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I have worked in the veterinary field for over 12 years. I know exactly what the dollar mark up on Hills and Eukanuba are. I also personally know of 3 "retired" small animal vets who feed NOTHING but Diamond. A lot of vets simply don't know any better (It is shocking how little time is spe...

check your AVMA journals

All I can say is what I was taught and what I have seen. There were a number of high protien diets taken off the market here in the states, due to renal impariment in older dogs. Yes, in a normal healthy dog, a little higher protien is good, but I am speaking of the 35% and up you can find in some o...

Just an aside, the low protien diets are known to cause Urinary Tract crystals in normal healthy dogs . However, too high protien especially with a senior dog, and we get kidney damage. 20-22% is about right for the average, healthy dog with no medical conditions.

The eggs could also be in your carpet, upholstery and as the previous poster stated in your lawn. It is truly best to hire a professional. Also please note, that dogs with fleas also will have parasites (worms) which could be passed on to humans.

I had not thought of it in this light, again my apologies. And just so I don't scream for whats left of today, it is my opinion, ANYONE who recommends, or uses a shock collar on any animal needs to be tarred and featherd and have the collar attatched to him/herself for eternity, with me and a few ot...

Ok, I admit I do get very testy when I interpret remarks as alluding to the fact that I would harm, injure, or mis treat ANY animal. I have spent the better part of my life as a licensed veterinary technician, I have taken MANY advanced courses on animal behavior. The initial reason for the post was...

Ok, everyone here is right, I taught how to use head collars at the clinic I worked for for 12 years, as I stated, I use it WITH a martigale, does anyone read??? But I can see how VERY important it is to be right here, so YOU are right, I am taking the damned thing back, I am taking the dog back to ...

Back at ya

Ok, while we agree to disagree, I find it absolutely preposterous that you disagree with the very person that this web site is named after. IF you read her book, she recommends using head halters for pulling dogs. That being said, this section says discuss your favorite tools Haltis etc. However, if...

My dog is a 110 lb shepherd, I know full well it is going to take time, especially considering where he came from. I am saying, this breed needs a LOT of excercise, I cannot control where cats will be, and while it would be very nice to have him walk nicely, for right now, I MUST be able to control ...

well maybe you are right, it's better to just let him pull himself into the street and get run over.
It is secured by a toggle that keeps it from getting too tight.

I rescued a German Shepherd recently with an absolutely insane and dangerous prey drive. He obeys all obedience commands until he sees a cat. The pulling is horrendous, he does not hear or see anything but the cat. I have tried every harness, and head collar on the market. The latest handiwork of th...

Hi Clay, I have raised and trained 3 female shepherds from newborn until they died. I believe what you are experiencing is the "herding nip" some shepherds have. In other words, you arent moving fast enough for them, they are trying to move you along. But I believe your dog is starting to ...

I am looking for some helpful ideas here. I have owned and sucessfully trained all of the german shepherds I have ever owned. They were all purebred females. Recently I rescued an 11 month old purebred shepherd who was on the schedule to be euthanized (it was cheaper than the surrender fee at the hu...