sheena

Have you seen this new head harness called the Canny Collar www.cannyco.com.au which controls from behind the head & doesn't ride up into the eyes. There's a review in the latest Dogs NSW Mag written by a Canadian Animal Chiropracter. I am not a fan of head collars but, I quote "This collar is unique in that it actually teaches the dog to walk quietly by the handler. It does so gently - the "reins" control the dog from behind the head, not from under the chin, so it doesn't pull the dogs head sideways, & the soft nose strap can't ride up into the dogs eyes"

I paid about $25 including postage from The Vetshed for the Gentle Leader Easy Walker for my 19 kilo border collie & it worked like a charm....I think from memory you do have to do it up fairly firmly with only a couple of fingers in it. I don't need to use it any more unless I am taking her into a very exciting situation, but I find it works great. I talked my sister, who has bad sholders, into getting one for her little foxy x poodle who would only weigh about 8 kilos & she said it's great.

Just received my 20kg bag of Black Hawk & read the list of ingredients & it answers my question....I can do away with the supplements

Hi Sherel, I just recived my very generous sample in the mail...thankyou. I also picked up my 20 kg bag from Julana as well. While I was in Petstock yesterday buying some toys for my mums cat, I found a perfect airtight container to hold the 20 kg bag, especially made for this type of thing. Needless to say my dog wont leave me alone...she knows whats in the bag

I have just googled it & got onto this website about BARF http://www.barfworld.com/html/barf_diet/ba..._specific.shtml Among the vegies it mentions as being important to the dogs diet it list brocolli, spinach, carrot & cayenne pepper & garlic. It also mentions that pork is OK for dogs. The Dogs NSW also mentions in this article not to feed your dogs pork or pork products, it says (regarding pork) "most dogs cannot tolerate fat derived from pig products....ingestion can lead to pancreatitis which can be fatal" Pity they couldn't put up some evidence to cover their claim. Articles like this, just add to my confusion as to what I can & can't feed my dog...it's a wonder any dog has ever survived in my household. ETA another site I found lists beetroot & carrot made into a soup & given daily to help with some major liver problems of dogs.

They are talking about rhubarb stems (the part we eat) as being poisonous. The leaves are poisonous to everything except the caterpillars that feed on them. I feel the article by Dogs NSW was a little bit inconclusive...omitting some foods & including new ones.

It listed them as human foods , so obviously they meant the part of the rhubarb that we eat. Funny they didn't mention cabbage, brocolli & garlic.

You know dogs that chew dry food Mine have had Black Hawk recently and they definitely don't do any chewing (they also get RMB). No arguments with the quality of the food Gave her the BH sample for dinner last night with the usual meat mixed in....she likes a "silver service" type meal...one that she can eat slowly & enjoy every mouthful. She kept going back to the empty dish just in case she'd missed a bit.

The December issue of Dogs NSW magazine has an article on nutrition & diet. It lists 8 human foods NOT to feed your dog. They are Onion, avocado, grapes, chocolate, rhubarb, mushrooms, beetroot & spinach. While I have always known about the first 4, that is the first I have seen rhubarb, mushrooms, beetroot & spinach added to the list. I often feed silverbeet to my dog Unfortunately they don't explain why.

The main reason for changing is that the VAN is such a sloppy food, that I wonder if it is the best thing for her teeth. She has been on it now for over 12 months & had a vet check a couple of weeks ago & she said she had lovely teeth & was in excellent condition, but I still am worried about the long term affect of having sloppy food each night. She gets RMB's as well each day & with all this talk about Black Hawk, it started me thinking that a more chewy meal might be better for her in the long run.

Proban is probably the best to prevent paralysis ticks but it is not 100%...you still have to check daily & it must be given every 48 hours or within an hour either side. Forgetting one night & giving it the next morning renders it useless. While Proban is the best for preventing paralysis, the ticks still have to get on the dog & bite before they get a dose of poison & fall off. You need something else which will actually repell the ticks in the first place. I have been experimenting with using 25 drops rose geranium oil, 25 drops lavender oil mixed with 2 tablespoons almond oil. A few drops dabbed on the cloth collar daily & some mixed with water & sprayed onto the undercarriage daily. Seems to work, but not 100%....probably about as good as the Advantix was. I also give proban 48 hourly..& I definately wouldn't recommend only relying on the oils to do the job

You have to put lots of value on his crate, so he just loves being in there. Get hold of Crate Games..dvd by Susan Garrett...you wont regret it. The crate has to become "His" space, his haven & a place that he just loves to run to at bedtime...just like little kids have a bedtime routine...so must your dog.

Buyer beware of buying anything from Clean Run that contains animal or vegetable product because 9 times out of ten it will get confiscated by Australian Customs & you might even end up with a fine I've bought fur from Clean Run without issue. Anything tanned is usually OK. Yep I've bought loads of fur toys from clean run, even things like the raccoon tail toy, without a problem . Interesting....after the phamplet customs put inside my last parcel maybe it depends on who opens your parcel. Allison (BC4Me) doler is turning out some pretty awsome tug toys at present using real fur....not sure if this link will work as it is to a facebook page, but maybe you could PM her through DOL http://www.facebook.com/?ref=hp#!/albu...mp;id=790924700 ETA...sorry (I'm not having a very good day)...they are not made of real fur...they are called Fur Real Tugs....still worth a look & she custom makes too, I think

Have you thought about getting him a crate

I am about to start my 3 yo border collie girl on BH. Currently she is getting Vets All Natural plus meat & meaty bones. She also gets daily Dr. Bruces Joint formula as a preventative for her joints as she is a very active dog participating in agility & herding & Livamol to keep her coat a nice deep chocolate colour. Also one fish oil capsule daily. I will be feeding her the BH with raw meat & RMB's. Should it be necessary to keep up the supplements or will I be overdosing her She still has 5 kilos of VAN to get through, so I will be alternating between the two until it is all gone. I posted this on one of the other BH threads, but got no comment

Buyer beware of buying anything from Clean Run that contains animal or vegetable product because 9 times out of ten it will get confiscated by Australian Customs & you might even end up with a fine :rolleyes:

Contact Julana, she is at Ipswich & I have just ordered a bag from her, she is very helpful :rolleyes: Thie is her website www.belledenstaffords.com

Is it a kibble....if it is a kibble, which I would imagine has gone through some kind of cooking process, then I would be a bit wary that it includes ground bone, :rolleyes: To me the name sounds a little misleading, having the word RAW in it you would expect it to be a raw food. I for one, don't like to be misled by companies wrongly using such words as raw, organic, lite etc in their brand names & as soon as I see it I immediately steer away, unless there is other data to indicate that the product is what it claims it is. IMO ETA....I just had another look & it does say that it is a raw procuct....sorry

I recieved my sample...thankyou & I have ordered a 20kilo bag down from Ipswich. Looking around to see who I can share it with & my mother has just got herself a new little abyssinian pussy cat, from the Rescue...she is 12 months old. Is it OK to feed this to cats or do I need to buy the cat one as well.....If I need to buy the cat one, does it come in smaller packages I still have 5 kilos of VAN to get through before I can feed it wholly to my BC, but thought I might alternate them until the VAN is all gone..& thought I would keep up with the meat & the RMB's when wholly on BH. Also in a dilemma whether to take her off the Livamol & Joint Formula, which she gets as a preventative, & the fish oil tablet when she is getting all BH plus meat...she is 3 years old & an active dog...What would others do , I don't want to overdose her with trace elements etc

I feed my girl Vets All Natural with meat added. She is doing well on it, but has never had any health problems, so can't help you there. All the ingredients are raw & are in a dehydrated form, which you add water to let stand for 24 hours, before adding meat etc. She also gets any vegies left over from our meal.

yep i think it will be useful, a lot you probably already know, but there are some things that may be new and some that will remind you of other things, i like how it is set out, so you can see mistakes the new handlers make when training.. helps you learn )) am also reading the book... The focused puppy.. so far so good, not a bad read and another good investment i think, i love dog training cause there is always something new to learn ... Well that does it I'm just going to have to get that 6 DVD set now. I have the book "Focused Puppy" & can vouch for that too. I am determined to be very prepared for when I get my next puppy & the more I can learn the less likely I am of making bad mistakes. Lucky my current BC is very forgiving & patient in her training of me

My girl has been having a tablespoon of Livamol every day for two years, & she has beautiful teeth...lovely coat too If you Google "satin balls malasses" up come lots of info about them plus recipes.

We get the opposite ..arrive at training & before we start setting up equipment etc. OH lets our BC out with the other two BC's, then gets out the soccer ball. Well, within a couple of minutes of playing soccer with them, comes the yell "put those dogs away, you will wear them out" Wear out a border collie....you have to be kidding :D

Sorry....do you mean that it is going mouldy Becoming popular I am so glad that is what you meant as I have just ordered a bag & your comment made me wonder, what is going to happen to 20 kilos with all this wet weather we are having. Maybe it would have been better if you had said taking off instead of "going off" :p

Sorry....do you mean that it is going mouldy