Let Food Be Thy Medicine, Thy Medicine Shall Be Thy Food.

The majority of dog owners don't really know exactly what's in the food they're feeding their dogs. I was part of that majority when I first adopted Kylie. She started off on Science Diet, per the vet's recommendation. FYI - your veterinarian most likely gets a kickback for selling certain foods, so make sure you do your research and make an informed decision about what to feed Spot. Amy and I noticed after a while that she had really smelly breath. That's when i decided to do some research on the subject and quickly switched up her diet.

Since then, I have done a lot more reading about what actually goes into the run of the mill dog food and quite frankly, it's scary. Pet food can contain:

• Animal scraps
• Grocery store expired meat (Styrofoam wrapping intact)
• Road kill
• Diseased and disabled (and dead) cattle
• Even euthanized pets, just to name a few

I am still learning new things every day and I am not at the top of Dr. Karen Becker's list of "Best to Worst Foods," so don't beat yourself up if you are not at number one either. Not everyone can afford a raw, homemade diet for their dogs. Your goal here should be to figure out where you are on the list, and make it a priority to move higher up.

On some level, I can't blame dog owners, we live in a world today where the marketing of products has become overwhelming and it's harder to find good information, especially about dog food. Luckily, over the past few years a lot of information has come to life via the internet. Check out what Dr. Karen Becker has to say here. 

I currently have Kylie on Orijen Adult, grain-free, dry kibble, along with some wet food from Nature's Variety.

What are you feeding your pups?

Perfect Walks

Who has had these walks? If you have, you know what I am talking about. For me, I dont get them often, which is probably a good thing because then I wouldn't appreciate them as much as I do. My perfect walk was on Monday night.

The weather gave me thoughts of the crisp fall evenings that we get here in New England, I had to remind myself it was the middle of June. I dont know about you, but I love walking at night. The noise of the past day has dissipated along with the daylight and you can just stroll. Walks like this let you relax and ponder all the things that you couldn't devote time to because of your hectic day. I come home feeling like I really got to unwind, its great! Here is a quick pic I snapped of Ky with her safety jacket on!

Tell me about your perfect walks?