Rossi gal & Her First Oxtail

More changes are coming our way. The upcoming weeks are gonna be packed for us, as we embrace & adjust to these changes.

But for now, I would like start off my first post of March with darling's first attempt with the oxtail. 

Since she started on beef, her meals have become more interesting. My meat shopping has also become more fun. ;p There are more cuts to choose from, thus she gets to eat more varied meals. I do get a share in her beef too, but of course, I eat it cooked (medium rare). The addition of beef to her diet is the best thing that has happened since moving out. Thank God for the change in Daddy. :)

As usual, I get her beef supplies from my favorite regular butcher. Majority of darling's main meat supplies are from them (unless they dun carry the item/s I want.)  For her dehydrated treats, I get the meats from them too. I have been getting meats from them for as long as she is on raw.

Darling does very well on their red meats; lamb, venison and now, beef. I enjoy shopping at their store too, as they are very friendly, attentive and always willing to answer to my queries & concerns. 

I know I have been talking about them from time to time, but I must say again that I'm very happy with them, especially when I see darling enjoying her meals, as well as the significant improvements in her. Rossi is really a very sensitive gal. I have tried giving her red meats from other places, but she just doesn't seem to do as well. (*Note: In this context, I'm referring only to my Rossi.)

Ok, enough said. Now, back to her oxtail.

I chose the biggest and most meaty pieces I can find from the lot. I wanted to get bigger and meatier ones for her, so that she can have a more satisfying workout (chewing and grinding).

Here's a video of darling working on her very first oxtail yesterday evening. :p 

She spent two hours working on it. She could have taken longer than this, if not for the call of nature. Ya, she needed a visit to the toilet. That's when I took the  oxtail away. I was sitting there with her throughout the 2-hour session & I was getting hungrier with each bite she took. ><

Next round, I guess I will give her the oxtail during the weekend, instead of on a weekday, whereby I can only feed her after my work in the evening. Weekend would be more ideal too, as Daddy & I can take turns watching over her as she eats.  

Darling really enjoyed her oxtail. The above is what's left of it after the session. 

She seemed kinda tired after that, as she dozed off in my lap while I was having my dinner. Nothing pleases me more than to see her enjoy her food. ^_^