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Daisy Use your nose!     Barked: Sun Feb 10, '13 11:25pm PST  I like it! As for it being only a few dogs on one type of raw, give me a break. This is one person doing all this, not a company that can have X+ dogs. As it is, she doesn't even seem to be promoting Answers yet as (at least what I read) the trial isn't over yet. She is just being honest and reporting all her variables. I would be very curious to see where this goes. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Daisy Use your nose!     Barked: Tue Oct 23, '12 8:10pm PST  My boyfriend has to muzzle his dog at all times around other dogs. So if he is walking alone, no muzzle, but if I go with him and the little ones, he wears the muzzle. He wears the muzzle inside the house at pretty much all times unless he is crated. We knew when we had to muzzle him it needed to be a super comfortable one that he could wear for hours and hours, pant, drink, and even eat kibble in (though the kibble thing we learned by accident, more concerned with the drinking and panting). He has been wearing it for 2-3 years now. The only problem we have is every once in a great while it gets really dirty. That is the only time it will rub the fur off, and once we are living together I will have a second one so I can rotate them out and clean them more frequently. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Raw Food Diet > Want to prepare for the future.

Daisy Use your nose!     Barked: Tue Oct 2, '12 9:56pm PST  I can only answer one thing, but I know people will be along with the links and such soon. For the treats for training, you can use dehydrated treats of the raw parts you would otherwise feed. Like dehydrated beef trachea, heart, or turkey heart, or chicken livers, heats, etc. The list is endless what you can make yourself. Not sure where you could purchase them already dehydrated though. And of course some dogs don't have a problem with regular treats, just like some dogs can eat kibble and raw at the same time. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Dog Health > dog throwing up

Daisy Use your nose!     Barked: Tue Sep 25, '12 12:38am PST  Actually, feeding once a day is more natural for a dog. Reference here: http://www.k9joy.com/dogarticles/dogfood01stomach.pdf Though that is mostly for raw, it is still something to consider. Chances are more likely that she has a problem with one if the ingredients in your new food. I agree that a visit to the vet would be your first step, and then an elimination diet after that if nothing turns up. It is worrisome that more than 12 hours after she is eating she is barfing up whole chunks of food. I am going to go out on a limb here and guess that maybe these are veggies? Dogs aren't really set up to digest veggies, grains, fruit, or really any non-meat product and they are not needed for a balanced diet. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Rescue, Adoption & Happy Endings > Thought we rescued a poodle mix, but people keep telling me she is a Portuguese Water Dog?

Daisy Use your nose!     Barked: Mon Sep 24, '12 4:19pm PST  In addition to what Fox said, our current president currently has a Portuguese water dog, making them that much more popular and more likely to be purchased by any and everyone, especially people who really don't know what having a dog really entails. Stupid? Absolutely. As for your precious pooch, I would say there is a good chance she is a Portuguese water dog. At any rate, she is not a purebred poodle. Her nose is too short for that. Though your pup also doesn't have the more barrel body I see on other Portuguese water dogs... From the shoulder down her body looks more like a poodle to me, but I am certainly not a breed expert. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Daisy Use your nose!     Barked: Mon Sep 24, '12 11:01am PST  I got super lucky with mine. I had Daisy for a long time, and the only dog she ever really loved was my late pup out of a 10+ dog household. She might play with some of them, but mostly she just ignored them. Then I had the opportunity to rescue Bambi over the summer. I can't believe how close they are. They have their tiffs, sure. She is fairly possessive of her bones around other dogs (never people!). But for the most part she puts up with more from him than I could ever. I think that he adores her way more than she him, but they get along better than I ever dreamed. I rescued him because he needed to be rescued, and couldn't give two hoots about what Daisy thought about him. I knew she would tolerate him being there because I wouldn't deal with her not tolerating him, but I certainly didn't expect them to play or even like each other. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Grooming > Color dyed dogs?

Daisy Use your nose!     Barked: Fri Sep 21, '12 10:35pm PST  Could you maybe wash him with a mixture of Dawn dish soap and a couple drops of bluing agent? Like Mrs. Stewarts Bluing? It is supposedly safe for dogs. I know I have used bluing shampoos on Daisy before. Though be careful, too much and you might have a blue, or in this case, purple dog! Though maybe that could be what you are going for... Edit: Here is the product website: http://www.mrsstewart.com/pdf/pethair.pdf my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Home Prepared Food & Recipes > Does anyone else here make their own raw? Would like to compare recipes!

Daisy Use your nose!     Barked: Fri Sep 21, '12 9:57pm PST  I would give you mine, but a 7lb dog is so different than a larger one like you have! She gets things like chicken wings that are a bit of a choking hazard for larger dogs (not that they can't have them, but a word of caution with them!). She also can't chew through some of the bones that you will probably feed. Like beef rib bones: she can get the meat off, but forget about doing much to the actual bone! So hopefully someone will come by with a similar sized dog as well! Though some things are the same despite size: I give an egg once in a while, supplement daily with fish oil and cranberry (she has a urinary problem). Canned sardines and oysters are supposed to be good, though I haven't personally tried them yet. Green tripe, also most commonly found in a can is also considered a good meal. Similar to an egg in the fact that it is considered nutritionally whole. So probably stuff you already read, and not really what you are looking for except for the egg/green tripe for occasional meals... Good luck! my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Food & Nutrition > Is Purina bad for my dog?

Daisy Use your nose!     Barked: Fri Sep 21, '12 8:03pm PST  There is no need to be so harsh to the OP. No one was born with the knowledge of what to feed their dog, and companies have done a fabulous job of marketing themselves as being healthy for your pet. The OP is seeking options and knowledge, never berate someone for that. But now, OP, you know there are better options. To answer the title of your post, yes, I and many others believe that Purina is bad for your dog. This claim is backed by studies as well as our own experience with our own dogs. Dogs simply cannot digest what Purina is mostly made of: corn. Keep in mind that this is not the corn you or I would eat at the super market. No, corn for dogs does not need to follow the same rules and guidelines that corn for human consumption does. That means it can have mold, the whole ear (not just the kernels), and animal feces (such as from mice). Your dog not only does not get nutrition from this corn, but because of the possibility of those things being in your dog's food, you are basically feeding toxins. Of course that just touches on the first ingredient. The second is probably a meat by-product meal. Again, this does not have to follow the same regulations that human food follows. These can be diseased, or long dead animals. Worse still? A lot of the ingredients come from China, where they have already shown they will put poisons in their food to get the right levels of protein. So take that knowledge and do with it what you want. Read more, or just forget about it and keep doing what you are already doing. It is your dog, and absolutely your choice. I will share with you though that since I switched my dog Daisy to raw she has never been happier. Her teeth are clean, she has more energy, and her coat shines like golden threads in the sun. Unlike dry kibble, she gets most of her water needs when she eats and as such drinks about half the water she used to on even a high end kibble. I simply cannot believe how much cleaner she stays. Dirt no long comes from her in the form of oil or dandruff, but instead she only gets dirty when she actually plays in the dirt. She enjoys her meals so much more. They are an activity for her to rip meat off a bone, or break a bone in two and crunch them down. She is no longer obsessed with food because she finally feels full and satisfied from a meal she actually had to chew instead of gulp down. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Daisy Use your nose!     Barked: Thu Sep 20, '12 2:10am PST  Sojo's does have egg in it though, and the OP isn't sure if their dog is allergic. I second the FreshPet Vital line (none of the other lines would work for you). Maybe a combo of the FreshPet and homecooked? That is what I would do if cost is a concern (which I am sure it is!). Thankfully FreshPet food is absurdly easy to find. I have seen it in supermarkets! Like Safeway, Raleys, etc. Of course a store might not carry all products and lines, but you could always call and ask before you drive over. The store locator does list what lines a particular location carries, but again, that information is best double checked with a phone call. I hope that Bianca can make a speedy recovery and get back to eating her delicious raw! I (the human, not Daisy) had cancer a few years back when I was 19 and it really sucked. Chemo and radiation treatments are better than they were even 5 years ago, but there is definitely room for improvement. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

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