4 May 2021
This all began a couple of days ago, when I got a notification from Facebook.
Sincerely? I believe that Facebook is a bit of a double edged sword and can be a wretched time sink that leads nowhere, if you get sucked in. But if you use it specifically to stay in touch with carefully selected people? It can be a wonderful way to build community with friends and fans.
So, as I said above, this all began with a post from Audrey Harmon to the Wagging Tales at Kensington private group on Facebook. Audrey wrote:
“Hello! Felix is about 1.5 years old. I’m wondering what type of dog food you all use? Thanks!”
and from there? You have got to see what my peeps wrote back. Here we go. I hope that you enjoy the thread and if you haven’t asked to join this private group? You are welcome to do so. Know that I only accept folks whose names are familiar to me and who answer the questions asked of them. It’s just too personal for me to open the group up to the world.
First response from a great lady who lives on the Cape with her female Kensington TT:
“Royal Canin small breed”
(This is the food I feed my adult girls – although we supplement & treat with Stella & Chewy’s freeze dried patties, raw carrots, dried sweet potato chips that I make on the AGA, frozen green beans, dried pasture raised beef liver from Snug Valley Farm, frozen loin lamb chops – meat, bone and all, broccoli stems, banana, apple and salmon skin. And I use DogZymes Digestive Enhancer probiotic proactively on all adult kibble.)
“Hi Felix! Which litter is he from? Minnie May is the same age, from Ziva x Beckham. Minnie May eats Acana dry food. Took some trial and error because she was picky, but loves this food!”
“Felix is from Oskar x Piccolo (I think!). We brought him home in January 2020, right before the pandemic started. He is a love!”
And I wrote back to Audrey: “I’m so glad to hear that you’re enjoying him. Oskar and Piccolo are both very sweet and intelligent Kensington kids.”
And Leo’s human dad wrote: “That’s the kind of dog Oscar produces.”
“Ellie is six. She is very picky. She loves Natures Logic” (Ellie is a Ziva littermate and expecting a new Kensington little brother to arrive and join her family later this month! Ellie is out of Brady (my mentor’s favorite stud dog) and Coppi, one of my red brindle girls.)
And Leo’s human dad wrote again: “Leo, who is from Oscar x Billie, is 2 1/2 and he eats Royal Canin Adult Medium. He is the sweetest dog we have ever had.”
“We do the same food. Stuey is 1 1/2 yo. from Ziva x Beckham. He’s a healthy 34 lbs. Hes a grazer so I never know what quantity of food he eats a day. Do you know how much Leo eats??”
And from Rooby’s human mum: “We feed Rooby Royal Canin medium adult as well. She is 2 1/2 and 24lbs. She gets green beans and cooked carrots with her meals and she loves it.”
“Have been feeding this to Chewie since he was getting adult food. Have never changed flavor. He is 30lb. and currently eats 2x day. 3/4 cup. Taste of the Wild Dry Dog Food With Smoked Salmon”
“Billie eats Nutri Source Adult rice & chicken kibble, a bit under 1/3 cup with added poached chicken breast, organic pumpkin puree, steamed carrots and frozen green beans + Dogzymes probiotic daily balance 2xday. She weighs in at 25.5. This 4-component meal has worked well for Billie. I gave up on the Royal Canin small adult as the kibbles were too small, mostly ending up all over the floor.”
“Penny 3years old now. She was a very picky eater. Sometimes she would go 2 or 3 days without eating. We tried various brands of kibble, Royal Canine, Acana, Natural and Delicious. She would eat them for a month or do then get tired of them. I’ve finally settled on homemade food using Hillary’s Blend (recipe book and supplement powder). Penny loves her meals now and runs to her bowl at meal time. She is so appreciative of her homemade food that it’s worth all the effort.”
“What fun to read such thoughtful comments about individual favorite foods for your TTs! We will be bringing Tashi home in June at 10 weeks, so this is really helpful! You’ll be hearing more from me!
“Thanks so much everyone! It’s helpful to hear that there is a wide variety of food that the dogs are eating. Thanks for all the great suggestions with different options for us to try.”
“My brothers Whittaker (7 years old) & Freddie (12) Fromm Grain Free Game Bird Recipe. It is high protein and has probiotics in the kibble. They also love Stella & Chewys. They get fruits & veggies during the day and will get salmon skin and steak drippings mixed into the kibble when the humans have that for dinner. Freddie eats when he’s hungry and Whitty loves to eat. There was trial and error finding the perfect food for Freddie when he was younger but Whitty has no complaints with the food his brother chose.”
So, I’m signing off now – it’s 7:32am and I need to go down to the AGA room and check on puppies. They had their breakfast and then, dried sweet potato chips that I dry myself. Today? Crate training continues and they will have their fourth car training experience. We’re headed to the Elmore Mountain Road to say good by and good luck to Lady Stephanie. We have light rain today – it’s intermittent – but it’s really great training for TT puppies, as TT adults don’t really like the rain. We do try our best, here at Kensington. And we wish you a terrific day!
Now, go feed your dog! ;>)
Yours truly,
WB.