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So I'm sitting here watching my dogs eat their FIRST EVER raw meal (chicken backs). I gave them about a smaller portion of food than I would normally have given them, and they're taking forever. haha. They just LOVE it, though, absolutely enjoying it to no ends. But seriously, it's amazing to sit here and watch them, because even while eating, their personalities come out in them so much, which never really happened when they were on kibble. Amaya was gingerly picking off the pieces of meat, literally stripping it to the bone, and now she's working on those bones. Ryou finished his already. haha. He chomped it down and down and down until it was one big ball, then chomped it in half and swallowed. haha. And Amaya has this look on her face (when she's not being distracted by the kitties running around), that just SAYS pure harmony. It really is amazing.
I also made my first rookie mistake. Forgot to thaw the chicken, so it was all frozen together. Took almost three HOURS to unthaw it enough to get the pieces that I needed off of the big pack of backs frozen together. haha. That was fun.
Then, while I was getting it ready, they stood there and watched me the entire time, and when I grabbed their meals, they got SO excited. Amaya was, like, freaking out, it was so funny. She forgot which crate she was supposed to go into to get her food. I was worried that she might have been one of those dogs, the ones that go "What am I supposed to do with this?" But no, she dug right in once I tossed it into the crate for her. It's like she's a DOG again, getting excited for food and actually eating it and not looking at it then looking at me, like, "I don't want this, mom."
I also made my first rookie mistake. Forgot to thaw the chicken, so it was all frozen together. Took almost three HOURS to unthaw it enough to get the pieces that I needed off of the big pack of backs frozen together. haha. That was fun.
Then, while I was getting it ready, they stood there and watched me the entire time, and when I grabbed their meals, they got SO excited. Amaya was, like, freaking out, it was so funny. She forgot which crate she was supposed to go into to get her food. I was worried that she might have been one of those dogs, the ones that go "What am I supposed to do with this?" But no, she dug right in once I tossed it into the crate for her. It's like she's a DOG again, getting excited for food and actually eating it and not looking at it then looking at me, like, "I don't want this, mom."