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MonsterDad

There is a study out there somewhere that blood plasma protein significantly reduces fecal output and increases digestibility. I imagine you can buy dried plasma protein from a feed store. That's something I don't have to worry about because I feed raw and there is plenty of blood in his daily diet...

MonsterDad

There is a study out there somewhere that blood plasma protein significantly reduces fecal output and increases digestibility.
I imagine you can buy dried plasma protein from a feed store.

MonsterDad

Dehydrated pumpkin also is good for tightening them up. Just grind it up into a powder in a food processor.

MonsterDad

slistoe wrote:
ezzy333 wrote:I have fed dogs for well over fifty years and have yet to find a feed that doesn't work pretty well.
Have you tried Orijen?

Orijen costs $75 - $100 bag for 28lb and is one of the worst foods I have ever tried. The dogs drank constantly and lost weight very quickly.

MonsterDad

slistoe, Thanks for breaking down the formulas into grams. Nice stuff. That Pro Pac/Sportmix kibble is TINY so I can see that being visible. You are wrong and he is wrong. Pro Pac has another food with 15% fat Pro Pac Adult Chunk. Normal run of the mill food. The website says a cup weighs 4 ounces ...

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Slistoe, there can be differences in the weight of a cup but they are close enough to generalize, which is what I did. 89 grams/cup to 127 gram/cup is darn near exactly the same thing, isn't it. Generalize away with enough righteous indignation and some fool somewhere may actually believe it. I did...

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MonsterDad, I just got off the phone with John, the nutritionist from Midwestern, who knows his own formula's pretty well. He did confirm both the Pro Pac High Performance and the SportMix Black Bag we are discussing above, are, as advertised, Kcals ME/cup. NOT Gross as you suggested. slistoe, nail...

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Monsterdad, No, they do not list Gross Cals. They list Kcals ME/cup. Yes, they are both made by Midwestern. I looked at the website and it does not say ME. It is not mathmatically possible for Pro Pac 30/20 to have 49% more calories per cup than Euk 30/20 even if the weight of the cup is slight dif...

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My local store has brought the Tuffy Gold foods in as the "value offering". They tried something called Southern States but it turned out to be a bad food.

Anyone have experience with Tuffy Gold, it is made by the company that makes Nutrisource.

MonsterDad

millerms06, Sorry, didn't mean to ruffle your feathers. Besides like Protein & Fat percentages, there are other factors & ingredients that boost kcal content cup vs. cup. Just a few examples- 30/20 Pro Pac High Perf: 572 Kcal/cup 30/20 Eukanuba High Perf: 384 Kcal/cup 24/20 SportMix(Black Bag): 552...

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Nope, not just pieces parts....This from the Bloomberg link above "The U.S. Department of Agriculture, in addressing a decade-long trade dispute over farm imports, said it will allow poultry slaughtered in the U.S. and Canada to be processed in China and returned to the U.S. for consumption. " I re...

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I am not an Anti-grainite, and I subscribe to ByProduct Mealism :) But I have question for those of you who are knowledgeable about dog food production... Since chickens produced in the US can be shipped to China for processing, and the resultant products sold here with no country of origin on the ...

MonsterDad

There are two kinds of genetic engineering 1) Responsible and Cool and 2) Completely Stupid. BT Corn is #2. The Pink Dole Pineapple is #1 OK glad you clarified it for those of us that are not as capable as you. Changing the color of a pineapple is good, changing a grain so we can reduce the amount ...

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BT Corn will be off the market soon. Remember where you heard it. Italy ran Monsanto out of Europe. Mosanto and the US Government swore this would not happen. "Doctors at Sherbrooke University Hospital in Quebec found the corn's Bt-toxin in the blood of pregnant women and their babies, as well as in...

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There are two kinds of genetic engineering 1) Responsible and Cool and 2) Completely Stupid. BT Corn is #2.

The Pink Dole Pineapple is #1

MonsterDad

Your puppy has been to the vet several times at this point and you have walked around outside and into the house countless times at this point, so it is a good bet your puppy has been exposed to Parvo already. Even if your puppy did not get on the floor at the Vet's office your shoes did, and you br...

MonsterDad

Since you are in New England, see if this kennel is breeding in the spring.
She in in NY State up around Ithaca.

http://www.crystalkennels.com/

MonsterDad

Ok so I have decided on the tuff flex from gun dog supply I was wondering if anyone has tried the tuff flex leashes or if permatack is the overall favirote in that department Perma-Tack collars and leashes are a one-time purchase. They cost 3 times what other collars cost but you are still only tal...

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Ok so I have decided on the tuff flex from gun dog supply I was wondering if anyone has tried the tuff flex leashes or if permatack is the overall favirote in that department Perma-Tack collars and leashes are a one-time purchase. They cost 3 times what other collars cost but you are still only tal...

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It would be nice to find one with chicken by-product meal that does not contain artificial preservatives, GMO corn and some other nasty ingredients.

MonsterDad

There are always calmer puppies in a litter but that is all relative. It sounds like you have limited space and this will be an indoor dog as a family/hunting dog. I really do like all the breeds in the sporting group, but I would recommend; Vizsla, Spinone Italiano, Bracco Italiano or a Ryman/Old H...

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RichK wrote:Casio G-Shock, one of the solar atomic models. They never need a battery and never need you to set the time.

Those hard to beat...

OP may also want to look at some of the Wenger/Swiss Army watches, some are field/dress watches that do fine under buttoned cuffs.

MonsterDad

Syrup of Ipecac is good to keep handy to induce vomiting.

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Ahh heck here is another....

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Loves the snow....

MonsterDad

If you are looking for a big, cold weather resistant dog that is a really good family dog, then a Spinone is one to consider. There are two very good breeders in Idaho and Utah that breed some really talented dogs. Yes, yes, they are slow and hairy but they are excellent all-around dogs and would be...

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I would recommend the wirehaired breeds as well. In the end body mass will dictate ability to take the cold along with coat of course but even heavily coated smaller breeds will suffer. Your Chessie can take the cold because it is probably 70 - 90lbs. That makes a huge difference. Really depends on ...

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Generally that is the case but these two guys sell to retail single bags.

On the East Coast there are quite a few breeders and trainers that act like distributors.

The guy told me he makes about $5 a bag cash and its enough profit to feed his german shepherd kennel for free.

MonsterDad

It's priced higher than Loyall . $55 for 33lb bag. It is 585 kcal per cup which is 200 more than Loyall so might average out. I just had my feed place throw a bag on with a shipment from American Distribution. Probably could get it cheaper if someone stocked it locally. I switched last night with n...

MonsterDad

Hennepin by Ommegang Brewery, especially for the holidays served in the big corked bottle.

Can't beat it.

MonsterDad

If a blunt answer is ok, I would take the puppy back. Puppies shouldn't behave that way, sporting breeds in particular. Getting a 4 month old pup can be risky if the early socialization isn't there. Others may have different suggestions but sporting breed puppies and kids should go together without ...

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No one answered because there is no right answer to this question. If you are trying to achieve a show coat it could take several coat cycles to get to what people consider the standard. If you are just handstripping to remove dead coat and even the length over the whole dog look for wires that are ...

MonsterDad

There is no point banging your head against the wall then. Get Pro Plan. There is a 28/18 now too.

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Yes, the northeast in the worst area in the country. I didn't find one tick of the 3 or 4 species here. No fleas and maybe one or two green head bites in the summer.

I didn't use anything else.

I was preparing myself to ask for a refund but alas this product is on my list of money well spent.

MonsterDad

You can't get Pride where you live? A few years back there was a vendor at an event and I bought 2 bags of Pro Series 26/20 at about $.50lb.

I thought it was a good food for the limited time I used it.

MonsterDad

I bought Seresto collar from Dr. Foster & Smith online and it was $39.99 after the rebate. Looks like its $29.99 after the rebate now. I put it on in April and took it off in early November and it was flawless. This was the first collar I ever used. http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display...

MonsterDad

Yep it stains a bunch of things. One reason I went to a Seresto Collar this year, same company same ingredients pretty much.

The collar worked better than the liquid.

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Vonzeppelinkennels wrote:I like permatak also but it's not cheap though unless you burn it or the dog eats it will probably last a lifetime.

I like buying stuff once, I think I paid $22 for the collar and it is worth every penny. You rarely see things made as well anymore.

MonsterDad

Permatack has 2 inch collars as well. Look at the tracking collars. I have a 1 inch collar that is probably the best made collar I have seen.

MonsterDad

mr chewy.com is having a black friday sale @ 20% off

http://www.chewy.com/dog/dry-food-294/dr-tims

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Toyota Land Cruiser

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How about this one where the President of AAFCO admits on the news that dead dogs and cats could be in pet food. He calls them "fluffy".

http://www.examiner.com/article/horror- ... dog-s-food

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snorting on point

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Yep. Nothing like pulling the weight of 1000 lbs of wild salmon 1000 miles to feed sled dogs that win. :lol: The Iditarod sled dog race begins the first Saturday in March. Teams of 16 huskies will pull their musher in a sled 1100 miles across the frozen Alaska wilderness from Anchorage to Nome. Thi...

MonsterDad

I know what corn gluten meal, it is a very cheap form of protein...not saying its necessarily bad but its what you use to keep the price down. It is very concentrated and very cheap.

It has also gained quite a reputation as an herbicide as well, makes you feel good about feeding it, :roll:

MonsterDad

the other 4% of the food is olive oil and gluten free oatmeal. The dog food is Blue Buff puppy chicken, the meat is cooked and can be anything, chicken, beef, pork, or venison also adding a little broth from the meats. ? Muscle meat is very high in phosphorous and almost devoid of calcium. You will...

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The FDA has apparently been unable to figure out why certain products for pets imported from China are killing dogs and cats. I am sure some food brands use chicken and chicken by products imported from China, as well as vitamins. Which food companies will disclose in writing that they do not use C...

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I don't get what the issue is. it looks like the same list as about 90% 0f the medium priced dog food. Pretty much all the same.....................Cj Ummmmm, there is no issue? It was just a question. Labs4me. 10-4 on the lack of equipment! :wink: LMOA I dont want to pay 2 bucks a pound either. I ...

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Advantage 55 is known in the USA as Advantage Multi. A six tablet container is around $80 plus you need a prescription for it. It is for fleas but not ticks, heartworms and common intestinal worms primarily. I guess it has off label use for mange. I think I would just ask your vet to show you how to...

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http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewIt ... 280363#PIC

looks like a deal to me, this too, and there are quite a few SKB SXS on there. SKB's are great used guns because the quality is very high and the resale very low.

http://www.gunsinternational.com/SKB-20 ... =100378461

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