Nutrition & Exercise

Nutrition & Exercise
PrideBites: Play WITH Your Dog!
This is one of the most adorable advertisements that we have ever seen! We, as dog lovers, want nothing more than to play with our dog. For many, playing with your dog is the best part of your day! So take a moment, share a smile and play with your dog! Want to know more about PrideBites? Named "Dog...
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Best kind of dog for for a senior dog??
Right now my dog, Bailey, is on Purina Dog Chow. We would like to change her food from that to something more healthy and good for her. She is a 9 year old yellow lab who weighs about 80 pounds. She is a little overweight and could loose a few pounds :) . She gets walked almost every day and is an indoor...
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high fiber recommendations for anal gland problems
my poor 7 month poodle has been having anal gland issues. for the past 2 months or so, they have had to been expressed every 3 weeks or so at the vet.i had him expressed at the beginning of december, but over the holidays i noticed he was scooting a little bit when we were out of town. he didn't...
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Homemade Dog Food
I know I have read some threads about homemade dog food, wondering do any of you make your own? What is a good source for the needed ingredients to make cooked homemade dog food? The reason I am considering this is because I always run into problems with dry dog food, I buy good quality food and it always...
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What brand of food is good for small dogs?
I give Luca natural Choice, but i have notice that he has allergies and many times he doesnt want to eat it unless we mixed it with apples or pears or any other food. Please help
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Hitting the Trails
Hit the trails this morning before church! The dogs had a blast! Hope everyone had a great Palm Sunday!
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Orijen to Canidae
I decided to make the switch from Orijen: Six Fish to Canidae: PURE Sky (both are grain-free). It is cheaper in larger quantity and also can be found at PETCO in addition to smaller pet specialty stores (which gives me more flexibility on where I can purchase it). So far they seem to love it! Happy with...
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Gravy?
A friend of mine recommended putting gravy in with my dog's dry food to make it more appetising but I'm worried about the amount of salt that's in gravy :S any suggestions?
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Too much choice!
why are there so many different brands to choose from for dog food, everyone recommends something different, but which is honestly the best? I want the best value for money that won't break the bank but still be something that my dog loves to eat and will keep him healthy
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Wagon Train Treats
As hard as I tried, could not find how to post a new topic in nutrition and Exercise...so posting on Quick Post. Sorry if this is not the correct thing to do but have no more time to waste trying to find where to post. With Gibbys accident...so many wonderful people sending him things..toys and treats...
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Northern Tools Meat Grinder.
I got my NT meat grinder today, was on sale at Amazon.com for 79.00, which is a great price. I wanted it to grind chicken wings and maybe possibly pork riblets. The Riblets were a bit tough to get through and the chicken wings went through like butter. It's a bit loud but not deafening. I think...
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Whole Dog Journal
Here is the list of WDJ's approved dry foods for 2012. Companies with an asterisk (*) are new on the list this year. Addiction Foods Ainsworth Pet Nutrition Annamaet Pet Foods Artemis Pet Foods Bench & Field Pet Foods Blue Buffalo Company Breeder's Choice Pet Foods...
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Dog Pancreatitis - Low Fat Home cooked meals
Hi - my dog Charlie has recently been diagnosed with pancreatitis & has been home from overnight vet hospitalisation for 3 days. I've been given Royal Canin low fat food from the vet & Charlie has today even back for blood tests. I'm interested in cooking low fat home made foods as a...
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dog treats
I make my own treats and dogs just go crazy over them. I don't buy any commercial dog food or treats, unfortunately you can't trust the dog food companies and where they get their ingredients. I want to share how I make my treats with the dog community I use beef heart and kidney, pork heart...
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What Is Your Dog's Favorite Treat(s)?
Hi Friends! I'm curious...what treat(s) do your dogs go gaga for? What treat(s) do you give them for behavior training? Your friend, Buster
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Some new Dahlia videos
Dahlia and I took a break from trialing this year for the most part. She was struggling with distraction and after being attacked by another dog, she started to get nervous if another dog barked at her. Which happens at some trials! We had a few really disastrous trials where she shut down completely...
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Allergy Food Suggestions
About a year after wrecking my brains trying to find a food to feed my dogs, I am in the same boat again...lol. So, I did a lot of research on foods and decided grain free was the way to go. It seems like ever since I started feeding grain free, two of my dogs have started suffering from skin issues...
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Pro plan duo delice
What do people think of it? Beef ingredients : Beef (17%), Wheat, Maize, Dehydrated poultry protein, Animal fat, Wheat gluten meal, Dried beet pulp, Maize grits, Rice (4%), Minerals, Digest, Propylene glycol, Dried egg, Fish oil, Malt flour. Chicken ingredients: Chicken (17%), Wheat, Maize, Dehydrated...
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Dog food recommendation
I need a recommendation for a high fiber dog food wet and dry. High protein dog foods are not doing well for his triglycerides or liver function test. Help!
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Krill Oil vs Salmon Oil/Fish Body Oil
I came across info regarding Krill Oil that was quite interesting. It looks to be even better than Salmon Oil/Fish Body Oil. Has anyone tried it? Details are available here - http://www.askariel.com/product_details.asp?ItemID=Neptune_Krill_Oil Any comments or input would be great! Thanks! [ ]
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