With Oden and his owner moving out of state, we had motivation to get some new stacked pictures before they left. Got pictures of the girls, too!
Kizzy at 9 years old – still looking fabulous!
Oden at 3 years old
Gigi at 3 years old
On my last trip to pick up meat for my dogs, I was chatting with the lady at Big Dan’s Trucking and Dog Food. She mentioned that she had recently gotten a complaint on, what that customer felt, was the excessive bloodiness of their beef.
It threw me for a bit of a loop as it never dawned on me someone would be unhappy about that. Their beef is “excessively” bloody for a couple main reasons:
As someone who has been feeding raw for many years, I admit, I am a bit desensitized to the blood. But, I know that many who are first starting raw have to overcome a certain “ew” factor.
I like the bloodier meat as it makes it easier to mix in anything I want to add to the food. In the case of the beef, I have to add bone meal powder, so I typically pour a little blood into each dog’s bowl.
The blood is also good for the dog to consume as blood itself is a quality source of animal protein.
The only time I discard the extra blood is if the meat is starting to get a little….well, ripe. 🙂 The blood is what gets the worst odor, so if you drain the blood off (and rinse the meat if you’re working with RBM’s), you get rid of most of the gross odor.
Ground beef
Love this picture from the other day of my two handsome sons and the three dogs!
We had great fun representing the Central Iowa Kennel Club at the Great Iowa Pet Expo!
The Des Moines Register took some photographs and of the 13 they published, 2 of them were of Heidi and Gigi!
Screen grab of the Des Moines Register image. Heidi on her back, soaking up the attention!
Screen grab of Des Moines Register image. Gigi getting a pat on the head.
Some recent pictures of play time at our place..
The teeth! This pic cracks me up! All three dogs (Gigi is behind Heidi, who is in the middle). Kizzy’s lips flapping in the wind.
Love Gigi’s play bow. Sometimes they look and sound so ferocious while playing.
Kizzy has always played by going after the back legs of the other dog. And she passed this “trick” onto her offspring as well.
Hot pursuit!
Deliquent on updating pictures here, but have enjoyed lots of activities lately with the dogs.
Long hikes:
Gigi and Heidi
Heidi and Gigi
Play time with all three girls and our best Cocker Spaniel buddy, Walter:
Gigi and Walter
Before the water fun, we explored Ledges State Park:
L-R: Kizzy, Heidi, Gigi
Photo session fun:
Kizzy at 8 1/2 years old; Heidi (standing) and Gigi at 2 years old
Immediately following that picture:
The chase is on!
Kizzy still has it!
Gigi
Heidi
When I work from home I get to see how my pets (note cat on the couch) spend their days. They have it rough!
Lazy Danes
Always enjoy our Dane club’s shows. We had a great turn out this year. Gigi picked up a reserve win one day of the show, but no points.
Some pictures from the weekend:
Kizzy at 8 1/2 years old in the Parade of Veterans – she still looks great!
Neil with Gigi
Neil with Gigi
Gigi (on left) and Heidi – sisters from our Kizzy x Fender litter
My sons with Gigi and Heidi
If you are in the Des Moines area, check out this upcoming Puppy Up! event. Puppy Up is a great organization that raises money for canine cancer research. I am looking forward to participating!
Join me at the Great Iowa Pet Expo Sat-Sun Oct 21-22, 2016! I will be giving a presentation about raw diets and how to get started Sunday at 10:30. Looking forward to it!
Flighty Foto Yin Yang