Tis the season my Pupper Peoples!! All that mud is a sign of spring and filth and dirt...why not do something fun with it?! I found a high-quality paw print in the very wet mud in my backyard. (Dry dirt is still a good option for casts, I just like the pliability of mud) I decided I wanted to do a plaster cast of it.The picture below is my final product. However, there is still so much that can be done with this little guy. He can be painted, set in another mold to make more molds, set in epoxy to make coasters or other inlays for a pupper box...the sky is the limit! Supplies: Plaster of Paris A measuring cup A mixing bowl Stir stick Mold or barrier for your mold(I used a tape roll but a cookie cutter would be so fun) Old toothbrush Butter knife or other carving device You wanna be pretty prepared and work fairly quickly since plaster sets up right away. First, center your ring or cookie cutter or whatever you want around the print. Just make sure there's ple...
Do you have a fur-baby that has skin issues or other allergies? Welcome to the club! There seems to be a growing epidemic of pets out there that are more susceptible to allergies, skin conditions, tumors etc than there ever was before. Because, there is so little of this seen naturally out in the wild, I strongly feel as though it's a part of domestication. Something that we found with our Bostons, that’s a running trend, is that they often don’t have thick, shiny hair naturally. Some of that is definitely dog food and what they put into their system...and if they are a newborn, what their mother ate or her overall health. When our little Odie was a puppy, his skin was pink and his fur was thinner and finer, so it was easy to see the irritated skin underneath. He also had giardia when we first got him which is an intestinal parasite. So, we did have to clean his system of that. However, the skin issues persisted. Fortunately, I was doing a Dr. Axe protocol for healing my gut...