The Furry Way to Keep it Simple

As many of you know, I have two dogs and a cat. I love them so much, nothing beats snuggling up on the coach with all of them.  Lux , Leon and Boris entertain me for hours! It is the simplest way to turn a frown upside down!

I asked two other ladies to talk about their furry friends, shocker, we all said the same thing. Oh the animal love!!

I try to find happiness in little things everyday.

One way that I know I can put a smile on my face and a warmth in my heart is by hanging out with my fur babies!!
My animals have always brought a peaceful happiness to my life.  So if you’ve got them, take a few minutes out today to appreciate what treasures you have..
because after all no one else watches you pee as much as them.

 

Sweet Chee and Parks give me unconditional love. To see that you are someone it something’s entire world is an indescribable feeling. They don’t fight with you, insult you or ever mistreat you. My dogs would lay their lives in the line for me without a second of hesitation and for that I will love them and take care of them as if they were my own flesh and blood.

and then she made dog food.

As many of you know, my beautiful yellow lab Lux just had puppies! (Of course I added pictures!) Up until this point, I have been feeding her “dog food.” A few months ago I would have told you I fed her premium quality food. While her food was expensive, at the end of the day, it was kibble. By learning so much about my own connection with food, it was natural to include Lux.
It is hard to argue that dogs shouldn’t eat meat, but kibble instead. Our thumbs make us slightly better cooks…just saying. They also have sharp, blade shaped teeth, and a short digestive tracts, not made for digesting vegetables and grains like herbivores and omnivores.
What do I feed her?
Firstly, the amount depends on the dog, and their weight. As a guideline feed 2-3% of the dogs body weight in food daily, divided into two meals. For example a 75lb dog should eat 1.5-2 pounds daily or two meals of 12-18 ounces.
However, puppies under the age of 6 months eat more often 3-4 times a day and need more calcium, cottage cheese, goat’s milk, or yogurt. Puppies at 8 weeks old will eat 10% of their body weight, or 2-3% of their estimated adult weight.
I have been feeding Lux more, because she is nursing, and I also have been feeding her extra calcium, in the form of goat’s milk and yogurt.
An adult dog would eat two meals a day, one of RMB (raw meaty bones), and one of muscle meat, with some juice pulp, and eggs. I also add the milk or yogurt to the muscle meat meal. Fish oils are a great supplement to add in as well.
Raw Meaty Bones: chicken – necks, backs, leg quarters, wings, whole bird; rabbit – all parts, including legs, duck necks, turkey necks, pork – neck, tail, feet, breast; beef – ribs, necks, breast; lamb – ribs, necks, breast, canned fish – mackerel, pink salmon, sardines
I can already hear it, chicken bones will kill your dog!! Cooked chicken bones are certainly unacceptable, but since everything is fed raw they wont splinter. Also weight bearing bones should not be fed (except rabbit and chicken)
Muscle Meats: heart – beef, lamb, chicken, turkey; ground meat – turkey, chicken, beef, lamb; tongue, rabbit, wild game
Organs (5-10% of diet): beef – liver, kidney; lamb – kidney, liver; chicken liver, turkey liver, pork liver
Reminder to freeze pork for three days at -20C or -4F, prior to feeding your fur baby, this will eliminate the chance of T. spiralis, larval worms.

The puppies were born 18 days ago today, and that is how long I have been feeding Lux raw food. I will update this post if I change her diet, to keep it current.

Now for the babies!!