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DUX SIBERIAN HUSKIES |
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Breeding for type, temperament and structure |
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RANDOM THOUGHTS AND MUSINGS |
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You Know You are a Raw Feeder When... [Author Unknown; follow-up comments added by Neil Kepler and me]
-You no longer need a cup of coffee in the morning, the smell of fresh tripe is more than enough to wake you up! I wonder if Folger's could make their coffee just smell like that? -You can accurately identify the inner anatomy of a cow. even ground up or in little pieces -Your dogs have a meal that you can take pride in. Your family, on the other hand is eating fish sticks and Kraft macaroni and cheese! Pizza, anyone? -Your vet is jealous of what your dogs eat. For that matter so are your friends, coworkers and family! I am too, think sometimes of just splitting the meal in half and cooking some for me! -You have alienated 99% of vets in your area. for more reasons than one... -You have bored your family to death with the virtues of your dogs eating raw. and friends, coworkers, ex-friends, etc. -You drive past some roadkill on the highway and wonder if your dogs could eat it. it hasn't been there that long! -You have always condemned hunting, now you wonder if your dogs would like some tasty venison. rabbit, squirrel, goose, woodchuck, anything else we love to hunt but don't care to eat. -Half your kitchen equipment is devoted to making dog food. more like 3/4 of them -You are scanning in pictures of your dog's dinner in order to lure in more converts! http://www.auntjeni.com/barf.htm -You no longer buy cars based on how many dogs it can fit, but how many pounds of meat it can carry. I have had it up to 240! -You have an extremely large freezer devoted solely to your dog's food. $149.00 at Menard's -You have tried to talk your butcher into getting involved with the air miles program. (might as well!) !) I remember the talk I had with the lady at Merindorf! "you should have a frequent buyer program for animal parts, and leftovers!" -You have more mileage racked up on getting bulk dog food ingredients than you do for work. well, not really, but it is close -Touching raw meat is no longer a horrible chore. not after what I have seen -Your dogs friends look at your dogs with envy! they should...look at their coats -All the people in your dog park have permanently labeled you as "That Whacko Who Feeds Their Dogs Raw Meat!" typical -You wear that label with pride. very typical -You give lectures at the human supermarket when you see someone picking up a bag of Kibbles 'n Bits! in your mind, you say all the things that you have learned over the years, and quote as much as you can think of from various books and sites. But in reality, you simply say "oh, you feed that to your dog?" -You show your 7 year old dog's teeth to everyone! and are proud of the health of your puppies' teeth, even though they will fall out shortly. but you keep them around and bring them out of your pocket when you are talking to strangers about the BARF diet. -You carry a lamp with you to REALLY show how shiny your dog's coat is. now how practical is this? try a high powered flashlight -You have a whole cabinet of supplements and none of them are for you. or they originally started for you, until one of the lists that you are on proved that it was good for your dog, and you quit taking them so that you could use them for your dog. -You have found a new creative use for sledgehammers, hacksaws and Ginsu knives! what else are these for except for butchering meat for your dog? -You shove your dog's fresh stools under your neighbor's nose just to show them how small and less stinky they really are! You can tell a raw feeder as they will pick up your raw fed dogs poop at a show but will (with watery eyes and a horrible look on their face) give you a poop bag to pick it up yourself and as quickly as possible leave the area for the non-raw fed dogs (yes we can tell from just a glance even before the odor has had time to reach the nose)! -You go to the Health Food Store and none of the things you buy there are for you. you stop on the way home and get McDonald's for dinner for yourself -When your mom cleans out your fridge, she throws out half of your weekly pre-prepared food. in my fridge there is no other food than what is for the dog. -Some of your greatest accomplishments include how many people you have converted from Science Diet to raw. and how many pet store clerks you have talked into the raw diet, and now carry more raw diet friendly food in their store. -Your husband starts picking out raw bones from the supermarket freezer and asks if it's okay. now that is just sexist -You get some mighty strange looks at the checkout counter at your grocery. how many times have to just looked back and said, "it's for my dog!" -You get into a technical debate about the nutritional value of organic cow patties. with a farmer who you think has eaten them himself (sorry, no offense, but I have been there!) -Suddenly the thought of your dog eating cow patties isn't so revolting. if he will do it, why not for my dog -Your good non-dog friends have started to resist your dogs kisses. and those on the diet start accepting them -You pick fresh strawberries in 100 degree heat, knowing that half of them are being frozen for the dogs. and eat only half of the greatest steak you have ever tried, just so you can let your dog try it too -Those leftovers you were planning on eating tonight become your dogs breakfast when you realize you forgot to thaw the bag of chicken backs yesterday yes I speak from experience
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