Posts by nomadmom

Here he is at last!  I hope this works as I've never posted pictures before.  I'm useless with technology and had to get 13 y.o. dd to help me.  It took us a while, but we did finally name him after we'd had...

Whenever I have extra cream, I whip it with a little agave syrup and vanilla, then freeze dollops of it on a tray.  Then, I store the dollops in a container in the freezer and use them in hot chocolate or coffee.

This soup has it all -- healthy, cheap, easy and delicious!   1/2 cup dry split peas 1/2 cup dry brown lentils 1/2 cup uncooked long-grain brown rice 1/4 cup pearl barley 1/4 cup dried minced onion (or 2 tsp. onion...

Love all the pictures!  I will try to post some soon.  Our pup is now 17 weeks old, and is doing great aside from a tummy upset from a possible food sensitivity.  He went to a 4-week basic training class from age 9-13...

I don't think it's related to treats as we mostly use his kibble for rewards/treats and he only has "special" ones occasionally.  He never ever has table scraps, and there have been no household changes.  We do...

Quote: Originally Posted by tinuviel_k  It could also be something else entirely. My pup was having diarrhea and I thought it was the food. It turned out it was gaiardia! Once we treated her for the giardia the diarrhea...

Quote: Originally Posted by Mirzam  As you puppy is not acting sick, it could well be the kibble. Soft poops can be indicative of too much fat in the diet or too much food. I would fast him for a day and see how he...

My puppy is 17 weeks old.  We got him at 8 weeks, and fed him the kibble he'd previously been on while we researched better options.  On the original food, his poo was frequent (probably 6 per day), soft and pale.  We...

Iron deficiency can cause hair loss.  

Hi BlueStateMama, and welcome to the puppy tribe. What I did for the first couple nights is put our puppy in a box at the side of my & dh's bed so that we could reach in and calm him without having to get up. Then, we moved the box...