sandgrubber

I have seen no good evidence that carbs are bad for dogs. DNA work shows they are much better equipped than wolves to digest them. This food seems to go to great pains (and expense) to avoid them. It also claims mixing seafood and other meat in one meal is natural. Not saying it's harmful, but kripes, lots of dogs never get seafood. Sounds like hype with no evidence. I'd say, save your money, buy a decent mid range kibble and give your dog some fresh or frozen raw meat, bones, eggs, etc. on the side.

I think larger, harder dry biscuits do as well to clean teeth as bones. I haven't livrd near a good bone source for many years so bones are an occasional. My old girl, at 14 3/4 yrs, has a little tartar buildup but the vet says it's not enough to worry about. The other dogs have almost no tartar. I have heard that tartar is much worse in little dogs and lots of big dogs go through life with no problems.

Not a scenario I've seen, though it may be common with some breeds. I feel the author was anthropromorphising. In my days as a Labrador breeder, I found the bitches pretty much ignored pups by 8 weeks. At six weeks, when pups use their needle teeth on one another's ears, legs, and penises, and there's a lot of screaming, the mums kept their distance abd let the bullies do their thing. Little or no protective action toward people or other dogs. The pups, in their new homes, tend to follow people and sneak into the kids' beds, and of course steal stuff and chew things up. The worst problems seemed to come when kids tried to play chase with Puppy, Puppy nips, kids run screaming, puppy thinks it's a game, things deteriorate. Lab pups generally want to play with other pups or dogs but will come to people if they feel unsafe...I placed quite a few pups in homes near a dog beach, and all reports I got were of dogs who loved to meet their friends at the beach.

Or ask to have "problems" dropped and make it just "Puppies".

If it's on lead, I'm the one getting forced exercise, not the pup .

Over the years much advice about limiting exercise for juveniles has been posted here. I've always been dubious, but now, with a Springer pup, I don't believe anything. The little imp. At 4 months she was running (and jumping) circles around my adult Labbies. At 6 mo, if I let her off leash (a local vineyard is dog friendly and she's a good bird scarer) she will take off and run, full tilt, for 30 minutes or more. I can't believe a behavior that seems hardwired can be harmful.

Couldn't decide where this belongs. I guess its news.

Btw, the assertion that raw is more digestible than cooked hasn't seen much testing. The Science Dog blog recently reviewed a study that found lightly cooked was more digestible than raw. My guess is that it's complicated...maybe fats, bone, muscle and collagen behave differently.

Not the answer you want, but a glass French door doesn't offer much support for a doggy door. Each side normally has two panes with a thin strio of wood between them. I can't see how you could make it work without removing both panes and constructing a substantial wood frame.

Horrible! Please post this in news. I think more people will see it. Hope they catch the bastard and teach him a thing or two (and I don't even like alpacas).

No. Too expensive and too much hype

The seeds go right through, at least with Labbies. At this time of year mine are eating windfall apples... I'd guess they go through 3/day each. No problems other than weight gain if I don't watch out .

Don't worry so much. Dogs in general, and particularly Labradors, thrive on a wide variety of diets. I'd be more concerned about the amount of fat in raw foods than whether they are organic / grass fed or what mix is fed when. Some of the stuff sold as raw food is disgustingly fatty. Any veggies or fruit she will eat is fine. If you don't want to get precise and scientific about stuff like trace nutrients and calcium to phosphorus to potassium ratios (difficult to do) I'd stick to a core diet of good quality dry kibble and throw in stuff alongside. The most common malnutrition in dogs, as in people, is over nutrition. Little puppies can be sickened by bacteria (Salmonella in particular) in their food but older pups and dogs regularly chew old grotty bones that have been buried for a while without ill effects. Dogs evolved as scavengers, and it takes a lot to make them sick. Freezing is a way to kill parasites, eg, if feeding home kill or catch from hunting. People around here (rural NZ) say at least three weeks. There may be a few dogs who react badly to grains, but by in large the grain free movement is a marketing gimmick.

There are vets who think all modern Daschunds are deformed creatures that shouldn't be bred.

I made my bed this morning (well, pulled up the covers at least). Yoli didn't approve... The top blanket interferes with one of her favorite projects...pulling the stuffing out of the doona.

With 4 dogs, I think it's easier to clean the floor than 16 paws... Though I do hate it when they get on the bed.

Hmmm! That link gives me a video of a "Man Weave Transformation"

Depends. If you just want to get a litter of pups vaccinated or a failing oldie pts, or hundreds of other simple things, referrals are unnecessary, and there are advantages to home care.

Also explains why mobile vets are often relatively inexpensive. No major equipment other than the van. No rent. Often no vet nurses or practice managers.

What a dog CAN jump and what it WILL jump are quite different. I've known Goldies to be constrained by a 3 ft fence for years (I had a tenant who bred them).

There were quite a few Catahoulas around where I lived in Florida. Great farm and hunting dogs, IMO lovely to look at and watch. But not good house dogs (in rural Florida, the most common house dog is probably a pit bull type).

If a Goldie or Lab pup gets it into its mind that it can go over fences, it will require a high, secure fence. If it never gets the idea that fences are to climb, a three foot fence will usually do the trick. Digging under is another matter

I like the idea of pedigrees. A lot of desirable and undesirable dog traits have a strong genetic component - - be it health, temperament, or working ability. Being able to selectively breed for the good and away from the bad is great, not to mention being able to avoid inbreeding. It's so sad that 19th century notions of standardization, beauty and eugenics have gotten so entangled with the keeping of pedigree in the dog world. I'm a Labrador person. It grieves me that the white paw, ear, and chest markings on the St John's dog were arbitrarily excluded from the breed standard - apart from Bolo pads, which were accepted due to one legendary dog owned by a leading figure of the time. It pains me to see people getting riled by the silver labs debate, while ignoring the Labs who hate water or show traits, such as dog aggression, that should not be permitted in the breed. The recent, silly discussion of brindle pugs seems like more of the same. If pedigree breeding is to be respected, we need to be less fixated on color and superficial (or extreme) appearance as set forward in breed standards and more dedicated to health, temperament, and - for breeds that work - working ability. Sadly, I can't see that happening within the framework of the Canine Clubs.

https://slate.com/technology/2019/01/stop-buying-grain-free-food-for-your-pets.html