SWEET.

April 3.  And according to the crazy calendar, it is Sweet Potato day.  In doing my research about this topic, I came to find out that sweet potatoes and yams are different.  For some reason, I thought they were in the same family - but in fact, they are not!  Sweet potatoes originated in the Americas, and yams came from Africa.  So there you go.

Sweet potatoes are VERY good for dogs.  They are a good source of Vitamins C and B6 and they are high in fiber and low in fat.  They are also a source of potassium, manganese and magnesium.  You can add steamed or boiled potatoes to your dog's food - just watch how MUCH you add - because, as I mentioned, they are high in FIBER.   Here is a simple way to make yummy treats with sweet potatoes:

• Preheat your oven to 250
• Wash the potato
• Cut the potato into thin slices, leaving the skin on.
•  Place the slices on a baking sheet and leave in the oven for 3 hours.  The thinner, the faster they will cook up.  And the longer you leave them in, the harder they become.  But personally, I'm fine with soft, chewy sweet potatoes.
• You can also prepare them in a dehydrator, if you happen to have one!

Oh and speaking of SWEET, GUESS who was a GOOD dog yesterday?  Moi.  I went with Jackson and Frodo for a run on the golf course and GUESS who NEVER took off?!   Not even ONCE!!  Truth be told, Jackson's human had awesome treats.   And the medication I'm taking makes me even MORE hungry than normal PON starvation mode.  I was so good - I even surprised myself.  That makes up for the fact that I again put a hole in one of my human's pillowcases while she was putting in her contact lenses the other morning.  I have a pillowcase fetish...

Anyway, it's Monday and I hope you have a SWEET week!