A couple weeks ago we picked up two baby kittens. Both 7 weeks old, Lovely and Explorer are quickly growing up. While this isn’t a big problem for us that they are growing up, they are a growing annoyance to our dog Stoney.
While Stoney tries to nap they climb on his back, bite his tail, and nibble on his ears. They clinch their sharp claws on his neck and bite his ears when they play. Stoney is very patient to not kill them. Think about it… they weigh about 1/100th his weight! It’s the equivalent of a full grown horse to an adult. He could accidentally swipe at them and send one of them flying for miles. He could sit on one and squash it like a bug.
Another thing that Stoney has been good about is his health. I had been buying him cheap food. I mean, how tempting is it to buy the cheap food when the dog eats more than 50 pounds of food per month. Over the winter he developed two ugly black spots on his back… each about the size of a dish towel. At first we thought he had just worn a spot bare by laying around all winter. But the more I read online about it, the more I became convinced that it was the cheap food I was buying that had caused this.
So about 6 weeks ago we started him on a new diet of high protein "expensive" dog food and daily vitamins.
While he has enjoyed his "treats" he has really benefited in a lot of ways. He has more energy and is his old ornery self. (Complete with leg humping!) And his black spots have progressively gotten much smaller to the point where they are barely noticeable.
Stoney joined our family about 18 months ago. What a great addition! It’s hard to imagine our family without the big goofy yellow lab.
Now, if only he could catch that squirrel. We can all dream.
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