In my morning reading, I came across a Veterinarian offering a list of Christmas gifts for pets and astonishingly, there's more than one that involves giving money to Veterinarians. There's also the obligatory taboo on "people food" which is a pet peeve of mine. There is no such thing as "people food". There is food. … Continue reading Pet Gifts: All I Want for Christmas is You
Category: home prepared pet diets
Food Porn, Part Five
Thank you to reader Jess who turned me on to this addicting page on the historical feeding of Hounds. Lots of great excerpts to read from various sources and I will include a few.From Stonehenge on the Dog (published 1887):If Indian meal [corn meal] is employed, it must be mixed with water or broth while … Continue reading Food Porn, Part Five
Recipe: Twice Baked Potato and Sour Cream Treats
This was sort of a leftovers extravaganza: I baked about 8 small potatoes and scooped out the flesh when cool. (Skins got tossed into the dogs' dinner bowls.) I beat in about 2/3 of a medium carton of sour cream, a couple eggs, 6 or so tablespoons olive oil, and added some milk to thin … Continue reading Recipe: Twice Baked Potato and Sour Cream Treats
Dinner at Chez Dog
We've got weevils. (Don't worry, that's not what's for the dog dinner.) They can apparently get into most anything and I don't know how we're going to get rid of them. For starters, I'm trying to cook everything in the cupboard to diminish their food supply. Unfortunately this also diminishes our food supply so I'm … Continue reading Dinner at Chez Dog
Dinner at Chez Dog
Sweet potatoes, yellow squash, zucchini, carrots, turkey livers and turkey gizzards - add calcium and oil, serve.I found the organ meat for a good price in a freezer bin at the grocery store. Never having bought them before, I was a little leery because they were labeled "turkey gizzard" and "turkey liver" (each singular) and … Continue reading Dinner at Chez Dog
Food Porn, Part Three
Excerpt from the book British Dogs - Their Varieties, History, Characteristics, Breeding, Management and Exhibition by Hugh Dalziel (circa 1879)(click images to enlarge)Previously in this series:Food Porn (Part One)Food Porn, Part Two
Nuh-uh ABC News!
An ABC News article on home cooked meals for pets vs. kibble contains a couple of misleading statements by my interpretation. Regarding the major pet food recall of 2007, ABC says:Dozens of dogs and cats died as owners learned about the tainted dog food, most of which was imported from Chinese manufacturers. Firstly, "dozens" is … Continue reading Nuh-uh ABC News!
Food Porn, Part Two
Excerpt from The Gentleman's Dog - His Rearing, Training and Treatment by C.A. Bryce, A.M., M.D. published in 1909:(click images to enlarge)Previously in this series:Food Porn (Part One)
Food Porn
Thanks to reader Pai and to the Library of Congress, I offer the following chapter on feeding from the book Dogs as Home Companions by A.F. Hochwalt, published in 1922. I love this kind of thing, prolly abnormally so. Expect to see more excerpts from old dog books in future. Thank you Pai!(click images to … Continue reading Food Porn
Those Old Yellow Magazine Clippings
H/T to They are What They EatOne of my Favorite Things is looking at old dog photos. I came across a collection on Photobucket of some good ones:Flatcoated Retriever photosBeagle photosSaluki photos (another breed on my wish list)and another of my fetishes: old clippings about what people fed dogs before the invention of commercial dog … Continue reading Those Old Yellow Magazine Clippings
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