Random Thoughts - Part Deux [NO POLITICS]

[Sapphireho]

Originally Posted by spike021

Heh I effed up.

So now I am about to have 3 18 lb bags that'll probably last me 6 months...

Feed it to your dog till you run out. There isn't much difference between "puppy" and "adult" food. Our dogs have been on one food since weaning.

[spcmafia]

Originally Posted by spike021

Heh I effed up.

So when I originally ordered the food last week, apparently I accidentally ordered the next larger bag (18 lb). I had been trying to do 9lb bags because I figured the vet would say to move him up to the adult food soon.

We know the story about the original order yesterday.

So last night I ordered a bag on Amazon because I wasn't sure when Chewy would respond and if they would send a replacement.

Today Chewy told me they would send a replacement, and it is already being shipped now.

Well, Haru and I just got back from a walk and what did I find on the ground in front of an apartment a building over? A large Chewy package addressed to me.

(the issue is that while the shipping label was correct, whoever at the FedEx facility marks the building number down with a sharpie wrote the wrong number...)

So now I am about to have 3 18 lb bags that'll probably last me 6 months...

I agree with donating, dogs can get bored of their food, happens with ours all the time. So we buy some cheap ground turkey, sweet potatoes, spinach, green beans, cook it, and mix it occasionally with their dry food. If you opt to do that, you'll have to reduce the amount of dry food by half of what his recommended serving is. If Haru then starts to skip his dry food because it doesnt have ground turkey, leave just dry food, he'll eventually get hungry and eat it.

There are so many varieties of dog food and there isn't really a perfect choice, you can buy every single bag at the store he'll like almost all of them, for a little while, so mixing sometimes will be necessary.

The only important thing is to try not to introduce a new food immediately by itself, introduce it slowly by mixing with his old food.

[Spuds]

Originally Posted by NoHaveMSG

Worth a post.

I imagine that's how rodents see cats.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Spuds

I imagine that's how rodents see cats.

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by soundman98

My family has just always called them the banana box booths. we always make a point of stopping at them at flea markets because they've got good pricing on little baggies like that for my grandfather to sort his pills on trips, or on lint traps, etc.

Apparently it's a lower middle class thing

Bah! That's great! I'd shop there all the time.

[spike021]

Originally Posted by spcmafia

I agree with donating, dogs can get bored of their food, happens with ours all the time. So we buy some cheap ground turkey, sweet potatoes, spinach, green beans, cook it, and mix it occasionally with their dry food. If you opt to do that, you'll have to reduce the amount of dry food by half of what his recommended serving is. If Haru then starts to skip his dry food because it doesnt have ground turkey, leave just dry food, he'll eventually get hungry and eat it.

There are so many varieties of dog food and there isn't really a perfect choice, you can buy every single bag at the store he'll like almost all of them, for a little while, so mixing sometimes will be necessary.

The only important thing is to try not to introduce a new food immediately by itself, introduce it slowly by mixing with his old food.

Yeah, he's already been getting bored of this food and will skip meals so sometimes I just save some plain shredded chicken breast and mix a little in with the food.

[spcmafia]

Originally Posted by spike021

Yeah, he's already been getting bored of this food and will skip meals so sometimes I just save some plain shredded chicken breast and mix a little in with the food.

Yep, it will happen, is because he expects the gucci chicken.

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by spike021

Yeah, he's already been getting bored of this food and will skip meals so sometimes I just save some plain shredded chicken breast and mix a little in with the food.

Dogs are just like kids. They get what I'm serving and nothing else. If they get hungry enough they'll stop being picky.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

Bah! That's great! I'd shop there all the time.

I got the picture - ol Ultramaroon back in the leaner days -

[spike021]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

Dogs are just like kids. They get what I'm serving and nothing else. If they get hungry enough they'll stop being picky.

Heh sounds about right. Usually he ends up eating. Occasionally I'll toss a couple kibbles over to him and if he actually eats them he realizes how hungry he is and goes to the bowl to eat, lol.

[ScoobsMcGee]

Using this the next time someone asks what I do for a living.

[x808drifter]

Originally Posted by ScoobsMcGee

Using this the next time someone asks what I do for a living.

Change the vacuum to a broom and that'd be my job.

[ScoobsMcGee]

Originally Posted by x808drifter

Change the vacuum to a broom and that'd be my job.

Cyber security has been getting a lot of budget the past few years for some ransom... err reason.

[Spuds]

Originally Posted by ScoobsMcGee

Using this the next time someone asks what I do for a living.

Originally Posted by x808drifter

Change the vacuum to a broom and that'd be my job.

Man, you guys get a stick tool to do it? In my day you were expected to jump on it and roll around to smother it.