It's been a long while since I've had an opportunity to post... ugh. To say it's been a busy summer doesn't even begin to cover it. I wish I could say the "busy-ness" comes from having gone on some lavish vacation to an exotic place but nope. It's nothing like that.
I finally got into a routine for running. I'm so excited. I've noticed I'm at about a minute slower pace than what I used to be in San Fran but I can breathe in this humidity so I guess that's a plus.
Okay. Time to discuss the title: Pitbulls and Real Food. Kind of an odd title, right? As you all know, I have a half pitt/half chocolate lab that was rescued about two years ago. He has a huge scar on his back, which seems to have been from a burn (acid or electric, we have no idea). However, he is the very bestest dog EVER.
When we adopted him, there were two things we noticed right away:
1. His poop was always runny. I mean... like embarrassingly. Have you ever gone to the park and watched a dog squat and then see his/her owner just keep on walking? Well, if you're like me - you automatically think the guy is just super irresponsible and gross. Ummm... that was me for like six months or so. But I swear it wasn't because I was lazy! It was because there was literally nothing I could scoop up!!! TMI? Maybe but I know someone out there must be feeling the same way.
2. He wouldn't really eat. He would wait for us to point at his food and stand above him until he actually ate. It was crazy... I had never met a dog that would basically force you to feed him (unless they were on their death bed, which wasn't the case here).
3. He was shedding like crazy! He's a short haired dog yet there were massive amounts of fur everywhere. It didn't seem normal.
4. Along with the runny poop - this poor guy had the absolute worst gas I have ever had the displeasure of smelling and/or hearing. It was disgusting.
We knew there had to be something off with his food. It just didn't seem like he liked the food at all. We looked online and read all about how pitbulls and labs have uber sensitive tummies - pretty sure our guy got the genes from both sides. We went to the pet store and this amazingly awesome person confirmed that pitbulls need a grain-free diet. Of course to me it made total sense but I can't say the same for everyone in the house. Nevertheless we tried a grain-free food and what d'ya know, immediately we started to see a difference. Two weeks later and he's a completely different dog when it comes to food. When I take him to the dog park there's actually something for me to pick up AND no more nasty farts! We are so relieved.
Seriously, if you're not buying the whole "eat real" movement this should make you think twice! Dogs have no idea what the next fad diet is nor do they have any idea where their food is made of or where it's coming from. They just eat it and if they're trying to say no, it's because they know something is not right with it. It's not real food. He's proof (in my eyes) that your diet does make a difference!
***This is NOT a paid promotion for a particular brand of food. This is an opinion formed blog written based upon my personal experience with my pooch.