A Dog Is What It Eats!
When Daisy was a young dog she suddenly had excema between her toes. When I showed it to my friend in the village, the local farmer, he asked what I was feeding her. Then I gave her heart every day, she loved it. She was crazy about it but therein lay the problem. The farmer told me that heart every day was too one-sided so we went over to proper dog food and the problem quickly disappeared.
After she’d been sterilised she put on a lot of weight quickly, suddenly she was up to 8.5 kilo. I should point out that we were not that disciplined when it came to the little extras she got from us so a stronger regime was needed. When I mentioned to the vet that Daisy had one meal a day, in the evening, she suggested that twice a day would be better for her. So we divided the rations by two and served and breakfast and dinner and combined with no (less) extras she started slimming down.
After her two recent operations for “breast” cancer she lost even more weight and now weighs 6 kilos which is, according to the vet, the perfect weight for her. I once saw a Jackie in France that looked like a square cushion with a leg at each corner. It was a restaurant dog so there was always too much food and I wonder what his health was like.
Never forget that our pets, when given the wrong food, can get the same health problems we get; diabetes, heart problems, blocked arteries. So be aware of what you put in their diet and that human food is usually bad for dogs.
Having said that, a couple of times a year – Daisy’s birthday, International Animal Day – she gets a 12 ounce entrecôte. I chop it big but she still downs it in a minute!
Here’s a piece from an interesting article on dog’s food. You can read all of it and more at:
Healthy Dog Diets
It is the responsibility of the dog owner to provide healthy food for his/her dog. After all, your pet is part of your family. A nutrition-deficient diet will lead to serious health problems for your dog, including diarrhea, vomiting and behavioral problems. It is therefore essential to look after your dog’s diet, and feed it the necessary foods for its optimal health.
1. Giving your dog a variety. Feed it with lean meat, cheese, vegetables, dried fruits, dog biscuits and raw knuckle bones.
2. Include garlic in your dog’s food. Garlic fights harmful bacteria and strengthens its immune system. Add finely minced fresh garlic to its food. Most dogs like the flavor of garlic, so you might want to make garlic biscuits for your dog as well. Google for the recipes.
3. Adding fiber. Add a small amount of wheat bran to your dog’s diet as it cleans up the intestinal tract and thus prevent constipation.
All The Best For 2010
To start, The Dog Blog would like to wish you a happy and healthy 2010.
For many families the Christmas dinner wouldn’t be same without the bird and when our Daisy realised what was going on we couldn’t get her out of the kitchen. Bon appetit.
A Christmas Message From Daisy
Daisy has cancer!
A few weeks ago I discovered a couple of large lumps on my Jackie’s tummy. It gave me quite a shock.
A visit to the vet confirmed our fears, Daisy had cancer. Luckily x-rays showed that the cancer hadn’t spread so an operation was needed.
Because Jackies are small the operation had to be carried out in two steps. First the righthand side and several weeks later, December the 7th, the left side. Thank goodness it’s all behind us now and Daisy is the bossy little bitch we know and love.
Dogs love having their tummy scratched and stroked and at the same time you can check to make sure that they’re ok. So do it regularly.
Daisy after the operation.