Category Archives: Furkids

Doogie, Furkids

Puppies are soooo darned cute

Puppy (that’s what I call him) still has not found his owner. To recap his story: I found him on the greenbelt next to the pond at my apartments. He sat next to the rail by the creek and he would occasionally approach joggers and beg for some loving. He tried to approach me when I had my pups out for a walk, but Doogie and Dandy were immediately on the defensive and warned him off. I decided at that point to shorten my morning walk and put up the dogs. I went back with a leash and brought Puppy home with me. Gave him food and water then gated him in the kitchen with Doogie before going into work.

When I got home for dinner, Puppy and Doogie seemed to have gotten along. At least, Puppy was still intact. 😀 He followed reasonably well during our evening walk, even elicited some attention from passersby. He was definitely in a playful mood…running and jumping on everything

Needless to say Puppy still hasn’t found his humans and has been rather enjoying his stay in Casa D-Duo. The management staff at the apartments don’t recognize him and neither did the vet’s office up the road. No microchip…and no flyers advertising a lost pup. I’ve begun my search online to see if somebody might have posted about him. Interesting to see many sites for missing pets.

I don’t need another furkid…do I?
Furkids

A new puppy chow

I spied the new Purina Pro Plan Shredded Blend Adult Dog Food at the local PetSmart last week. The prospect of real meat pieces in the dry kibble seemed attractive, so I purchased a sample bag for the puppies to try. They were initially curious by the addition of a new texture to their normal dry kibble, but it didn’t take long for them to devour to it. (I did sample those tender pieces myself, and it adds a little flavor to the dry component.) So for now, the pups are off their standard diet of Nutro Natural Choice Lamb & Rice and are feasting on Pro Plan Natural Lamb & Rice Formula.

While the guaranteed analysis looked solid, I do have concerns that the ingredients aren’t up to par. According to DogAware.com, when carbs show up in the first 3 ingredients (in this case, brewers rice and corn gluten meal place directly after lamb), it’s usually a sign of a poor quality dog food. Nutro’s ingredient list doesn’t excite either, ranking ground rice and rice flour behind lamb meal, but they don’t commit a crime as Purina does by putting corn gluten meal in the top ranks.

This all makes me wish I could afford Natura’s EVO dry dog food on a regular basis.