Ivan Pavlov

Drooling, normal? Does your dog often times salivate or drool before meal times? Nothing to be alarmed about as it is normal. There once lived a man whose name was Ivan Petrovich Pavlov in 1927, who performed an experiment based on the concept of the conditioned reflex of a dog. It was obvious to him that dogs salivated in anticipation of their food, so Pavlov observed as food was presented at the same time with the ringing of a bell, and after a period of time, the sound of the bell on it's own would make the dog to drool or salivate. Drooling in response to food is inborn, it is an unconditioned reflex, but drooling in response to the ringing bell is obtained, or conditioned.

Ingredients
2 tablespoons non salted butter
1 kilo boneless beef chunks, chopped
4 cups beets, chopped
12 cups water
2 bay leaves
2 carrots sliced
1 cabbage shredded
Juice of 2 lemons
2 teaspoons vinegar
2 teaspoons sugar
Salt
Ground black pepper
Kibble
Yogurt or sour cream

In a big pot, melt the butter over medium heat. Add in the chopped beef and brown on all sides evenly. Add in the beets and water and bring this to a boil. Next, add in the bay leaves and reduce the heat to simmer this mixture. Simmer covered for 40 minutes. Remove the pot from heat once done. Skim off the foam from the soup. And take out the beets from the soup. Let the beets cool off at room temperature until they are cool enough to handle. Grate the beets back into the pot and add in the sliced carrots, shredded cabbage, lemon juice, vinegar, sugar, and salt to taste. Bring the soup back to a boil, once boiling, reduce the heat and simmer for about 20 – 30 minutes more. Once done, take out the bay leaves.

Serve some kibble into your dog's bowl and cover it with the soup. Top it off with yogurt or sour cream and serve. Makes 5 liters of soup.
Next: Bouvier meat pie for dogs