Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Tooth Fairy Time!

So Winston's been chewing his bully stick a lot lately (did you know that a bully sticks are actually made from bull penises?) Yuck. Good thing he doesn't know what it is, because he really seems to like them. Here's a picture of him enjoying one. Kinda looks like he's smoking a cigar, doesn't it?



So he's chewing on this thing for a while, totally going to town, enjoying it, even twirling it around, moving it side to side in his mouth. It's pretty amusing. I'll make sure to post a video of it if I can get him to sit still for the camera. He then stops chewing and starts sniffing something near his feet. I look at it, and what else do I find...teeth! His puppy (or milk) teeth fell out! Puppies begin to teethe around 4-6 months, and Winston's been pretty active lately with his chewing. His appetite has gone down slightly, which is normal for puppies when they are teething. Some of his chew toys have had a little blood on them, so I knew that some of his milk teeth were going to fall out soon.

Here's the proud boy with his tooth that we'll put out for the Puppy Tooth Fairy.



So I walk over to his bed to look for a toy, and what do I find laying on the ground next to his bed? Another tooth!! Looks like Winston will get a double gift from the Puppy Tooth Fairy!

Tangerine Tasting

In trying to give Winston a balanced holistic diet, we've been experimenting with various raw vegetables and fruits to see what he likes best. It was recommended to us that we feed him 50% raw foods, 40% canned food, and 10% dry food. We try to buy organic for ourselves, so we buy some extra for Winston. So far we've tested broccoli, lettuce, spinach, carrots, celery, cucumbers, bell peppers, bok choy, zuchinni, apples, and pears. His favorite munchies have been bell peppers and broccoli. He really likes the crunchiness of those veggies. It's pretty funny to watch him devour a whole bowl of peppers and broccoli. He'd much rather have that than any of his canned or dry food.

Today, we tried to see if he likes citrus fruits. We read somewhere online that oranges and grapefruits (the whole fruit) were good for dogs. We weren't too sure how he's like tangerines because they are a bit on the mushy side and lack the crunchiness of the veggies he likes. He was a bit cautious at first, but once I broke the tangerine slice so that he could taste the sweetness of the pulp, he seemed to like it.

Watch Winston eat his first tangerine.


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