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ChrisD. said:
I love Staffy’s. Shame they have such a bad reputation.
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Lovely temperament, same with rottweilers. Weren't both nanny dogs at one time? Love Alsatians myself.

There's never really a problem dog, just problem owners who don't learn how to live with and train their dog.

And this is from a cat person, I'd have a dog but I can't be doing with the neediness, poop collecting and general doggy smell.

Saying that, anybody else has a dog around and I go into excitable 7 year old boy mode :)
 
This is our 5 month old cockapoo, Ivy.


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Her nickname is Swamp Monster. She does this with every puddle.

 
Feeding time, now the earlier nights are drawing in they get fed in the afternoon rather than the evening. Once the frosts come they get a bit more with warm gravy. The butcher loves me... ;)

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Jimbeam3678 said:
Excuse my ignorance here, but those chicken pieces have bones in them which are not ground/minced surely that's a risk to their intestines?
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To be fair it's a moot point, in 40 plus years of feeding raw chicken carcasses I have had zero, zilch, none at all issues with gut or throat traumas from feeding them, to dogs large and medium sized. What carnivores in the wild have their meat ground or minced?

The carnivores of the animal world aren't found dead with ruptured intestines, or at least it's not a situation I have ever heard of. Watch what zoos feed their carnivores, they aren't grinding or mincing stuff for them, and they don't want to risk their charge's well being. That's what carnivores have the teeth they have for. But YMMV as they say, don't let my take on it sway anyone!
 
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Raw chicken bones are fine the dogs will just crunch them up. Have to be a bit more careful with elderly dogs with poor teeth though, better to avoid bones as they'll just swallow larger pieces of bone.
 
ChrisLX200 said:
Raw chicken bones are fine the dogs will just crunch them up. Have to be a bit more careful with elderly dogs with poor teeth though, better to avoid bones as they'll just swallow larger pieces of bone.
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Yep, geriatrics get special treatment (and no, I don't mean lead in their ear) :)

A bonus of a diet with uncooked bone in it is you won't ever be taking a dog to the vet to have their anal glands evacuated, or having to do this breathtakingly smelly job yourself. The very solid stools do just what nature intended and naturally compress these glands and evacuate them every time the dogs defecates.

No more dogs dragging their arses along the carpet, or the lawn in discomfort (or sometimes, if it's ignored, in real pain).
 
ChrisLX200 said:
Mine get a varied diet which also includes raw chicken carcasses.

Sardines & Mackerel in olive oil and served on a bed of chopped spinach (only green stuff they'll eat). With a side of Lilly's Kitchen turkey and beef mince.
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What you say? Spoiled?
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What time's dinner served, I'm coming round for some of that myself? I'll bring my own plate and do the washing up!

Michelin stars deserved there!
 
Mine also get bones to chew on as chewing is therapeutic for them and it keeps their teeth and gums healthy. I found raw goat bones good as they don't seem to splinter, although once the ends have been eaten the rest goes in the bin. Once a week they get a chunk of beef marrow bone which I split (cockapoos don't have the bite strength to crack them themselves, these bones are very hard). I just leave them to lick out what they can from the ends then split the bone so they can finish the marrow, then it's immediately tossed in the bin. That's the only treat my dogs will actually fight over so they must love it. Don't ever leave them chewing on a broken beef marrow bone, it's dense weight-bearing bone and it breaks into razor sharp shards which are very dangerous if eaten. Although very good for their diet (in moderation) beef marrow has a lot of fat so expect loose stools if it was a big bone - and remember they'll put weight on rapidly if the dogs don't burn off those extra calories with exercise! I bought 10Kg not realising how much space in the freezer that takes up lol! ( https://www.nurturingbynature.co.uk/product/marrow-bones-10kg-bulk )

Last weekend running around the S. Peak district (Ludd's Church area)





 
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This was Hugo and taken a little while ago. Sadly, we had to put him to sleep yesterday aged 2 years and 1 month.

From around 9 months old, we had a real issue with very unprediticable, aggressive behaviour. We tried dog training and then a well regarded behaviourist but everything just got worse as the months went on. Our vet suggested an x-ray to rule out anything that we couldn't see and it turned out that he had hip dysplasia. He started on various pain killers and supplements as well as a course of hydrotherapy and, initially, very short walks of 5 minutes a day. For the short term, they seemed to work but every now and then, we still had these issues of aggression and this wasn't just a little growl. He would show his teeth, snap at our legs and in the evenings, take himself away to his bed and growl the minute you got near or walked past his bed. There were months where we couldn't stroke him or go near him. The behaviourist, trainers and vets started suggesting there might be something psychologically going on that we would never get to the bottom of.

We had been reluctant to have him castrated as we we were told this could worsen his situation but as a middle ground and with our options running out, we were given the option of a chemical castration where he has an implant which lasts around 6 months which has the same affect as a regular castration although eventually wears off. Within the first two months, We thought he had improved but then, very quickly and within the space of a few days, he went down hill and we were back to square one with his unpredictable behaviour. In September he had the full castration as a last resort and just a few days later, he bit my son on the hand and on Monday this week, he bit my other son on the foot - completely unprovoked. The bite on the foot drew blood.

With all the rehoming centres at capacity and full of fit, healthy dogs, we were told that there was no chance Hugo would be found a new home and taking into account his behaviour, the vet suggested that our only option (and the best option for him), was to put Hugo to sleep.

It was the hardest thing we've ever had to do. The kids said good bye in the morning before school, he had a nice breakfast topped with grated cheese, an early walk, a play in the garden and spent his last 2 hour playing with his toys.

Even in the vets and heavily sedated he managed to muster up a growl at the vet.

We are all devestated. I'm going to miss him a lot. I can't stop thinking about him.



Hugo by Matt Clegg, on Flickr
 
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I won't put any photos up, but aborted or euthanised calves are usually free, but cutting one up is not for the squeamish. A pack of fox hounds would just get one tossed in whole, but this lot would undoubdetly start a barney over one between them. I had a customer nearly faint once when he nosed round the back and saw one sawn up. I told him it was a bad payer waiting to go to the pig pen... ;)

I've got two bitches on heat at the same time here, hormones are raging and fights are but a moment away if the wrong males get together :(
 
muttclugg said:
This was Hugo and taken a little while ago. Sadly, we had to put him to sleep yesterday aged 2 years and 1 month.

From around 9 months old, we had a real issue with very unprediticable, aggressive behaviour. We tried dog training and then a well regarded behaviourist but everything just got worse as the months went on. Our vet suggested an x-ray to rule out anything that we couldn't see and it turned out that he had hip dysplasia. He started on various pain killers and supplements as well as a course of hydrotherapy and, initially, very short walks of 5 minutes a day. For the short term, they seemed to work but every now and then, we still had these issues of aggression and this wasn't just a little growl. He would show his teeth, snap at our legs and in the evenings, take himself away to his bed and growl the minute you got near or walked past his bed. There were months where we couldn't stroke him or go near him. The behaviourist, trainers and vets started suggesting there might be something psychologically going on that we would never get to the bottom of.

We had been reluctant to have him castrated as we we were told this could worsen his situation but as a middle ground and with our options running out, we were given the option of a chemical castration where he has an implant which lasts around 6 months which has the same affect as a regular castration although eventually wears off. Within the first two months, We thought he had improved but then, very quickly and within the space of a few days, he went down hill and we were back to square one with his unpredictable behaviour. In September he had the full castration as a last resort and just a few days later, he bit my son on the hand and on Monday this week, he bit my other son on the foot - completely unprovoked. The bite on the foot drew blood.

With all the rehoming centres at capacity and full of fit, healthy dogs, we were told that there was no chance Hugo would be found a new home and taking into account his behaviour, the vet suggested that our only option (and the best option for him), was to put Hugo to sleep.

It was the hardest thing we've ever had to do. The kids said good bye in the morning before school, he had a nice breakfast topped with grated cheese, an early walk, a play in the garden and spent his last 2 hour playing with his toys.

Even in the vets and heavily sedated he growled at the vet.

We are all devestated. I'm going to miss him a lot. I can't stop thinking about him.



Hugo by Matt Clegg, on Flickr
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Very sorry to hear that, what a nice looking chap, and so young. I feel for you.
 
ChrisD. said:
Same with Alsations, there's a lovely one I see regularly on walks and I let my Whippet play with her. The owner said he's thankful as most people give them a wide berth.
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My Vizsla took a sudden dislike to Alsatians, so I have to put her on lead whenever I see one.

She is absolutely fine with anyone and everyone, but if an Alsatian/German Shepherd comes up to her, she sort of does a weird screaming bark and lunges at them (she has never bitten one, or any other dog)
 
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