MeAndMyBC

Hopefully not toxic to our dogs as well!

I had the same with a border collie puppy. It took time, but I found a few things helped. A very good run followed by a very satiating meal (I feed raw which I believe helps with this, but same principle for regular dog food). Wild carnivores run, catch, and devour prey, then sleep for hours, so it makes sense. Another technique I found helped was to quietly leave the house while my dog was finishing off the food. This is better than your dog seeing you leave and immediately feeling anxious. These days I have a eufy indoor camera, so I can see what my dog's up to and talk to her over the speaker - although I have to say talking to her over the speaker doesn't seem to cause much of a reaction, but makes me feel a bit better. She mostly sleeps while I'm out at work. I also have the eufy doorbell (a bit like Ring, but no monthly fee), and solar light camera in the garden which detects my cat going in and out. It's pretty cool.

My guess is you joined the forum just to post a link to your GST calculator website. It's such a daft question, and there are no legal ways for you as a consumer to avoid paying GST on any product. If you have a pet-related business it may be possible if it's a justifiable business expense, but that's it.

I would say dogs are definitely more carnivore than omnivore, and I am a scientist (nutritional science). We're omnivore, right? Even simple scientific facts like coefficient of fermentation suggests a dog isn't far off a cat in terms of biology and dietary needs. Short digestive tracts are inherently geared to digest animal matter. Plant matter requires a longer digestive tract to absorb nutrients, which is why we're omnivore, whereas these nutrients would be mostly wasted on a dog. Needless to say it benefits the pet food industry if we believe dogs are omnivores, as plant matter is a far cheaper inclusion in their products than animal matter.

Yes it's totally normal!! AND CUTE!!!

An interesting conversation, mostly Dr Ian Billinghurst who invented BARF talking about raw feeding. Some interesting points about prescription diets not being the best solution (well, compared to raw), and generally some good nuggets of information.

I've started giving her chicken necks but not sure if they're "chewy" enough. We want to avoid having her teeth cleaned as it's under anesthesia, so hoping to get it in check a better way.

Have you tried feeding anything different? Like a different brand hypoallergenic food? We fed SPD (as more a treat) for a while but it seemed to change.

I have a 7 year old border collie and her teeth are yellow with plaque and tartar. She's fed mostly kibble but also some table scraps etc. I understand greenies aren't good (aren't healthy?) so looking for suggestions and advice - what can I get to help clean her teeth? Chew toys? Jerky?

Free speech for ya!