Comments on: Pepper’s Breakfast

By: Nagging questions » Manolo's Food Blog

Nagging questions » Manolo's Food Blog — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 16:54:40 +0000

[…] Brown, font of veterinary wisdom and love, promptly and permanently removed raw chicken from the Pepper Food menu because of the possibility of salmonella poisoning. Until the system re-boots, Pepper eats […]

By: Cathleen Schine » Manolo Dog Food

Cathleen Schine » Manolo Dog Food — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 07:39:37 +0000

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By: megaera

megaera — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 06:17:58 +0000

Actually, dogs in times past got the raw offal from kills, as well as scraps and such; many livestock guardian dogs supplemented their diets with small prey such as squirrels and the like in addition to any larger predators they killed to protect their herds. My Akita gets raw chicken drumsticks/thighs, turkey necks, and twice a week: cooked veggies (usually broccoli or green beans.) The bones help to keep her teeth clean, and honestly, she still supplements her diet with small critters she kills in the backyard. (One time all I could find were feathers scattered over two square meters of yard!) A lot of what and how much they eat depends on the dog breed/s and what they were designed to do.

By: raincoaster

raincoaster — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 07:57:55 +0000

Tell me about it. My roomie is a raw vegan chef. He eats one meal a day: salad, with no dressing. Doesn’t want to pork up, you know!

It’s not about health, 90% of the time: it’s about issues.

By: Susanna

Susanna — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 03:03:24 +0000

Yes, funny how those working in “health food” stores often look like they have rickets and severe malnourishing. I actually saw one of those people who had been poisoned by colloidal silver in there one time. TOO MUCH colloidal silver. Oops.

heh heh heh

By: Mr. Henry

Mr. Henry — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 19:39:46 +0000

Yes, Long Island, cooking like crazy for a dog has been making Mr. Henry go just a little…..crazy. Since Pepper inhales everything with equal velocity, the opposite of a picky eater, there is always the temptation to simply reach for the dry food.

Thanks, Susanna, for the fish oil suggestion. In fact, Pepper does get fish oil whenever Mr. Henry can remember to stop in at the health food store, a place he avoids because the employees look as though they carry plague. Clearly, fat is necessary in the diet of man and dog. It’s good for their coats.

By: Long Island

Long Island — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 18:52:29 +0000

We own a Rhodesian Ridgeback. When we bought him from the breeder she recommended Abady Granulated dog food. We mix it with about a cup of green beans. The food is very high in protein and calories so you really do not need to feed them very much. Furthermore dogs only “go” usually once a day on this diet but since the food is high in protein “it” is rather odoriferous. A 40 lb box may seem expensive but it lasts a long time. He inhales this food. Being a Ridgeback he pretty much inhales all food. However he looks beautiful … his coat is like a seals. The vet and the kennel always comment on his shine. I have attached the link to Abady. The company does sound a little “cultish” but you may want to give it try. It sure beats cooking like crazy for a dog.

http://therobertabadydogfoodcoltd.com/

By: frumpiefox

frumpiefox — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 18:15:26 +0000

Pepper is completely adorable! Such a face–ahhhh!

I have a 7 month old pomeranian (Louie) who’s on a pretty strict diet. For breakfast, he gets Iams puppy chow mixed with a small amount of Ceasar’s wet dog food. Dinner is puppy chow mixed with some plain yogurt (not low fat, and with active cultures, to help digestion.) He gets very few table scraps, as he has a personality that would quickly become unbearable if he were allowed to beg.

I’ve been that yogurt is very good for their coats. In any case, his coat is incredibly shiny.

By: Susanna

Susanna — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 04:32:27 +0000

Ah, that Pepper is a love child!

We are owned by two Pugs, Mr. Nixon and Linus, and a very recent acquisition, Eloise (aka “Weezie”) the French Bulldog who all eat raw food. Hooray for the raw food.

Have you considered adding a bit of fish oil to Pepper’s diet? Either in liquid or capsule form? Raincoaster is right about the fat matter. As well some bone meal for calcium will round out the diet nicely. Both of these will likely help with the shedding matter and can be found at the health food store.

She will think the fish oil is tasty!

By: raincoaster

raincoaster — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 03:45:26 +0000

You might want to add a dollop of fat to that mixture. Lack of fat can contribute to shedding, although because of breakage, not because the hair is falling out from the roots. Alas, this I know from personal dietary experience.

I used to work at Greenpeace, and it is, as you can imagine, full of vegans. Strangely, they all had dogs. Dogs, as you know, are carnivorous. This caused the vegans no end of trouble, as they could NOT understand why the dogs kept barfing up the expensive soymeal they were given. I told them to get cows as pets instead.