Love this picture from the other day of my two handsome sons and the three dogs!
Pet Expo & Play Time Pics
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!
Some recent pictures of play time at our place..
Long hikes, play time and pictures
Deliquent on updating pictures here, but have enjoyed lots of activities lately with the dogs.
Long hikes:
Play time with all three girls and our best Cocker Spaniel buddy, Walter:
Before the water fun, we explored Ledges State Park:
Photo session fun:
Immediately following that picture:
Lazy Dogs
When I work from home I get to see how my pets (note cat on the couch) spend their days. They have it rough!
Des Moines Dog Show
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:
Puppy Up Event – Walk in Des Moines
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!
Speaking about raw diets at Pet Expo
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
Raw Diet: Using Ground Bone
When feeding raw, bone is a critical component. Finding the right balance of bone is easy – just watch the dog’s stool. Too little bone, the stools will be loose. Too much bone and the stools will become hard and dry. Any raw feeder knows the importance of watching the dog’s stools!
Because I prefer to feed ground foods lately, I have started using ground bone. I’ve tried various options, but have found simply buying bone meal powder online works well. I add about a teaspoon full per pound of raw meat. From there, again, just watch to see what the dog needs. (Organ meat will also affect stools as it is richer than muscle meat.)
Simple Way to Support Great Danes
The Great Dane Club of America Charitable Trust supports Great Dane welfare and rescue efforts, educational programs, Scholarship Programs for junior handlers, initiatives to create great awareness of breed-specific health problems and medical research efforts to improve the quality of life of the Great Dane.
An easy way to support the Charitable Trust is when shopping on Amazon, simply access the normal Amazon website via this link: http://smile.amazon.com/ch/36-4436942. The Smile program contributes 0.5% of sales through that link to the registered charitable organization. It’s as easy as that! Once you log on through that link, you can shop like normal, knowing that you are making a contribution for our breed at the same time!