PennyGB

I've been feeding my Boston Terrier ALS grain free since he was 8 weeks old (now 8 months), I did briefly switch to another dry because it got good reviews and was cheaper but it gave my pup terrible dandruff and he pooed a lot more. His skin and coat is much better on the Canidae. He also gets a mixture of minced meat, frames and veggies daily, and yoghurt occasionally. I don't mind the cost because he's a small dog and we don't have any other pets to feed.

You can also leave Gus with food dispensing toys during the day, kong wobbler is good for small sized kibble.

Genuine question, what would you do if for some unforeseen reason you couldn't be home? My friends had a dog trained to only eat from from them (they suspected their previous dog had been purposely poisoned) but then they could never go away for a weekend, they turned down wedding invites etc and when they had a baby the dog didn't eat for 3 days because they were in hospital for the birth and the dad stayed with them the first couple of nights, luckily the dog still drank water during that time...

It's hard to say because my husband is a shift worker but generally we will leave Archer alone for at least an hour or so each day, some days can be up to 9 hours. He goes to doggy daycare one day a week which he loves. As for the time he is alone I suspect he sleeps a lot, he has lots of toys and access to most of the house plus the backyard via doggy door, I've spoken to our neighbours and they never hear him bark or cry and nothing is destroyed when we get home, when we are with him we spend lots of quality time playing, training, exercising, cuddling etc so I don't feel too bad about leaving him.

I've been feeding Archer half Canidae grain free ALS and half raw since we got him at 8 weeks and had no problems, he is a smaller dog though (Boston Terrier). Although it has a higher protein percentage you might not need to feed as much, so for example (just making up figures): 100gms Canidae with 40% protein = 40gms protein 150gms Other food with 30% protein = 45gms protein Not sure if that helped at all?

I would always ask first, just a simple "can we say hello?" before you get too close. Enjoy your new puppy, they grow so quickly!

Lilly is beautiful! What did the person running puppy preschool say about her behaviour?? I can't really help as I have the opposite problem, Archer wants to play with everyone and everything, although as a puppy he had lots of weird fears (like walking down the hallway) which he eventually got over given time. How are you when you take Lilly out, relaxed or tense/cautious?

Oh My. I want one! Time to do some research. OP I have a Boston Terrier, he's the best but I have no idea how he would be around horses, fine around other animals but never been near a horse...

Wow I feel really lucky, Archer was 80% at about 10 weeks and I'd say fully trained at our house at about 15 weeks. But I have a feeling he's still not 100% at someone else's house (5.5 months), he's used to using a doggy door and not having to ask to go out, so not sure how he would go without self-access to outside...

Yep Archer responds to all his nicknames and they're all 3 syllables or more, Sooky-dog, Pigeon-nugget, Archer-dog-furry-pants and Mr Furry Pants. Although in public we just stick to Archer, his nicknames are bit embarrassing

I give Grover a chicken wing on the weekends, and lean lamb bones (as well as dry food, of course) during the week. For more than 2 years I fed him completely raw. I think it gave him a great start to life, and it's the reason why he's so healthy. I'm not going to go in to the raw vs. kibble debate on here. I think you have to feed your dog what works best for the both of you. And right now I'm happy with kibble and raw meaty bones...and the occasional healthy titbits. I've stopped giving Grover supermarket treats because at one stage he was 12.5 kilos! 11 kilos is his ideal weight because he's a large Arnie Schwarzenegger type Pug LOL. He's now 11.5 kilos - just 500 grams to go : ) I'm sorry I didn't mean to sound judgmental , I just meant that yes I feed canidae but I don't have experience with using it as 100% of my dog's diet. By the way I love the name Grover for a Pug!

I feed the grain free ALS along with Raw on the advice of my dog's breeder, so about 50/50. My dog does really well on it, I previously tried another dry food with bad results, back to Canidae with no problems Haven't heard anything about a law suite, but then again I haven't ever searched for that kind of history

He wasn't making the most of anything - he was on the social - thinking a labouring job was beneath him. Him and people like him are the reason England is in crisis. He says he doesn't want to work for a "cowboy" builder again, which I would interpret as someone that undertakes dodgy, illegal practices... To stay on topic on a Dog Forum I will say I thought it was interesting how most (all?) of the owners lived in apartments, is that common in England? We waited 4 years to have a dog so it could have a back yard.

I actually think that most of the people in that docco thought they were doing the right thing by the dogs, however uneducated they may be. It doesn't make it right but I don't believe anyone intended harm to their dogs. But the woman that helped and got the free puppy - ooh I got a bad feeling about her! I feel very privileged to be in my position right now.

Well I think he's cute... Boston Terriers were on my list of dogs when we were looking. Love a smooshy face. Aww thanks! :D I should say that it's the minority of people that do this and I don't know them so their response may have nothing to do with his looks, I think I was feeling a bit sensitive yesterday Bostons are great! Maybe for the next addition??