of a cup of water in a baking dish. Cover with foil and bake for 40 minutes at 350 degrees. My mom likes to use garlic but, if your human does not like garlic, just water is fine.
While the bones are cooking, hang out, smile with anticipation, maybe take a nap and wait for the timer to go off. This is me preparing for a nap on the patio while I wait.
This is what you get when they are done. Your human should check to make sure the bones are cool enough to be enjoyed, we don’t any burned tongues. The rest of the bones can be stored in the fridge or freezer for future enjoyment.
The proper way to enjoy a bone: On day one I scoop out the middle (marrow) first with my tongue. Be very meticulous here you don’t want to miss any of the middle this is good stuff. Next, I work on the cartilage on the outside. It takes a lot of work so feel free to hide your bone in your bed and take a break as you go. On day two I work on the bone itself. Nibble at it, scrape your teeth on it, enjoy it until it looks like the picture below and your human says ‘yuck’ and throws it in the trash. Don’t worry about the trash thing. There are more bones in the fridge after all and you will be too tired and happy from two full days of working on that bone to be upset.
So off with you! Go look your human in the face, use sad eyes, cute eyes, kisses, tail wags or whatever it takes to get them out to the grocery store to buy marrow bones. Remember life is best when you love and obey your human and whatever you do don’t go into the trash to remove the used bone. Trust me…..
*Note from the human-mom: I use marrow bones because I don’t worry about shards or pieces breaking off and being ingested. Many dogs enjoy their marrow bones raw or just warmed and I have friends that serve it this way. However, Coco will not eat anything raw so I cook them. Feel free to serve the bones the way that makes you most comfortable and your dog will enjoy the most.
*** Giveaway Closed! Winner to be announced. ***
Welcome to my blog. I am Princess Coco, the chief taste tester at Dog Pack Snacks. My Mom is giving stuff away for pup friends on Facebook. We want to make this fun and easy. So here it is:
1. What are we giving away?
2. How do you win?
You can enter once each day! Until the contest ends on Memorial Day!
3. How many winners? Two (2) winners will be chosen using a random generator.
4. The fine print (Mom’s a lawyer, sorry)
– No purchase necessary to win. Open to all US residents over 18 years old. Contest void where prohibited. By entering below, you agree to release Facebook of any liability in connection with this giveaway. You agree and acknowledge that this giveaway is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook. All information provided is being provided to Dog Pack Snacks and not to Facebook. (New Facebook Requirements, not my idea)
– Neither Dog Pack Snacks nor Coco Reports shares, sells or otherwise disseminates names or e-mail addresses.
– Have fun and play nice, remember life is best when you love and obey your human.
Coco Reports 