{"id":3719,"date":"2015-07-31T21:52:59","date_gmt":"2015-08-01T05:52:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.danamackenzie.com\/blog\/?p=3719"},"modified":"2015-07-31T21:56:47","modified_gmt":"2015-08-01T05:56:47","slug":"a-dash-of-daisy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/danamackenzie.com\/blog\/?p=3719","title":{"rendered":"A Dash of Daisy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Let me go off-topic briefly for another update on Daisy, the puppy that my wife and I adopted from the animal shelter in April.<\/p>\n

First shocking news: She’s getting bigger! I mean, who would’ve thought, right? One day you bring home a spindly little four-pound fluff ball with wide eyes and geeky ears, and before you know it you’ve got an eight-pound rascal with a mind of her own, hanging out on street corners … Well, no, not really. But she definitely has a mind of her own.<\/p>\n

\"fluff<\/a>Fluff happens.<\/em><\/p>\n

Second shocking news: She’ll eat anything (almost). Likes:<\/em> Dinner leftovers, cat food, bones, seeds, dried flowers, sticks, mulch, dog feces, cat vomit, bugs, grass. Dislikes:<\/em> Dog food.<\/p>\n

Tbat’s right, the culinary adventurer who can find 50 good things to eat in a pile of garbage can’t find anything good to eat in a bowl of dog kibble. She will sniff it gingerly and then look at you with mournful eyes: “This<\/em> again?”<\/p>\n

We tried about four different kinds of dry food with the same result each time. She would eat it for a week and then gradually lose interest. Then I tried adding some freeze-dried liver treats, which I would sprinkle over her food. Again, it worked for a week. Our latest solution is to mix the dry food with a couple large spoonfuls of moist food. That has worked, more or less, for about three weeks. There are still some times when she will only pick at it and I have to feed her by hand.<\/p>\n

Third shocking news: She loves toys. Of course, any detachable or chewable parts will be detached and chewed. Kay bought one “indestructible” toy for ten dollars that lasted for about thirty minutes. So we have quite a collection of eyeless and noseless stuffed animals, but of course Daisy doesn’t care. Squeaky toys are especially good, but so is anything that can be thrown or chased. Which means, it’s all good.<\/p>\n

Fourth shocking news: She was born to run. She LOVES running! As proof I offer her first YouTube video:<\/p>\n