By Grey Poodle of www.LuckyDogMart.com

It is amazing what one is willing to do to not exercise and still lose fat. On Oprah’s show today Oprah said that she would not do brain surgery to lose her weight. Sixty year old Carol Poe did the brain surgery to lose weight and has lost 11.5 pounds three months after the surgery. Wow, 11.5 pounds in three months! Sooooo much! She is the second woman in the United States to do this brain surgery to lose cravings for food. The surgery consists of implanting two electrodes into the brain to stimulate the brain to control the cravings of food and satisfaction. The doctors also install a miniature remote control device to regulate the level of hunger in the patient’s chest cavity. Sometimes it is not a bad idea to visit a psychiatrist every once in awhile! I felt relief when Oprah said she would continue doing her little exercise and will not do the brain surgery to control her weight. This Lady Carol Poe became a superstar of our generation. She gets invited on Oprah and many other popular TV Shows. Maybe she did brain surgery to get on TV, who knows. What do you think Regis and Kelly or Mike and Juliet? Healthy lifestyle, normal regular folks like you and me will never get invited on TV. Would you do a “bs” to get on TV? Hell not me. Why was Oprah showing this brain surgery story on her show at all? There are so many interesting things in the world that she can show and talk about. To put thoughts in people’s head is not hard. Overweight people instead of doing exercise, eat healthy and live a healthy active lifestyle will do a brain surgery to lose weight. Even normal weight people will get some wrong ideas.Let us look at the future a little bit. Imagine some people and their pets instead of walking and doing exercise and eating healthy, they lie on the couch, eat junk food and get fatter. They know they can do a brain surgery for themselves and their pets, which will help them lose weight with no problem or hard work involved. It will be simple just like breast implants. Trained dogs will be able to use the brain remote control on their own and will be able to control their food cravings. There will be some instruction books and video instruction on “How to Train Dogs to Use Brain Dog Super Magic Remote Control”A recent study by the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention found that 44 % of dogs in the United States are obese or overweight. It seems to be increasing every year. That is roughly 7.2 million obese and 26 million overweight dogs in the United States. Overweight dogs get the same health problems obese people get such as back problems, heart disease, diabetes and so on….. Get your lazy dog moving by getting off the couch yourself! Get your dog the 10 foot tunnel dog agility training equipment offered at www.luckydogmart.com. Run with your dog through the agility tunnel once a day and you or your dog will not need to do the brain surgery.

Healthy raw organic food is great for people and dogs. There are wonderful home made dog food recipes for your dogs at www.luckydogmart.com and  home made food recipes for people at www.superearthfood.org. A combination of healthy lifestyle, regular exercise and proper nutrition will give you and your dog great energy to lose those extra pounds naturally. Humans do not need frickin brain surgery to lose weight. What do you think?

By Grey Poodle of www.LuckyDogMart.com

            My miniature poodle has always been very energetic and playful. It was amazing how high and far she could jump with her little body. She would jump up and down on the bed or couch multiple times throughout a typical day. All of her life I’ve walked and exercised her on a regular basis and she really has a muscular physique. After she turned fourteen a few times I saw her not able jump up on the bed on the first try. I bought her a Three Steps Decorative Pet Step. At the beginning she did not like the pet stairs, ignored them and continued to jump up and down to the bed, couch and chairs. To teach her to use the pet steps, I “imagined” myself a tiny petite little doggie and crawled up and down the pet stairs until she started following me. Very soon she enjoyed our little game and would not go up the stairs unless I did it first. Eventually she started to use the pet stairs on her own and now she uses them with great pleasure. After getting spoiled by using the pet steps she does not feel like jumping on the bed or couch anymore. We still walk and exercise on a regular basis but I have to consider that she is almost fifteen years old. At www.luckydogmart.com we have various pet steps, pet stairs and pet ramps to choose from with a range of prices from $60 to $180 which includes free shipping.

            One of my neighbors told me that her puppy had jumped up on a chair and broke its leg and needed a leg cast. The vet bill and the dogs pain, not to mention the time at the vet was much more trouble and expensive than to have just had pet stairs to begin with. Help keep your pet safe and healthy to get up and down to your pets cozy favorite spots. Your pups are part of the family, so let them get up on the furniture with ease.

By Grey Poodle of www.LuckyDogMart.com

One time I was driving and I saw a lady driving with her adorable small dog on her shoulders. The dog was licking her face and seemed to be very happy with its “dog seat” location. Many other times I see dog owners driving with their pets on their laps and it almost looks like the dogs are driving. Many celebrities, including past President George W. Bush have had their pictures taken with their dog on their laps while driving. If Bush’s dog had a driving license it would probably tell him about the safety issues involved. He would tell you that being on his lap can cause distraction to the driver or many other mishaps. The best way to travel with a dog in a car is to restrain them by the use of a dog car seat with dog harness, in the back with a harness, in a pet carrier strapped with a seat belt or in the back behind a dog barrier. Probably the safest is in the back behind a barrier, inside a pet carrier strapped down so as not to fly in the event of an accident. All of these products can be found at www.LuckyDogMart.com. If you are just doing some errands, it is probably best to leave your pet at home.

Many pet owners see nothing wrong with driving with their beloved pets on their laps. They truly see no good reason to be separated from their best friends while driving and do not feel like leaving them at home alone. One dog owner described to me how his dog flew over the steering wheel and smashed against the window when he had to slam on the brakes when he least expected it. He feels shame and guilt about hurting his pet. Recently Bill Maze, a California State Assemblyman introduced a bill which would have made it illegal to drive a vehicle with a dog on your lap. LA Times said that Bill AB2233 passed with no opposition in the California Assembly 44 to 11 only to have Governor Schwarzenegger veto it. It will be Back.

Another time I was driving to the Central California Coast thru the Cuyama Valley (State route 166) which is a farm area. I was passing an old beat up farm pickup without a tailgate driving fairly slow (maybe 30 mph) on a 55 mph road. The dog, a stout stocky grey Queensland Healer was in the back of the truck with its front muscular legs on the rear bumper growling and viciously snarling with its big teeth showing as I passed. Lions blood was going thru its veins. The dog wanted to say, “how dare you pass my truck, this is my road, my farmland and my jungle!” After I stopped at a fruit stand, I had the fascinating double pleasure of passing the Queensland Healers truck again fifteen minutes later. It is estimated by a California State Legislator that up to 100,000 dogs a year nationwide are killed or injured because they are thrown or jump out of a moving pickup. Weather a dog is in a car with its head out the window or in the back of a pickup they risk injury from flying objects. Serious eye injuries are one of the most common problems. Imagine a big bug hitting you in the eye! In the back of a pick up you should at least use a dog safety harnesses so as to not let them get the chance to jump or fall out of the truck. I think, even better it would be to use their pet carrier strapped down with them safely tucked inside. What do you think? Is your dog safe?