History of Dog Food 101

Gina gets off a rant in the guise of a dog food history lesson over on the Pet Connection blog:

These days, though, there’s a wide diversity of thought and action when it comes to feeding dogs. Providing a home-prepared diet (sometimes raw, sometimes not, sometimes grain-free, sometimes not) is an option chosen by a small but dedicated population of pet-lovers, people who argue that if a single, processed product isn’t good for people, why would it work for pets? Others choose commercial products — everything from dehydrated whole foods to frozen grinds of meat and vegetables — that seek to appeal to people who want to feed a more “natural” diet but haven’t the time or confidence to prepare everything from scratch at home.

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Also, I did some gratuitous Miss Kyrie Borzoi holiday blogging over there myself.

Let’s face it. They’re dogs. They wake up every single morning filled with the joyous anticipation that modern children mostly experience only on Dec. 25 at approximately 5 am. One of the things I love best about living with dogs is watching them wake up in the morning, seeing consciousness return to their eyes, their faces light up, and their tails start to thump. You can almost hear them thinking, “Oh! It’s today! And you! Yay!”

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I also saw Peaches, and reviewed her show here.

I'll be back in the morning to make you tell me what's on your iPod. Be ready. In the meantime, despite seriously not being a fan of hers, I've been listening to "Song for a Winter's Night" by Sarah McLachlan over and over and over.

And over.

The holidays make me soft.