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Hondo

Hi Everyone, Would you please recommend to me the Costco dog food that would work well with skin sensitive dogs? Costco has the Kirkland Signature brand and Nature Domain. Any one with knowledge of Costco's dog foods I would appreciate some advice on selecting the food that is least likely to cause ...

Hondo

Update: The vet did call on Monday and stated that my dog had an elevated liver enzyme, but did not say which one. The vet stated that I could proceed one of three ways: 1) I could do more tests, 2) I could give my dog a liver enzyme medication, or 3) I could give the new dog food a chance, wait a m...

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Hi Everyone, I took my 5 year old lab to the vet this past Friday because she has been vomiting the past few weeks. The vet is doing a bunch of blood work the results of which I should be getting soon. The vet mentioned that I should try switching her to a sensitive stomach dog food or one with less...

Hondo

Hi Everyone,

Anyone use this? How did your dogs do? Was it easier to maintain your dogs weight during the off season?

Or do you have another maintenance dog food that you use?

Hondo

Hondo

Hi Everyone, On a prior thread that I started a member mentioned that grain free feed would help keep teeth cleaner because of the lower carbohydrate content. They attributed the tartar and gum disease to the carbohydrates found in many foods. I tried looking for more information on this and really ...

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MonsterDad, I have been trying to find more information on grain free feed being better for teeth because of the lower amount of carbohydrates (sugar) in the feed. I couldn't find anything. However, this does make sense to me on why it would help with teeth. My questions would be: 1). Why wouldn't o...

Hondo

birddogger wrote:IMO, most any dry food is fine. BTW, I have never had to have a dog's teeth cleaned.

Charlie

What's your secret?

Hondo

Hi Everyone, My 4 year old lab is going to the vet on Wednesday for a teeth cleaning. She has a canine tooth that looks bad at the gum line. I was told she needed to have her teeth cleaned or she would start losing some. Unfortunately, she is not much of a chewer. I did read some past posts on the f...

Hondo

I'm still feeding Loyal Active Adult to my lab. She has been on it for nearly 3 years and looks great on it. The cost has gone up a little over time but not enough for me to change. I stopped over analyzing dog food and looking for the holy grail of feeds. I enjoy reading about dog nutrition and try...

Hondo

I have read a few articles about corn futures dropping because there is fear that there will be an over supply.

http://news.yahoo.com/corn-sinks-again- ... 22975.html

Does this mean that feed prices will start to drop later this year?

-Hondo

Hondo

My 2yr old lab has never been a big chewer even as a pup. However, I would like to find something that she would chew frequently to help keep her teeth white. She is developing tartar on her teeth and it is concerning me. I have tried brushing her teeth but I can't do it long enough or well enough t...

Hondo

Thanks everyone for all your replies. Keep them coming. I never realized how many brands, types of feed there are. As for myself, I am still feeding my dog Loyall Active Adult and I am very pleased with the results. My 10 month old lab's coat and weight are great. Her stools are good. She has ample...

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ultracarry wrote:I still pay a little under a dollar a pound for loyall.... And I get coupons from everyone I know.

I used a few coupons that they had in a few magazines.

However, I have never received any coupons from Loyall even after signing up with them on their webpage.

Hondo

Is a dollar a pound still a reasonable expectation to pay for feed given the current economic climate? The current dog food that I feed (Loyall Active Adult) has been increasing in price and I was wondering if that is just an industry increase or more a company specific increase in costs. I live in ...

Hondo

I purchased the Proden PlaqueOff Dental Care for Dogs and Cats as was recommended above. However, my dog started to get really bad diarrhea after using the product daily for around a week. I discontinued the use of the product. Thus, I couldn't tell whether it works or not. Based on the ingredient l...

Hondo

I am still feeding Loyall Active Adult to my almost 3 year old lab.

The price of the feed has gone up quite a bit, however I still plan on sticking with it since I only have 1 dog to feed.

I'm starting to wonder at what price point should I start to consider other feeds.

-Hondo

Hondo

I am in dire need of new hunting boots and would like to get a general purpose pair that I can use for both upland game and deer. It's been around 8 years since I last purchased boots, so I'm not familiar with the latest and greatest in boots. I will be heading to Cabela's tomorrow to see what they ...

Hondo

From what I have read in past posts is that Member's Mark was made by Purina. Is Purina still the company making Simply Right? For those of you who were feeding Member's Mark and now are feeding the Simply Right have you noticed a difference? Was this just a name change or did the dog food formulas ...

Hondo

I believe that the quote below from a article I read a while back makes a compelling argument as to why you may want to use the technology that has been developed to train dogs quicker and faster. I'm not saying people aren't successful without technology, but why not take advantage of every tool af...

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Hi Joe, You could try contacting Linda or her son Scott Acevedo from Nelson Kennels. They train and do a lot of field trialing. They are based out of Los Banos, CA which is around 1 1/2 hrs south of San Jose. They would be able to tell you the dates and locations of many of the field trialing events...

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A friend of mine is considering getting a pointing breed. She has never owned a dog before. Of course I'm partial to setters but I have limited experience with different breeds so I'm not sure I'm the best to advise her. So guys and gals which breed, in your opinion, would be the a) easiest to get ...

Hondo

The world has gone nuts.Brilliant. I can see the mixed emotion of a vegan with his vegan GSP hunting Brinjals in the spring. The world has gone nuts. Indeed...whether this is ill conceived and misdirected scientific research (forgive us Sir Isaac and Al) or a legitimate poking around with formulati...

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O.K. I'll bite.... These shouldn't be considered "worst" or of low quality, just fitting in the price range. Purina Dog Chow - around $20 for a 44lb bag. Worked very well. Good energy/Coats/small dark stool. River Run Hi Pro 27/12 - around $17 for a 50lb bag. Worked very well. Good energy/coats/lar...

Hondo

Cajun Casey wrote:Whitetail, raccoon, possum, squirrel, cat.....

How about any commercial dog foods?

Hondo

Every question that I have read is always geared to what is the best dog food to feed our dogs. I want to know what is the best of the worst? I am curious as to what others consider to be arguably the absolute worst you would feed your dog if you had to and still be okay with it. What would be the b...

Hondo

I have been feeding Loyall Active Adult for the last 2 years. My dog does great on the food. They also have one of those get one bag free after so many bags purchased programs. Plus, at one point they were offering $5.00 off coupons in Gun Dog Magazine. Worth looking into if you need suggestions on ...

Hondo

I don't read the article that way because of the reference to 24% of calories. He is not saying a food with 24% GA protein is baseline sufficient. I work the math being 28-29% protein. Which is consistent with his other statement: "Clearly, working dogs perform better with premium quality food cont...

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So if I'm correct in my understanding the article states that our dogs are considered "intermediate" because the activity levels do not reach that of the highest energy demanding canine athlete, the sled dog. Thus, our hunting/field trialing dogs would do absolutely fantastic and reach their nutriti...

Hondo

Why the 6% difference between a 30/20 and a 24/20 dog food? I know that dogs get their energy from the fat side, so I understand the 20% for the hard working dogs. However, why the 6% percent difference in protein? I've noticed that there are a few feed companies that carrry a 24/20. The percentages...

Hondo

This booklet was mentioned in a nutrition article in the Aug. 2011 issue of Gun Dog Magazine. I found it to be very informative. It explained a lot of the science that goes into dog food nutrition. Obviously there is a slight Eukanuba bias. http://www.euksport.com/sportingDog/en_US/data_root/include...

Hondo

Out of curiosity what dog food did you end up choosing?

Hondo

As has been said before "feed what is readily available, affordable, and your dog does well on". Fact of the matter is, there is no "Best" dog food. There are mostly very good with some not so good dog foods and yet most dogs would do just fine with the not so good. I have found that picking dog foo...

Hondo

I'm curious how many members if any have any of their dogs on a maintenance dog food year around and still hunt them pretty frequently.

I realize that many of the members either don't use maintenance feeds at all or only use them during the off-season.

Hondo

When would someone consider switching a dog to a maintenance dog food? Also, is a maintenance dog food offer enough nutrition/energy for a dog that hunts around 10 times a year? Would a maintance dog food be a good choice for a dog that is relegated to couch potato status until hunting season. And t...

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A bag of Loyall Active Adult at my local feed store is $33.95 + tax. With the the $5.00 off coupons from Gun Dog Magazine the price drops down to $28.95 + tax which I think is a decent price for a really good feed. Hopefully, Loyall continues with the coupons in Gun Dog magazine. Not that I would ch...

Hondo

Great advice and suggestions. I really appreciate it. Would you consider a feed easy to get and readiliy available if you are dependent on only one store carrying the brand? Or would you switch to a brand that can be purchased at multiple stores in many areas. In other words in the area of Californi...

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I've been feeding my dog Loyall Active Adult and she does great on the feed. However, availability is sometimes an issue and when I travel I can't always find it. I was wondering if you guys/gals have a backup feed that you use in case you can't find your primary feed. I would imagine that those of ...

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What do you guys/gals use to remove the urine smell from the concrete runs?

It seems like the concrete soaks up the urine and as a consequence just smells of urine all the time. Do you use diluted bleach, vinegar, pinesol, etc.

Thanks,

Hondo

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vernahll2 wrote:Why try to fix something that isn't broken? If your dogs are doing fine with the present food plan, stick with it. of course, you'll have to change the quantity of the servings as the pup grows up and according to how active the dogs are.

+1

Hondo

Hi Garrison, Welcome to the forum. :D As has been stated to me and the millions of others that have asked dog food questions on this forum, "buy what works for your dog(s), is reasonably priced, and easily available." It has been explained to me that the protein/fat % should be based on the individu...

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What is considered a good nose? What are the scenting ranges for the various hunting breeds in general? Do all pointing breeds strive for 100 yard noses? Is that what a hunter/breeder would strive for in their dogs? How about retrievers? I own a labrador retriever and I am not sure what is considere...

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I would like some advice, tips, tricks, etc. for senior dog care. What do you guys/gals do for your senior dogs? Or does age matter? I am helping a friend get his 7 year old black lab into hunting. We took the lab out twice this spring and he did fairly well considering the dog had no bird or huntin...

Hondo

Great question.

I'm in the same predicament. Looking forward to reading some of the recommendations.

-Hondo

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Chukar12 wrote:

Great looking hunting rig!!!

Hondo

Alliance Nutrition has an article on it's webpage "Feeding the Hunting Dog" by Dale Hill PhD. It talks about switching feeds in the off season as well as some other good information. Big Dave, I read the article that you mentioned the link is below http://www.admani.com/AllianceDogandCat/Feeding%20...

Hondo

I can shave a month off the conditioning curve with my dogs in that they stay on the same high fat food year round. Their metabolism doesn't have to "train up" when the diet switch happens, i.e., going to a high fat diet at the time of training being started up. Amazing thing that was discovered ma...

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Two things I found interesting was, First, the growth problems associated with large breeds and hight protein in diets was according to this booklet a myth. "The belief that an elevated dietary protein concentration can exacerbate skeletal disease in the growing dog is more likely due to a parallel ...

Hondo

This booklet was mentioned in a nutrition article in the Aug. edition of Gun Dog Magazine. I found it to be very informative. It explained a lot of the science that goes into dog food nutrition. Obviously there is a slight Eukanuba bias. http://www.euksport.com/sportingDog/en_US/data_root/includes/m...

Hondo

I started bird hunting in 2009 at a pheasant club which I continue to go to. Any suggestions on other places to go, either for wild birds or at licensed game bird clubs in Northern California.

Thanks,

Hondo

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