@Kembe, nice post! We've gone to solid food chopped up in a food processor, but we're grinding it a bit more course as we go. So far, no puppies are choking, but good to know!
Brought Paco last night, but unfortunately is was all humans - the dogs had gone home for bedtime, I guess. Still, he enjoyed being able to roam around sniffing things and getting freaked out by the realistic dog statues on the floor everywhere.
What a wonderful Christmas story. I am so glad he came home and was OK, I can only imagine how awful your friend must have felt, thinking he was lost, injured and freezing. Nice to hear a really great happy ending.