Let's See Your Dogs!!

Earl: Our Three year old Great Dane:







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Handsome boy.

 

I have to say I can't stand to see dogs in beds of trucks that aren't secured. We saw a dog fly out of bed of truck in an intersection due to not being secured. We see a lot of it here in the country. I've never had my dog in back. Always in cab with me.

 

We always had our hound in a large padded kennel crate not for his safety but for everyone else's. Beau would try to jump into other cars to say hi. Had to put a stop to THAT!

 

ALWAYS keep our dog on a short tether while the vehicle is moving. The tether is attached along the center of the vehicle, so she can only peak her head slightly outboard. Anything otherwise is unsafe to the dog and/or other drivers.

 

Thank you.

 

I wanted to go grain free also. Ended up with some Canidae brand that was on sale...still paid something like $56 for 40 lbs. I saw Walmart sells a grain-free food called Pure Balance that was about $35 for 30 lbs or so. Anyone try this food? Any thoughts on it?

 

Love this thread so much. Here are my puppers - Dr. Indiana Jones and Dubs.

 

Playing in the snow

 

How'd/why'd it fly out? Accident?

 

No just turning in an intersection. Dog flew out. Was up on tool box.

 

Doh. Is there such a thing as doggy darwinism?

 

I don't mess with canidae or any other big brand. Also don't fuck with Walmart. I stick with small dog food manufacturers with good reviews. That victor dog food is gen business.

 

Thanks. The price is pretty good for grain-free. I think after this bag of Canidae my next order will be this brand.

Both of my dogs get irritation in their ears from time to time. Their skin was looking red and dry. One of them started to puke immediately after eating a couple times. He also didnt seem interested in his food at all. Some of that could be a result of some allergies to the old food. Switched over to a reduced grain Canidae about two weeks ago and noticed some pretty big differences within a couple days. I am looking to go completely grain-free now, but also stay within budget with two 60-70 lb dogs.

 

Do you go directly to the new brands or do you mix them for a few meals first? We've never had allergic reactions but when we have switched in the past we always mixed for a couple days before removing the old brand completely.

 

We mixed it as well. Started off mixing a little bit at first and made gradual changes over the course of about 6 or 7 days until we were using just the new food.

 

Know a guy that hauls 3 on a flatbed. They never have fallen off lol. Teach them not to jump off, and don't drive like an idiot

 

In 12 years, my dog never once jumped out of the truck bed but I'm only going half a mile to the lake at 20 mph, never more than 30mph or more than a couple miles. However he did jump out of my car window once at 25 mph, he learned real quick not to do that again. Fortunately he was ok.

 

I'm not sure how real it is, but they say some big brands buy euthanized animals for their "protein". Some say that's the reason some dogs have "allergic" reactions and get sick from food just from trying it for the first time. Both my girls are 60#, I go through a 40# bag of chow every 3-4 weeks. It is what it is when you love your dogs. Like I said, paying $60-70 every 3 weeks was getting expensive, but if I couldn't find anything nearly as good as that expensive stuff, I would've kept buying it. Also if trying to narrow down if they have a food allergy, you have to get rid of all treats. Grain free everything.