EMERGENCY DOG FOOD ANYONE?
A few days ago I took our Labradoodle, Archie, on a long walk around the neighborhood. In less than an hour I was stopped SIX different times by people asking all sorts of questions and making comments about the dog. (He looks like a Muppet…on steroids.)
My favorite was the woman who just stood up in the driver’s seat of her Suburban, leaned all the way out the window, in the Utah winter, with both arms waving, and yelled, “I LOVE YOUR DOG!” as we were crossing a busy street.
Seriously? That’s so nice but…sort of alarming.
When we got back home I started thinking of Archie in new ways. I Googled emergency dog foods and found lots of sites that sell very expensive solutions. I also found recipes for dogie-casseroles and dogie-stews that sounded much better than most of the meals I serve my children.
What I would like to know is how the pioneers kept their dogs alive and healthy? There have to be some lower cost options. Does anyone know if dogs can survive on a diet that’s mostly grains and beans? Just curious.
Tags: emergency dog food, Labradoodles on parade, preparedness for the pup
February 16th, 2009 at 12:05 pm
I have no idea how good it was for his diet but my dad had a smaller type dog that LOVED bean burritos and popcorn and could shell his own peanuts. Kinda weird but that was his diet, no dog food for him.
February 16th, 2009 at 12:29 pm
That is hillarious! A little dog expressing his Machimo! Tell me the truth, does he have a little bit of a drinking problem?
Archie is going to be a challenge. He won’t even eat his dog food out of a bucket or off the floor. He just stares at his bowl with a look like, “I can wait for you rude people to figure this out.” So far, the only people food he will eat is cheese and peanut butter. Nothing else. Nothing. Maybe in an emergency, he could learn to love rice and beans laced with peanut butter. Let’s not tell the Vet.
February 16th, 2009 at 12:49 pm
I have a book written by Barbara Salsbury called Preparedness Principles and this is what she suggests.
“you can prepare your dogs for hard times…if you ar no longer able to obtain dog frood for your pet, rice can come to the rescue….I checked with our veterinarian and he agreed rice will not hurt them, and it would be a good thing in difficult times, if they are acclimated to rice” She suggests adding a little bit of rice to their food now so that they can get use to eating it.
We have purchased bags of dog food for our 3 dogs, by estimating how much they go through in a months time and multiplying that by 12 months, then if times get hard we will add rice to their food to make the food last longer.
hope this helps.
February 16th, 2009 at 1:11 pm
Danila! Thank you very much for this help. I was thinking that it might seriously be smart to add a bit of rice to Archie’s food. I’m glad you shared!
February 16th, 2009 at 11:05 pm
I thought dogs were *part* of a balanced food storage.
February 16th, 2009 at 11:07 pm
Yea, I figured someone would mention that.
Bad Benson! Bad! Bad! Dog!
February 18th, 2009 at 4:11 am
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April 20th, 2009 at 9:16 pm
Hey there, I was looking at options for storing dog food for a long time. (A Mormon Issue). Have you come across anything?
April 21st, 2009 at 7:56 am
Hey GoogleGirl! Check out the suggestions above, from Danila, 2-16-09. She mentioned that her Vet suggested getting the dog acclimated to rice so that in an emergency they would be able to have that basic grain added to their dog food, extending their supply.