Watch the 'Rachael Ray Feeds Your Pets' special tomorrow (Saturday March 8th) at 9pm on the Food Network.

This hour-long prime time special combines two of Rachael Ray's greatest passions: food and animals.
Rachael prepares three homemade recipes for her beloved dog, Isaboo, who gobbles them right up!
Rachael Ray Feeds Your Pets entertains and informs as it brings practical advice about safe and nutritious food for your pets.

The scoop is she's going to prepare three homemade recipes, meet some hardworking dogs on a Colorado cattle ranch, hike with llamas, check out a fashionable New England pet bakery, and get advice from her pet nutritionist on safe and healthy food for pets.

Featured recipes:

• Power Pooch Smoothies
• Peanut- Carob Isabooscotti
• Raw/Whole/Wild/Regional/Seasonal Dog Food Recipe
• Mini Muttballs and Ditalini

Sounds yummy but Ruby and I recommend veggie versions of the last two recipes...

The Meals on Wheels program isn't just for people anymore. Low income seniors who already use Meals on Wheels also find it hard to keep up with the cost of feeding their beloved pets. Some humane societies in the US are donating pet food to the program.

According to the Meals on Wheels Director at Amherst Senior Center, Ferne Finger, the Meals for Pets program was started about six weeks ago. The seniors who are receiving food through this program are on very fixed income, so before this program started, it was very tough to afford food for their pets, let alone themselves.

This is such a great idea. Pets are often the main source of daily social contact and companionship for many seniors. Let's hope this becomes a trend all over the US and into Canada as well.

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You can switch up the flavours of these Ruby-approved bickies by choosing different kinds of baby food. Green beans and sweet potatoes are doggy delish.

• 6 cups whole wheat flour
• 3 cups wheat germ
• 1.5 cups vegetable broth
• 3 cups baby food of your choice
• 9 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 4 tablespoons dried alfalfa flakes

1. In a large bowl, combine flour, wheat germ, and alfalfa.
2. Stir in broth, baby food, and oil until well blended.
3. Knead on a lightly floured surface. Roll to 1/2 inch thickness. Cut with cookie cutters.
4. Bake at 375 degrees until firm and dry.

Speaking of cookie cutters, how cute are these? Of course we like the Boston ones the best.

Yesterday I took Ruby to her fave store ever - Bark & Fitz in Port Credit.
Here's a run down of goods purchased:

• Smoochy Poochy leash in red to match her Zoe's Collection cupcake collar and her Buddy Belt.
• West Paw Eco Friendly Turtle
• Wellness WellBars - Yogurt, Apples & Bananas
• Yogurt dipped Apple Bone from the Bark & Fitz Bakery
• Dr. Maggie's Skin & Coat Supplement
• PoopEase Biodegradable Poop Bags
• Cheeky Sqeaky Loonafish (I always get something for the cats)
• Plus a bunch of Merrick canned food for Ruby and Wellness canned food for Kyle and Blue.

Uh hello, spoiled!