January 1, 2008

White Dog's eating "disorder" turns out to be sheer stubbornness. It wasn't the garlic we've added to her diet the last few weeks in preparation for avoid California fleas. It is not that she doesn't like the raw diet. It's not even that she balked at the changed feeding routine; now she eats dinner when we do with us. White Dog stopped eating because she wants what's on Steve's plate (not hers) and she wants to be hand-fed. When Steve kept her plate next to his, added bits of his salmon and hand-fed White Dog her lamb combined with the salmon, she scarfed up every bite. Now we must decide how to handle this spoiled girl demand.