Hot, Dog Truck

Why the comma in the title? Because I am going to tell you about a Dog Truck, not a hot dog truck. In fact, this is the only (that I know of) food truck that caters to dogs.

The Atlanta based business travels around with its Mr. Barksmiths Frozen Peanut Butter Smoothies and Frozen Fruit Smoothies to various spots around the Atlanta area.

This is a great example of an ultra niche business within a hot niche, Food Trucks. I saw this on Twitter and went berserk. What a great idea.

I have reached out to the owners and hope to interview them, so stay tuned. You can buy Poochsicles online HERE.

Bring the Dog

When we go to the beach in the summer, we bring the dog. She's part of the family after all and she LOVES the beach. She usually rides in the back and falls asleep on one of the kids. She's not too crazy about being in the car, but she likes it when we get there. It's easy to take her to the beach because we have a house to stay at.

When we go away somewhere where we need to stay in a hotel, we leave the dog at home and my brother watches her. It might be nice to bring her along sometimes, but we'd need to find Pet Friendly Hotels.

I remember the first time we took her to Canada with us. She needed more paperwork than we did! You need to have proof that the dog has had all its shots to cross the border. She kind of embarrassed me because she kept barking and growling at the customs guy. At least he didn't keep us long. Coming home was the same way-more paperwork and more growling. We stayed with family so we didn't need to worry about Pet Friendly Hotels.

She had a nice time in Canada. My wife's aunt has one of those "toy" dogs and Bailey had a ball chasing it around and knocking it all over the place. She was a bit more subdued around another aunt's doberman pinscher. We were staying in HIS house and he let Bailey know he was boss. I think she was glad to get out of there.

Sometimes it might be fun to bring the dog on a vacation, but then it might not seem like a vacation. The last time we were in Maine, we stayed in a Pet Friendly Bed and Breakfast and our neighbors had a big American Bulldog. We shared a porch and the first time we went in and saw him there, he gave me a start. Turns out he was a pussycat. When I saw the other couple dealing with their dog as we went off for a night of carousing, I was glad we didn't bring our dog!

Protection Dogs

Our dog Bailey is a good watch dog. She's an 80 pound mix of Pit Bull, German Shepard and Labrador Retriever, what I call a "North American Mutt." We have one of those "invisible fences" around the perimeter of our 1 acre wooded lot, so she's pretty much got the run of the place. The fence perimeter is about three feet from the front door so when someone she doesn't know comes up the walk, she stands there and barks aggressively. She has freaked out many a solicitor, cable guy and a few of the neighbors too. Nobody gets in our house without her say so!



If this dog charged at you, you'd freak out too! She'll stop acting aggressive on command too.

She is GREAT with kids. She would never harm our kids (or any kid), she loves to lick them-especially toddlers. Our three year old loves her and she has no fear of dogs having known Bailey all her life.

Having a good watch dog is, in my book, better than any alarm system. Most burglars just won't mess with a house that has a big dog. They'll just move on to the next house if they hear a threatening "woof."

Many folks are realizing this fact and getting protection dogs as family pets. German Shepherds, Dutch Shepherds, and Belgian Malinois are all good protection dogs and are great family pets too. Each breed is loyal, gentle with their family and they're all great watch dogs. These dogs run about a hundred pounds and would scare the crap out of anyone who may be up to no good on your property.

CCK9.com offers these breeds for sale as personal protection dogs. They'll fly you out to their facility to train your new dog too. Every one of their dogs is unconditionally guaranteed for health and you must be completely happy with your dog or you can return it!

We had a German Shepard when I was a kid. They're terrific dogs. I'd get another some day because they fit the bill for a good protection dog.