First Vet Visit

Today was pup-pup's first visit to the vet. He was a golden boy on the ride to and from the vet office. He did very well during his appointment too and weighed in at a not so hefty 2 pounds. Good boy, pup-pup! I promise you'll get a name soon! We're working on it.

Brad and I are very different when it comes to naming styles. He likes names from video games and superheroes...hence, Storm, a character from X-Men. I favor people names for pets...hence, Cody and Simon. We kind of met in the middle I suppose with Piper as it is a trendy name right now for little human girls, but it was also a character from a TV show. Okay, characters from TV shows I can kind of accept but characters from superhuman movies aren't as easy for me to deal with.

So moving on to food! This was the #1 thing I wanted to discuss with a vet. I've done lots of research already on foods. I've done so much research on foods in the last 2 years it's crazy. Not just dog food but cat food too. Anyway, the vet and I quickly got to chatting about the trend of grain-free foods and treats on the market. At Petco it's getting to the point that almost all they offer is grain-free. I wish people(as in the general public of pet parents) would wise up. Those types of things are just marketing schemes. Your dog doesn't need grain-free unless it's been suggested to go grain-free for a specific dietary concern. For example, Cody had some issues with saliva staining during the last 2 years of his life, so we switched him to grain-free. It made a difference for him...a big difference. It was necessary for him at that apparent time in his life. But please if you are not in the know about certain things ask a vet they will tell you the grain-free stuff is not appropriate for 97% of dogs out there. And for anyone interested pup-pup's vet suggested: Science Diet, Royal Canin, Purina Pro Plan, or Nutro to start our new little dude out on. The breeder he was purchased from suggested Purina Pro Plan or Nutro.