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Just say NO….to skunk smell, on your dog that is! Here is a receipe you can make at home to deodorize your dog.

4 cups  hydrogen peroxide 
1 cup    baking soda
1 tsp.    liquid dish soap

 
Shampoo into dry coat liberally, allowing the mixture to remain on your dog for a few minutes. Rinse with warm tap water. If your dog was sprayed by a skunk at close-range (meaning the dog is wet from the skunk spray) you may want to mix up a second batch and wash him/her again that day or the following day.  This mixture will dry out your dog’s skin and hair a little, so if you have a dog with a long coat you may want to apply a conditioner to their hair after their ANTI-Skunk Bath.

Warning: Don’t allow the Anti-Skunk mixture to get in your dog’s eyes or ears.

So…..Have you ever wondered if you could make a Chandelier, and if so, would it look as good as these examples below?

The answer is YES and you make them out of cardboard!

You can buy a ready-to-make kit from Talk Of The Town!

• xacto knife w/extra blades
• medium tipped marker
• One large piece of posterboard
• yard stick or measuring tape
• sharp scissors
• 4 pieces of double core cardboard
• Hot Glue Gun & Low Temp Glue
• mutli-purpose glue
• One large diameter wooden dowel (for center support) 3 foot long
• One small diameter wooden dowel (for the faux candles) 3 foot long
• One or two round wooden balls about 1 inch in diameter
• two feet of hang cord or chain
• Spray paint (your choice of color & sheen)
• braided cord, trim, beads, glitter, tassels, etc (to embellish) optional
• One eye bolt (to hang your chandelier from)

Step 1- Use poster board to draw one side of your Chandelier. Then fold the posterboard in-half to trace the second half of the Chandelier, so both sides match. This will be your template. Note: What shape your Chandelier will be and how big it will be is up to you, be creative!

Step 2: Using your template, trace 4 exact copies onto your double-core cardboard.

Step 3: Using a sharp xacto knife cut out all four chandelier pieces. Warning...this will take a while and your arms will be sore by the time you are done. I used a new blade with each of the four pieces I cut out. Sharp blades cut a clearer edge.

Step 4: After all 4 pieces where cut out, I used my yard stick to draw a staight line at the center of each piece (from top to bottom). Using your xacto knife score through ONLY one layer of the cardboard. By doing this the four pieces can be bent in a "V" shape.

Step 5: I decided to have faux candle sticks inserted into the four arms of the chandelier. As pictured...I cut small notches through ONLY one layer of the cardboard on all four pieces of cardboard. You will have a total of eight notches when complete. Remember when you start gluing all the cardbooard layers together, NOT to glue these notches.

STEP 6: To make a strong center for your chandelier, use the large diameter wooden dowel and glue a wooden ball to the bottom. (let dry) STEP 7: Glue all four pieces of cardboard together (one-side at a time) to the wooden dowel center. I used multi-purpose glue for most of the surfaces but I also used a little hot glue to (Quick-Set) all four sides together around the seams. The hot glue drys very fast and will hold the cardboard together until the multi-purpose also sets up. STEP 8: Make sure all your ends lined up well and your center dowel also had enough glue to hold together well. Let all glues cure completely. STEP 9: Use spray paints (outside-well vented area) paint All surfaces of the Chandelier with two to four coats of paint. Let dry well between coats.

Step 10: Measure out 3 to 5 inch pieces of the thinner diameter dowel rod and cut all four to the same length. I used a pencil sharpener to taper one end of the dowel rod. Then spray paint all four faux candle sticks with at least two coats of paint. Then let dry completely.

Step 11: Attach the eye bolt to the top of the center dowel and add a 2 foot length of chain or cord to the eye bolt. You can paint the eye bolt or wrap it with ribbon to make it look more elegant.

Step 12: Now to complete your Chandelier….is up to you. Just painted may be ok for some people but if you want to get fancy you can trim all the cardboard edges with braided trim or add glitter, beads or fringe. There is no limit to your imagination! Have fun and make it your own. This project would be great for a parent to help decorate a child’s bedroom or to make a party look a little more FANCY!  Please let me know if this post helps you and I would love to see your completed Chandeliers. Please email your pictures to: photo@babydogstyle.com.

We wanted to offer a quick THANK YOU! to all the dog lovers we met at the Alanson River Festival and we hope to see you again next year.

We have found a wonderful website that is dedicated to instructing people on pet travel safety. Bark-Buckle Up offers valuable information about pet safe vehicles, recommended airline travel, the highest rated safety harness and more. Visit their site today: www.barkbuckleup.com!

This article and more can be found at www.edmonds.com.

By Warren Clarke, Automotive Content Editor

These days, more pets than ever are traveling in vehicles; unfortunately, though, most drivers aren’t taking the steps necessary to ensure that this travel is safe both for them and their pets. Most of these animals ride unrestrained, increasing the risk of pet injury or fatality during an accident. The animals aren’t the only ones at risk: If you have an accident at 35 mph while toting your 60-pound unrestrained dog, your pet is capable of causing an impact of up to 2,700 pounds, slamming into the seat, the windshield, or even a passenger. If your unrestrained pet survives the crash, Fido or Fifi may impede or slow the progress of rescue workers, who’ll need to secure the traumatized animal before treating human victims. 

Bark Buckle Up  is committed to informing pet owners about the dangers of unrestrained pet travel. The organization tracks in-depth statistics regarding pet safety, and works with police and fire departments as well as the general public to promote safe pet travel. As part of its Pet Safety Program, Bark Buckle Up and Edmunds.com have collaborated to determine the 10 vehicles whose features make them best suited for transporting you and your animal companion in safety. The top choices are listed below, in alphabetical order.

1. Dodge Journey: To ensure the safety of drivers, passengers and pets, all gear should be secure when driving, and the Journey offers in-floor storage bins that elegantly achieve this objective. Sadly, many pets are injured by drivers who unknowingly run them over while reversing — the Journey offers a rearview camera that helps drivers avoid this tragedy. Other available features include an in-dash cooler that can be used to store beverages, medicine or pet food; an LED rechargeable flashlight; and steering-wheel-mounted controls (useful in lessening driver distraction).
2. Ford Flex: Larger dogs and their crates will be comfortable in the roomy Flex; the crossover offers ample legroom and wide door openings for easy ingress and egress. Other pluses include a refrigerated console and five-star crash test scores.
3. GMC Acadia: Tri-zone climate control is available in the Acadia. This feature is important in SUVs, station wagons and minivans; it helps monitor temperature in the rear of the vehicle, thus ensuring that pets secured in back aren’t exposed to extreme heat. The Acadia also offers a direct link to poison control via its OnStar feature (many animals are injured each year from ingesting potential pet poisons like antifreeze, chocolate and tea), along with rear fold-flat seats that accommodate travel for larger pets and their crates.
4. Hyundai Tucson: Turn to the Tucson for pet-safe available features like automatic climate control and fold-flat rear seats. This Hyundai also offers remote keyless entry (helpful if your hands are full managing a dog on a leash) as well as privacy glass that helps keep temperatures cool in back.
5. Jeep Liberty: The Jeep brand offers specialized pet travel gear, including crates, carriers and a ramp. The ramp is useful for larger dogs, as well as older and/or arthritic pets. This gear may be used with the Liberty and all vehicles in the Jeep lineup. Other useful Liberty features include a split-folding rear seat and available keyless entry.
6. Kia Borrego: Full-length side curtain airbags with rollover sensors can keep both pets and their owners safe, and they’re offered in the Borrego. The SUV also offers a back-up warning system and rear camera display.
7. Mazda Mazda 5: Three words: sliding rear doors! The Mazda 5 offers easy-access dual sliding rear doors with a one-touch walk-in feature. These doors simplify pet access, and make it a breeze to secure them. The minivan is also notable for having earned five-star crash test scores and for having side curtain airbags in all three rows. Its low cargo floor facilitates easy pet access, and the Mazda 5 also has tethers and anchors in both the second and third rows — helpful since pet safety seats need to be secured in the same way as a child’s.
8. Mitsubishi Outlander: Side airbags, five-star crash test ratings and steering-wheel-mounted auxiliary controls are all part of the Outlander’s arsenal of available offerings. The SUV also boasts fold-flat seating and stowable third-row seats (both of which increase the amount of room available for larger pets), as well as more than a dozen storage compartments for your gear and your pet’s.
9. Subaru Tribeca: Pet owners will appreciate the Tribeca’s five-star crash test scores, steering-wheel-mounted auxiliary controls and rear back-up camera.
10. Volvo XC70: The XC70 is available with a Volvo-designed pet barrier. This is not a one-size-fits-all system with suction cups and Velcro — this is the real deal. Many pet barrier systems are not designed to remain in place during an accident; this system — crash tested by Volvo — has been created to remain intact in a collision. The barrier may be installed by the dealer, and is bolted securely into the vehicle. Another great feature is the XC70’s blind spot warning system. A pet in back can sometimes impede visibility — as a result, any safety feature that helps with blind spots is a big plus.

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