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Definately a crate. Get one now and start getting her used to it before the surgery. Good luck with the surgery

I nearly bought them for Pele until I discovered that they are made in China After that dog food recall in the USA and now the melamine in the baby milk, fergit it!!! I won't touch anything made in China Pele loves pumpkin, so I make Pumpkin and Liver treats. These were mentioned on one of my Bull Terrier Lists as many BT's are grain intolerant. Makes the icky liver go further The Americans use canned pumpkin, but you can't buy it here so just dice and boil up the pumpkin in the microwave. The recipe is to merely mix equal parts of pureed beef liver and pumpkin in a blender. Tip: Cut the liver into smaller chunks as it tends to get wrapped around the blades Spoon onto a greased cookie sheet (I use Baking Paper) and bake at 250F (don't know the Celsius conversion and the numbers have worn off of my oven ) Remove from oven, cool a little, and cut each "cookie" into quarters. Wash cookie tray, put quarters back on UN-greased cookie sheet (blow that, good ole' Baking Paper again ) and repeat baking process. It is just a dehydration process. Pele loves them and wants to know when I'm making some more

These are probably the ones that you are talking about Aussie Pet Health Treats Pele loves them too

That's fantastic news

She looks fine to me. I don't like to see fat dogs. A Sibe is bred to pull a sled all day. It needs to be athletic. Could a fat dog do that? I don't think so. Did you watch the Olympic marathon runners? How many of them looked fat? As mentioned I'd try and feed a more natural diet. Northern breeds also need fish in their diet, so a can of sardines or mackeral a few times a week would be helpful. Dakota looks great

Another thought. Does your dog use a plastic food or drinking bowl? That can sometimes do it. Switching to a ceramic bowl is better

Hi Westiefan, I'm sure that there was something on here not long ago, or I read it elsewhere. I think that it had something to do with a diet deficiency. May have been kelp or copper. I'll look up my dog books later. Hopefully someone else will know

No fleas on her Thanks for explaining :D

Is the manafacturers details on the pack? If so maybe contact them. Jessie (now at the "Bridge") was on Frudix (Furosemide). I'd say that it was made here in Australia as it's a fairly common diuretic. Your local chemist might be able to help since I'm sure that it would be the same as that prescribed to humans

I get the plain yoghurt with the acidophiles. Pele loves it with a banana squished into it She also loves pumpkin so the other week when she had a bit of diarrhea I mixed the boiled pumpkin in with the yoghurt. She loved it Manuka honey is great too if I don't have any nana's. When we get home from obedience training on a Tuesday night Pele races out to the kitchen 'cos she knows that it's nana's and yohurt night I gave it to her one night ages ago and she's never forgotten

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All the Rogz ones that I've seen have the chain bit. Pele has one for "Sunday Best" but a 100% cotton webbing one for every day 'cos she swims at the beach and the chain rusts I buy the plain ones thru' my obedience club.

I give human ones from the chemist 'cos I get 20% off

Fish Oil is great Pele, my 30 kg Bull Terrier gets 3 capsules per day. I give her half the human dosage as she's about half my weight. If you give fish oil you should also give vitamin E as Fish Oil depletes the vitamin E in the body. I give Pele a 500g capsule of Vitamin E when I give the fish oil. Fish oil is a good source of Omega-3 fatty acids.

Just checking for any news. Hope Brodie's ultrasound results are good news. Fingers and paws crossed here

Hi Sally, I've heard excellent reports about Lindsay and Bird Both Jessie and Pele have visited Andrew Mladenovic at Kilkenny. He's good, but the other guy that does work at the clinic, Matthew Condon, Chiropet 0414808720 is excellent. I also used to take Jessie to a Muscular Therapist, Bill Hatchard, Hatchard's Way and took Pele after she broke her foot. He worked wonders with Jessie. He is an elderly guy in his 80's. I'm not sure if he is still alive. He's at Valley View, 82655257 Hope Ness is OK.

So sorry to hear about Brodie Fingers crossed that the Ultrasound will be more positive Many dogs still live a long and happy life. My dear darling Jessie (Bull Terrier) was diagnosed with Dilated Cardiomyopathy when she was 9.5 years old, and given a prognosis of "6 months, 12 if she's lucky". My partner and I were devastated as I know you are feeling too. Jessie reached the 3 year mark and lived every day to the fullest, and still visited her beloved beach every day although a little bit slower towards the end. Jessie was fed a BARF diet for most of her life and I researched heart disease and had her on lots of vitamins and herbs as well as the meds. I joined several dog heart lists on the internet and received lots of support and information. Her heart vet called her an "inspiration". I learned more abourt hearts and heart disease than I ever wanted to know. Good luck with Brodie and keep us up to date

Yikes!!! Not a good habit to have I'd try to discourage Ellie. Try not to make a big deal of it otherwise it may also become an attention seeking behaviour. Can Ellie be kept away from the area with the rocks or can the rocks be removed? Muzzling may have to be an option. A friend's dog (Irish Setter) years ago had to be muzzled at the beach because she ate stones and had had several very expensive and life-threatening surgeries. Erny's suggestion about diet is a good one.

You could try putting a dollop of peanut butter on the fridge door (It'll wipe off) so pup is occupied licking that while grooming At the same time telling her to "stand" and praising. Once she gets the hang of that then just treating as you groom.

Sorry to hear about your heart dog. Jessie, my previous Bull Terrier was diagnosed with Dilated Cardiomyopathy when she was 9.5 years. Her prognosis was "6 months, 12 if she's lucky". Jessie astounded her vets and made it to 3 years living every day to the fullest! I always worried about kidney damage due to the diuretics that Jessie was taking. I did give her a potassium supplement as the diuretics can deplete that. Jessie had been on a BARF diet for most of her life, so that would have helped, plus I used a lot of vitamins and herbs to help her heart. I used to do regular blood tests to check her kidney levels, potassium levels etc. I think that the vet called it a "Geriatric Profile". That would be a good idea to get done on a regular basis such as every six months. Bull Terriers are prone to kidney disease and I asked Pele's breeder what tests need to be done. She said a urine sample was the best way to check kidneys. I will probably do that test yearly, even tho' she has now been spayed and I'm not breeding. Have you seen this webpage Scrappy's Canine CRF (Chronic Renal Failure) and CHF (Congestive Heart Failure) Website Hope that your other little girl is OK

Thanks for that poodlefan I'll pass that on to my friend who has a poodle/schnauzer X (I refuse to call it a "Schnoodle") called Lucy. Lucy is Pele's buddy and we meet at the beach every day. Since they both swim, Lucy tends to get quite matted. Pele, being a Bull Terrier never has a bad hair day

As others have mentioned, supervise him I always supervise with any bone just in case. Is that him in the pics? He's a lovely looking boy and doing well for his age

Hi Snuffle, Organ meat should be about 10% of the diet. Heart is not organ meat, it is muscle meat. I feed a BARF diet along the lines of Dr Ian Billinghurst's "Give Your Dog A Bone" book. As he says "The diet doesn't have to be complete/balanced every day, as long as it balances out over time". Do you eat a complete/balanced diet every day? I know that I don't, but over a period of a week or 2 it should be balanced. It's the same with your dog. I don't feed any grain or cereal either. As mentioned veggies need to be completely crushed as dogs can't digest celulose. In the wild they get their vegetable matter pre-digested from the stomachs of their prey.

My first thought was a thyroid problem, until you mentioned that you are feeding them both the puppy food That's what is putting on the weight! Puppy food has a much higher calorie content. Feed the 2 dogs separately - the puppy on the puppy food and the beagle on adult food.

"Grow Your Pups with Bones" also by Dr Ian Billinghurst is great also :D