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First things first - what did your breeder feed? What diet instructions were you provided with? If you purchased your pup from a responsible breeder, then you would have received a significant amount of information on diet, health care, exercise, etc - including a diet plan on what puppy was being fed and what you should continue feeding, at least in the short term. I also have a 9 week old Rotty pup, he is currently on Advance Puppy Growth Large Breed - this is specifically designed for large breed puppies to help them grow slowly, which is important for their joint health. He also gets natural yoghurt, chicken necks, small amounts of lambs liver and lambs heart, sardines in oil, and raw meaty bones to chew on. Whatever you feed, make sure you keep your puppy lean. You have a large, fast growing breed that has the potential for significant joint issues if it is allowed to get too fat. If you purchased your pup from an irresponsible breeder who did not perform the appropriate health testing, then this is doubly important for you because you may have a pup that potentially has a higher risk of developing joint issues due to being bred from untested parents.

Thanks for sending me a PM calling me a stuck up bitch I will forward that straight to Troy for you, shall I? Call me what you like my dear - I was only standing up for the people who were offering you very sound advice based on the information you had provided. Hopefully in future you will see the importance of either providing full information and being specific if you are only seeking very specific answer, or if you only offer generalised information hopefully you will be a little understanding if people offer advice that doesn't suit you

Spot on! In fact, failing to ensure that the new owner is aware of care requirements is a direct breach of the COE for a registered breeder.

You know, I love it when people come on here asking for help - members offer help, which will almost always include "see your vet" - only to have the OP come back all high and mighty about how they've had dogs for eons and they don't need the help offered, because they know better. Guess what OP - people here are not psychic. Nowhere in your question did you state that you had been involved with dogs for 30 years, and therefore have the experience to believe you don't need to see a vet, and that you are only wondering if others have natural remedies they have used for phantoms. For all we know, based on the information you provided, you might have only had dogs for 5 minutes and could have had a bitch with a pyometra. People are only able to offer advice on the information you provided, and suggesting the vet is a perfectly reasonable suggestion. If you only wanted to know of natural remedies for relieving phantoms, then that is what you should have asked for

Thinking of you Shmoo and sending healing thoughts to Sweep! :D

Schedule is also here http://www.wkodc.com/schedules.html

I'm the same Wait = wait in your current position until I give you the next command. Stay = stay in your current position until I return to you and give you the release command.

He is very, very cute - but, I can't see him as full staffy - there looks like something else in there - boxer (?), bullmastiff (?), not sure. As huski said, unless he came with proper pedigree papers, then there is no way of knowing if he is pure bred or not

Thinking of you and sending lots of healing thoughts to Elfin!

7 weeks next week... Well, that answers any questions about if the pup(s) came from ethical breeders

At least they are taking her to the vet Thank you for caring so much, you obviously just want what is best for Amber I do hope it's nothing too serious! Hey, and don't be concerned about asking for advice about a cross bred dog on here - many of us have or have had cross bred pals, and we love them as much as our pure bred dogs. As long as you aren't promoting cross bred dogs or cross breeding, then you are fine

We used Robert McDowell's treatments for Stewie's Osteosarcoma - we had Stewie for 10 months after diagnosis with high quality life - when I wouldn't have been surprised to lose him in around 6 weeks - and I'm confident that the natural treatments played a large part in that. We also use his treatments for joint and bone health, and we previously used one of his allergy mixes for Abby. I'm not convinced that we got much out the allergy mix, but I have been impressed with his bone healing mix and advice on helping reduce lamness in Enya with her flattened foot I don't believe that holistic is the be all and end all - and I wouldn't dismiss conventional medicine - but I do strongly believe it can be of great benefit and I will always give it a go to see if it helps

Agree totally - just look at what a member is currently going through with trying to get papers for their Malamute - only to find that the breeder is abusive. Make sure your breeder is not only registered, but ETHICAL. Ask them what information you will receive, ask them what ongoing support they will give you, ask them what will happen if your pup develops a genetic condition requiring expensive treatment - make sure you are comfortable with what they tell you. You can never ask too many questions of an ethical, registered breeder - they will always be only too happy to answer your questions and make sure you are comfortable about everything :rolleyes:

Oh, that's wonderful! That sounds much more promising!! :rolleyes:

Well, you asked our advice, and that's what people have given you As a rottweiler breeder, I can assure you that what you are feeding is a massive amount of food for a rottweiler adult - ok, you have a cross, but it is still a massive amount of food. If your dog has a swollen stomach and is leaving food, then you are feeding too much - regardless of what you were told to feed him.

May you rest in peace and free from pain Bliss

2 x packs of Interceptor Spectrum (largest size) = approx $100 per year, which also covers intestinal worms so no all wormer needed. Heartworm injection = $120 per year plus additional cost of all wormer. The injection is clearly not the cheaper option

SQUEEEEEEE!!!

I think she's doped from eating too much leather (note the chewed arm on the other side of the LEATHER recliner - bloody ratbag of a dog ) Gawd, that baby photo of Barkly is too cute!

Bustam. Mahli is so pretty

Pricless Pets is still the cheapest place I have ever found for these types of products http://www.pricelesspets.com.au

My dogs are totally "normal" thank you very much Mind you, we have a somewhat skewed definition of normality in this house Enya has booties because years ago she put her foot through our front window (there is a thread on here about it waaaay back when - great photos of a sooky rottweiler in a pink bandage ), and she severed some of the digital tendons - which we didn't realise at the time, it was thought the wounds were superficial. As a result, she now has a flattened front foot - the two middle toes flop around and her toes are very spread, and it's getting flatter as she gets older so that she now gets footsore on rough surfaces. Our solution was to get her into booties, and now she runs around on rough surfaces like a puppy, and is much happier when she goes for a walk - no more mincing around trying to avoid stones She wears 2 front ones to give her balance, rather than doing a Michael Jackson with only one front boot

Ooooh - fun! Feonix at 5 weeks Feonix at 2 1/2 years Radar at 8 weeks Radar at 2 1/2 years (complete with Gooby Grin) Enya at 12 weeks Enya at 6 years (with her leopard print booties, which she is very proud of) Molly at 8 weeks Molly at 2 years

My heart is breaking for you Bustam, I'm so sorry for your loss RIP Mahli, play at the bridge with your new friends

That is just awesome!!! So much planning and work, but what an amazing end result