{"id":7,"date":"2014-09-17T21:07:39","date_gmt":"2014-09-18T01:07:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/puppies.covenantfarmva.com\/blog\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2015-05-26T11:04:00","modified_gmt":"2015-05-26T15:04:00","slug":"feeding","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/puppies.covenantfarmva.com\/blog\/feeding\/","title":{"rendered":"Care &#038; Feeding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>FOOD, TREATS,\u00a0 FOOD ALLERGIES, ETC.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>FEED GRAIN-FREE!<br \/>\nThe average lifespan of a Lab right now is 10-12 years.<\/strong> On a grain-free or raw diet, and natural healthcare, the average lifespan increases to 15-19 years! Below are lists of the very best dog foods. Some of the brands you might think are good quality are nothing more than junk food. It&#8217;s like feeding your child McDonald&#8217;s everyday. They include some pretty high-priced brands that are coasting on old reputations they no longer deserve.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>What do we feed Covenant Farm Puppies?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/puppies.covenantfarmva.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/puppies_eating.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-62\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/puppies.covenantfarmva.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/puppies_eating.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"puppies_eating\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a> Taste of the Wild High Prairie Puppy Formula ~Grain-Free with roasted venison and bison.<\/p>\n<p>This feed is widely available at Tractor Supply and many other retailers, and on-line. The large franchises like Petco and PetSmart do not carry it, but many pet specialty stores and feed stores do. There is also a Pacific Stream Formula for puppies with smoked salmon.<\/p>\n<p>The company has a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tasteofthewildpetfood.com\/dealer_locator\/\" target=\"_blank\">web site to help you locate dealers in your area<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Our puppy customers receive a 3-lb. bag of this food with their puppy when they pick him up. We receive no compensation from the manufacturers. We have no preference in terms of grain-free foods, but this food is widely available and reasonably-priced, and our puppies like it universally, and it has given them a great start.<\/p>\n<p>Raw or &#8220;ancestral&#8221; diets are even better&#8230;\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/puppies.covenantfarmva.com\/care_&amp;_feeding.htm\" target=\"_blank\">[READ MORE]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FOOD, TREATS,\u00a0 FOOD ALLERGIES, ETC. FEED GRAIN-FREE! The average lifespan of a Lab right now is 10-12 years. On a grain-free or raw diet, and natural healthcare, the average lifespan increases to 15-19 years! Below are lists of the very best dog foods. Some of the brands you might think are good quality are nothing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/puppies.covenantfarmva.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/puppies.covenantfarmva.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/puppies.covenantfarmva.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/puppies.covenantfarmva.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/puppies.covenantfarmva.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/puppies.covenantfarmva.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":95,"href":"https:\/\/puppies.covenantfarmva.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7\/revisions\/95"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/puppies.covenantfarmva.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}