This is an interesting test to take to see how long your dog will live… It said 13 years for Cici but one or two of the questions was not correct (I saw in the results they thought she’s underweight while the vet said that she’s slightly overweight), they said that 15 years is normal for her breed, but they did not have a place to put that she is part Dalmatian and pit, just a place to say that she is a mixed breed and then you pick out a photo, which did not seem very accurate… so the variables were off a bit… still there is some interesting info… makes you think about how you are taking care of your dog.
the real question is how long will I live sleeping with a dog who breathes into my face all night like last night… she does not have bad breath like many dogs but who wants a dog breathing into your face day or night? she snuggles against me real tight and sticks her nose into my face then wiggles against me, digging her paws into my side and face… I like to cuddle but this is absurd… I turn my back on her and then she breathes (somehow) into my back…
right now, she is sitting by the fire, enjoying the ambiance, and it’s really cold outside…
Anyway, I think good dog food is key to health and vitality for humans and our K9 companions. I need dog food and would like to try the raw food from Honest Kitchen when I can… it’s $29 for 4 lbs, makes 17 lbs… and it is gluten-free, low carbohydrate dog food. I try not to feed her any wheat and give her yogurt for the probiotics…
Ingredients: Hormone-free Chicken, Organic Quinoa, Sweet Potatoes, Spinach, Parsley, Organic Kelp, Rosemary, Vitamins and Minerals…
it’s called Thrive:(v.) Flourish, Bloom, Blossom, Be Radiant, Picture of Health
http://www.thehonestkitchen.com/products/thrive.shtml
this is a homemade dog food recipe that I found …
Dr. Michael Fox’s Homemade ‘Natural’
Dietary Supplement for Dogs
2 cups uncooked whole grain rice (or barley, rolled oats, or pasta noodles)
Pinch of salt
1 T. vegetable oil (flax seed oil* or safflower oil)
1 T. wheat germ
1 T. cider vinegar
1 t. brewer’s yeast
1 t. calcium carbonate/citrate/ or lactate
1 t. dried kelp
1 lb. lean hamburger, or ground lamb, mutton, or one whole chicken or half of a small turkey.
Combine all above ingredients. Add water to cover ingredients, simmer, stir, and add more water as needed until cooked. De-bone chicken parts and do not feed cooked bones since they can splinter and cause internal injury. The recipe should be thick to be molded into patties (add oat bran or meal to help thicken). Mix well into the stew while it is still very hot, a cup full of raw, grated carrots, sweet potato or yam. Serve 1 cup full of this recipe for a 30 lb. dog with the rest of his/her rations, and freeze the rest into patties and store in the freezer.
Serve thawed, or frozen to gnaw on outdoors in hot weather. For variation, you can use cottage cheese, plus well-cooked lentils, chick peas (garbanzo beans), lima beans or other pulses, or a dozen eggs as meat alternatives. Don’t forget, lightly cooked, or if organically certified, raw calf and beef liver, heart and kidneys are good sources of animal protein and other essential nutrients. All pet food ingredients, ideally, should be organically certified. (Note: some dogs are allergic or hypersensitive to some foods, especially soy, beef, eggs, wheat and dairy products.).
T = Tablespoon t = teaspoon
* Add flax seed oil after the cooked food has cooled down to room temperature.
*** Also give the dog a daily multi-vitamin and multi-mineral supplement, such as Pfizer’s Pet Tabs, or a good quality human ‘one –a day’ supplement equivalent, crushed up in the food, calculating one half of the human daily dose for a 50 lb dog.
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