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My dog garbage you are killing your dog is getting pretty good quality kibble some people left nasty comments such as wholewheat pasta rice and bread feed him good quality lean protein for you are killing your dog garbage clean.
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My dog garbage you are killing your dog is getting pretty good quality kibble some people left nasty comments such as wholewheat pasta rice and bread feed him good quality lean protein for you are killing your dog garbage clean.
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We found out our dog had food allergies. He cannot have grains. After doing some research we found that grains are not natural sources of food for dogs. That might be why you got the comments about the starchy carbs. I do agree though, many answers on here are mean. Apparantly there are a lot of dog lovers who don’t like humans. As long as you are taking your dog to the vet and he is healthy I would not listen to the people who only have rude comments, I would listen to the vet. Good luck.
June 26th, 2009 at 8:29 pm
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Starchy carbs don’t really do too much for dogs honestly. I know any time one of my dogs get ahold of bread-they get sick and puke it back up. From my past experience, I wouldn’t feed them any of that.
If you’re feeding a good kibble, then that’s all he should really need. You can supplement his diet with fruits and veggies (carrots and apples I’d say are the best. try to avoid citrus fruits) and other vitamin-form supplements from the pet store if you feel his is lacking in nutrition from the kibble.
As far as mentioning kids dying in Africa-I find it pretty redundant when anyone mentions this as a sort of defense, yet doesn’t do anything about it. So, hopefully you are making some sort of donation or effort to help those children. Otherwise, there’s no point in mentioning it-if you’re not spending money to help them, then spend it to help your dog.
June 26th, 2009 at 11:45 pm
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** I totally agree – I think you sound like an excellent pet owner – don’t listen to those other silly buggers ( they probably haven’t even had a dog themselves!!!) and when I say that I mean the people from your last questions not the ones above me
My cattle dog whom I just had to put down after 17 Years was fed only on fresh chicken necks and he loved them
they were cheaper then that can food crap and good for him
He had blood tests etc before I had to put him down ( He had a tumour ) and the vets could not believe his results – they said they were results of a 6 year old dog!!!
So just do what you think is right and what you can afford and don’t listen to those goo-die too shoes
June 29th, 2009 at 7:51 am
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a all round diet is the best dont listen to others they always say that to me too coz they are just jealous as we have healthy and good pets
June 30th, 2009 at 4:04 am
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I feed my dogs a lot of lean protein. They cannot digest most carbs and don’t need most carbs. I do give them veggies. The cost of the kibble really is not important. What is important is the ingredients in the kibble. If the first ingredient is some sort of “meal” whether that is chicken meal or beef meal or if it is not a protein, then it is not a good quality kibble. Yes, there are kids dying in Africa and that is sad but feeding garbage to your dog does nothing to help any child anywhere. Also it is true that animals around the world eat whatever food is available but does that mean they are healthy or does that mean they will live a long healthy life? No it does not.
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Raw chicken necks are great for dogs. IThey are good for their teeth too.
July 3rd, 2009 at 9:51 am
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give him potato instead of grains. . .peanut butter, yogurt, you can mix all that together and stick it in his kongs. Also, try butcher bones. . .the ones you can get from the supermarket for soups.
I have three dogs, one who is shepherd lab rotti cross. She has allergies from hell. Wheat, corn. . .you name it.
I take my Magic Bullet, grind up kibble, and add the above things to it, freeze the kongs and they make great treats. You could even add to the ground up mix green leafy veggies. (Great for dogs). No onions though, or grapes. Save these as treats (the kong filling). I also re use the hollow soup bones and fill them with the mixture.
It’s cheap, and good for dogs.
July 4th, 2009 at 6:36 pm
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If by “occasionally” you are talking every now and then and not on a routine basis then that is fine! It is best to just feed him his doggy food though. Dog food has all the stuff a pup needs and you actually don’t need to supplement his diet at all. The problem with giving him starch and stuff is that it could mess with the balance in his tum. It could give him a runny stomach or something and it won’t have the right combo of nutrients like his kibble.
Its a bit silly to suggest just feeding him on lean protein. Not only is that VERY expensive and unnecessary, he’ll also end up with bad breath and other problems.
Like I said- kibble is well balanced, formulated for the pup and its the best thing to feed him.
July 5th, 2009 at 11:01 pm
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You sound like a fantasic, caring dog owner! Don’t let the idiots that go on this site bother you. No one really reads what they type anyway.
Your dog should really be fed two small meals per day and there is a growing interest in feeding dogs a natural ‘human’ diet. However, a complete dry food should provide a balanced diet and all the nutrients your dog needs. Remember that, as a dog, he does not have the same preferences or need for variety as we do. If you spoil him by providing him with human food it will be difficult to encourage
him to eat his proper food again. I doubt that the pasta would hurt but you would need to maintain an excellent fitness program. Good luck and give your pet a cuddle from me!
July 9th, 2009 at 9:50 am
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If you need to body him up a bit then yes you can give him extra carbohydrate. I gave my pups extra pasta when they were going through their growth spurts. They were getting enough protein in their diet but they were going through a skinny phase and it was better to fill them up with pasta than add more protein to their diet as this could have made them hyper.
I do feed my dogs a cooked meat, rice and carrot complete meal anyway.
The only problem I can see is if your dog is used to a complete dry food then you may be upsetting the balance if you were to add more carbs as these dry food are scientifically formulated to give your dog all the vitamins and nutriments he needs. I suppose you could try him on one meal carbs a.m. and the kibble p.m. to ring the changes.
I can’t see anything wrong in giving them wholewheat, rice or bread as long as that is not their staple diet.
July 9th, 2009 at 10:16 pm