Dog Food…

I felt the need to write a short article about our West Highland Terrier dog and what she has started to do with her dog food.

We always give our Westie dried Iams dog food with plenty of water nearby.

A couple of days ago I placed a cooked chicken in the fridge, and left it until lunchtime. Mitzi sat by the fridge, her nose touching the door for what seemed like hours!

Lunchtime arrived and by now Mitzi was begging, rolling over, doing all sorts of tricks, basically anything to get a little taste of this chicken. Giving in to her, I took one small slice of meat (cut into small pieces) and placed it amongst her dried food. Well I’ve never seen her go mad like this before! Her head was in her bowl immediately, hunting out these tiny bits of food. If you had never seen her before, you’d of thought she had not eaten for weeks the way she was going for it!

Luckily I had my camera nearby and managed to snap a couple of photographs of our Westie dog to show you the mess she made.

The only problem now is that whenever I place her bowl of Iams down she does the same thing, flirting dog biscuits just about everywhere whilst trying to find the invisible chicken she thinks is now always going to be in her dog bowl – bless her little Westie Socks.

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Feeding your Westie

What do you tend to feed your little Westie? Do you give them dried or fresh food? Either type of food is fine, but you must not overfeed your Westie and always make sure they have fresh water in a bowl to drink from at all times.

I’m amazed at the size of some little dogs, you see their tiny legs trying to carry round a huge stomach and they can hardly run. Some owners might think this is ‘cute’ but it is WRONG!

Thankfully the majority of dog owners are responsible but there are some who are not. If you know of a dog which you think maybe overfed or undernourished and you feel you are not able to approach the owner, then contact your nearest Animal Cruelty Centre and report it immediately.

We are happy to say that Mitzi is certainly not under or overweight! We do give her the odd chew stick to keep her teeth and gums healthy and plaque free, however we never give her food which we would eat. We give her a good sized bowl of approved dried dog biscuits and a huge bowl of fresh water which we top up as required.

As you can see by some of the photos of Mitzi she is certainly a healthy Westie!

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