Grandma Lucy's Artisan

So this afternoon I am off to pickup Kitteh n' Puppeh food at my favorite place, Mary Ann's Natural Pet in Florence, OR.  Low in behold she's out of the beloved Taste of the Wild Manna my babies so happily nom.  No fears, it will be in Tuesday.  YAY!  So looking around I spied this lovely lil bag of freeze dried grain free goodness.  Hmmmmms... Grandma Lucy's .  This bright happy yellow bag during the day of dreary yeck poo rain.  I nipped it from it's resting place and trotted to the counter.  "Tell me a bit about this?"  

Now Miss Mary Ann ( not sure if she's Miss., Ms. or Mrs. so I'll stick with Miss to be safe ) she is one of the best people I can possibly think of to ask any sort of question of when it comes to feeding, supplements and the like.  A wealth of know how and willing to share it.  My favorite kind of person to just listen to if given the chance to stand there and hear how this or that works. 

So .. yes the lil 3lb bag that makes approx 17 lbs of fresh food took a 25 mile ride home with me.  

Who wants words when we have PICTURES .. yay for visuals.  :) 

 Artisan Chicken Freeze-Dried/ Grain-Free ( me likey grain free!! )

Big chunks of chicki.  I broke them up as I saw them since I am "adding" this into the kibble I feed at night.  They don't need chunks but I was glad to see them there.  Yay chunks of chicki goodness!

6 lil Weena bowls.. 

One of these bowls is not like the other.  By "accident" I picked up another bowl that I thought was the same but when I got home had realized my mistake.  But it's a cute mistake since it's a teeny dog and Mishka is a teeny weenie.  :)

Le' bits ... pre-water

Le' bits ... post water ( for those interested in trying this out I "feel" and this is just me that this is VERY potato based and would be better as a "added" yum factor. But then this was my first try out of it as a "add in" and not a whole dinner item.

Yon wee kibbums added. 

The nom festivities ...  From left to right in order of "butt" appearance and in what order they get their bowls...

Shiloh, Molly, Toby, BeBe, Kai and Mishka ( blind boy is special he goes first )

Licked clean.. 

Final thoughts..  When I added the warm water this LOVELY aroma wafted up.  I only placed a tablespoon into each bowl as they each get 1/4th kibbie grain free at night.  It's always nice to sleep on a pleasantly full tummy.  The bag calls for 5-10lbs Average dog gets 3/4 to 1 1/4 cup.  It smelled as what I can best described as thanksgiving dinner scents all mixed into one.  Lovely.  ( I was tempted to try it. )

The Weens usually will lick their bowls after I add Sojos ( just the veggie/fruit one ) at night but they don't lick them clean.  The bowls were spotless upon closer inspection.

As I mentioned before this does seem to be heavier on the potato flake but as an addition to kibbie I think it was an excellent treat.  

$21.49 a bag was quite reasonable when you consider what other similar types of food like this run.  

I will buy it again. 
( if only just to smell Thanksgiving dinner nightly )

Toys

I gots them... 

They wants them... 

One must climb "into" the basket to select just the perfect stuffy goodness.

Molly ... she's not picky .. that one will do.  ;)

Baffs Suk ... A lil late in the evening Wordless Wednesday. :)

Evil ....

it stares back at me.   I fear the kitteh within the mirror!

eBay

Once upon a time in a far far land called eBay I used to enjoy selling until the listing and final value fees seemed to get out of wack for my taste.  Well today I decided to embark on another selling mission.  Boy have things changed.  What a pain in the butt but I am hoping my efforts prove fruitful.  :) 

The "listing" 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160592985573

photo teaser... 

Please feel free to share with other shoe fanatics if you will.  The more it's seen the better.   XoXo's! 

Happy Tuesday Afternoon! 

Emma

How I love thee ... You make me laugh to the point where I truly think my tummy will ache forever. 

Emma with the cookie cutter container.  Fully supervised of course as I know she LOVES to put it on her head.  It's her space helmet she says.   First time ever catching her cross her eyes.  Priceless.  

Don't Dump the Dog

All I can say is freaking hilarious. I can totally identify with the authors writing style. He is hilarious and blunt.

LOVED IT!!
Pg. 189

If you are like me, none of my kids (kids=dogs) are as well rounded as Casey. In fact, most of mine ride the short yellow bus.

Just reading the contents made me want to buy it even more..  

Chapter One... the temptation became too great and I did end up buying it.  :) 

After volunteering with the Shelter I can totally see his point of view.  The excuses that people make to get rid of a dog are endless. 

Great book that will have you giggling and rolling your eyes throughout the entire read.  :)

Video Play

Tinkering around with a movie editor.   This is basically a test of the Jibberish network .. it's only a test..  But I hope you like the subject within the test.  :) 

Vintage Molly

Tonight I was just watching Molly interact with her brothers and I began to wonder.  Does she remember a time when she was #1 in the house.  The lonely only.  Or was she lonely?  Maybe not but I truly believe she digs being the big bad boss lady of 5 little fur boys.  6 if you count hubby.  :)

She certainly has come a long way from the chubby tubby barky butt red "thing" I went to see on day as a craigslist freebie.   She now sports a sleek waistline, is even more glossy ( if that's possible? ), has the manners of a trucker on a 32 hour long haul that we have never been able to tame but have learned to love in her, freaks out the moment a leash appears "WALKIES"  but most of all ... she taught all of us what Dachsie love is all about.   If you don't know I suggest you find someone quick that has one and get to know what the fuss is all about.  You will be smitten at hello.   :)

A few of my favorite Molly moments...  

the end .. thanks for peekin ...