Category Archives: food

T is for Treats

As you’ve read, string cheese is the high-value training treat of choice around here, used to help Leo overcome his fear of bicycles and other fast-moving objects. With a reward-based counter-conditioning program, you’re supposed to use a treat that is special to that training, and it’s supposed to be extremely high value. At first, IContinue reading “T is for Treats”

Jonesin’ for a beef marrow bone

Leo has a funny way of running around with a bone in his mouth, looking for a place to hide it, before finally giving up, and plopping down next to Mia to eat it. Here I’ve given them each a beef center bone from Jones Natural Chews: And now… the winner of the Jones NaturalContinue reading “Jonesin’ for a beef marrow bone”

Raw Beef: It’s what’s for your dog’s breakfast

I was interviewed for this NPR story about raw-feeding. The headline emphasizes the health risk for humans, so for Wordless Wednesday, I thought I’d show you that feeding raw beef to my dogs poses no more of a human health risk than making meatloaf. Powered by Linky Tools Click here to enter your link and view this LinkyContinue reading “Raw Beef: It’s what’s for your dog’s breakfast”

Y is for Yogurt

To celebrate Leo’s fourth birthday last week, we took the pups out for frozen yogurt. I ordered a custom-made toy for Leo too, but it hasn’t arrived yet. He didn’t mind; it’s not like he knows it’s his birthday. I’m rational enough to recognize that the celebration was more for us than him. He hadContinue reading “Y is for Yogurt”

Cookies! (Just one)

Just one cookie. That’s all I’ll eat. Just to taste to make sure Rob will like it. Just one cookie. All I need is for one cookie to look remotely like the NinjaBread Men on the cookie cutter packaging. Well, they taste good anyway. Made some for the doggies, too, and they seem to like them.Continue reading “Cookies! (Just one)”

Dining in style

They’re here! Our Nutrish-sponsored hand-painted dog bowls from BarkWorld! We feed our dogs a combo of raw beef, deer bones and the Pacific Stream flavor of Taste of the Wild grain-free kibble (on the advice of a holistic vet). I had no plans to change up their diet, but oh my, did they go crazyContinue reading “Dining in style”

I don’t eat Paleo, but my dogs do

Have you heard about the potentially controversial research that dogs, through evolution, can now digest carbs in a way that wolves could not? When I heard, and decided to blog about it, I was astonished to see how little I have written about raw feeding. A mention here or there, sure, but nothing significant since IContinue reading “I don’t eat Paleo, but my dogs do”

True Confessions, weight loss edition

Almost 10 years ago, I lost a bit of weight on Weight Watchers. Following the plan was fairly easy and it took me a little over six months. I lived alone and didn’t have much of a social life; controlling what I ate was a piece of cake. I didn’t even exercise that vigorously atContinue reading “True Confessions, weight loss edition”