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What a darling girl. The RSPCA spend $6000 on saving ONE sick dog and then kill all these beautiful healthy ones. So sad. RIP princess

This was sent to me this week, and some of you may already know it. Get your tissues before proceeding.... A Pet's Prayer If it should be that I grow frail and weak, And pain should keep me from my sleep, Then you must do what must be done For this, the last battle, can't be won. You will be sad, I understand. Don't let your grief then stay your hand, For this day, more than the rest, Your love and friendship stand the test. We've had so many happy years What is to come can hold no fears. You'd not want me to suffer, so, When the time comes, please let me go. Take me where my needs they'll tend only, Stay with me to the end, And hold me firm and speak to me, Until my eyes no longer see. I know in time you will see It is a kindness you do to me Although my tail its last has waved From pain and suffering I've been saved. Don't grieve it should be you, Who decides this thing to do, We've been so close, we two, these years Don't let your heart hold any tears. Smile - for we walked together, For a little while.

I had to say goodbye to my little Tony late this afternnon. He wasn't a dog but he thought he was. Though he wasn't old, I knew I would have to say goodbye at some point, because he had feline CRF, but he was really doing well and was so happy and loving. Out of the blue he was struck down by some mysterious illness that no vet had ever come across or or even heard of before. My vet was so great- he did everything he could for him and was so supportive over the past few days, but he was really deteriorating, and in the end I had to do the right thing for my little man, and not selfishly hang on to him (and I so wanted to!!). I'm just devastated and even my dogs cant console me (though they try!). I didn't have enough time with Tony, but the time I had with him was the best I could wish for. RIP little man

I had/have the same problem. I'm going to training, but using a halti has made walks on leash much safer for me and the dog both. Training is definitely the solution, but the halti will allow you to do the training and go for walks in the mean time. I wouldn't hesitate to get one. I just gave one to my mother who has the same problem with her dane.

My mothers dane is 6 months old- he's getting 7 cups of eukanuba large breed puppy food, plus chicken frames/wings/necks, liver and kidney, and fruit (he loves his fruit). Some days he is ravenous, other times his usual meals fills him up- all depends on his growth spurts I guess. He's growing at a good rate, is lean and glossy, so its working well for him. BARF for a dane pup would be a scary proposition IMO and cheap kibble even scarier.

Oh .... sorry if I was wrong. Kal doesn't eat apples, but earlier family dogs we had used to eat our cores, no problems. Still .... I guess back then we did a lot of things wrong that we shouldn't have. The dogs dont crush the seeds in their teeth, so its no problem, but if people blend the apples and it then contains crushed/ground seeds, the toxins would be able to enter their system. My dogs love an apple or a pear as a treat now and then My BARF is more like Lillysmum's- except all the raw meaty bones are from fowl.

I checked the Pedigree 'natural' kibble today- the first two ingredients are whole grains, and grain by-products. Whats that? Chaff? I dont like anything that has so much more grain than meat so it wouldn't be an option for me. I noticed too that all the bags of kibble that I looked at (various supermarket brands) all the meat by-products were specified as coming from farm animals. I didnt look at the plain brand tho.... ??

lol, I thought it started at the bottom of the hill, and that we were all gonna have to get behind it and push that baby uphill! It never ceases to amaze me when people cant accept difference, and think only in terms of absolutes. Thats got to be a tough life, but still- no excuse to make others' lives tough!!

luv that word- I wonder if it tastes as good as it sounds.

I have been vego for a quarter century- I didn't force my diet on my kids and I sure as shyte wouldn't force it on a dog or cat :rolleyes: A lot of *people* dont do well on a vego diet, I'd hate to think what those poor animals suffer. I'd have to add that it can be hard enuff to get a well balanced, wholesome meat diet that your dog thrives on without going to all the unneccesary trouble of meat-replacements and the extra supplementation that would require. But hey, if it floats people's boats and they DO go to all the trouble of ensuring that the meals have the necessary nutrition in them, then each to their own. But to those who say you aren't vego yourself, they are just fanatics who cant separate themselves from their animals. I'd heard soy was bad for dogs- can anyone clarify that? For myself, I avoid giving my dogs grains at all lol.

So I guess the only question that remains to be answered is: Is there anything quite as revolting as a militant in-your-face born-again BARFer?? I think we need to preserve our sense of humour :rolleyes:

Dont recall saying that at all Zorro. You must be putting words in my mouth.

lol. would be great if that were true, but it isnt. If you research it I'm sure it wont be too hard to find out. Maybe start with other animal lib groups- PETA are just one of many. As a high school kid we watched footage smuggled out of labs that did animal experimentation and vivisection. Been a vego ever since. lol.

I think its only fair if you're going to lambaste one company for animal testing that you be unbiased and research other cases of pet food companies' animal testing and post those also. I dont buy iams or eukanuba btw

I don't know- is horse meat less nutritious than cow, pig, lamb kangaroo, chicken etc? As far as I know its important that dogs get to eat sinews and tendons and offal etc- its part of a biologically appropriate diet. Dog food isn't meant to sound appetising to us humans but in their natural state animals eat and thrive off all that yucky stuff and they dont waste a single bit of a carcass :rolleyes: