Onion and chocolate are the two no-no's for dogs. Onion destroys the red blood cells. That's why pizza scraps can be so deadly for dogs. Saw this on a TV vet show one night when a young girl brings her dog in and it looks like its having a fit. Vet asked the little girl "you feed him pizza". Yes she cried. Will never forget this episode that's for sure
What do you feed your dog?
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haley 10, ground raw turkey is very easy to digest and so would be an anti bloat addition to dry food and probably an attraction. at about 900 cal. per pound the turkey once a week does not throw the diet out of balance. perhaps mix a quarter pound in each meal. bloat is a problem for some large breeds and usually happens when feeding big quanities of lower quality dry food.
skipping one day a week feeding may jump start his interest and benefit his health.
skipping one day a week feeding may jump start his interest and benefit his health.
My sister's Sheltie habitually managed to jack large bags of M&M's. Once, she ate an entire one pund bag. No ill effects. Lived to be 16 years old.
Just my my 2 grandpa's, smoked unflitered cigarettes , ate fatty, fried foods, lived to almost 80 with no problem.
But when they went, they went fast.
Just my my 2 grandpa's, smoked unflitered cigarettes , ate fatty, fried foods, lived to almost 80 with no problem.
But when they went, they went fast.
Lab man would know better than me, but for my big ones, I thought about 8 mos. to a year.
Except my Wolfhound, who had a liver shunt and couldn't digest protein, thus didn't grow well. After an operation to correct the shunt, she became a true beatsie girl.
Except my Wolfhound, who had a liver shunt and couldn't digest protein, thus didn't grow well. After an operation to correct the shunt, she became a true beatsie girl.
The dog guide school tells us to switch their puppies to adult chow and cut them back to 2 meals a day at about 4 months, and one at 6 months. The rich puppy chow diet leads to fast growth with out allowing time to develop the strong joints active dogs need. The school X-rays all their dogs after they are a year old, and rejects those with any joint problems. They also forbid any diet supplements.
Onion and chocolate are the two no-no's for dogs.
Why? I've been feeding Herseys to the nieghbors dog for years because he will not quit barking at night and the SOB is still healthy as a horse.
Why? I've been feeding Herseys to the nieghbors dog for years because he will not quit barking at night and the SOB is still healthy as a horse.
We visited the dog guide school school recently. Thought I would share some of what I learned. One of their veterinarians gave a talk on current hazards. Xylitol, a newer artificial sweetener finding wide use in sugar free gums, is very bad for dogs, see http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=2&aid=75125. The word on grapes and raisins being toxic to dogs has been around for a while, but new findings show some dogs are very sensitive to them, only taking a few to kill them. Her last point was bottle caps. Their sharp edges can cut dogs internally is swallowed. And like many other things, they can block the digestive tract. She had some nice X-rays of dogs that had swallowed all sorts of things. They fish the bottle caps out with a magnet. Other stuff, they have to operate sometimes.
We get 'em going on adult food right away. One of the keys to proper joint development is slow growth. In nature, the puppies don't get the first shot at the prey, they get the scraps and leftovers.
Another key element to the development of good hips (and other joints as well) is no forced excercise until the dog is a full two years of age. Let 'em chase the ball or swim all they want (swimming is EXCELLENT!) but PLEASE, PLEASE don't take them running until they are 24 months old!! I have seen otherwise healthy dogs from excellent breeding stock with hips that were hammered out at 8 months old. Very sad. "But he loves to run with me on my bike..." Poor pup!
Don't have a dog, but have a 19-year old cat.
He gets raw chicken breast cut into fine strips. He wastes none of it. I buy frozen bags of it for $5 on-sale at the supermarket. It turns out to be cheaper than conventional cat food considering the amount of cat food he will waste.
Pretty spoiled, eh?
He gets raw chicken breast cut into fine strips. He wastes none of it. I buy frozen bags of it for $5 on-sale at the supermarket. It turns out to be cheaper than conventional cat food considering the amount of cat food he will waste.
Pretty spoiled, eh?
After trying a bunch of different dog foods for our Borzoi, a Russian wolfhound, we've settled on 'Beneful' as he actually eats it. They have a reputation for being picky eaters, and show dogs are sometimes force fed. In the evening we make sure he has a full measure of dry food, we'll mix in 1/3 can of dog food, and when he's done with that we'll clean his bowl, put more dry food in and leave it out. He also gets a biscuit morning and evening.
My eight year old border collie gets a combination ofHund-n-Flocken (lamb) & Holistique Blendz (fish) made by Solid Gold health food for dogs. For treats he gets carrots. I never feed him human food.
my 9 month old pug-terrier pup gets Purina 1 mixed in with Pedigree canned food as her main meal. Part of my dinner for a snack, but she has to have finished her main meal before she have the snack.
Don't give up, chocolate is cumulative, kind of like engine wear, it just takes a while.
Great stuff there!
We feed our "girls" a mix of Holistique Blendz and Avoderm Lite (canned), one vitamin C and one fish oil capsule per meal. They also get one hard boiled egg daily when we are trying to build coat.
I feed Purina Pro Plan adult large breed. We have 3 mastiffs.
I have a Red Heeler. I feed her Iams free choice and I can't deny her treats. She enjoys them too much. I usually bbq once a week and get her some bones with minimal meat and put them on the grill. She likes one every couple of days. In addition to the bones I usually give her a treat every morning and when I get home from work. Not much just a little something I drop in with her feed. She's in great shape and quite a jumper.
Our lab mix (Lucky) and lab pup (Daisy) both get Iams Large Breed. The Daisy gets the puppy formula.
We tried Lucky on Pedigree once. Cost half as much but we had to feed him twice as much. Twice the feeding meant twice the lawn cleanup. Back to the Iams.
We tried Lucky on Pedigree once. Cost half as much but we had to feed him twice as much. Twice the feeding meant twice the lawn cleanup. Back to the Iams.
"Don't have a dog, but have a 19-year old cat.
He gets raw chicken breast cut into fine strips. He wastes none of it. I buy frozen bags of it for $5 on-sale at the supermarket. It turns out to be cheaper than conventional cat food considering the amount of cat food he will waste.
Pretty spoiled, eh? "
Not as bad as some. When I was much younger I took care of a girl friend's cat for a few days, and decided to treat it by giving it some of the steak that I was going to cook. It slowly walked over to it, sniffed it, turned it's nose and walked off. Thinking the pieces were too big I sliced them smaller, but it still didn't like it. The steak sat there for a couple of days and the cat was pretty hungry when she picked it up. When I mentioned to her about trying to feed it she said that the cat only ate meat if it was lightly browned in butter.
The worse that I've heard of though are some friend's kids; they'll only eat hot dogs if they're peeled, and it's one of only a handful of things that they'll eat :^)
He gets raw chicken breast cut into fine strips. He wastes none of it. I buy frozen bags of it for $5 on-sale at the supermarket. It turns out to be cheaper than conventional cat food considering the amount of cat food he will waste.
Pretty spoiled, eh? "
Not as bad as some. When I was much younger I took care of a girl friend's cat for a few days, and decided to treat it by giving it some of the steak that I was going to cook. It slowly walked over to it, sniffed it, turned it's nose and walked off. Thinking the pieces were too big I sliced them smaller, but it still didn't like it. The steak sat there for a couple of days and the cat was pretty hungry when she picked it up. When I mentioned to her about trying to feed it she said that the cat only ate meat if it was lightly browned in butter.
The worse that I've heard of though are some friend's kids; they'll only eat hot dogs if they're peeled, and it's one of only a handful of things that they'll eat :^)
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