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    Question About Clippers

    in Health / Nutrition / Grooming

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    If you use the 3mm blade with the lay of the hair the results will be similar to clipping with a 5F. Combs only work efficiently on very close blades such as a 30 or 40, if you use them on any of the other blades they have a tendency to catch on the hair.

    Hi Miranda

    can i ask what you mean by "If you use the 3mm blade with the lay of the hair"?

    Question About Clippers

    in Health / Nutrition / Grooming

    Posted

    Do the blades have numbers?

    Combs to change cutting length would generally be fitted to a close cutting blade like a 40#

    Yeh they do

    2 blades 1mm and 3mm

    isn't that way too short though?

    i was talking about those plastic combs.

    something like this

    plastic-haircut-clipper-guider-combs-kit-15630n.jpg

    The two blades you have are roughly the equivalent of a 15F and a 7F (I use Osters).

    Do you want to clip the SWF in your avatar? Do you want to do a full body clip? If so I would recommend a 5F blade.

    Well i have two dogs now. One is a maltese X and the otherone is a pure maltese with a much thicker and longer coat.

    Instead of buying a different blade isn't it possible to just buy the attachable plastic combs to achieve longer hair cuts?

    Is Canned Food Bad For Dogs Teeth?

    in Health / Nutrition / Grooming

    Posted

    Thanks people for your inputs.

    My other dog is a maltese pup about 3.5 months old.

    I give her canned e.g Nature's gift and Purina puppy kibbles.

    I can't give her chicken necks yet she is too small.

    I have tried to buy bones from the butcher. But my other dog didn;t touch them, and they get flies if i leave them outside.

    I will ask for "butcher's off-cuts". what do they look like?

    Is Canned Food Bad For Dogs Teeth?

    in Health / Nutrition / Grooming

    Posted

    Hello guys.

    I currently give my dogs a mix of kibbles, chicken necks or mince meat, and canned food at meal times.

    When we purchased our second puppy from a breeder he said he doesn't give his dogs canned food because it is bad for their teeth.

    I am wondering if he is correct?

    First of all i don't only give canned food to them, i give them a mix.

    I also give my dogs things to chew on that is meant to clean their teeth.

    So i am wondering if the canned food is still okie?

    what are your opinions?

    Which Phalanx Did Most Canine's Loose

    in General Dog Discussion

    Posted

    Thanks Sasha, tried googling info but got lots of other subjects bar the info I wanted. thanks for clearing it up.

    My poor puppydog hasn't got a bigtoe :laugh: :laugh:

    I read other articles talking about wolves having dew claws. so i am not sure to what to make of it.

    BTW i believe my maltete X has a dew claw on the front and back. So i am not sure what to make of it. I guess especially with domestic dogs it's a vestigial body part but probably on it's way with other wild animals.

    Which Phalanx Did Most Canine's Loose

    in General Dog Discussion

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    your post made me interested in the subject.

    i did some reading:

    It is commonly agreed that they have NO function. They are vestigial

    remnants of a fifth digit that was reduced in the process of evolution.

    While the general pattern in mammals is to have five digits at the end of a

    limb, fossil evidence shows a loss of digits, especially in animals that

    maintain high speeds over long distances, as do dogs. (Horses, for example,

    walk on just one digit, the third--the hoof is the remnant of one

    "fingernail".) Members of the dog family (canids) similarly have small

    feet, with usually four digits in contact with the ground. The small size

    and weight of their limbs require less energy to move, allowing them to run

    more efficiently.

    http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/2000-...81966.Zo.r.html

    All wild canids in the genus Canis normally have 5 digits on the forefeet and 4 digits on the hindfeet. The missing digit on the rear is the equivalent of the big toe, the medial (innermost) digit (digit 1 for anatomists trained in North America and the United Kingdom). The loss of this first digit seems to accompany the evolution of the 'up on the toes' (digitigrade) stance of canids. The flatter footed (plantigrade) carnivores have 5 toes on each foot.

    Although natural selection dumped the 1st digit from the hind foot fairly far back in the evolution of canids (and also, independently in cats) the thumb has persisted on the forefoot in digitigrade carnivores. There may well be a reason it is retained.

    In my PhD work I found that really fast, slender legged dogs hyperextend the forefeet down to the stop pad when at a full gallop. They also roll slightly medially onto the inner surface of the carpus (pastern) when running. Examination of tracks in firm moist soil and examination of the feet of dogs running in grass show that the first digit of the forefoot (the thumb) comes into contact with the ground during high speed locomotion. In fast galloping dogs with small tight thumbs the claws wear with racing so that they do not need periodic trimming.

    I have had dogs who had had thumbs removed get injuries in the thumb stump region unless they were run with their pasterns taped. This does not always happen but it occurs, in my experience, about as often as thumb claw injuries in dogs in which the thumbs are not removed.

    http://netpet.batw.net/articles/dewclaws.html

    So A Friend Makes This Comment...

    in General Dog Discussion

    Posted · Edited by Sasha (Alexander)

    What about the animals in factory farms? Oh yeah, chickens aren't cute like puppies so nobody cares. At least puppies get out in a few months - factory farm animals live in the same deplorable conditions for their entire life and then die. Just food for thought :)

    I would have usually left it, but couldn't ignore the "At least puppies get out in a few months" as in then it's all fine and dandy, and there are no ill effects!! I went on to argue with her with the help of another actual dog knowledgeable friend (the girl we were arguing against doesn't even own a dog or know stuff about them) about how there is so much more to it and in fact most dogs from puppy mills are effected in one way or another whether it me mental or physical or social. And often after the mills they end up in glass chambers in pet shops and loose all social development. She got mad and said where are my STATISTICS, she said she has met 'a few' pet shop puppy farm dogs and they are fine and happy!

    We kept arguing with her but she is one of those people that you just CAN'T argue with because they only see their view.

    And let's not forget the bitches and stud dogs kept in those conditions forever!

    ARHH so angry!! :heart::laugh:

    I think you are making a strawman argument in relation to the other girl's statement. From the limited statement that you posted it sounds like she is arguing that puppies from puppy farms have it better then livestock animals who are stuck in small cages for life. I don't think she is saying that puppy farms are thus acceptable, but rather that they are the better of the two evils.

    I would agree that there is much less focus on the livestock welfare then pets. But it doesn't have to be either that or this. There should be focus on the welfare of all animals.

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