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.

A trip to Natrually Pet!

On a trip to Natrually Pet recently we bought enough treats to value about $40 which should last a while.I try to look for the treats that’s at a good price but has a lot of treats since she goes through them fairly quickly.The more their is for the amount and price the more likely we pick it up(and of course as long as she eats it).

We picked up Sojo(Good Dog)Chicken Pot Pie Sojo(Good Dog) Apple Dumpling,Merricks Canned Food, and No Grainers.I’ve also wrote out a list of brands of dog food that Natrually Pet carries.Since I found out that Halo’s actually has less chicken than anticipated I am thinking of trying to switch to something else.At the same time,she hasn’t been eating much.Was told that Table Food could be the culprit.At first I ruled that out but now I will admit it could be but is it?I can’t say for sure because even though I have cut back drastically on the amount of table food I feed her she still doesn’t eat much but we’ll see if that’s really the culprit or she just doesn’t need to eat as much as before compared to when she was still growing.We’re slowly finishing up the Beneful as we have got one containor left and that will be the end of Beneful’s by products.

Sojo:
I have looked into the dry food as well including The Honest Kitchen.The food does look good and easy but honestly placing Lacey on Raw Food I don’t think that would work for her.However I may consider some parts of the Raw Food Diet to place her on such as veggies etc maybe like twice a week but to do completely raw I don’t think I’d be open to that unless it’s medically necessary.

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:

http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewPicture&friendID=34984089&albumId=2894773

Lacey’s Christmas Present & Treat,Waggin’Train

Today we got Lacey her Christmas Present.A aloha top which I will post a picture of later & Waggin’ Train treats!I showed her the new top we picked out for her from Wal Mart and she was excited.Then I showed her the Waggin’ Train treat.Her response:More happy wagging and she was actually pawing at the package and constantly on my leg as if to say “Hurry up already.Let me at it!”I opened the bag to give her one and she sniffed it,licked it a few times and gobbled it up.Our review:Good,tasty,fun and easy to chew.Best of all it’s small.Something that’s very important to her is that her food and treats are small.While she ate her Waggin’ Train Chik N Biscuit her tail was literally wagging for like half a minute.

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.

A Lacey Medical Update

I am happy & excited to say that although we got Dr Kaya’s message late that our pup,Lacey,is free from giardia & heartworms after she had her blood drawn last month.Dr Kaya mentioned the last time we saw him back in November that they wanted to draw her blood to be sure that the giardia and worms didn’t return.Much to our blessings she’s free from these diseases!Now,it’s been about a month since November 13 2009 since I started Lacey on organic dog food.Hoping her medical conditions and expenses continue to get less as the years go on in her lifetime!
To see how Lacey’s last visit to Dr Kaya was please follow this link:

http://laceyakaminemaltipoo.wordpress.com/2009/11/14/lacey-goes-to-the-vetnovember-14-2009

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!

Lacey gets matted

So within the past week I noticed Lacey was getting matted more.Her fur is getting finer and I think that is part of the problem..To see what was intially the issue please see the following link:http://www.dogster.com/forums/Grooming/thread/652275
We got the Gold Metal Pets(Cardinal Pets) from Kalihi Pet Store.I didn’t know that it was one of the recommended brands since there are so many companies that makes grooming supplies..
We also got her Cloud Star treats Bacon & cheese Madness..For some reason Kalihi Pets doesn’t have her No Grainers anymore and I knew not to buy the bigger treats because she doesn’t like it so I looked for smaller treats and saw Cloud Star which was sort of advertised to me through the dogster thread.Lacey loves it!She really likes Bacon so I knew this was something she’ll like too.
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