Tree Ornaments

Materials :
Acrylic paint & assorted brush sizes
3D figure or beveled design for imprint
Clay
Ornament wire hangers


1. Take the clay and make small round balls by placing in the palm
of your hand and rolling in circle motion.

2. Take the round ball and press againts your beveled design or
3D image to get an imprint of the design. We used a dog picture frame
that had diferent dogs and bone shapes. You should see the imprint on the clay.
Probably will need to try a few times until you get the hang of it and the design comes clean

here is the imprint of the dog frame used in our clay. Once you press it against the

design of choice, the round clay will turn into a flat quarter with the image.

Use one of the wire ornament hangers and make a hole. Let the clay dry.

Once the ornament dried, paint in your color of choice

and put the ornament wire to hang in your tree.

ADA'S THANKSGIVING PARTY PIE

Our Thanks to J. Daryll Chester from http://www.emoderndog.com/ for this recipe.
Im honor he named after us.

"Ada's Thanksgiving Party Pie is a seasonal variation of a Shepherd's Pie, traditionally made with lamb or mutton. Americans typically make Shepherd's Pie with beef. The English, Australians and New Zealanders call the beef dish a "cottage pie". Up to the time of the '70's when our companion pets ate our left overs and the occasional meal made just for them, this meal may have been a normal fixture for your dogs during this time of year. My hope is that we get back to whole food meals(non-processed) for ourselves and our companions. Ada's Thanksgiving Party Pie is lined with cooked meat and vegetables, topped with mashed potatoes, and baked. You may make it in a casserole dish or in a pie form. (I could not find my glass pie pie so I used the casserole dish)"

Here is a basic recipe for your Ada's Thanksgiving Party Pie. The original recipe comes from what I can remember of my mother's pre-Thanksgiving 'ish meal. I dressed it up a bit with some seasonal veggies, Worcestershire sauce and pumpkin. This is a perfectly health meal for all dogs, is easy to decorate with different color cheese topping and will impress your guests.

Ada's Thanksgiving Party Pie Recipe

INGREDIENTS

3 lbs ground round beef
1-2 cups vegetables - chopped carrots, corn, peas, cubed pumpkin
1 1/2 - 2 lbs potatoes (3 big ones)
8 tablespoons butter (1 stick)
1/2 cup beef broth
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

METHOD

1 Peel and quarter potatoes, boil in salted water until tender (about 20 minutes).
2 While the potatoes are cooking, melt 4 Tablespoons butter (1/2 a stick) in large frying pan.
3 Sauté cube pumpkin in butter until firm over medium heat (10 mins). Add vegetables, add them according to cooking time. Put in the carrots, then add corn and then the peas.

4 Add ground beef and sauté until no longer pink. Add worcesterchire sauce. Add half a cup of beef broth and cook, uncovered, over low heat for 10 minutes, adding more beef broth as necessary to keep moist.
5 Mash potatoes in bowl with remainder of butter.

6 Place beef in the dish. Distribute mashed potatoes on top. Rough up with a fork so that there are peaks that will brown nicely. You can use the fork to make some designs in the potatoes as well. Your MAY add the mixed cheese on top for coloring and added flavoring.
7 Cook in 400 degree oven until bubbling and brown (about 30 minutes). Broil for last few minutes if necessary to brown.

Pet Photography - The Contest

In this page we will feature all of our photo contestants.


Cisco & Bella Photos by Joseph Frazz



Ludo belongs to mommie Alicia A. Kinloch


Chico enjoys a good Sun bath
daddy is Eric


Zuba says Hello
mommie is Sophia


Lola Smiles
Mommie is LourdesLebron


Bonkers enjoys the park
daddy is steven tedaldi


Xerox enjoying the outdoors
by mommie Jen


Kiwi , NYC
Daddy is Alex Pabon


Puglet, the pug...enjoying a mule ride.


Magic showing off his bling
-- JanieChihuahuas of East Coast Long Island

Bebe Figular from NJ
mommie Nikki Figular

Pet Photography

A must at any pawty or fiesta.

Listen to our latest episode to hear well known

pet photographer, Brooke Jacobs as she give tips

on how to work with your pets to take good photos.

We also give ideas on uses for the pictures and displays.

Brooke is now feature at Martha Stewart's pet website

for her incredible puppy pictures.

" Mojito" by Brooke Jacobs

Have a unique picture about your pet to share in our blog site?

email to ada@petliferadio.com for a chance to win a surprise prize.

listen to our latest episode for details :

http://www.markiac.addr.com/PET_LIFE_RADIO/vidadoggie.html

click on download to listen

Matilda's Cawty

The Cake...(for humans) looked too pretty to cut and serve.




The stars of matilda’s cawty were halebox, wizard , elvis and all the other
puurrrfect models that exhibit creations by Carla Z. Reiss from meow wear.



Special appearance by Beth Stern, celebrity, model and spoke person
for NSALA . Also by Artist the winner of animal planet’s show – groomer has it.
They posed for the cameras, answered questions to the press and mingle among the guests.



Tips from this cawty
Matilda used her fiesta to create awareness on cat adoptions through NSALA
Other local rescues are City Critters and Animal haven Shelter



A cat friendly gift shop to visit is at Dian Crystal's 435 east 9th street , between avenues A & 1st in manhattan tel (212) 477-2304



Cat Recipe you can try from the book " The cat Lovers" by Tony Lawson
( The theme recipe )



2/3 cup ground meat
1/3 cup dry rice ( we suggest brown )
2 tablespoons chopped liver
1 tablespoon bone meal
2 teaspoons corn oil
1 cup water


*** the book calls for 1/2 teaspoon iodized salt - but we prefer to omit***


bring water to boil. Add rice and corn oil. simmer for 20 minutes on low heat.
dredge the meat with the bone meal. add the meat and liver to the rice mixture, stir and simmer for another 15 minutes.

A Hawaiian Pawty for Pierre

Pierre might be a small pup, but he has a big loving heart and ambition.
For his pawty, mom Gladys Delgado decided to go with a tropical theme.
Not only they celebrated the special ocassion but also the launch of pierre's business; http://www.doggonecouture.com/


The dog cake featured Pierre in one of his couture designs.

Pups enjoyed eating the dog cake and posing for pictures at a special hand painted background

For pawty gifts , home made soaps made in bone, paws, palm trees and more fun shapes

Tips from Pierre's Pawty:

1. Mix diferent ocassions together to save on time and money

The Year of Dice, The Dragon Emperor

Dice celebrated his 6th year with good fortune. This time with a pawty that the ming dinasty would have envy.

Dice with his mom Naomi , next photo is the Dragon Dog Cake with Treats that say "Dog" in chinese writing. ( By Ada Nieves for dogs)

Table setting included the treats packed in red envelopes and chinese hats for all doggie guests

Tips from Dice's Pawty:

1. Celebrate diferent cultures and learn from them as you prepare a pawty.