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sl2crmeg
Adjusting to all home-cooked?
Poor Pirate - this Monday we went to all home made. I had Mordanna do a recipe for him, and it's all things he's had before, but he's thrown up Tuesday and this morning, plus a little diarrhea. He's FEELING fine, and still eating, but I feel so bad for his tummy! Did anyone else's...
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LAST POST: ON: Mon, Apr 20 2009 10:49 PM
zatchbell322
Quickly! - Food similar to Blue Buffalo?
I am going to Petsmart after work and need to get something similar to Blue Buffalo. Lex has been on it for about two months, but something is bothering his stomach. I want to try something close to it. The only restriction he has is chicken. I dont have time to research it, I have to work lol =) ...
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LAST POST: ON: Mon, Apr 20 2009 5:55 PM
Chuffy
What's your opinion on this food?
Maize (70%), Lamb meal (19%), Peas, Sunflower oil, Seaweed, Vitamins & minerals Protein 18.5%, Oil 7.5%, Fibre 2%, Ash 6.35%, Vit A 8000 iu/kg, Vit D 1500 iu/kg, Vit E 50 iu/kg, Moisture 8%, Copper 15mg/kg, Sodium 0.15%, Calcium 1.4%, Phosporous 0.87%, Magnesium 0.11%, Potassium 0.38%, Chloride 0...
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LAST POST: ON: Mon, Apr 20 2009 6:02 AM
kpwlee
Vitamin E question
Bugsy's little boxer buddy with the bad heart has been put on 4 x 1200mg of fish oil daily. he weighs 60 ish lbs currently (8 months old) How much vitamin E should he be on? thanks
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LAST POST: ON: Fri, Apr 17 2009 9:47 AM
Benedict
Well my dogs approve of lamb ribs..
This is the first raw meal I've ever fed that included any bone (though I have given marrow bones as chews) but I decided I needed to bite the bullet. All things considered Ben has eaten crazier things, and Lumos has been eating lamb ribs at his breeder's for weeks. Both boys LOVED them, and...
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LAST POST: ON: Thu, Apr 16 2009 11:04 PM
marlania
What do you feed in a pinch?
This isn't fully dog related, but it does deal with nutrition. I tend to by dog and cat food once a month...several bags to last for several weeks, which is expensive but more convenient for me. By this point of the month, I'm getting towards the low-end of the supply, so naturally, it would...
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LAST POST: ON: Thu, Apr 16 2009 12:20 AM
shamrockmommy
Kibble "topper" recipes
What is your kibble topper recipe? I am currently feeding sojos original recipe again, but they changed the formula somewhat and now my 2 bichon girls in particular have the same face staining and yeasty feet/lip fold that they do on kibble. So I was thinking of trying Innova low fat out for them...
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LAST POST: ON: Tue, Apr 14 2009 5:27 PM
Luvntzus
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LAST POST: ON: Tue, Apr 14 2009 9:04 AM
Cita
Crock pot recipe sharing
I'm just discovering my crock pot really, but I have 2 favorite recipes already.[p] Pot roast: big hunk of well trimmed meat, browned, with about a 1/4 bottle of red wine. Cook some chopped onions with about 1 tbsp butter and 3 tbsp flour -cook around 3 mins and add to pot (this will thicken the...
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LAST POST: ON: Wed, Apr 8 2009 7:35 PM
Sowilu
Misc. Group, please explaine
Can somebody explaine to me the miscellanious (spll?) group for the AKC, I mean like how does it work. I am really interested in the Xoloitzcuintle but Tracy tells me they are in the miscellanious group and she doesn't know how they get the points and so on. I don't know if I make sence but I...
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LAST POST: ON: Tue, Apr 7 2009 10:36 PM
Kim_MacMillan
Describe your raw feeding pattern.
I'm planning to start raw soon, have done the research, and have decided that I am going to go with a prey-model raw diet. Just curious to know what other raw feeders do. Do you feed a certain type of diet (Barf/Billinghurst/prey-model/other?)? What types of meat do you feed? Do you personally grind...
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LAST POST: ON: Tue, Apr 7 2009 8:13 PM
jdata
Scout's progress or Agility brag????
This will be Scout's second AKC trial but will be his third trial he has been to. First two trials (AKC & USDAA) we only managed to finished ONCE in each of them. The goal this time around, finish more than once. He is a terrier and their work ethic isn't the same as a BC. The herding breed...
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LAST POST: ON: Tue, Apr 7 2009 7:16 PM
JD_Shelties
"Heel" (Stationary v.s. Moving)
Working with my own little one right now the most (yes I'm a little biased at the moment... hehe) In your opinion, what is more important to learn first: "Forward Heel" moving "Heel" / "Halt" stationary, proper positioning I spoke with an evaluator...
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LAST POST: ON: Mon, Apr 6 2009 9:40 AM
PrincessPenny
Best fish oil brand?
I've been noticing lately that Penny's coat is a bit dry and dandruffy. It's probably the cold temperatures we're STILL getting up here in Manitoba. Anyway, I want to get her a fish oil supplement, but I was wondering what the best kind/brand is? Thank you!
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LAST POST: ON: Sat, Apr 4 2009 10:32 PM
Jewlieee
Obedience folks, have a Q for you
What steps do you go through in training the attention heel? Do you use a treat lure, watch me + heel? I need to get something like this going for Abbie. Thanks!
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LAST POST: ON: Sat, Apr 4 2009 6:43 PM
swamper
She ate a whole fish
We were out fishing today and Maya managed to get a hold of a very small bluegill. She ate the whole thing and seemed to enjoy eating it while she played keep away with us. Should I be concerned? Should I induce vomiting?
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LAST POST: ON: Sat, Apr 4 2009 3:11 PM
Xeph
Heeling Help with Strauss Please :-(
I'm having an issue with Strauss that I don't know how to correct. He's constantly barking during his routine (if he's not barking, he refuses to heel). At different areas of practice he's fine...we get to a trial and he won't show. He is either excused for excessive barking or...
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LAST POST: ON: Sat, Apr 4 2009 11:46 AM
dogluvr
Canidae new formula causing issue with diareha anyone???
My boxer has been on it for over a year and has been fine. Here in RI all the stores seem to be out of most of the Canidae for a few weeks and we didn't know why. Possibly they were transitioning the new formula into the stores here?? I've googled and have seen a lot of dog's with the same...
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LAST POST: ON: Sat, Apr 4 2009 10:13 AM
spiritdogs
Speaking of Crock Pots...
I need to get a new one. The one I have is a little too small if I want to cook for a group, and one of the "feet" has fallen off and become lost, so I consider it a bit of a hazard. I've heard all kinds of things about this one cooks too hot, that one has flimsy knobs, etc. Can you guys...
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LAST POST: ON: Sat, Apr 4 2009 7:47 AM
stardog85
Assessing drive in a puppy?
How do you do it?! The pup in question is a 4.5mo ACD pup and appears to LOVE toys of all sorts, but I'm having trouble determining if that is just puppiness or actual drive. This boy is currently a foster but if he has the right drives he may stay as a SAR prospect. I'm sure he has what's...
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LAST POST: ON: Thu, Apr 2 2009 10:37 PM