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Happy National Pancake Day! Who doesn’t love a big, fluffy pancake hot off the griddle? Put a pad of butter on top and with fresh fruit or a little maple syrup, pancakes become a delicious breakfast favorite. Celebrating the National Pancake Day doesn’t mean leaving your dog out of the festivities. BestBullySticks.com brings you two pancake recipes, one savory, one sweet, to share with your favorite four-legged companion.

Potato Pancake Recipe
3 medium potatoes
Salt
½ cup milk
2 medium eggs
2 tablespoons butter
Sour cream or cottage cheese

Directions
1. Boil potatoes with their skins on in salted water for about 30 minutes or until tender.

2. Mash and mix in the egg yolks and milk until smooth. Beat egg whites until stiff and fold into mashed potatoes.

3. In a frying pan melt half of the butter when hot spoon a ping pong ball sized lump of the mashed potato mix into the pan. Flatten slightly with spatula and allow to brown well on both sides. Continue until all of the mixture is cooked adding butter as needed to avoid the potato pancakes sticking.

4. Serve with sour cream or cottage cheese. Read more

It’s time again to delve into the great world of Dog Sports with BestBullySticks.com! We won’t go too heavy on the sports commentary here, but we will let you in on one of the most exciting canine competitions out there: Flyball!

What it is Flyball?
Fast paced, “Edge of your seat,” nail-biting excitement. If you’ve never heard of Flyball, you’re in for a great time. This sport might be a new favorite!

More specifically, Flyball is a two-team dog sport where teams compete in a hurdle jumping & ball fetching relay race. A dog must run and jump quickly over a series of low hurdles in a line, step on a spring-loaded pedestal releasing a tennis ball, catch the ball, then return back over the hurdles to the starting line with the ball in tow. We’ll talk more about the specifics later, so let’s talk about how this crazy dog sport got started!

History
Flyball was started in Southern California in the late 1960s, early 1970s, and since then the sport hasn’t really divulged from its origins. The architects of the sport combined scent-based hurdle racing with a retrieval of a tennis ball, which was carried back to the starting line. The actual box apparatus that releases tennis balls wasn’t added until later.

The first Flyball tournaments were held in the U.S. in 1983, but since this sport has spread to the UK, Germany, Australia, Canada and South Africa. These European countries have especially jumped on Flyball and hold an International European Flyball Championship each year.  

Field & Play
Now let’s talk about specifics!

Is Your Dog Right for Flyball?
The all-important question. The “players” of this dog sport tend to be Border Collies, but one of the beauties of this sport is that any dog can play. Mixed breeds are common because there are the most commonly owned dog. Labs and Australian Shepherds are also great at this sport. Whippets and Miniature Poodles have even been known to compete in Flyball. As long as your dog has lots of energy to burn, is willing to be trained and you are happy to teach, Flyball is an extremely rewarding and fun way to bond with your dog! Read more

Did you miss any of BestBullySticks.com BARK-tastic blogs this week?  If you did miss any of the Bikejoring/Deaf Dog Awareness/Peanut Honey Surprise/Bluetick fun catch up before Monday with all of this week's great BBS Blogs!

So snuggle up to your favorite pooch (or pooches) and read the BBS Healthy Dog Blog! Happy Weekend Reading! Click the links below to find out more about:

Dog Sports: Bikejoring • Deaf Dog Awareness Week • Peanut Honey Pupcakes • Bluetick Coonhound

Also in your free time this weekend, check out our fun Pinterest Page! We've got TONS of great dog videos, adorable dog photos, funny dog photos, DIY dog project and more!

BestBullySticks.com takes the two most dreaded words in school history (Pop Quiz) and makes them scholastic and fantastic! Go Back To School with BBS’s Pop Quiz game. Every day from now until September 27^th we’ll feature a new question about Best Bully Sticks. After the last question is asked on the 27^th, you’ll be able to submit your answers for a chance to win 1 of 5 prizes!

Learn more about our company, answer questions and win prizes? Yep, that’s the general concept!

How it Works
Every day (Starting Tuesday 9/18) a new Trivia Question will appear in the OfferPop Quiz app.

Contestants will check the new trivia question for the day and begin compiling a list.  Answers can come from anywhere on Best Bully Sticks.com, BBS Healthy Dog Blog, Google Searches, Best Bully Sticks YouTube Channel and BBS Newsletters

On the last day, 9/27, contestants will answer the 10^th question and begin submitting their answers through Offerpop Signup app.

5 Contestants with the right answers will win! Will end Friday 9/28 @ 5pm. We’ll announce the winners Monday morning at 10 a.m. Read more

Examining and cleaning your dogs ears in between regular vet checkups is the first step in the prevention of canine ear infections and high vet bills.  Here is how to clean a dogs ears properly right at home.

1. Use an ear wash formulated for ear cleaning. It's important to never use undiluted peroxide on your pet's ears as it may cause burning.

2. Soak a cotton ball thoroughly in the ear wash. Squeeze out excess ear wash.

3. Place the cotton ball in your dog's ear and gently rub up and down.

4. Allow your dog to shake off excess moisture. This is important for preventing ear infections.

5. Soak the tip of a cotton swab in the ear wash and run it along the nooks and crannies of your dog's ears.

6. Avoid putting the swab down your dog's ear canal; leave this type of cleaning to the veterinary medical staff. If your dog has chronic ear infections, consult a veterinarian. Chronic ear infections could be a sign of allergies or other problems. If the ear canal looks abnormal, clean only the outside and consult a vet.

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