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BetsyLoo
is a most unfortunate looking dog who has tolerated me for nigh on 22
years. In a nutshell, she is so dreadfully ugly that small children turn
and run to their parents and clutch onto an available leg. |
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HER
DIET: is thanks only to the wonder of a book called Natural
Rearing for Dogs and Cats by Juliette de Bairacli (sp)
Levy.
The
basic principles of this diet (which I have adapted somewhat over the
years) are:
Night
meal
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Raw
meat - never pork
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Finely
shredded cabbage, carrots, garlic, parsley
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Cooked
oats (mixes well with protein)
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Molasses
and olive oil - in moderate amounts
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Pure
honey
Fast
the dog one day per week (unless s/he is very old or chronically ill).
This gives the dog's constitution time to rehabilitate and cleanse
itself.
The
midday meal
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Cooked
maize (not too refined) with a little watered down milk, honey and a
little bit of peanut butter
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Fruit
- if the dog will eat it. It is to be encouraged as is the eating of
grass
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Lay
off giving the dog rawhide, chicken bones and rubbish
to eat.
Get
the book if you love your dog - it will change your life.
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