Señor Piglet has to shed some weight. When we talked about it, he kept patting my belly and smirking. I can’t help thinking he was making some kind of point.
Today, Sparky weighs 29.8 lbs. He was 25.1 lbs on January 18th, 2023, when he moved in.
Blue Buffalo Wilderness High Protein Natural Senior Dry Dog Food recommends 1 1/4 to 1 3/4 cups per day for a 16 to 25 lb dog. Sparky gets 1 1/3 cups per day, with typically three treats. He always seems hungry. We have to try something different.
The first three ingredients in Sparky’s dog food are “deboned chicken”, “chicken meal” and “dried chicken”. That’s good, but the next four are “oatmeal”, “barley”, “brown rice” and “potatoes”. Dogs are opportunistic, but that isn’t natural food for dogs. Sparky needs fewer carbs.
The Blue Buffalo dog food has a bunch of vitamins and minerals, so he needs to keep getting that, but not as much. We are going to try 2/3 of cup of dog food, and a hard-boiled egg, with half in the morning, and half in the evening.
My eldest sister gave me two stainless steel bowls. I made a bowl-holder for them. Sparky’s little breakfast looks quite paltry in the large bowl, so I added two croquet balls. The balls should slow down his eating and let him scrounge for his food.
The pair of bowls look like this:
Should I add a third croquet ball to further improve Sparky’s dining experience?
