Ah ok if he struggles with the new raw kibble you could always try spraying it with a bit of salmon oil. My Kenny LOVES it.
I’ve got some salmon oil, but it didn’t make much difference to his disdain for every type of kibble I’ve tried to give him previously. However, thankfuckfully, he seems to like the taste of the hepatic formula stuff, which is a relief, although he’ll only eat it if it’s mixed with a more appetising melange of fish, rice and soft boiled carrot. The trouble is that he’s been spoiled rotten. How many other dogs had a joint of silverside or a leg of lamb and a couple of chickens roasted for them every week? As a result, he not only refuses to touch canned dog food, but he actually looks gravely hurt and offended if I ever offer it to him.
I know I’m biased, but I’ve never seen a dog with a more expressive face. Photos don’t really do it justice tbh. My neighbour, who ran a dog walking/minding business for 20 years, also said the same thing, but then, she’s also biased. When she retired from dog walking/minding due to a hand injury last year she only kept two clients, Iggy and a dog called Olive who looks like Penelope Keith (pic below), but she refuses to take any money for looking after him.
They must be one of those things which you know must exist, but you never see, like a pregnant Chinese lady, a puddle of horse piss, or a goth driving a car.
I can sympathise. I haven’t gone to those extremes but variation in the bowl is definitely key to getting Kenny and norma to eat regularly. Wet meat, kibble, a sprinkle of grated cheese and a handful of cocktail sausages certainly sees the bills pile up, probably double what I spend on myself lol. Thankfully the springer would eat his own shite if given a chance so I escaped the full house of fussy idiots.
As per Red899 can sympathise. All of ours eat almost anything shoved in front of them (other than hte white worming tablet which is like trying to wrestle with a ruddy lion to get that one down no matter how much I disguise it). Hopefully it works wonders for Iggy and gets him back to him old self
That was brekkie. Brown basmati rice. Pollack (c.1/4 of a fillet). Edemame beans. Cabbage. Sprouts. Carrots. Feta. Cottage cheese. Purina Pro Plan Veterinary Diet Hepatic Dry Dog Food. Liver support powder (mostly milk thistle). I cook the rice, fish and veg together and then the cheeses are sprinkled on top. Cruciform leafy greens such as cabbage and sprouts are supposedly great for dogs with poor liver function, plus they’re kind of stinky, which is always a bonus from a canine cuisine perspective. He absolutely LOVED it and his neurological symptoms seem to have abated since he’s been on the hepatic kibble for the last couple of days.
Boxers are probably my favourite breed - boundless happy energy. Although too much energy for me to have actually owned one He/she looks a good 'un. Happy face, furrowed brow, white bib & sits like a frog i.e. good hips. Can't quite tell from here but is he/she a brindle?
Lady over our park has two Great Danes. My dogs absolutely love seeing them. They certainly attract attention!!
We have to be a bit careful with ours, he has a high ‘prey drive’ according to a trainer we used so basically sees small dogs as prey, and if he had the chance would chase them and pin them down.
Ooops my bad... it's the common mastiff look they both have and it was difficult to get a sense of size from the photo. Still a fine looking, & happy, hound mind.
My sisters Weimaraner does that with my norma. Holds her head in his mouth but she seems to like it. Dogs ay.
Or half a cocktail sausage. The ones made for dogs are particularly suitable as they have a slightly sticky texture, a bit like clay, which makes it difficult for the tablet to fall out.
