HONEY
       Honey is a must in dog rearing. I keep some in the refrigerator at all times. If anything untoward or traumatic happens with my dogs and one of the dogs goes into shock, I have honey in a hardened form that is easily administered to the dog. About a tablespoon brings around an 80-pound dog almost immediately and the color comes back into his gums. Honey is a wonderful pick-me-up any time your dog gets sick, or if he doesn’t  want to eat for awhile. The enzymes amylase and invertase aid the digestive process, and it acts as a wonderful tonic for a stressed dog. Hint: Before using honey, run your spoon under hot water and the honey slides off the spoon into your dog’s mouth.

 Honey is used once a week in the breakfast meal. It contains protein, carbohydrates, iron, copper, manganese, silica, chlorine, calcium, potassium, sodium, phosphorus, aluminum and magnesium, plus vitamin B complex vitamins C, D and E. It is almost a complete food. Honey should only be used in its raw form because heat processing kills the health giving enzymes it contains.
      

 

BLACKSTRAP MOLASSES
Old-time breeders used blackstrap molasses together with seaweed or kelp in their dog’s diet to keep the pigmentation  of the nose, eye rims and mouth dark. I use this form of molasses in the Natural Diet primarily for its high potassium content and to balance out the rest of the minerals, some of the B complex vitamins, but no fat or protein.