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I mix up a raw mix about once a month for my pugs, I don't measure exact quantities though. It's usually beef mince based, with some lamb mince (for example, last night I bought 2kg of lamb mince and 3kg of beef mince, we'll probably use it all). I also add some sort of organ meat, this time I got liver (forget if its beef or lamb). I put some carrots and apples through the juicer to pulp them (maybe ... 6 apples or a few more depending on the size) and sometimes 500g of carrots and 2 or 3 zucchinis. I drink the apple juice myself, use a teeny bit of carrot juice to make the mix moist. Flaxseed powder goes in the mix, so does cranberry powder (as I have a pug prone to UTI's). I either chuck in a few tins of sardines in oil or some eggs with shells. I don't add grains or carbs or anything like that. It ends up looking something like this: Sometimes it has more meat less veggies, because it's not an exact science. They get it for brekky with yoghurt and sometimes a chicken foot or necks. Dinner is chicken carcass usually, or some sort of meat on a bone or edible bone. Thanks Minimax, that's just what I'm looking for. I also like the idea of making a large batch since I get lazy in the morning sometimes Do you freeze it in small containers/plastic bags and unfreeze it before serving it? Yep, we have a deep freezer primarily for dog food, so the raw mix gets frozen in individual brekky sized portions in zip-lock bags and taken out of the freezer each night to defrost. I freeze my raw vegie slops in the little round containers I buy at Crazy Clark's, they come a little net, they are cheap, made in Australia and last and last without cracking or getting hard/brittle. One container lasts around 4 days with my lot.

I may give a little to the dogs...just a little, that way they won't get the squits on the lounge room floor :)

try these people----> Capalaba Produce, 3211 Old Cleveland Road Capalaba 33901433 it really doesn't take long to get there from the North of Brisbane...just whizz over the Gateway and take the Mt Gravatt-Capalaba Rd exit (less lights) Capalaba produce is a little hard to see but it is opposite a fish shop and Caradoc St

I knew that coconut oil was a good oil but this video is interesting, may help the older dogs http://www.youtube.c...p?v=ZZOR-Qd3QSg

It always gladdens my heart when a baddie lashes out at a Police Dog then gets bitten http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/christmas-crime-spree-pair-caught/story-e6freoof-1226543519802 Christmas crime spree pair caught by: Brittany Vonow From: The Courier-Mail December 26, 2012 6:13AM A MAN and woman who allegedly went on a crime spree around Ipswich on Christmas night have been caught and charged. The pair were first heard in the driveway of a Schultzs Road property in Ironbark. Instead of reindeer hoofs on his roof, a 47-year-old Pine Mountain man at the home heard the sound of breaking glass in the property’s driveway about 7.50pm and, going to investigate, found the pair had smashed the window of a car sitting in the driveway. The pair hit the man in hit in the head, who suffered a severe cut to his head and was treated at the Ipswich General Hospital. The pair then fled the property without stealing anything but was again seen on Schultzs Road. There, the pair allegedly flagged down a passing motorist and smashed the car’s window. They tried to steal property from the 21-year-old Brookfield man driving the car but were unsuccessful and were forced to flee empty-handed in their vehicle. The 21-year-old man was not hurt. Police later spotted the pair driving along Walloon-Rosewood Road but lost them when the driver drove into bushland. The car was then found abandoned in John Street in Rosewood and police called in the dog squad. The man and woman were found hiding separately around John Street. The 37-year-old Parramatta Park man hit out at the police dog and was bitten while being arrested. He and a 21-year-old Brisbane woman both received treatment at Ipswich General Hospital for what are believed to be minor injuries. The pair has been remanded in custody and is due to appear in the Ipswich Magistrates Court tomorrow.

Hahaha, what a good video! Bobby sure likes his new squeaky toy and is making sure that everyone knows about it. Go Bobby :laugh:

These halo vests for blind dogs may help---> http://www.halosforpaws.com/

We did love you Lovely Irish Dog

When the dead rat that you had carefully hidden behind the sofa cushions has been removed.

The link has some neat pictures http://mypolice.qld.gov.au/blog/2012/12/20/police-puppy-foster-care-hondo-and-heeko/ Police Puppy Foster Care – Hondo and Heeko December 20, 2012 at 1:55 pm Police puppies Hondo and Heeko left ‘home’ for the first time several weeks ago when they went to live with caring foster families around Brisbane. Home until then had been the Queensland Police Service (QPS) kennel complex where they were born on July 23 as part of the QPS Puppy Development Program. The German Shepherd puppies were born along with another brother and two sisters in the H litter. Police Dog (PD) Onyx is the father, and their mum Dutch was also born through the puppy development program. The brothers were separated at the end of September when they were fostered out at nine weeks of age. They are already showing potential QPS recruits. Police puppy Heeko now lives in Brisbane west with Police Dog Zamm as a foster big brother. Brisbane Dog Squad Senior Constable Cam McKinnon fostered Heeko hoping he will eventually become his new work partner after his current dog retires. “Heeko is settling in well at home with the family and most importantly with Zamm. I have a ten year old and a four year old, boys who have nick-named him Captain America. Lachlan and Ash love the Captain so he gets heaps of attention from the boys. He is quite fanatical about chasing the ball with them. “Heeko absolutely loves (Police Dog) Zamm and sleeps in the kennel with him. Heeko comes to work with us to start learning a few training tips. “He is extremely confident and bold with all the makings of a very good police dog,” Senior Constable McKinnon said. Police puppy Hondo is staying with a police officer from the Caboolture District and proved to need a lot of attention during his early weeks. “Hondo was a real handful in the first few weeks. However he is coming along well and showing improvement each week. He is a bit of an escape artist. He often gets out of the back yard and breaks into the back living area of the house, making himself at home. He chews anything and everything he can get to,” Constable Chris Canavan said. “Hondo has met both Caboolture Dog Squad’s Police Dogs Sonic and Elka and he recently spent four nights with Sonic. They get on well but Hondo has a few tricks to learn form Sonic before he can take over and start the real work. “He seems to get along very well with other dogs and people, he loves his food and his intake has doubled in quantity since I received him,” Constable Canavan said. Foster care is important to provide health and nutritional needs for the puppies and also develop the attributes and characteristics required to be a police dog. Meet #policepuppy Icon tomorrow.

Is it possible that you could put the rescue idea on the back-burner Greylvr and perhaps just foster Greys from a reputable Grey rescue group for a while, that way you can get valuable, useful info from that rescue group and then decide whether you want to start your own rescue. It may be better for the dogs as well as for your peace of mind.

Blind Dog Collar Halo Vest---> http://www.halosforpaws.com/

Mac sits in his food bowl :laugh:

same here, I put some wire netting around my strawberries and the dogs had fun lifting it up from the bottom to get the strawberries. Penny ate so many she looked like she had on red lippy :laugh:

Hi Westiemum, I feed raw 90% of the time but sometimes I have to feed kibble as I have forgotten to take out the minced turkey necks from the freezer. I feed the little guys Earthborn (usually on special) and Pure Sky grain free duck or salmon http://www.naturalpetstore.com.au/d/1305/6/dry-dog-food/adult/canidae-grain-free-pure-sea-with-salmon-meal---2.27kg/ http://www.naturalpetstore.com.au/d/MW71450/6/dry-dog-food/adult/earthborn-holistic-primitive-natural-grain-free-dog-food-2.5kg/ it is only $5 postage to city areas and sometimes they put in a treat as well. The only drawback is that I have to pick up Penny and Daisy's poo really quickly as Mac will eat it...he is so proud of himself when he find their kibble-flavoured poo! They all love it and Penny doesn't get the itchies.

I was just browsing the ABC news and saw this (tacky headline ABC!) http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-12-17/ex-prostitute-and-police-recruit-on-cruelty-charges/4432176 Ex-prostitute and police recruit on cruelty charges By court reporter Jamelle Wells Updated 18 minutes ago Related Story: Ex-prostitute loses police job appeal Map: Mulgoa 2745 Former prostitute and New South Wales police trainee Kim Hollingsworth has faced court on 11 animal cruelty charges. Hollingsworth was dismissed as a police trainee in the 1990s for failing to disclose her past occupation as a stripper and prostitute. She was charged with animal cruelty after RSPCA inspectors went to her Mulgoa property, in Sydney's west, last week. Hollingsworth is charged with eight counts of failing to provide veterinary treatment for horses and three of failing to provide proper food. She told Downing Centre Local Court she would represent herself to fight the charges when the matter returned to court in April. Hollingsworth was sacked from the police force in 1995 after eight weeks as a student police officer. She fought a long legal battle to be reinstated, which was ultimately unsuccessful. Her life in Sydney's Kings Cross has been depicted in the Underbelly TV series.

I sit on the sofa with Mac and turn on the grinder, then give Mac a dry-cat-food-kibble when he has settled. I usually do one toe and if he is a good boy I give him another kibble. If he fusses I say huh huh and wait until he is quiet, then give a kibble. He only gets his treat when he is being good. It all takes a while but beats having a stressed-peeing dog.

I bought one of these at the markets for $5, it came with 10 sandpaper-wheel refills. I use it mostly on Mac as he has a don't-touch-my-feet phobia He doesn't mind it at all. it takes a while to grind the nails as the motor is not really strong...this is probably intentional as the nails will heat up through friction if it didn't stall under too much pressure on the nail. http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3400182&f=PAD%2FpsNotAvailInUS%2FNo The smell of the grindings is not the best though :D

Bobby is now living in Doggie-paradise! Good Job, Well Done!

Sheridan, this is O/T but is this Dog-Shaming dog a Wheaten?

I filled the cracks up with paint. Red floors here---> http://www.google.com.au/search?q=red+painted+floors&hl=en&client=ubuntu&hs=XBX&tbo=u&channel=fs&tbm=isch&source=univ&sa=X&ei=_yHFUIqOGoiQiAfezoGACQ&ved=0CDUQsAQ&biw=1024&bih=582

MOAR PHOTOS! we are slothing this morning , Monday being my Sunday...... (please excuse the disgusting floor. That is exactly what it looked like when I pulled up the even grottier carpet. The stains aren't fresh! Now that settlement has happened (last Monday :) ) it's all mine and now I can decide what to do with the hideous floors!) This is O/T but the floors in our bedrooms looked like that when we pulled up the disgusting carpet so we painted them, put down colourful mats (from Loot) and they look great now. We painted them cream so they don't show the dog hair but do show up doggie muddy paw-prints. Google 'painted floors'

I am wondering if you could leave the bowl that they pee in where it is (with their pee still in it) and then put another container,that is made of food-grade plastic (like a tallish, narrow jug similar to the ones you buy that hold drinking water and go in the fridge door), in a place in the yard which is a fair way away from their pee-bowl.

Excellent news Westiemum

I am sorry you had to make that hard choice in regards to Sally, you must have gone through hell deciding what was best for her and made the decision based on her having very little quality of life. Try not to beat yourself up about it, you were the one who had to see her each day and if she was not happy within herself you have made that wise and caring option. RIP Sally, you are in a good place now.