Bringing bassets into our lives has required adjustment to the usual domestic routine. As a modern domestic executive I can move with the times although I never realised how extensive the dog catering repetoire would have to be.
We signed an agreement with the breeder of Fortnum and Mason that we would follow the diet she advised. Whilst many puppies in the world are getting three dry food meals a day our pups follow a gourmet menu with such variation I think I need a database to monitor what they've had when to avoid gastly mishaps of serving them the same thing twice in a week!
OK, it's not quite that bad but it does take some thinking through. Here's a taster:
Breakfast - milk and cereal [either Weetbix - the kiwi version of weetabix although more like cardboard than the UK version - or Farex mix, a mix of complan (chocolate is their preferred choice), farex (baby cereal), and bone grow (for calcium etc)]. Followed by a couple of chicken necks.
Morning tea - a snack of biscuits or marmite and cheese on toast (yes, really - the marmite is good for their colour and tastes fantastic)
Lunch - meat (dog roll, tinned or fresh meat) with biscuits and dollop of yoghurt (to aid digestion don't you know)
Afternoon tea - a snack of biscuits or a bone (yippee)
Dinner - meat (similar to lunch unless it's special occasion when they can have home make cooked meatloaf - rice, mince and cheese - our favourite!)
Supper - snack of biscuits (tight wads only give us a couple)
As you can see, basset feeding time is quite an adventure and not a speedy exercise which can be a cause of considerable frustration to Fortnum and Mason. Enjoy this photo blog of chow time!
We signed an agreement with the breeder of Fortnum and Mason that we would follow the diet she advised. Whilst many puppies in the world are getting three dry food meals a day our pups follow a gourmet menu with such variation I think I need a database to monitor what they've had when to avoid gastly mishaps of serving them the same thing twice in a week!
OK, it's not quite that bad but it does take some thinking through. Here's a taster:
Breakfast - milk and cereal [either Weetbix - the kiwi version of weetabix although more like cardboard than the UK version - or Farex mix, a mix of complan (chocolate is their preferred choice), farex (baby cereal), and bone grow (for calcium etc)]. Followed by a couple of chicken necks.
Morning tea - a snack of biscuits or marmite and cheese on toast (yes, really - the marmite is good for their colour and tastes fantastic)
Lunch - meat (dog roll, tinned or fresh meat) with biscuits and dollop of yoghurt (to aid digestion don't you know)
Afternoon tea - a snack of biscuits or a bone (yippee)
Dinner - meat (similar to lunch unless it's special occasion when they can have home make cooked meatloaf - rice, mince and cheese - our favourite!)
Supper - snack of biscuits (tight wads only give us a couple)
As you can see, basset feeding time is quite an adventure and not a speedy exercise which can be a cause of considerable frustration to Fortnum and Mason. Enjoy this photo blog of chow time!
"Peckish? Hmm, me too!"
"Hurry up why don't you!"
The dance of the puppy food bowls
"Quick, let's clean the floor together to make sure we don't miss any bits left"
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