Adventures with Astrid

This week's edition of Astrid's adventures yet again takes us to the pup's favorite local park. This time, though, she particularly wants to show off what it's like to be in the park on a bright, sunny day.

Astrid admittedly isn't the biggest fan of summer or the heat it offers, but that doesn't mean she doesn't enjoy strutting her stuff through the sunny park for all to see.

Astrid hopes you all enjoy an adventure or two today!

Happy Wednesday, friends!

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Flashback Doodle of the Day

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Tip of the Day

In a home with a hind limb paralyzed cat, a rowdy dog, and a plethora of other furbabies, rugs on hardwood, laminate, tile, and other similar floor surfaces do not easily stay put. That being said, today's tip covers just a couple ideas on how you can try to keep rugs in place when you live with playful, active furbabies who often just cannot help but move those rugs around. To begin, you can get rugs that come already equipped with a nonslip backing. There are also separate nonslip pads that can be placed beneath a rug. Even these options are sometimes not enough to keep rugs in place, though. For something a bit more heavy-duty, you can try something such as double-sided carpet tape. Similarly, you can use velcro strips, placing one on the rug's underside and one on the floor beneath it, thereby attaching the rug to the floor. I have even heard of people using something such as silicone caulking on the bottom of rugs, which, when dried, will have a nonskid effect. Sharing our homes with furbabies can mean that rugs throughout the house end up in all sorts of disarray. To combat this, you can brainstorm and test out which potential nonskid or adherent methods might work best for you, your furbaby, and your home.