Raw Diet

If you were to ask me, I would say that Shea is a pretty healthy dog. He is trim, lean, and muscular. He exercises at least twice a day, and he has a good appetite. Thinking long term, I want my boy to be around as long as possible. While this is a great start to that happening, I have heard a lot about processed dog food being similar to eating McDonald's everyday. So, about a month ago, I began researching how to cook healthy, raw meals for dogs.

The spoon is just for stirring

I thought this would be a good idea because I am such a good cook to begin with. I began cooking Shea's meals about a week and a half ago. I started slowly, substituting half of his normal food content with what I made. I now am only adding about a quarter cup (which is approximately 12.5% of his normal meal intake) of purchased dog food to the meals I am cooking for Shea.

Last night, while Jeff and I were out to dinner, he asked me if I enjoyed cooking for the Big Guy. And it's weird, because I'm not huge into cooking, but I really do enjoy cooking for the dog. My reasoning for Jeff as to why I like it so much is because Shea always seems to really like what I make. He always sits in the kitchen while I prepare his food, and as it gets closer and closer to eating time, he gets antsier and antsier. He begins to salivate. Although, I don't want humans salivating over my meals, I wouldn't mind a little excitement over whatever it is I choose to cook on a given night. That doesn't happen, so I guess I just appreciate Shea's excitement.