Neighbor’s dog would rather have Halo’s can food over Wellness

My neighbor’s dog would rather have Halo’s can food over Wellness.It will eat Wellness but if the dog has an option it would rather have Halo’s over Wellness can food.Even the Wellness dry food it doesn’t care for it a lot but will eat it.However,the dog would rather have raw over dry and maybe even Halo’s can.One thing it will not get is Lacey’s Halo’s dry food.That is reserved for Lacey only & only her mouth should be hungry for Halo’s!

Lacey on Wellness Super5mix

So far,Lacey has had very little of the Wellness Super5Mix and still resulting in soft poo.However,we won’t stop giving her the Super5mix yet…to see if her tummy improves within time maybe a couple weeks..and if it doesn’t try giving her some canned pumpkin…if that still doesn’t work maybe she can’t tolerate the Super5mix and we should try Wellness Core.More updates on Lacey success to the Wellness Super5Mix as time goes on..This is the latest update..

Lacey learns new tricks!

Lacey has learned how to shake hands with her left paw!She does it in two steps especially for a treat!First,she has to sit down & of course be able to see the treat too.Then I tell her “Shake”Shake hand” or “Give me your paw”,she’ll stick out her left paw and we shake paw/hand.
Lacey is also learning to stand on her hind legs for a treat.She can do this for about 4 seconds so far.

Halo’s Spot’s Stew Review

“Halo’s Spot’s Stew is highly recommended to any dog or cat owners!My dog,Lacey(a Maltese/Toy Poodle) is one of the most finicky eaters you can find .As soon as I gave her a sample of Halo’s she just wolfed it down in a matter of seconds.Halo’s kibble is small and easy to eat.My dog really enjoys Halo’s.She eats more of Halo’s dry dog food than anything else!My dog isn’t really a fan of the Halo Canned Dog Food but she loves the dry food!She eats Halo’s more consistently than any other brand of dog food we’ve tried.Thanks Halo’s.Keep up the good work.We’ll be buying your products often.”

I try to look for the dog food companies that don’t use any artificial colorings/flavors,no garlic,beet pup(dried),no onions and if possible no meals.If a human cannot consume the food then neither should a animal.I’m with Halo’s & Dr.Donna Spector on this one.Although meat can be lower on the ingrediants list I plan to give Lacey at least one brand with meat being rendered or trying something like Sojo

Lacey is doing really well with her UTI.She’s still taking her meds but refuses to open her mouth yet she always seems to take it(just trying to give us a hard time).She’s still eating majority of canned food but I am slowly giving her some dry food occasionally but not a lot.One brand we’ll always keep is Halo’s.Not sure what brand we’ll switch her Solid Gold Just a Wee Bit to but I will find something for her.

DiVentus Dog Hotel

So we called Di Ventus to get a verification that it is ok for Lacey to still go there inspite of having a UTI.We called and the staff said that they do take pets even if they have UTI and they also give meds as long as it’s a pill there is no charge.Thought we’d post it in case other dog owners who may be interested in DiVentus Dog Hotel needed to know any type of information.I still feel that Lacey will do well here and taken care of.However due to her UTI she will only be allowed canned food and no dry food whatsoever.Just hope she doesn’t have to be on it longer than a month or she may feel like I don’t have to eat dry food but right now they say it’s better to feed wet food due to the moisture content..A dog owner gotta do what they gotta do to care for their pet.

Back to the drawing board for dry and canned foods

The other day I had a problem getting Lacey to eat her food and though others may say it could be table food I doubt that it has anything to do with the fact of refusing to eat her dry food.My honest thought was she was getting tired of the same thing over and over again.I gave her some of Halo’s Salmon canned food and after she got used to it she ate it.She even ate the Earthborn this morning!One owner advised that Halo’s meat content is very low due to most of the water is taken out of the chicken before it is extruded so really Halo is mostly made of pea protein and grains which could be the reason it’s mostly sold at Whole Foods.Right now I will let her stay on Halo’s for the time being but it sounds like she needs more meat content than what Halo offers & she needs more variety of canned food and dry food.So I will be doing more searching and ordering samples to see what we can find for her.However she’s not going back to the cheap stuff like Science Diet,Alpo,Pedigree etc.I am defiantly not open to that.

Grooming the pup

When I first started grooming Lacey I had to hold her up because she didn’t want me to groom her but eventually I found a way that she would.When she is laying down and very relaxed I’d groom her but I don’t make her stand up anymore.This way there’s no struggle.When I do that with her relaxed she’s so good about grooming.She’ll just stay so still until I am all done.How do other people get their dogs to stay still while they groom?Any ideas?

Christmas Pictures of Lacey

Lacey has taken some pictures of her with her new outfit.Follow the link:

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Lacey’s very first walk

And so the pup signaled to me that she wanted to go on a walk for the very first time….At first she went by the door like she always does when aunty betsy or uncle sherman is outside which means she’ll bark,yelp and wag her tail happily…not today…instead she went to the door and came back but then went right back to the door.So I asked her “Do you want to go out?”a few times..I went and got her collar and showed it to her.Lacey’s response happy wagging.So I put her collar on followed by her leash.Left her in the entry way(inside the house) while I got other things ready like my water and writing a note to my parents..
When we got outside,there was another dog passing by.A smaller dog than Lacey that is.This smaller dog was still yelping and the owner was pulling his dog by the leash.Lacey turns around as if she was going to react but I told her “Never mind,Lacey.Never mind the dog.Just turn around” and she did just that.She didn’t bark at the other dog or anything.I hardly had to pull her on her leash but just as the 10 minutes were finishing up we saw my parents car drive right pass us so I brought her inside.That was Lacey’s very first walk.

Gold Metal Pets Unicoat Professional Grooming Spray

I tried this grooming spray on Lacey and it works wonderfully.It brings a good powdery smell,makes her fur shinier and very easily takes out matted fur.She stays very still and every time I finish I give her a treat for staying still and standing.She never protested.The only con about the products would be it makes her shiver a little but otherwise it works wonders on her!