Gun Dog Forum

MonsterDad

I hate when guys complain about the cost of better guns when they have 5,6,7,8....junky ones rather than 1 or 2 really good ones. You can pass a Beretta, Rizzini or Guerini to another generation but you can't do that with something like a CZ. And much like the Lexus and BMW example those better guns...

MonsterDad

I live in a very Tick infested area. Constant ticks when you go outside. I got Lyme right before Bear Season 4 years ago. I could hardly walk, but the meds I got before heading to camp helped. Still have effects to this day. My dogs do not get the vaccine. If there is such a thing, why hasn't the F...

MonsterDad

BT "chemicals" have been sprayed on row crops since the 20's .....of course they are "showing" up, they are naturally occurring in the soil......Ge crops with BT are a much more conservative and responsible way to apply these natural insecticides....which by the way are used in organic agriculture....

MonsterDad

I train for several doctors and a retired research scientist from a large pharmaceutical. They are conservative, not liberal, and they are concerned about the long term effects of GMO food sources. I would guess the makers of thalidomide thought it was safe as well. Only time will tell with GMO's. ...

MonsterDad

Agway is where I have been getting it. Pet Valu is also a supposed retailer, yet they can only get two kinds of Eagle Pack in along with their hippie fru fru food. I'll try to contact the distributor for Eagle Pack. Not real sure I want to stay with them though with 30lb bags. We are moving in July...

MonsterDad

Please DO NOT try the natural stuff like pennyroyal oil. My brother in law put some on this dog because he wanted to be natural and the dog died. That was the last time he tried any thing like that Tea Tree Oil is another thing that pops up in natural flea and tick treatments and like Yarrow Flower...

MonsterDad

Whats the correct dosage? I read somewhere and it said .10 per 10lbs? Talked to the vet and she was no help and that otc wasn't as good. If you only have one or even a couple of dogs, the apple flavored paste by Durvet is more convenient. That brand is metered in 25 "clicks", the dosage of each cli...

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Monsterdad can you send a link or anything on where you read clove extract is toxic? I haven't read anything but good things so its a little alarming. The toxic compound in clove is called Eugenol just Google it. My point is that the toxicology on things like clove are unknown. You can't assume the...

MonsterDad

We wanted to try a more natural approach so we use both of the products listed below. In two years we only found one tick on our Golden. The spray gives our GSP dandruff so I put coconut oil after the spray dries and it helps. The both eat the garlic pills like they are a treat. Vet's Best Natural ...

MonsterDad

Wow Euk is expensive there, it is $42.99 for 33lb near me, but that will be $42.99 for 29lbs soon.

Given the efficiency of internet buying and the fact it is sales tax free, you may want to look into something like Dr. Tim's on Chewy.com.

Cheaper than what you are paying for Euk.

MonsterDad

The guy is right in some respects but overall dead wrong and just trying to get attention. The problem is the way definitions are structured. "Meat & Bone Meal" is used to describe a product with mixed ingredients, but the definition can be abused. Amazingly, it is not legal for a pet food company t...

MonsterDad

I give my own rabies vaccine, it comes in boxes of ten with certicates and tags. I have never been questioned, even though the law in most states require it be administered by a vet. I do know the laws have us over inoculating our dogs, once a year, after three years old is not needed nor wise. You...

MonsterDad

Do you do your own vaccine ? What would be the pros and cons of doing your own ? Anything I should be aware of ? I have a Tractor Supply close by that has what I need. Are there different grades or qualities ? I have an 8 week old pup and just about ready for his 9 week shot and considering doing i...

MonsterDad

We have 5 dogs. They are on Heart Guard. I can see Tape worms in some of the stools. Hard to tell who belongs to what. Three of these dogs hunt and travel in many states and could have gotten into and/or eaten lizards, mice, birds, etc Should I treat for Tape worms only or use a full spectrum wormi...

MonsterDad

If you use a full spectrum wormer that is effective against tapes then you are limited to Drontal Plus.

Are you using Heartguard or Heartguard Plus? If Plus then you probably should just use Droncit.

Panacur doesn't kill the tape from fleas.

MonsterDad

Eukanuba Premium 30/20 is now in a 29lb bag, down from 33lb, same price....

MonsterDad

$65.99 for 44lbs and shipping is FREE and no sales tax either. You are paying shipping at $65.99 a bag.[/quote It is more expensive at my local store. On-line retailers work on much smaller margins and may even deal directly with manufacturers. Shipping is always an embedded cost but logistics are ...

MonsterDad

Whatever you decide, feed a good kibble for the first 18 months then you can try raw. Best to wait to maturity. I personally think it is too risky for a novice to feed a puppy a raw diet, especially a larger breed like a Weim. Just avoid cheap kibbles. Fromm and Dr. Tim's are good choices. Also, st...

MonsterDad

Whatever you decide, feed a good kibble for the first 18 months then you can try raw. Best to wait to maturity. I personally think it is too risky for a novice to feed a puppy a raw diet, especially a larger breed like a Weim. Just avoid cheap kibbles. Fromm and Dr. Tim's are good choices. Also, sta...

MonsterDad

I don't pay extra for the marketing. If I did I'd buy proplan or science diet or Eukanuba or pedigree. I pay extra for the calories and quality. (and shipping) Dr. Tim's marketing really didn't catch my eye. I heard about it on another forum, as a recommendation much like this thread. I have yet to...

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edb wrote:Someone can check my facts but I think of the top 5 finishers, 4 are Dr. Tim's teams.

Are you saying they are feeding kibble other than their sponsor?[/quote]

No, I thought I was clear. Of the top five teams, including the winner, four teams use Dr. Tim's food.

MonsterDad

I am up in the air with Dr. Tim. I'm not cheap by any means but $75 for a 40lb bag seems to much. Plus I have to purchase it online and pay for shipping. Right now I use Native 3 and TOTW which mixed together are great, separate not so much but its the hassle of buying two different foods that I'm ...

MonsterDad

Congrats to Dallas Seavey on his 2nd win. While Momentum is a top food he didn't win because of it. Jeff King (Red Paw) had an hour lead and was blown off course only several miles from finish. Aliy Zirkle ( eagle pack) finished 2 minutes behind. So I would say Dallas with some luck won the race no...

MonsterDad

Excellent food and excellent guy....

It costs more but it comes out to a beer or two a month, so its probably better for all that it goes into the dog and not my liver.

MonsterDad

Looks like a good food. If you can't trust the company it doesn't matter whether it says 'fish meal' or "North Sea Whole Herring". So are you saying that a farm raised salmon is as healthy for consumption as one that is wild caught ? Do you think that fish that are preserved with ethoxyquin at sea ...

MonsterDad

I asked Doc E (a certified nutritionist) what he thought. Here's what he told me : KINETIC dog food "Fish Meal" is very generic. What kind of fish ? Ocean fish ? Fresh water fish ? Wild or farm raised ? How are the fish preserved PRIOR to arriving at the KINETIC factory ? "Ground Flaxseed" is certa...

MonsterDad

Hunter wrote:Witch Pro Plan is it the sport 30-20

They are all on sale, same price less the $8 coupon.

MonsterDad

$10 a bag off the normal price, $37 for PPP 37.5lb bags.

MonsterDad

Petco is having a massive sale on Pro Plan.

MonsterDad

Round and rolled collars are nice the only problem is finding nice ones. The basic design is not of a very strong collar so the better ones are expensive. I have a Hogan that cost a pretty penny but it has been used on several dogs at this point.

MonsterDad

Went to a show over the weekend and visited the Pro Plan booth. You can buy the food at a discount at the shows, and it usually drops in price later in the day on the last day of the show weekend. I needed a bag so I went by the booth. Sure enough, the bags were about $7 per bag cheaper than what I...

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Grousehunter123 wrote:Yup, it's the kibble. Like the post above, raw bones. I feed Dr. Tim's momentum and raw chicken/bones etc... My dogs teeth are white as snow.

Dr. Tim's Pursuit & Grain Free kibble is hard as a rock, and heavy, you can hear the crunching from quite a distance.

MonsterDad

see if chewy.com has eagle power Local feed store is carrying the Eagle Pack as a stocked item and dropping the Pro Pac/Sportmix and a couple others. So I have no problem getting the Eagle Pack for now. I was just curious if there has been any formula changes or issues with the food recently. 15 mi...

MonsterDad

I don't but a buddy does and he switched over to Eukanuba and the dogs teeth cleaned up nice because of the phosphate added to the food. It seems to work but if they are really bad scale them first.

MonsterDad

Perna has been shown in several studies to help inflammation in joints. Glucosamine & Chondroitin seem to be totally useless in human and animal studies when used later in life. They probably has value when used over a lifetime but if you looks at the evidence there is none that it is effective when...

MonsterDad

Chat with your Vet but if I had a dog that had clean teeth but had bad breath and gas I would look at the quality of the food.

Any chance the pup is eating his or other dogs stool or cat crap? That doesn't smell pretty at all.

MonsterDad

It seems to be in vogue to disparage about anything these days. For my money, I dont know of any person or organization that has more clinical or science based data on raising healthy dogs than Purina. I trust their products more than any other views ive read so far. If it were priced like Diamond ...

MonsterDad

http://www.proplan.com/dry-dog-food/sport-all-life-stages-performance-30-20-salmon-rice-formula/ Here it is. It still has poultry in it. I would really like to know the percentage of corn gluten in this food. Looks pretty high given that the Salmon ingredient presumably contains water. If you can't...

MonsterDad

http://www.proplan.com/dry-dog-food/spo ... e-formula/

Here it is. It still has poultry in it.

I would really like to know the percentage of corn gluten in this food. Looks pretty high given that the Salmon ingredient presumably contains water.

MonsterDad

see if chewy.com has eagle power

MonsterDad

There is nothing wrong with Chicken By-Product Meal except it is generally preserved with BHA/BHT or Ethoxyquin. The manufacturer of the food is not required to list it because it comes already with the product. So beware. Not sure this is true but if it is the manufacturer can always order it with...

MonsterDad

In North Dakota I would think Tuffy/Nutrisource is available in most places because its made in Minnesota.

MonsterDad

I buy my Pro-Plan at Petsmart. Every Saturday the Purina rep is there and they give 10 dollar a bag off coupons and I use them in conjunction with my other coupon which is usually a couple of bucks. A bag ends up costing me 35 dollars plus tax. I was gonna say Pro Plan isn't a good deal on-line, be...

MonsterDad

Chewy.com as well. Auto-Ship is great

No tax, free shipping and they carry lots of stuff.

MonsterDad

There is nothing wrong with Chicken By-Product Meal except it is generally preserved with BHA/BHT or Ethoxyquin.

The manufacturer of the food is not required to list it because it comes already with the product.

So beware.

MonsterDad

I have always bought things like collars from LL Bean. If something happens, they offer to refund your money or send you a new one, no questions asked.

MonsterDad

Try a piece of candied ginger root. Make it yourself or buy it.

MonsterDad

The best and most economical combination I have found is apple ivermectin paste (Durvet) for heartworm prevention and the Seresto Collar by Bayer for fleas and ticks, it is very similar to Advantix.

MonsterDad

Best to mix fresh food with dry IMO

MonsterDad

I use Dr. Tim's as well and find it about the same price as Pro Plan when all is said and done. The bag I am feeding now was free. It was a couple days late due to UPS making an error, so they refunded the price and told me to keep it. The best way to try this food is to buy it online and sign up im...

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