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Regarding meat stock/ broth... Fish bones are the only bones that are okay for a dog once cooked as they remain soft so I wouldn't be too concerned about some remaining in the stock - I am not referring to the heavily crumbling ones you mentioned as they may be okay once ground down further or blitzed. When any stock is cold after cooking you can easily scoop out the fat that forms a crust on the top so any bones work. Beef neck will render a better broth than marrow bones in my opinion :)

Geez I am sorry to hear of the situation at the vets, you really have to wonder what was going through their heads I can understand you being upset by this, take care and try and put it in the past.

I have been a Calendula user since Ronin was 10 weeks old, he is now 14.5 months old... Ronin doesn't get itchy these days (mainly due to a good natural diet, the supplements I like to use, probiotics and seldom bathing), but I felt it was about time that he had a bath, really just to loosen some of his blowing coat. Decided again just to use Calendula tea, I made up 2.5 litres and needed the whole lot to penetrate the undercoat using a drink bottle to squeeze it under the coat :D He looks and smells great, I love the fresh straw like smell you get from the calendula And as per usual he will get some spent leaves with the next few meals. So nothing really earth shattering here, but just wanted to again give this the thumbs up and I doubt I would ever have known about it is it weren't for Erny My main use of the tea these days is for Ronin's occasional "willy washing" :D , and as an eye rinse if he picks up a bit of conjunctivitis from the communal water bowl at the park. I use it on my scalp when it gets itchy or if I get insect bites. My wife uses it as a skin toner and for my 7 year old daughter if she gets a rash. PS. I sent some of Steve's (Shalarm) Calendula to a fellow Husky owner in Holland as part of a Secret Santa present so hoping to spread the word on this great flower :)

That is excellent :thumbsup:

Two loonies having an argument - can only see stupidity as the winner there :D

A miniture schnauzer should fit your requirements - they are great little dogs. You will have to clip them every 5 weeks as they shed very little :)

Aww so lovely :)

Oh Gosh DDD, you really are having a hard time of it. Thinking of you.

I agree whole heartedly with visiting breeders or going to some dog shows. I would not recommend visiting a breeder that has puppies ready to go... it is just too hard to resist any puppy, they are all way too cute :D Spend some time reading through the dog breeds 101 on this forum as there may be many that you hadn't previously considered that may suit your lifestyle even better than the ones on your list (which are all great BTW but vastly different)

Sounds like things are looking up - Great stuff DDD

If I said all dogs fed once a day were fat then that would indeed be a huge stretch and that is certainly not what I intending or inferring, so my apologies if my writing made you think this. It is just my unfounded theory as I said. I also said that I don't think this would relate to anyone on this forum, most of whom are very savvy and conscious of their dogs health :) My personal opinion is that there are more benefits in feeding twice a day than negatives :) What I do think is relevant is that I believe that the stomach gets used to the quantity fed and will expand or contract to accommodate the normal volume, an empty stomach over a longer period of time will produce more bile and possible cause some discomfort and may lead to a depopulation of healthy gut flora. I will say with confidence is that if I find compelling arguments that feeding once a day is going to be healthier for my dog, I will definitely change to that regime. Anyway, it is just a discussion I find interesting and food for thought as they say :)

I feed prey model raw twice a day to my husky and the meals are roughly the same volume, because I rotate a different main meat each meal there will always be a bit of up and down with volume. I reduce volume slightly to have training treats which are all 100% meat. As a random side note on a topic I find fascinating... It is a funny thing that I do get asked quite frequently at the dog park what and how I feed Ronin - I think he looks pretty great but I am biased :D but when our breeder commented on how good his condition was, it made my day. Our vet who is primarily a 'recommender of kibble' also commented that to stick with whatever I am doing, so I am pretty happy that he is getting fed well...but I digress :D Most of the people that I meet out and about that ask me about his diet have very obese dogs What seems to be the constant is that these very obese dogs are all fed once a day. The next common theme is that they get a few snacks and treats to 'tide them over' So it seems to me that two meals make more sense ( if possible in a daily routine) as it will not expand the stomach to the level of a once a day fed dog so the period and degree of an empty stomach/hungry dog will be less and also allow for an easier digestion and healthier gut. One large meal possibly expands the stomach, creates more hunger when empty and leads to temptation for sneaky bits of food or the old "slice of vegemite on toast for brekky" Dunno really, just my random thoughts and I am know that most of the people here that feed once a day are not the average dog owners with overfed and under exercised blimps, but I am saddened when I see so many obese dogs around the park and streets - I can only imagine how bad the ones are that don't get out at all PS. All my previous dogs were fed kibble once a day when adults and I have given the odd slice of vegemite on toast to them :p

The inside meaty bone thing was a bit concerning to us at first - especially with a wilful breed like a husky and my wife who is a clean freak :) especially as we have a young daughter. It is really quite funny how perfectly obedient he is with this though. Our routine is... towel comes out and put on the floor, he is given the "on your mat" command. I bring the bone, then use "drop" command. I put bone down between his paws the say "release" and thats it. I can honestly say that this took only one go and it was imprinted :laugh: The easiest training I have ever done :laugh: I must also state that we taught the "on your mat", "drop" and "release" (BTW "release" for us means food is his) right from the word go but never as fail safe as when it is bone time. :D We also have hardwood floors which is easy to give quick a wipe over if any juice manages to get through the towel - but this seldom occurs.

Well, Ronin is pretty sharing and caring... he sometimes gets my undies out of the dirty close basket and put them on my bedroom pillow :laugh: Have also found a pair under the pillow. :D

Maybe try boiling in some chicken stock and leave the antler to sit for a while. It may impregnate enough flavour to get the ball rolling. For a longer lasting chew I use frozen beef neck and place an old towel on the floor so Ronin can safely chew for around and hour inside. Nothing else that is safe works as well for me. I get the butcher to saw a whole neck into pieces around 10cm long.

Well, that was quite disturbing to watch, and this is how I see it... Beautiful dog - tick Ignorant owner - cross Owner asked a professional trainers opinion and doesn't allow this to happen anymore - tick Beautiful dog - tick :)

I'm gunna go out a limb and suggest a little human recipe to try. This just follows on from my thoughts on anything is going to be better than nothing and Danny being at the age where a bit of spoiling with food is really for enjoyment and is not going to be such a bad thing. 250g chicken mince 1 teaspoon turmeric 1 dessert spoon raw honey one raw egg Mix thoroughly roll into little balls and squash into small patties and fry in a medium hot pan using coconut oil. Now this is by no means a balanced meal but the ingredients are all very healthy - and guaranteed, it will be yummy. If this works then you can look at adding some minced bone a little organ or some grated or steamed vegies etc etc. Even crumbing into nuggets.

great dancing action

oops :laugh:

Any foster would be so lucky to have someone as caring as you!

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Happy birthday Poppy :)

Good on you DDD, I think these very elderly years are the times we can afford to spoil our lovely oldies, its now all about quality of life in my opinion. :)

I think that at Danny's case and age, feeding whatever it takes to get him to eat something is fine. Whether it is pizza crust or scrambled eggs, chicken nuggets etc, something in the tum tum is good if he can keep it down. Most people here will know I am very fastidious with food and nutrition but sometimes we have to lose a battle to win a war and this is why I think is okay for Danny to eat whatever enthuses him :)

Oh wow, sorry to hear you had to go through this. You did nothing wrong and it sounds like this group were oxygen thieves - who in their right mind would bring a friend with a severe dog phobia to the dog beach. Sounds like it could have been drugs with the alcohol. You did well to restrain yourself, I see no issues with your dog walking around and investigating people and things in the environment you were in. Yes recall is a valuable tool, but I don't think that a dog needs to me glued to your hip at all times when off lead in this sort of place. Look on the bright side - if you had a dog that looked like a wolf (my Ronin) they would have had a real heart attack :D