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It's not water repellent and it was only outside once with a light shower that went for 5 or so mins.. i had to bring it inside to dry it and wash it! it lives inside now! ;) Yup we have two of them for our monsters. We ordered the medium size thinking it may be a little small for Knuckles and Dutch and they ended up being HUGE! Put together I can lay on them and it's almost a single mattress size. Our two <3 them sooo much, but the are LOUD! Really scratchy loud and when the dogs fuss and fluff up the bed to settle in for the night it's very noisy (the dogs sleep in our bedroom) We got the Large one and the pups both fit on it great! guess it saved us buying 2. YES they are very noisy but at lest you know where your pup is!!

I apologise for my post xxx

Why would anyone even consider writing something like that? How heartless.

I read back on my posts and i sounded a little rude, I am sorry! internet is hard to show emotion through words! he he! Their fantastic beds i recommend them to a te This is when i first got it, My sibe Joey laying on it xxx

oh no!!!! I hope your doggy is going to be alright, please keep us updated xxxx

Not even a 5 min light shower would soak through if it is water repellent, my horse summer rugs are more water proof then it :D None the less i love it! I got it from my local pet store but you can order then online, I paid $200 for mine. If you order it through the site this is the price - Price: AUD 240.95 including GST 10.00% xxxxx

Snooza are fantastic, I brought one of these about four weeks ago - It's not water repellent and it was only outside once with a light shower that went for 5 or so mins.. i had to bring it inside to dry it and wash it! it lives inside now! :D

No routine in our home :D

Thanks for the reply s_edmonds. I considered trying this but my dogs thrive and look amazing on HS.

Wow how i have changed since then! I feed Holistic Select now and RAW also.

Great thread! Do you prefer this over Holistic Select? I'd love some opinions too!

my second post is from the food analysis site x

Each to their own, some foods work for dogs and some don't, my sibes look fantastic off this food! I'm heading that way! At the moment they have mostly RAW and their dry food is out there if they want to pick and nibble!

Ingredients Australian rice, lamb meal, corn gluten meal, tallow, Omega Magic essential oil blend, oat bran, FOS, yucca extract, solium HMP, natural flavours, vitamins A D3 E K3 B1 B2 B3 B5 B6 B12, Folic Acid, Biotin, Copper (from Sulphate), Copper Chelate, Zinc (from Sulphate), Zinc Chelate, Manganese (from Oxide), Manganese Chelate, Iron (from Sulphate), Iron Chelate, Selenium, Iodine, and Calcium. Product protected by natural mixed tocopherols and rosemary extract. Rating: 0 Pros: Second ingredient is a named meat product Cons: Insufficient meat content, low quality grains, fat of unidentifiable origin The first ingredient in this food is a grain. Rice is a decent quality grain, but still a grain. Whatever their quality, grains are an unnatural foodstuff for a canine. Foods intended for dogs should be based on meat, not on grain. The next ingredient is a named meat ingredient, in meal form. It is the sole meat ingredient in the food. Corn is a difficult to digest grain that has limited value and is very commonly linked to allergy problems. Corn Gluten Meal is the dried residue from corn after the removal of the larger part of the starch and germ, and the separation of the bran by the process employed in the wet milling manufacture of corn starch or syrup, or by enzymatic treatment of the endosperm. In plain English, that bit of the corn leftover after most of the nutritious bits have been removed. Tallow is a fat of very low quality defined as animal fats with titer above 40 degrees Celsius. Animal fat is an ingredient of unidentified origin for which it is impossible to determine species, source or quality. Unidentified ingredients are usually very low quality. AAFCO define this asobtained from the tissues of mammals and/or poultry in the commercial processes of rendering or extracting. It consists predominantly of glyceride esters of fatty acids and contains no additions of free fatty acids. If an antioxidant is used, the common name or names must be indicated, followed by the words "used as a preservative". We note that this is the fourth ingredient in the food. Research at Purdue University has identified fat in the top four ingredients of dry food as a factor increasing the risk of bloat in large breed dogs. Smaller breeds are untested. We note that this product includes synthetic vitamin K, a substance linked to liver problems and that is progressively being removed from better quality dog food products.

my pups play with any breed, Zarly was playing with a wolfhound the other week! ha ha

That's absolutely fantastic news!!!!

i hope your house is in one piece when you come home ha ha!!!! I can leave my Sibe pups together inside and they still have their halo's above their heads and the house is still the same xx

I used to feed Bonnie puppy, my dogs looked great on it but now i have changed to holistic select. I wouldn't feed pro plan - Purina Pro Plan Here's some of the bad things in this food: brewers rice, corn gluten meal, whole grain wheat, dried beet pulp, animal digest, calcium phosphate, potassium chloride, salt. Brewers rice is the second listed on the bag. Corn gluten meal is the third, and whole grain wheat is the fourth. What is really bad about this food, is the overall calorie to digestible calorie ratio. It's more than 2:1. My guess is this food does nothing for a dog other than to make lots of poop. Dogfoodanalysis.com gives it a 1 star rating. Holistic Select The first thing that I noticed on this food, is the very first ingredient was anchovy, sardine, and salmon meals. The anchovy meal is not the best ingredient due to potential high salt content with the anchovies. However, it's possible they use a form that is salt free. Given the reputation of this company, I would venture to say they most likely are not using a salted version. Oatmeal and ground brown rice are both good grains. There's no corn which is good. Also no brewers rice; that is really good. There is a good selection of fruits and vegetables. However, there is also potassium chloride and salt. Those two are fairly far down the list of ingredients, so their actual amount is very minimal. This food has a 4 star rating, and is listed as a premium food. It also has some good digestive biotics. I would not be opposed to feeding this food.. I do feed this food!!

Wow Aidan2 what a brilliant post! hands down to you!! couldn't have said it better myself although there are a lot of big words there for me oops. Funny, I taught my dogs they're allowed to pull in a harness, They are in training for sled racing though (in hand, i dont use scooters etc)

I see where you're coming from through. When i see the term quick fix i see someone inflicting pain or using unnecessary tools or un-useful methods in which might minus the dog pulling or the dog might be fine for a few weeks but then the problem comes back up because you're only 'thrown a sheet' over it and hidden it away! I am standing with my opinion because this is what i believe, i have seen trainers use quick fixes and the problem kept arising, you can say what you wish but it wont change my opinion, my method i use works an absolute treat, this weekend i am creating a lead training video and my demo dog is going to be my 6 month old Siberian husky, keep your eyes open over the weekend for the video! you might fall off your chair

I wont comment to each post because there is many and it's late here. But this is what i am going to say. Quick fixes i believe shouldn't be done, there is no foundation with a quick fix, if you don't have a foundation when you build a house what's going to happen??? It'll all eventually come tumbling down, not only do i follow this rule while dog training i also follow this rule while training horses.

I'm as patient as you'll get, give me any situation and i'll sit it out so patiently and calmly as one could, I think that's why i am so good with horses too? mm anyway! True, but this is why as dog trainers you need to explain why quick fix's are not recommended, you've not fixed the root of the problem there for that quick fix you've just done on that dog wont work for long, this is why people need to understand taking that time and doing it correctly is totally worth it in the long run for you and the dog. Sorry i must have gotten confused, knowing me to do that! ha ha!. I appreciate you agreeing with me, it's nice to know there is more then just me out there who believes taking the time is a much better idea!

I'm weird, what can i say! LOL!

I agree with you, I like to fix the root of the problem, I never ever said i rather fix symptoms, i am sorry if my posts come across that way. At lest you're taking the time to short out the root of the problem, rather then just putting on that harness JUST to go for a walk, Walks are supposed to be enjoyable for both dog and owner. It doesn't mean you don't need to stop walking your dog, Last weekend i was working with a rotti x.. he was a chronic puller (his owners asked for a hand) when he'd pull .. i'd stop and wait around 5-8 seconds and then walk again.. after a few times he understood and he was getting so much better, when i stopped i did ask him to sit down .. when i now walk him he's extremely better and his owners are very happy with the result, although the root of the problem isn't completely solved it's getting better and he's starting to understand, I go back to work with him once my own work has calmed down!