Trimming Down by Understanding Calories
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by Rick / Dog Stew
3y ago
One of the most important contributions to keeping your dog at a healthy weight is understanding how many calories your dog needs. Most dogs need far fewer calories than we provide them because we overestimate their activity level. When you consider how active  your dog is, think about whether they are truly active. An Active Dog plays hard for 1-2 hours a day.  Your dog would be a dedicated athlete. An Extra Active Dog is an endurance athlete that spends most of the day in activity. Be sure to check how many calories per cup of food your dog food has and then divide the number i ..read more
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Be Seen! It's Dark and Your Dog Still Needs a Walk.
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by Rick / Dog Stew
3y ago
This is the most difficult time for walking dogs. By the sun starts to shine in the morning, you're on your way to work. In the evening when you return home, it's already dark. There are days when I get home later than planned, and it's just too dark and cold to go for a walk.  Then I think about what the dogs need.  Earlier in the morning they walked me to work and Gregory walked them home. For the next six to eight hours, Flynn and Frank are sequestered to the kitchen while Duncan is given a respite from the others sleeping in his kennel, atop a heating pad.  (When we return ..read more
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Pumpking Carving - Do You Have the Guts?
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by Rick / Dog Stew
3y ago
It's that time of year and and over the next few days millions of pumpkins will meet their demise as we spill their guts all over the dining room table and transform the squashes into grotesque or humorous faces. One of the best parts of pumpkin carving is having all the seeds to toast.  Soak them overnight first and then follow my recipe for pumpkin pie seeds (for you). That doesn't mean you have to leave your dog out of the fun or the treats.  When you separate the stringy insides from the seeds, transfer them to you slow cooker along with any of the noses, eyes or goofy grins tha ..read more
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Time for a Haircut
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by Rick / Dog Stew
3y ago
My old Barber moved, without leaving me an indication where to find him, and I needed to get a haircut before leaving on a business trip. We booked at a new place and I hoped for the best. Traffic was a bear and I spent an extra 15 minutes giving instructions to other drivers. I am not sure whether or not they heard me since both our car windows were rolled up.  As I walked in 15 minutes late, I met my barber. He was cool about my tardiness and handed me a beer. I sat down and explained what my last barber did and he swirled me away from the mirror and went to work. A ..read more
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Study Break
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by Rick / Dog Stew
3y ago
Since the first of the year I've been either holed up in the office at work or in my home office where I'm surrounded by piles of books on nutrition. Progress on my next book (Chow! Feed the Foods You Love to the Dogs You Love) has been good, but I feel the pressure of the impending deadline.  I have been working every weekday evening and throughout the weekend to complete something which I hope will be a benefit to dogs and the people who love them.  Last night I completed two large phases of my research and find myself a little giddy with what has been accomplished.  With suf ..read more
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Raleigh 2005-2014
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by Rick / Dog Stew
3y ago
Three weeks ago we went to cabin for a week and spent our time hiking, napping and exploring with Raleigh and Flynn. It was Gregory's fall break from teaching and it just so happened to coincide with Raleigh's 9th birthday on October 14th. We decided it would be a great way to celebrate her birthday and life.  On Sunday, two days into our vacation, Raleigh become extremely ill and I was worried that  she wouldn't make it to her birthday only two days away. I held her all night and prayed for two things; that she would make it to her birthday so just the two of us could go on a hike a ..read more
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Bugged by Poor Product Quality
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by Rick / Dog Stew
3y ago
Like many people, sometimes life is too busy to make homemade treats for the dogs. I'm sure you wouldn't expect that I buy store bought treats, but sometimes I want to reward the dogs with something that I know they will enjoy even if I'm strapped for time.  When I do buy homemade treats, I make sure that they are made in the U.S.A. and are primarily meat based. A few weeks ago I ordered the Smokehouse 100 Percent Natural Munchies made of lamb lung from amazon.com. When the ordered arrived, I opened the package and we celebrated the arrival with a few chunks in the dog's kongs. The packa ..read more
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Daily Servings of Supplement Stew
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by Rick / Dog Stew
3y ago
I'm pleased that so many readers use the Supplement Stew in Feed Your Best Friend Better and have received quite a few questions on how it can be used.   Ideally, I'd just mix it into a finished batch of food by adding 1/3 cup of Supplement Stew into the book's completed meal recipes along with  2/3 cup water to help balance out the calories.  However, some people have asked about how they can add Supplement Stew to other meals they make.  Below is a guideline.   You don't necessarily have to add water to balance out the calories, because you're really just adding ca ..read more
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Dear Automobile Manufacturers
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by Anonymous
3y ago
This last week in the middle of our vacation our car broke down and we were stranded on the side of the road for two hours. The dogs were with us. Luckily they had new antlers to keep them busy.  They had to experience a terrifying tow to the dealership and once there they were overjoyed to be out of the car.  While waiting for diagnostics to be performed we walked around looking at new cars. I haven't purchased a new car in over a decade and was a bit surprised at the $40,000 price tags. Our time is coming soon to purchase a new car and if I'm laying out that much cash, I want some ..read more
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One Last R.U.N. Are You In?
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by Rick / Dog Stew
3y ago
Raleigh is sleeping on the bed with her legs up in the air when I ask her "R.U.N?" I say it so it sounds like "Are You In?" Raleigh's head snaps to attention and her eyes lock on mine.  I repeat it and she jumps up with enthusiasm. Although I haven't asked Raleigh to go for a run in three years she remembers what it means. We stopped running because my knees are shot, a visit to the orthopedist confirmed it earlier this when he said, "You have the knees of an 80 year old man." My knees had already given me that impression when walking became painful.  To alleviate my discomfort I wa ..read more
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