Re: Feeding Practices.
I traveled with Freckles to the last National in WV. I remember asking Stacey G. about a diet while on the rode as Freckles was turning up his nose to everything. Her response was along the line of gee Jane, never heard of Blimpies or Subway? They make great food for dogs! On a more serious note, when I was living with Bear, my first Berner with a liver shunt, I spent a great deal of time studying diet. I consulted with Dr. William Pollak and studied his writing on the effects of a natural vs. commercial diet. The one thing he stressed over and over was MY comfort level with what I was feeding. He felt feeding time was a very important time for a dog and for the dog/human bonding. That it always should be pleasant and non stressful. He felt if you are stressed about what you are feeding that the dog will pick that up and feeding time will carry negative rather than positive images and it affects the animals digestion and over all well being. Which made sense to me. Dr. Pollak is the designer of PHD kibble, but recommends a natural, wholesome diet with kibble only for occasional use. jane heggen the boys of iowa
Feeding Practices.
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Re: Feeding Practices.
On Thu, 5 Dec 2002, Eileen Morgan wrote: kills to veggies to carcass. The initial prelim research from the Purdue Bloat study suggests dogs fed kibble only have a higher incidence of bloat than dogs fed healthful table scraps along with kibble. Please define: healthful table scraps -- ~~~ Jordan S. Dill SoVerNet: Vermont's Sovereign Internet Connection National Mobile Communications Corp. SoVerNetPO Box 495, 5 Rockingham St.276 East Allen Suite 2 Vmx. #146 Bellows Falls, VT 05101 Winooski, VT 05404 v - 802 463-2111 vmx.#146 Toll Free (877)877-2120 f - 802-463-2110f - 802-655-7291
Re: Feeding Practices.
(2) BARF and (1) 'boutique' kibble. All get a serving of ground raw veggies with each meal, pureed apple or banana slices pretty much every day, a dollop of yogurt or kefir (usually non-fat) every day or two, and a small amount of table scraps. I DO give them left over salad, veggies, rice, potatoes, and meaty bits. I DON'T ladle turkey gravy or pan drippings over their food nor give them fat trimmings from meats and poultry...there's plenty of fat in their regular diets. NO cooked bones at all...ever. -Sherri Venditti
RE feeding practices
We feed our dogs Canidae and healthy table scraps as well. Frequently this includes the following -- dollop of canned pumpkin dollop of kefir or yogurt cooked veggies that are leftover spoonful of leftover soup rice noodles applesauce (just the apples ma'am) They also often get little treats or snacks of fresh fruit (esp. bananas!) such as apples (from our own trees!), pears, and I also use things like cheese and pieces of wholewheat bread or crackers to mix it up a little with my training treats. Catherine Young Cross Plains WI Shadow Mickey Jenny Remembering Coo-coo Canoe
