Keep the Tail Wagging, An Online Magazine for Dog Lovers

Courtesy of The DogMa Online, www.thedogmaonline.com, 678.460.6DOG(6364), thedogmaonline@gmail.com photo: anneh632 p> Thinking back to a gentler time, those of us that went to “health food stores” were odd, weird, hippies and were dancing to a different drum. We heard, “it was just a weird fad this “organic” thing”. Our buzz word then was “natural or organic”. What [...]

You can read our start on the raw food diet for dogs HERE and thoughts after the first week HERE. We have now been feeding the dogs a part raw (am) part Halo Pets kibble (pm) diet* for two weeks today.  We switched from mixing up the food to ordering from Darwin’s Pets, because… Please note: [...]

I received treats free of charge in exchange for an honest product review. With the chicken jerky scare, I’ve really started paying attention to ingredients and where they are sourced from; I’ve noticed that many healthy dog treats will say that they’re distributed from a state in the United States, but where are the ingredients [...]

photo: Dave Hoefler p> I’ve been writing about dogs for more than a year now and have learned that pet food recalls happen eventually; I just want to see that the brands are being proactive when they’re faced with a recall.  With the chicken jerky treats, it seems like dog parents have been ignored and [...]

  You can read everything I’ve written about the raw food diet for dogs by clicking HERE! Everyone has been really supportive of our switch and I have to say that I’m pretty excited and happy about the change.  I received a few questions that I’d like to answer… Why are you still feeding your [...]

Well, a raw + kibble mix to start… I’ve been researching and writing about the raw food diet for dogs for a few months now and today I finally made the switch after Amanda’s great article about making the switch.  I found a book for the Amazon Kindle (A Quick-start guide to Raw Feeding by Louise Chapman) that [...]

If you’ve been reading Keep the Tail Wagging for a few weeks (or longer, I hope) you know that I’ve been exploring switching or dogs to a raw diet.  I’ve been doing a lot of research and trying different things, but haven’t pulled the trigger just yet.  Amanda Griffin from A Mastiff Blog has been [...]

——— When we were doing our homework about adopting a dog my entire focus was on long walks, dog parks, and puppy kisses.  Although I knew adopting a dog was a lot of responsibility, I was entirely focused on the fun stuff and not a lot on dog care.  I still am most of the [...]

I’m a dog mom. We have three dogs, all rescues, at home.  I get a kick out of the fact that we’re an interracial couple and we have three black and white dogs.  That wasn’t the plan, but I’m happy with how it worked out. My first year Dog Parenting Mistakes Our first year of [...]

I’m still doing my research about the raw food diet for dogs and I know that there are many readers who have already switched over to the raw food diet and others who are interested, but want more information.  Not only will I be sharing what I’m learning and any diet changes we make; I’ll [...]

photo: OnyxDog86 Don’t miss this week’s posts: Monday | The Raw Food Diet for Dogs & The Honest Kitchen Tuesday | Dr. Alinovi Shares the 5 Models of the Raw Food Diet for Dogs Wednesday | The Yin and Yang of Dog Food So, the raw food diet for dog week continues as I reach [...]