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jettababy
k9 nosework
I am trying to pick a fun class at my local canine sports center, and this one caught my eye. The info provided wasn't very detailed. Does anyone have experience with nosework? Is it just teaching the dog to retrieve items with certain smells, or what? Piper has a very good sense of smell for a little...
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LAST POST: ON: Tue, Jun 28 2011 1:51 AM
oranges81
I must be nuts...
Maze and I have been actively training full time for about 6 months. Nightly we've gone to town and practised Rally O moves. I've been recording almost weekly to see any improvement. I must say I am impressed with how far we've come. Now for the nuts part... There's a trial in July...
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LAST POST: ON: Sun, Jun 26 2011 12:35 PM
oranges81
Rally Success!!!
We did some practice around town yesterday while my roommate did her running around. Maze and I practiced down stays, sit stays, left and right hand finishes in the bank. She gave me the right hand finish with ease and happiness. Usually she's kinda unsure but yesterday is great! And she didn't...
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LAST POST: ON: Sat, Jun 25 2011 8:18 PM
Firestorm
Any changes at all to TOTW Pacific Blend?
No other dietary changes, no changes in household at all. After feeding this last bag my dog is stinky with dry skin. I have tried searching but can't find anything. I have been feeding this to him for about 2 years. Any suggestions for possible change to another brand?
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LAST POST: ON: Fri, Jun 24 2011 9:51 AM
georgie4682
TOTW causing excessive stools?
I am on my third bag of the Taste of the Wild and all four of my dogs are pooping a bazillion times a day. It is ridiculous. They each seem to go every time I take them out. Their stools are smaller, but they are also rock hard. I have never had this happen before even when we were on this food. I go...
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LAST POST: ON: Wed, Jun 22 2011 7:31 AM
goatman68
Homemade Dog Cookies
Can anyone tell me if Whole Wheat Flour and Wheat Bran is the best to use for making dog cookies? Going to give it a try. Thanks
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LAST POST: ON: Sat, Jun 18 2011 6:58 PM
jettababy
RMBs cause diarrhea?
I gave Piper a raw chicken drumstick for the first time today. I've never fed raw meat before because my mom wouldn't allow it with Jetta. lol But since Jetta still lives with my parents and Piper lives with me, I plan on feeding RMBs once in a while. She loved it, but within a few hours she...
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LAST POST: ON: Sat, Jun 18 2011 6:46 PM
redlegos
Considering cooking my dogs' meals..
I've been told for years now.. that one of the best 'diets' to put your pets on is a RAW diet. I have read about it from time to time and although I have realized that RAW meat *is* what they used to eat years and years ago, I just couldn't for the life of me, sit down a bowl of bloody...
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LAST POST: ON: Sat, Jun 18 2011 7:42 AM
diseasedee
Garlic
Has anyone tried to use garlic as a natural flea repellent for their dogs? If so, I have some questions: How do you prepare it? How much garlic do you put in a meal (one clove, 2 clove, etc.)? Is it effective? I have googled it and read only good things about using garlic for dogs (unless...
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LAST POST: ON: Wed, Jun 15 2011 6:31 PM
kpwlee
TOTW and burnt grass?
Bugsy hasn't been a grass burner ( except during severe drought) but we are seeing a lot of pee spots on the lawn and we've had a lush nicely wet spring. He has been on Orijen fish for years but we got a few deals on TOTW fish so have been mixing the two. So I'm wondering if using half TOTW...
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LAST POST: ON: Tue, Jun 14 2011 9:28 PM
laurat1977
Desperately seeking cure for "cow pie" poo!!!!!
HELP!!!!! I have a 7 month old border collie mix. I got her from the Humane Society when she was 10 weeks old. Ever since I have had her, she has never had a "normal" bm. It literally looks like cow patties and stinks to high heaven! I have gone round and round with my vet. She has been...
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LAST POST: ON: Fri, Jun 10 2011 10:26 AM
dyan
Primal recall
Primal Pet Foods Issues Nationwide Voluntary Recall On Feline Chicken & Salmon Formula With A "Best By" Date Code Of 043112-17
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LAST POST: ON: 5/31/2011 12:08:44 PM
joyfullmom2
What do you think of this dog food??
It's called Purina One Beyond and here are the ingredients; Salmon, chicken meal, whole brown rice, soybean meal, whole barley, whole oat meal, animal fat preserved with mixed-tocopherols (form of Vitamin E), soy protein isolate, brewers dried yeast, dried egg product, dried beet pulp, natural...
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LAST POST: ON: Mon, May 30 2011 2:28 AM
BTmomma
HIGH CHOLESTEROL - Need help with food please!!
Well we had some follow up blood work done today after Bailey's gallbladder surgery in January to check on her kidneys. 2 of the 3 blood counts they were watching had corrected themselves. The BUN count was normal but creatine was slightly out of tolerance level by .2 points. BUT - her cholesterol...
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LAST POST: ON: Sun, May 29 2011 9:24 PM
alittleoffkey
Easy on the stomach?
Background: My very active and healthy 20-pound (probably beagle, jack russel, mutt mix) year-and-a-half old pup, Molly, had a rectal prolapse two Sundays ago. The vet explained to me how rare it is to have one at her age, particularly for how healthy she is, so the ultimate cause is unknown. The emergency...
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LAST POST: ON: Thu, May 26 2011 3:18 PM
MysteryTheMorab
Agility....what to do if dog is not food oriented?
So I had Cannella in a 3 week Agility for Fun class and she ignores all treats...even the ones she loves at home! She just wants the ball and nothing else. It is not practical and for us to go further she has to be able to 'target' to a container lid with treats on it. Until she does she is not...
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LAST POST: ON: Wed, May 25 2011 11:11 AM
MysteryTheMorab
Scenting class this weekend...
I took Cannella to a 2 hour scenting class but on by the Marin Humane Society on Sat. It was very interesting and she did 'ok' at it. I tried it with her ball first as she seems obcessed but there were too many other interesting things so the following runs were done with treats. In case you've...
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LAST POST: ON: Fri, May 20 2011 8:14 PM
tacran
Omega 3/Essential Fatty Acid supplements for skin/coat issues (tacran...
Note to moderators: If this should be in the Health section, feel free to move it! When our newly adopted dog, Ruby, came to us 3 weeks ago, she had a few small areas on her back and near the top of her tail where her fur is quite thin (you can see her skin, but it's not totally bare). Based on...
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LAST POST: ON: Thu, May 19 2011 7:37 PM
crysania
She's grown SO much (agility-related)
And I don't mean physically. Dahlia is still at a lean 50ish or so pounds. ;-) But emotionally and as far as confidence is concerned, Dahlia has grown SO MUCH in the past year. I can't believe how much agility class has really brought out more and more of her personality. I've heard...
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LAST POST: ON: Sat, May 7 2011 8:44 PM
Beejou
Timberwolf
Hey guys, wanted to say I learned about this food through their awesome donation program (they give to fosters of Dogs Deserve Better, a group that rescues chained dogs.) and when I reviewed the product it looks really, really good! I'mexcited to try it. Anyone here have experience with it...
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LAST POST: ON: Fri, May 6 2011 9:04 PM