Ten Mediocre Show Recommendations and One Kick Ass Cake

Nicole and Michael bring you up to date on making your own dog treats, handling dog motion sickness, ladder maintenance, tree removal, estate planning, and a round up of what they’ve been watching. Listen to the episode.

Show Notes From Season 3, Episode 8

• Dog Treats
  •   Frozen yogurt – low fat yogurt on a cookie sheet
  •   Goat milk cookies
  •   Frozen cauliflower – Store brand
  •   Vegetables – carrots, cauliflower, cucumbers
• Henry’s Motion Sickness
  • Mild Cases:
    • Dramamine 1 tablet children dose 1 hour before leave 25 mg
  • Medium cases:
    • Withhold food and only give small amounts of water 12 hours prior to trip
    • Give Dramamine
    • AOWOSA Car Fan for Keeping Dogs Cool During Car Rides
    • Composure Pro
  • Severe Cases:
    • Withhold food and only give small amounts of water 12 hours prior to trip
    • Speak to your vet about medications:
      • Trazodone – one dose 12 hours before trip and one dose 2 hours before trip
      • Cerenia – one dose 2 hours before trip
    • Car fan
    • Basket for containment – we used a waterproof mattress cover in case of vomit or excessive drool
    • Calming pheromones – essential oils
    • Thundershirt 
    • Kurgo Dog Seatbelt Loop – they should have this regardless
    • Kurgo Backseat extender
    • Comfort items – blanket, soft toys, etc.
    • Pack paper towel, baby wipes, plastic shopping bags, gloves, and towels. What ever you think you need, double it.
• Aluminum Ladder With Stuck Hinges
  • WD-40 Specialists Dry Lubrication
  • Werner aluminum step ladder
•  Having Trees Removed
  • Tree falling on line
    • Power line – 911 or power company emergency line
    • Cable or internet – call the company associated
  • When should trees be removed:
    • Hollow
    • Near power lines
    • Leaning
    • Shedding large dead branches
    • Has mushrooms growing at the base/moss or fungus on the bark
    • Trunk has cracks or splits
  • Replacing trees
    • Native species
    • Appropriate size
  • Burls
  • Smoking and grilling with wood
• Estate Planning 
  • Naming a trust company
  • Picking beneficiaries
  • Deciding where your stuff goes
  • Putting people in charge of your medical care
• What We’ve Been Watching
  • Below Deck (Peacock)
  • High Hopes (Hulu)
  • Elsbeth (CBS)
  • Conan O’Brien Must Go (HBO)
  • Vanderpump Villas (Hulu)
  • The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert  Durst (HBO)
  • What Jennifer Did (Netflix)
  • Quiet on The Set: The Dark Side of Kid’s TV (HBO)
  • Baby Reindeer (Netflix) 
  • Brandy Hellville and The Cult of Fast Fashion (HBO)