A Case of Mis-Placed Turkey

I awoke to the sound of doggie upchucking and the sulfur smell of poogy stimulating my first thought of the morning "Eddie Poogied". As my eyes adjusted to the pre-dawn light I realized it was Niko puking on the carpet behind my computer chair. Eddie got up from Niko's bed where it appeared he had been resting soundly. apparently the little fellow had taken over Niko's be during the night. There was horrible sulphur smell but it was Niko's vomit not poogy. I let the dogs out onto the deck in case niko wanted to regurgitate some more of the Diestel Turkey and veggies. I fed Niko that ground turkey for years and pretty much stopped when I moved out to the new place a year and half ago. I must say that I used to eat the Diestel turkey also but it really seems to have gone down hill. It barely even smells like turkey anymore and the texture seems be slimier then before. I get a bad feeling every time I cut open the plastic package. This is the third time Niko has puked it up over the last six months and only the fourth time I have fed it to him in that period. Eddie did not seem to have any problems but he is younger and his body is still hungry for nutrients. I'm thinking "No More Destiel", which probably means no more turkey unless I can find a better quality source... I would never consider supermarket turkey... Its too bad because turkey is good food for dogs because it has better balance of amino acids than alot of other meats. I'm thinking its time to start raising chickens since since chicken meat also has the two additional essential amino acids required by dogs. Pardon the pun, but large scale commercial meat production has not only gone to the dogs it has deteriorated past even being fit for dogs. ( see Micheal Pollan "The Omnivores dilemma".

After cleaning up the mess we went for an early morning walk enjoying the half inch of fresh snow. Eddie had alot of bounce in his step. Niko ate some dried grass and then upchucked the rest of the mess onto the snow. We saw no tracks but did hear coyotes up the canyon on returning home. Eddie went right up onto the deck but came back off since Niko and I had not finished hanging out front. I think that Eddie is no longer terrified of the house... just a bit wary. I had coffee and bagel as Eddie sat in the driveway and Niko hung out on the gate threshold. I may be that Eddie's hesitancy stems more from concerned about being polite and not being too pushy in a "take over" sense. Quite a welcome shift to see.

After curling up by the veggie garden pots for about half an hour he came and settled by Niko on the deck. I went around and closed the gate and then opened the front door. Eddie came right in and went up to settle on Niko's bed while Niko remained on the deck. Npr was playing on the computer/stereo which did not seem to bother him. later when I came up and began typing this he got off and onto the bed a few times as if testing to see how I would react. He noticed strange voices coming from the speakers close to his bed and look quizzically around trying to figure it out. I turned off the audio-stream since they were talking about the stimulus package and it was mostly republican short sighted circularly reasoned crap. Eddie after being sprawled on the landing and has just now settled on Nikos bed probably sensing my peeking at him.

Eddie on Niko's bed

Niko outside on Deck resting on folded blue bed beside the Bean Bag Bed