School is Fun

I made a great choice! I love my program, studying to be a certified Holistic Animal Chef. The class work is interesting, relevant and fun. I have finished the first of four modules and am trying to pick a book for my final essay. The internet has been a good and a bad source, as I am sure many people know. One of the diets that is frequently advocated for animals is a raw meat diet. After doing some reading about it and studying the physiology of animals, in this case, dogs, I decided that it made sense. Now this was a bit of a struggle for me as a vegetarian. Of course, I understand how horrible pellet food is for dogs and cats, but fresh meat for my dogs was almost nauseating after two years of not eating meat. But i found some organic, humanely raised/killed meat and tried it out. Of course, instead of waiting to read my whole section on this (and relying on the internet recommendations), I went both guns blazing. WRONG APPROACH. After cleaning up large quantities of vomit and diarrhea in the house, I decided to read my college books, and remembered how important it is to make gradual changes to my pups diets. So we are rebooting and starting from the beginning. A little at a time. I am starting with cooked meat and veggies and will slowly make the change and then gradually convert to raw. Hopefully, this approach will be less traumatic for all of us. Food report to soon follow!