If you are searching for treats for your pup…Ultimate Pet Nutrition has you covered! I recently received a variety of treats for my pup, Ozzy to try out. His favorite is the Nutra Bites-Chicken Liver Dog Treats! It really is difficult to just give him one because he will continue to stare at me or the bag until he gets another.

I like that they are freeze-dried and have zero filters or artificial preservatives. The only ingredient is chicken liver, and there are no artificial colors or additives.

There are many other treats you can choose from such as: Bison Liver Dog Treats and Wild Salmon Dog Treats! Ozzy actually loves those too! I like that they are single ingredient treats and great for daily treats or meal toppers.

Ultimate Pet Nutrition takes out the guessing game and delivers vet-developed formulas to help dogs (and cats!) live their best lives. The company makes food, supplements, and treats. You really should check them out! The treats would also make a great stocking stuffer! I know Ozzy would like some in his stocking this year!

Self Disclosure: I received free samples to facilitate this post.

A senior cat relinquished to a shelter is heartbreaking to think about. Twyla, 10 years old, is one of these cats. Like other senior pets, she’s lived most of her life in a (hopefully) safe, loving home, and now, she’s suddenly in a kennel in a strange setting wondering where the lap went. Twyla is a friendly brown tabby with a white triangle that flows up from her muzzle to between her lovely green eyes. She’s affectionate and would be a calm addition to a home. Additionally, adopting or fostering Twyla would make room for the cats who came in from a hoarding situation of 74 of them. To adopt or foster Twyla, email PetAdopt@longbeach.gov to speed the process, or call (562) 570-7387. Ask for ID#A749556. Better yet, come meet her and all the other cats in person at Long Beach Animal Care Services, 7700 E. Spring St., Long Beach. Visitors are welcome Wednesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and on Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Look at those eyes, as blue as the sky on a clear day! They belong to Rabbit, a year-old Siberian husky blend. Rabbit earned his name from the way he hops and skips playfully around the yard with the doggie friends he’s made at Long Beach Animal Care Services and helped adjust to shelter life. He loves the doggie pool! Rabbit has human friends, too—he loves his volunteer buddies, although he’s shy at first with new people. Like any rabbit, Rabbit loves tricks, especially agility and “sit pretty.” Shelter life, as good as it may be at Long Beach Animal Care Services, is no place for any pet, particularly one as timid as Rabbit. A forever home, or at least a foster, would be ideal, with a predictable setting and consistent, loving human attention. Could you do the trick of pulling the Rabbit out of the hatch? Long Beach Animal Care Services is over capacity with dogs, so speed the process to adopt or foster Rabbit or any of our other pets by emailing PetAdopt@longbeach.gov or petfoster@longbeach.gov. You can also call (562) 570-4925. Our shelter hours are Wednesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 7700 E. Spring St. at the entrance to El Dorado Park (no parking fee for shelter visitors). Ask for ID#A738526.

Trick or treat, and here’s a sweet treat for you! Their names are Gustavo, an orange tabby, and his twin sister, Margarita, a silver tabby. They were sick when they came in, and the staff and volunteers worked their magic and transformed them into wonderful, healthy kittens. Gustavo is the spokesperson for the pair—he purrs no matter who’s handling him and plays. He makes sure that his quiet, reserved sister joins in the fun. It would be a horror movie to separate this bonded pair, so to adopt or foster them, email PetAdopt@longbeach.gov to speed the process, or call (562) 570-7387. Better yet, pay a personal visit to our shelter, 7700 E. Spring St., Long Beach (at entrance to El Dorado Park, no parking fee for shelter guests). Say, “Trick or treat! Fill a cat carrier with someone sweet—Margarita (ID#A741511) and Gustavo (ID#A741512)!”