<div>The Houndettes have been grain free for a while. We've used Acana and Taste of the Wild-Salmon. We switched to grain free just because it seemed like better food for the hounds, not for allergies. I just wanted to tell you that our pet store owner strongly urged us to do the transition to grain free very gradually and it took a full six weeks to switch them over to the grain free food. We were told that it can be quite a shock to a dogs system if you switch them too quickly. My daughter's mastiff has terrible allergies and the Taste of the Wild Salmon was recommended to her to help with the allergies and Sasha's done real well on it.</div>
<div> </div><div>I can really appreciate what you're going through with Sister Daisy, Debbie. Our Shadow is our finicky one. Our most recent addition to her food to entice her to eat is ham bits. Well, apparently we've worn that one out because she's refusing to eat when I put the ham in now so I've switched to hot dogs and she'll eat when I put that in. Who would ever imagine that a basset hound won't eat! Shadow has to sneak up on her bowl, then stand there and stare it down for several minutes before she'll begin to eat. You'd swear there was a snake in that bowl! In the meantime, Ginger is leashed on one side of the kitchen while Jersey and Suzy have finished their bowls and would be very happy to eat Shadow's too if I'd let them. It's almost like she needs the other dogs to hang over her to motivate her to eat. It's enough to drive you nuts! </div>
<div> </div><div>I hope everyone is voting in the Shelter Challenge. It looks like another agency has passed Utah so they're going to have to win the state to get that prize. I'm generally able to vote a couple times a day on my computer and can also vote from my phone. Lets help Utah Friends of Basset Hounds win that $1000!</div>
<div> </div><div>Get well and heart healing drool is being slung to all in need!</div><div> </div><div>Jane & the Houndettes</div><div>Jersey, Shadow, Suzy & Ginger</div>