Tesco dog food

This Dog is laughing all the way to the bank !

Regular readers of this blog will know that we are quite passionate about our dogs, and more importantly so about what we feed them, and we try in our own small way to offer the best advice when it comes to all things dog. I came across this poster in my local Aldi store yesterday, when I was in there buying some cabbage, broccoli, carrots and courgettes, some of which will end up in our dog's bowls, along with some fresh meat. The statement on the bottom of the poster reads - "Paws for thought - We've been feeding Irish Cats and Dogs for 20 years" I guess that makes them pretty good at it then ? Maybe the company that is based in Naas, Co. Kildare should have expanded on this statement a little, and advised the customers, exactly WHAT they have been feeding Irish Cats and Dog over the last 20 years, as according to the fancy packaging this food claims to help support the IMMUNE system, helps aid COAT condition and offer 100% COMPLETE balance. However on closer i…

Who wants €150 to donate to an Irish Dog Charity ?

The good folks at Honeys Real Dog Food, have kindly sent me 20 copies of their Natural Feeding Handbook for dogs. The handbook is a short plain-English guide to feeding your dog what it is biologically designed to eat, and as there is absolutely no difference (apart from size) between the internal organs and digestive process of a Chihuahua and a Grey Wolf, they should both eat the same diet. This handbook explains why your dog will be better off on a natural diet and provides simple instructions on how to prepare your dogs food. As agreed with Jonathan, the author, we are going to sell these 20 copies though our website, with all proceeds going to a designated dog charity. That's where you come in. Obviously we are friendly with certain dog charities in Ireland, but we would like to hear from you, that if interested in the book what charity would you like to see the money going to. The books will be sold at € 9.00 which includes post and packaging of €1.50, …

Dog food…Are you having a laugh ?

In a blog I posted towards the end of last year, I stated that We Are What We eat, and therefore Our Dogs Are What They Eat Another way of looking at this is to say that you only get out of a dog what you put into it. Dog poop, is a subject we have covered here quite a few times in our illustrious 2 and a half year existence, and I'm not going to get too deep into this here today. But, we've all come face to face (hopefully not literally) with a big mound of dog poo, so big in fact, that as my Dad would say, "you could take shelter behind it" Is it any wonder, when you see peoples shopping trolleys at the supermarket checkout, loaded up with the cheapest of the cheap dog food, like the example above. 4% Chicken in the Chicken Kibble...What the hell is the other 96% made up of ? 4% Carrot in the Carrot kibble and 4% Peas in the green vegetable kibble...Bloody 'ell That's even before you get onto the colourants etc.... Here's a snippet from one of the larg…