Lovee, the vegetarian dog
Vegetarian Baby and Child, March-April, 2003 by Carol LaLiberte
My son and I loved looking through the Planet Dog catalog together, although it did seem a bit too focused on big dogs. Since we have a wee little doggie, we are a wee bit sensitive to marketers who think all dogs are golden retrievers, Labs or other large breeds.
* Carol Laliberte
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ranbirsumra
RE: Lovee, the vegetarian dog
hey thats a great story, i personally want a vegetarian puppy but cannot find food specific for a puppy. all the puppy food contains meat products which we are highly against having for our dog. what did you feed Lovee when it was a puppy. the puppy i wish to purchase is only 6 weeks old
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mary089
RE: Lovee, the vegetarian dog
I Just got a puppy on Friday. It was torture waiting the weekend feeding it the puppy chow from the breeder, she is 8 weeks old. But, I went cold turkey with the puppy yesterday after fasting the puppy for about 15 hours and gave it evolution diet dog food (veganessentials.com, veganstore.com and the company's website). At first the dog at one bit and a few minutes later spit up. It seemed scared of the new food. Then, I held it and it played with the food in my hand, but always spitting it back out. At night, it ate a few pieces, and then a whole cup. This morning, it yummied up the whole bowl at one time. It loves it. The food is completely vegan. When it gets older, or when I learn more what to feed it, I hope to go all organic. To me, it is more important to have the vegan first. Our puppy is thriving and I could not be happier. I am getting it all organic cotton toys and a bed and blanket. It's name is Fluffy and it is a mix between a midsized poodle and bichon. It is all white fluff and curls.
Go get your puppy and over night the food. Just go cold turkey and the puppy will be fine. Give it lots of love and hold it all the time the first several days and night. We also give it tours of the house when it wakes up....here is the Christmas tree...here is where mommy works.... We also brought the puppy home with nothing. Sometimes, that might be the best way to do it. Sometimes, you just have to live you life and go for it when things seem to line up to do it.
Hope that helps.
Mary
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