Raw Diet!

We recently changed Kobe's diet to raw food, and I must say we are HUGE fans for multiple reasons.

Prior to raw food, we were feeding Kobe various brands of dry kibble (Fromm) and Dr. Harvey's fresh food for dogs. For awhile, Kobe really liked Dr. Harvey's, but then I could tell he got really bored with it. He stopped eating it altogether, so we went back to dry kibble, which I could tell he had NO appetite for. Who could blame him? Dry kibble probably tastes like cardboard, if you really think about it. We even tried adding wet canned food to his kibble, but it would upset his stomach.

After a couple recommendations, we decided to make the switch to raw food. It's been about a month, and this is the ONLY food that Kobe eats hungrily. When I set it down, he gobbles it right up. He just LOVES it. We're so happy we made the switch. We get the frozen patties in beef flavor, also surf & turf is a favorite of his.

Here are some helpful links I found online for anyone considering the switch in their pup's diet:

http://pets.webmd.com/dogs/guide/raw-dog-food-dietary-concerns-benefits-and-risks

http://www.rawlearning.com/rawfaq.html

*Do any of you feed your pup a raw diet? If so, what are your thoughts?



Wordless Wednesday

Playtime!

Hello fellow pet bloggers!

Springtime is upon us in Chicago, and the warm weather is (very slowly) making us forget about the brutal winter we just endured. It's definitely been a winter for the record books (literally!)

Kobe has been extra playful the last couple days, and I was able to capture one of these adorable moments on camera the other day.

Kobe's toys have a tendency to be ripped apart limb by limb within a matter of days of getting them.

This pic is a clear example, as he's chomping on a ripped leg that once belonged to a witch!



Happy Birthday Kobe!

Kobe recently turned TWO! The time flies...it feels like we JUST got Kobe yesterday!

Here in Chicago, we have a doggy treat truck that drives around the city and makes stops in different neighborhoods. She also makes custom doggy birthday cakes!

We decided to have a little birthday party for Kobe, but the weather turned out to be really crappy, so we just stayed in and celebrated with our little love bug.

Happy Birthday to the sweetest little pup ever!

Happy Father's Day!

Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there! Kobe had such a great Father's Day weekend!

My family and I went on a road trip to Iowa (from Chicago ~4 hours) to view an apartment for my younger brother who is currently studying at the University of Iowa.

Funny enough, we were able to bring Kobe inside with us to view the apartment, then again inside the leasing office where we played hide and seek and he rolled around a rug that had the Iowa Hawkeyes logo on it. We cannot wait to go back and help my little bro move in and maybe watch a football game and do some tailgating! Woo-hoo! Afterwards, we went and had dinner in an outdoor patio, got a little ice cream, and headed back to Chicago. But first, we stopped by the Mississippi River and took a couple picks of that, too! Such a FUN weekend!

Here's Kobe with both his dad and with his grandpa for Fathers Day & a couple other shots of Kobe enjoying the view on our way to and from the Univ of Iowa! :)

Happy Father's Day (go Spurs! Beat the Heat!)