Food for Thought

This sheep used to have a name but I have forgotten what it was. Or is. I no longer own this little guy, but the reason I sold him had nothing to do with his looks ... is he not gorgeous? Click on the photo so you can see it enlarged, and see the blue reflections in his eyes. My sister took this photograph, it's better than any I was ever able to get of him. She made coasters for me last Christmas, with photographs from all around the farm on them: this guy, my donkey, other sheep, a shepherd's crook leaning against a fence, Itty's happy face with the expression that says, "Let's play ball!" I love them all but this guy is my favorite. You would never know that he had absolutely ZERO personality and was totally uninterested in my admiration of his handsomeness. Alas. It was his loss.

Anyway, to make this dog related, shortly after this photo was taken, said sheep decided to try and commit suicide during a little herding session with Itty, and ran himself into a fence and broke off one of his horns. He was never so handsome again.

I came across a website recently that I thought I would share: http://www.dogfoodproject.com This is Sabine Contreras' site, and it presents factual information in a reasonable, rational, highly digestible (no pun intended) manner about an all too often controversial topic. There are articles on which ingredients to avoid, (and why), on identifying better products (divided by ingredient groups), and the clearest explanation I've ever come across on how to read a dog food label. She acknowledges that individual dogs have different dietary needs, and she presumes you are intelligent enough to figure out what is right for your dog and your circumstances. A really neat site ... check it out!