Food routines

We bought a huge sack of a very good puppy food for Pita, that is supposed to last her entire first year. We also bought a small double bowl for food and water. The first week I did some obedience training with kibble and then let her continue to eat in the bowl, but I quickly realized that this routine made her eat less from the bowl. She became hand-fed, which is something that I do not desire, so now obedience will be rewarded differently. We also saw that if Barak did not finish all his food (which is pretty unusual) then she dived into his bowl head first with all her enthusiasm. Then I understood that not only was his food tasty for her, but she also liked the large bowl. From then on, she is fed in Goshen's old bowl, and she is standing with her front paws in the bowl to reach all the food. We also mix in a few of Barak's kibble in her kibble. Tricking a puppy to eat is evidently not different from tricking kids. You just need to be a bit attentive and creative. Tricking her or not, she is thriving in our care and has gained a kilo since she arrived two weeks ago.

This is how happy Pita is after chewing on her bone

As I said previously, our dogs also get a lot of raw food, and yesterday we brought two huge cow hip joints for them. It was hilarious to watch little Pita hauling around a piece of bone that was almost the size of herself. Today I will boil half a kilo of beef liver, cut it into small pieces and then slowly dry it on low temperature in the oven to create liver treats for training. It is the ultimate treat. No dog can resist it.