Lexi-Taj

I'll check them out then! Pardon my ignorance Huski but do you have a store or are you online? Hey Lexi, we are just an online store. I'll PM you some info :) That would be great! I'll check out all your gear, do a spot of shopping while I'm there!

I'll check them out then! Pardon my ignorance Huski but do you have a store or are you online?

Hi all, after advice from another DOLer I have decided to post my querie here also! Does anyone know of a good glow in the dark or led dog collar and leash. My dogs and I do a lot of early morning and late evening runs and am looking for something that really glows and stands out. We live in a rural area I wear a head torch, but want something glowy for the dogs so they too will stand out for safety (both dogs are dark one is black, the other dark chocolate). I have used a little flashing led (from a pet store) that was clipped to the dogs collar but am looking for more the leash and collar combo. I have seen a few things online, but have no idea how reputable they are or how comfortable the collar actually is - so if anyone has used one or knows of a good brand please let me know

Hmm I can't remember the name..... It came in black packaging wih a dog on it and looked like a climbing carrabena with an LED attached. Another problem with the one I had is it would work for a while then switch itself off after about 10-15minutes which isn't so great when you need it of for a longer period of time he he. I'll have to check out the spot lit one you mentioned. Does it have an inbuilt timer thing that auto switches off after a period of time?

THANKYOU I'll check them out!

He he another bonus camping I'd forgotten about that. I was thinking about being able to see them running the back paddock, never even thought of the camping aspect!

Thanks for the tip! I'll pop this over in the general forum also :) I have tried the dogs in a high viz harness - they don't run well In harnesses though, and a vest and again they don't like to run in it I don't know if that's all dogs or just mine though. We do about 10-14k's though and I found in the vest they seem to get a little more hot too. a collar I think will have the added bonus of being able to leave it on them all the time - which will be great for when they are out in the back paddok having a run :)

Hi all, I don't know if this belongs here in this section, but does anyone know of a good glow in the dark or led dog collar and leash. My dogs and I do a lot of early morning and late evening runs and am looking for something that really glows and stands out. We live in a rural area I wear a head torch, but want something glowy for the dogs so they too will stand out for safety (both dogs are dark one is black, the other dark chocolate). I have used a little flashing led (from a pet store) that was clipped to the dogs collar but am looking for more the leash and collar combo. I have seen a few things online, but have no idea how reputable they are or how comfortable the collar actually is - so if anyone has used one or knows of a good brand please let me know :)

INDIE UPDATE- Thank you to every one for their advice and hints, ERNY you have been fantastic with your insight, and Steve, your knowledge Of the natural is brilliant, I'll be ordering from you from now on! Neighbor came through with he calendula tea! Indie got a bath in it yesterday (filled up the people bath and in she went for about 15minutes), it seemed great she pretty much stopped itching.... Until late last night/ early his morning poor girl! Am thinking it could have been her dinner maybe? I'm thinking she may have a chicken allergy (amongst other things), Or possibly the grass, we kept her off it mostly until she pooped last night before bed. Hubby took her to the vet today, and vet is fairly sure it's allergies. She has given cortisone tablet and antibiotic to clear up the initial reaction since it so bad, and advised us to pop indie on a hypoallergenic diet to see if his helps. She originally suggested boiled chicken and rice, however I think Indie may have an allergy to chicken. The vet then gave us a huge bag of holistic select, grain free gluten free, salmon, anchovy and sardine kibble..... Free....... Is there a catch, has anyone used this brand of kibble before? I have been waiting to switch Indie (and Taj) to raw, but waited until indie was 12 months on advice of vet (the hounds were getting kibble and a bit of raw roo, chicken, beef) Now she is 12 months and with her skin issues I was wondering if we start her raw now? OR feed her this bag of holistic kibble first, wait till her system settles down and then switch to raw and use this kibble as a test of sorts, adding raw ingredient at a time to see if she has a reaction to it?

You can use it as much and as often as you need to. I do like to give the skin a chance to be dry, but for the real hot flare-ups, it's nothing for me to dab the affected areas 4 times a day or so. If that appeases the angriness of the rash a little, I back off a little .... until the skin is down to a 'cool' pink colour and looking a bit healthy. Then I'll drop off to perhaps once a day, then every other day, until I'm not needing to do it for the while. For me, there have been no rule books - I applied on a "gut feeling/sense" basis, taking into account the angriness of the skin and my dog's behaviour towards it. Lol. I have read of someone's dog who was reactive to kykuya, but then they found the dog was ok if it wasn't cut. Lol ..... I'm sure they ended up with a super long lawn. Not suggesting this is feasible. I didn't do an elimination diet per se ..... there wasn't much to eliminate because we'd come to what seemed the end of the road as Mandela simply stopped eating, even though he was obviously hungering for food and too skinny. That's when I turned to the diet recommended/suggested by Augustine Approved. The diet's up there on his website. That's the "full-blown" diet - not everyone follows it to the 'T', but because my boy's issues were pretty extreme, I did and do. And it helped a lot. It's not so much that you should aim to "boost" the immune system - it's already working over-time as it is. You need to support it, so it can balance itself out a bit. This is where I turned to the hair-DNA testing. What my boy gets is not just a "one thing" herbal supplement. It's a mix of things. I know Steve will have some input to this as soon as she gets half a second - she's mega knowledgeable about this stuff. I'm glad it can be used when the need arrises without worrying about 'overdose' that helps settle my mind. I can use it when Indie needs. The health food store i went to today was out on calendula (we are having no luck with anything at the moment), but a neighbour of ours is looking at another place tomorrow that ma have some. I really cant wait to use it and give her some relief! Ha ha, my 'grass' is more like weeks while I could leave it longer in winter, in summer it gets cut right back to prevent snakes coming to hide. However we could just keep it mud..... I hope Indie isn't allergic to mud, that would be very bad. Looking at the Augustine website, I like what I'm reading. Does this mean that with the addition of the Augustine boost, with the recipe's on the site, that the meal is then nutritionally balanced and correct? And that I wont have to add things like organ meat/liver to the dogs diet? I only ask as my two won't touch organ meat - (no matter what I try). The DNA testing may be something that I try out if the vet and I cann't identify the issue and get it solved - It may be something I do anyway just to check

Update on Indie - So Indie appeared to be getting some relief after hubby gave her the initial bath, we used aloveen oatmeal shampoo and conditioner. She was less itchy and seemed content he also dabbed on some stop itch stuff. Her relief lasted a day or so... Then he improvement seemed to disappear, she was itchy and red again. I'm reluctant to give her another bath in the aloveen so soon (will wait till tomorrow when I can try Erny's tea) We were supposed to take her to the vet today, but they rang and cancelled as there was an emergency (I totally understand emergencies but bummer for us) the next time we can take her now will be next week We will be getting Erny's tea tomorrow YAY and I can't wait to use it, am I able to use it daily or just a few times a week? We have dabbed her itchy patches with diluted apple cider vinegar, and also moisturised with coconut oil. She is also getting coconut oil in her food (as she usually does a few times per week). Hubby also went crazy with the minimal grass patch we have and cut it right down (now it looks like the rest of out block - MUD). As for diet, how would I start an elimination diet? I.e what should I start feeding her with first? Also what do people reccomend for boosting immune systems? I'm just trying to do whatever I can untill the vet can give us an answer as to if it is allergies or other causes. I still think it's allergies as our other dog has no symptoms. If it is allergies then hopefully out actions will give us a head start in helping to diagnose and treat the cause.

Thank you to everyone who replied. Indie is still itchy my husband bathed her in a dog- anti-itch wash, and finished off with an oatmeal conditioner - she is still itchy and red though. Maybe not quite as itchy as before it's hard to tell But will repeat the anti-itch wash tomorrow. She is still her bouncy self however, and seems fine except for the itch, the mucky eyes seemed to be a morning thing. I can't wait to try Erny's tea! I live out of town and the local shops has nothing like it there, however I am hoping I can make it to the city or Monday (fingers crossed health food shop is open). I prefer to treat dog (and people) problems naturally where I can in the first instance so this may really help.

That sounds good, I may have to give that a go! we currently give our two coconut oil (extra virgin organic coldpressed) and they normally look great (taj still does) it's indie that is the issue. She is just so irritated :)

Thank you I will have a trek around. We have had a lot of rain lately so the little amount of grass we have has grown. Most of our yard is mud though (we finished building 6 months ago haven't gotten round to landscaping yet). Is there anything I can try to sooth symptoms for her?

Good morning all. I hope that everyone is having a lovely Easter long weekend (if you celebrate), or just having a fantastic weekend (if you don't). I need some advice on dog skin irritation. I will be taking my dog to the vet, however, the appointment is for Tuesday and I'm needing a little advice now. My dog Indie is a 12 month old labrador X We noticed on Monday that she was itching a little, Thursday night (when I got back from interstate) I noticed she was itching a lot and nibbling her skin. She is scratching her legs (upper leg), chest area, tummy. These areas appear red, and looks as if here is a rash. She is also losing hair on the part of her leg that she is itching. This morning her eyes look a little mucky. I have so noticed her fur seems a little dry maybe, sort of coarser? She seems happy and bouncy, is eating and drinking normally. I don't know what to do our how to make her less irritated till I can see the vet on Tuesday. I don't know if it's allergy related or mites? I tend to think maybe it's allergy, as our other dog is perfectly ok, no itching, redness or mucky eyes. any advice on what I can do, or how I can tell the difference between allergy and mites?

Ha has this is what I thought :) but for some reason I had a picture in my head of Taj (older boy) eating a head sized bit of meat then lining up for more :) Thanks for the tip about the lamb, I'll trim it before we feed them :) I do hope this helps our boy. I hope you have success with this issue also it's an odd one but one hat seems to be reasonably common

My oldest boy is a lab kelpie cross, our littlest is a lab (possibly jack Russell cross). I' don't know why this is happening but need to do something! Mine chew with the sides mouth also, I need to get them (well at least our older boy) to start ripping! I have a question though if food is supposed to be about head size how does this fit in with their daily feeding? I have to feed our big fella now about 1.5% of body weight, he's put in a little weight since we got out puppy as they like to 'share' food, and needs to loose a few kg's :) does this meaty bone count as part of his daily feed or as an extra?

I'll add turkey necks to my list. Mine get chicken necks and blocks of frozen roo meat currently but I'll give turkey necks a go also. For some reason my big boy has tartar (the brown spots) on his fangs (I'm sure that has a technical name) and front teeth, almost as though he needs to do more ripping/pulling with his teeth, or something I'm not sure. Its not a lot of brown just sort of starting but I want to get rid of it and ensure his health. Our younger dog has beautiful sparkling white teeth, but our older boy (5) is the problem :)

Hi all, I'm looking for recommendations on the best bones to buy for cleaning teeth. Specifically what should I ask my butcher for? I have heard knuckle bones are great, is this correct? Do I just ask for a knuckle bone or is their a specific type that is better eg lamb knuckle bone. I want to do the right thing by my hounds, and have noticed my older boy is getting a little bit of brown build up on his teeth. Any help would be great!

Sorry just an off-shoot from this, didn't mean to hijack the thread.. My hubby is on glucosamine/chondroiton/MSM for his joints at the moment and I have just gotten a huge 5kg tub on special. Does anyone know if this is suitable for dogs as a preventative? Neither my dog (5yo lab) or puppy (4mth old lab) have troubles but we do have a lot of stairs around home and am hoping to employ prevent any issues.

I'll talk to hubby and do that :) thank you!

She is 14 weeks. She has had her 12 week vaccination (vet is recommending another at 16 weeks) . Is their a particular club you recommend over another? Not really. Belco and CDC are larger than Tuggers but all pretty much have similar training programs (and sometimes the same instructors) so I'd probably go for the closest one. CDC does have off lead areas for members to use outside of trraining hours if that makes any difference. Hmmm I'll check with hubby to see what is more convenient for him :) I don't. Don't need to worry about off leash we have a big yard and live out towards the mountains so plenty of run space! I guess I'll also have to see when their next puppy term starts also, or do they just start you off whenever?

PUPDATE - Taj and Indie seem to be getting along much better. He is more relaxed around her and is extremely tollerant towards her. One thing I have noticed is that Indie is now more interested in him than us?? How can I change that? Also she bites him all the time, grabs on to the loose part of his neck/skin and holds on, she will litterally walk around the yard like that. Is doesn't seem to hurt Taj but he does get annoyed try's to get her off him,, how can we stop this?

Thank you! A lot of veterinary clinics also offer classes, as do the larger pet stores. I just wanted recommendations that people have used and been happy with the training methods.

She is 14 weeks. She has had her 12 week vaccination (vet is recommending another at 16 weeks) . Is their a particular club you recommend over another?