The end of casual dining…or new uses for liver and onions

Dear Fisher,

What’s up with all the new changes in my dog food? The woman I live with has been in the kitchen baking treats for me and they are good! Not so for the guy down the street. He says he feels more like a lab rat than a dog lately. His humans aren’t really into cooking and baking, which is at best, hit or miss. Are we in trouble? - Jeeves

Dear Jeeves,

There have been some serious problems with manufactured pet food and the end does not appear to be in site. Some food and snacks for animals have been found tainted and unsafe. Time to do some homework on what you are eating! http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/petfoodrecall/

Many pet people are taking to their kitchens and making food for their own pets. Remember, it is very important to research the ingredients! If they are going to these lengths for you, they are most likely doing a lot of research already. My advice is to check on the food you have eaten and enjoyed in the past. Check the major ingredients and then find recipes that contain the things you like and know are not harmful.

Pet food recipes, pet nutritionists and pet food boutiques are cropping up all over. And, I can pretty much guarantee if you have a good veterinarian, your doc is doing a lot of studying up on the subject as we speak.

You all have to know you are well loved by witnessing the reactions and actions of your handlers. In a short peruse of the net, I found recipes for Apple Crunch Pupcakes, Bonnie’s Liver Brownies, and Sinckerpoodles. Somehow this information needs to get to the “guy down the street”!http://www.geocities.com/heartland/ranch/1011/dog.htm#FowlTreats

Your friend,

Fisher

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