About The Dog Biscuit and Me

Roxi in a rare pose that my son caught with his new camera!

Through the years I've had many dogs. I wish they lived as long as we do, but sadly they only live 10-15 years. It is our job to make sure that while they are in our care, that we give them the best of everything from veterinary care to nutrition and shelter.

The very first dog I had as a child was a miniature daschund name Holly. She was actually my grandmother's dog, but I considered her mine too. She loved to eat raw carrots as a snack.

This is Paco.

When I was 11 years old we had an old hunting dog wander up one day. She was skin and bones and black all over. We named her Blackie. Her breasts were huge, lumpy, full of sores and hung almost to the ground. She was pregnant. The vet said that there was no way she could nurse the puppies, so when they were born we took them from her and cared for them much like you would a newborn. Six male puppies, we named them after the characters on Bonanza - BJ, Luke, Ben, Adam, Little Joe and Hoss. Sadly Adam didn't make it beyond 1 week, but the others thrived and grew. We fed them baby formula in droppers until they grew their teeth.

This is Pebbles

I remember my grandmother cooking for the dogs, she would have meats and vegetables and would mix in cheap store bought dog food and top with hot bacon grease. Those dogs would fight each other to get to their "pan" of food. We often joked that the dogs ate better than we did.

Now we have 3 little dogs in our home. Roxi is half pug half miniature daschund, Paco is pure-bred chihuahua and their puppy Pebbles. I have had a time finding a good store brand dog food that Pebbles can eat without it hurting her little stomach. The only 2 that I can feed her is Purina Dog Chow and Beneful. And of course, she does well with homemade dog treats and dog food.