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I think P-C is going to vote for some Sally Sparrow involvement.

Ha! Yes, that would be preferable.

They are being strict about not feeding her human food, although she was really begging when they had pizza last night.

Any advice on dog food options? The foster family had her on Iams, and I told her to check with her vet on what he thinks might be a good brand.

Sparky beat me to it. Nature's Variety was my food of choice for years. Now, because Bartleby cannot have grain, when I feed kibble, it's Taste of the Wild.

The rule of thumb is, feed the highest quality food you can to avoid health problems down the line. Avoid anything that says 'by-products' and make sure 'meal' is not the first ingredient. Just like with people, if you can't pronounce the ingredient, it probably isn't worth the risk.

The puppy is begging already? Huh.

It isn't people food that is the problem, (though pizza is never a good idea for a dog!) it is where the people food is fed. A dog doesn't generally know to beg unless it's gotten food from the table in the past.

I highly endorse having a feeding ritual that helps your dog learn how to be calm and reinforces a healthy hierarchy. Drop me an email and I'll send you a copy of my handout on the subject. Profile addy is good.

if you can't pronounce the ingredient, it probably isn't worth the risk.

Way to rule out foreign foods.

Oy, people. I just got a "Critical" request-and while I do agree it's critical- it's for the build that went to QA this morning. So, they might should have mentioned that this was a possibility and cc'ed me on a few emails.

As it is? We'll see what we can do.

Way to rule out foreign foods.

Could have sworn I hit post a minute ago when I said:

Point to you, ita.

Unintentional exclusion, of course. Should have said, excessively sciency, difficult to understand ingredients should be avoided.

Monosodium glutamate isn't hard to pronounce!

Steve Allen: Do not allow children to mix drinks. It is unseemly, and they use too much vermouth.

Me, I'm having Captain Jack cravings.

Me, too. I have an unwatched CoE dvd at home that I should finally crack open.

Well that was gross. My personal road of good intentions to hell will be paved with bags of pre-washed lettuce and half eaten tubs of yogurt.

The hardest part is keeping Oz away form the rotten food while I'm seperating it from it's packaging. He seems to think mouldy yogurt is perfectly edible.

Monosodium glutamate isn't hard to pronounce!

That always reminds me of this. [link]