Archive for March, 2010

Many people balk at switching their dogs to a raw diet because they are afraid of the trouble they might have feeding their dogs when on the road.  In reality, its not all that hard.  While some people prefer to buy raw meaty bones on the road or bring along a cooler for their dog’s food, others would rather not have to pack a whole weeks worth of meals.

Freeze Dried Raw comes in easy to feed medallions

Freeze Dried Raw can make that problem disappear.  Able to be fed dry or re-hydrated, our Freeze Dried Raw is easy to pack, doesn’t require refrigeration and has simple and concise feeding instructions.  Freeze Dried Tripe would likely be the absolute best item to travel with being that its a relatively complete food.  Calcium and phosphorus are both present in the exact ratio that you would want so nothing to add ever.  Using the Tripe in conjunction with our Freeze Dried Turkey and Freeze Dried Chicken, can make for a fantastic variety of foods to feed while you and your pup are on the road.  Both the Turkey and the Chicken contain not only muscle meat, but heart and liver as well, the only thing lacking being a supply of calcium.  If you are at all concerned, adding a product such as Eggshellent Calcium to the mix is perfectly fine.  However you decide to do it, the end result is an easy way to keep your dog well fed rather than compromising him by using a commercial kibble.  Another solid plan is to plan ahead to purchasing some raw on the road OR bringing some with you to use in

Freeze Dried Tripe is one of the best to feed as well as one of the most popular with even picky canines

conjunction with the Freeze Dried Raw.  Alternating adds another aspect of variety to your dog’s diet.  It also makes the total amount of raw frozen foods that you have to carry along or will limit the number of times you need to make a grocery store run for some chicken legs!  In the end only you know what will work best for your dog but luckily our Freeze Dried Raw can make your choices clearer and your decisions easier!

Its true – I have a picky dog.  Don’t get me wrong, its not his fault, well MOSTLY not his fault.  I created him.  I allowed him to dictate what, when, how….he was a skinny little puppy who wanted only what he wanted.  Silly me didn’t stop to think that ALL greyhound puppies are

Poor skinny boy!! Pfffft!!! Yeah right!

arguably naturally skinny puppies (Can I get a DUH?)  I fed him off of a spoon, hand fed him, brought out a zillion different types of raw food all in the course of one meal until we found one HE wanted.  Mistake.  BIG mistake.  He’s now three years old and while he eats well for decent periods of time, he also goes through his stages where demanding isn’t quite the word to describe him.  For example, you would think chicken is chicken is chicken.  Oh no.  Put down some chicken backs, chicken legs, chicken thighs and chicken necks.  Watch as the preferred thighs and legs disappear while the backs and necks sit there forlornly while an equally forlorn greyhound pleads with those big brown eyes for more legs, more thighs.  Its absurd.  Its ridiculous.  And I have nobody to blame but myself.  What I realize now that I didn’t realize then is that its not HIS choice.  Its mine.  He eats what I give him without exception and if after 15 minutes it has not made its way into his belly than it makes its way back into the fridge.  What we, as owners, fail to realize, is that when they are hungry enough – they’ll eat.  They won’t starve themselves, make themselves sick, kill themselves or cry in the corner.  What they will do is give in – eventually.  It may take days, it may even take a week.  At one point we went 6 days on two meals…he lived and once he realized I wasn’t

He SURVIVED his mean mommy!

playing, he stopped playing too.  You know whats best for your dog – he doesn’t.  Given the opportunity, rotten garbage might would be their dinner of choice for pete’s sake.  Its up to us to know and up to them to eat what they are given.  Does he eat regularly now?  Sort of but we still have our “times”.  Do I give in and cater to his every whim as I did when he was a baby?  NO WAY!  It took awhile, longer than it takes to teach a dog a complicated trick, but I did learn.  Admittedly, I still get a little anxious, still have urges to go shopping for whatever it is the “King” wants, but I resist and refuse and over time it DOES get easier!  As you can see he somehow made it to adulthood as a happy, healthy and well filled out greyhound boy regardless of how “mean” I was – so stay strong, don’t let them push you around and I promise, they’ll still love you lots!

DogZymes Digestive Enhancer

Introducing, fresh from Nature’s Farmacy, our new line of probiotics, digestive enhancers and vitamin C!  After extensive research, we found what we think is the best of the best in this line of products.  They are extremely palatable to dogs and have an extensive shelf life, something that we felt was missing in similar products.  Good for us, and good for you the customer.  The Digestive Enhancer is perfect for dogs with sensitive systems or dogs who need a little help getting all that they can get out of their meals.  In reality, this is a product that would be a great staple for ANY dog and is easy to give with their food no matter what their diet consists of!  DogZymes Canine Paste is perfect for when your pup has that random bout of “dire rear”!  Who doesn’t like to have something right on hand that can stop that problem in its tracks???

DogZymes Cran-Tri-C

Cran-Tri-C is an easy and affordable way to supplement the amount of vitamin C that your dog gets in addition to that which he manufactures himself.  Great for joints, immune system and dogs with chronic urinary tract issues, this mixture is easy to add to your dog’s meals on a daily or occasional basis.

DogZymes Canine Paste