Duck Duck Goose

My culinary skills are being put to use in a way I never imagined happening. I'm beginning to research cooking for my dog, Fred. Fred is our 3 year old lab-mix puppy, whom we adopted from a farm when she was 8 weeks old. Over the past 3 years, Chris and I have discovered that Fred is allergic to just about everything. She's allergic to grass and pollen, so spring and summer are pretty miserable for her. And like a lot of dogs, she's also allergic to grain and wheat - which rules out all dry dog foods.

So after a couple of years of trying different brands of food on Fred, we're happy to have found Stella and Chewy's raw meat patties! We have been feeding Fred the "Duck Duck Goose" variety and Fred LOVES the food and already she's itching so much less. She has even grown some fur back in! Fred gets two raw patties per meal, and each patty is comprised of organic duck parts (i.e. liver, meat, gizzards, etc), goose parts, cranberries, broccoli, squash, blueberries and pumpkin.

Two weeks ago we thought we would have her try out Stella and Chewy's All Beef patties, but after two meals Fred was itching so much she had trouble walking. So now we know she's also allergic to cow. (Seriously, how can something/someone be allergic to cow?!)

Stella and Chewys also offers a Dandy Lamb variety and a Chewy's Chicken, so we may try those out on her as well to see if she can eat them without having an allergic reaction. I've also gotten a book on cooking for dogs with allergies and have learned that dogs are able to eat a lot natural foods! I think from now on Fred's snacks will be comprised of a mixture of fruits and veggies. Now that's what I call a real treat!