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May 23, 2011
I am having many problems with my current litter. We now have only 2 pups left should I keep doing what I am doing?
Hi, thanks heaps for your articles, I have been reading them with great intent over the last couple of days. My Friend and I have had a litters of Boxer Pups and despite us following every rule in the book both of us have lost almost our whole litters, and my friend the bitch as well. I am down to two puppies which are currently being tube fed at the vets.
I have been trying so hard to keep these little guys alive but they seem to keep going. One of the little ones I have was so close to ...
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May 23, 2011
My litter is 7 weeks old and the cry when the defecate. Is this normal?
Hi--love your site. I have a litter of boxer puppies 7 weeks old and doing great. They are paper trained and looking good. One thing concerns me, it seems like a couple of them cry when they defecate...is that normal? They have a vet appointment in 5 days for their litter certification.
Whelping was the most amazing thing to have seen, and I am so lucky to have seen it in my lifetime!
Thanks,
Molly
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May 23, 2011
I'm having some problems with a litter of pups. Do you have any advice?
I am a breeder of yorkshire terriers. I have been having some problems with puppies dying young, I had a litter December 11 of 5 and 1 died. He was the biggest and healthiest puppy and at 9 days old started to go down on me, now I did crop tails when they were 4 days old, after noticing the one go down I then saw another just started, so I took them all to the vet and put them on an antibiotic.
I managed to save the rest but lost one.
Now today, January 3, I have a girl who had 2 puppi...
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May 23, 2011
My GSD pup has been diagnosed with Demodectic mange, I'm wondering if I should never breed her because of this.
My name is Adrienne. I have a 5 month old German Shepherd pup. I just ordered some tapes from you and they are working well for me. I brought my gsp from a local kennel in Petersburg, Va. I saw an ad in the newspaper called, went out to talk with the breeder and he had beautiful dogs.
He contacted me when his bitches were bred and when the pups were born I went out to see them and they were beautiful red and black gsp. I purchased a pup and now am in love. This is where I need your experi...
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May 23, 2011
My dog is pregnant and not eating very well. Do you have any suggestions of what I can do to get her to eat?
Cindy,
Took my female Krassi to the vet. Said he did not feel she had a uterine infection by palpitating her. He said she was pregnant though as he could feel the little pups. We did a urine test and her PH was a little high so said she might have a bladder infection. Maybe. So just to be safe we put her on 500 mg of Amoxicilan twice a day. She sometime has a slight clear discharge, but my vet was not concerned a lot with that as it was not green or brown like a pus. Is that normal in ...
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May 23, 2011
I have collected a sperm sample and am ready to give it a try. How are you supposed to keep the sperm fresh? Freezer or refridgerator?
Hi Cindy,
Have you ever artificially inseminated your dogs? Can you please answer a question for me. How long is 6-10 cm? I have collected a sperm sample and am ready to give it a try. How are you supposed to keep the sperm fresh? Freezer or refrigerator? Please answer asap. Thanks so much for your time.
Sincerely,
Brenda
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May 23, 2011
Is discharge normal before the bitch comes into heat? And Have you ever seen a bitch come into heat only a couple months after the first one? That can't be normal?
Hi Ed/Cindy,
I have a 10 month old female GSD. Nina was born 2/21/08 and she started her first heat cycle on 10/3/08 (first sign of blood). She just started bleeding again now on 12/12/08 (seeing blood). She's also pretty swollen. She had some discharge prior to this cycle just like back in October. I took her to the vet for the discharge as I didn't know she was going to start her heat a few days later. The vet took a swab and looked at the slide for infection which wasn't present but did...
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May 23, 2011
My Boxer just had her first litter of pups and had a whopping 10 of them. She is not eating very much and I was wondering do we need to help supplement the pups?
My Boxer just had her first litter of pups and had a whopping 10 of them. She is not eating very much and I was wondering do we need to help supplement the pups with formula to help her out. I know we would need to let her nurse still and keep her milk up but I am worried there are just too many for her to accomodate. Thank you.
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May 23, 2011
Nine weeks after the birth of an all dead litter, my bitch is still passing a mucus/blood discharge daily, perhaps the equivilant of one teaspoon. Any idea why?
Hello,
I have enjoyed reading your website, thank you for all the wonderful information.
I do hope that you will be able to answer my queries regarding my 3.5 year old rottweiler bitch.
She is of excellent pedigree and holds multiple champion titles, after very careful planning and consideration, she was mated in September to a proven stud dog. Her pregnancy seemed to go perfectly, textbook even.
She felt great and was in superb condition and health apart from recurring diarrhea. ...
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May 23, 2011
My only concern is if your bottle feeding recipe has enough iron in it. None of the ingredients contain iron except maybe the egg yolks. Do I need to add liquid vitamin to this formula?
Hello,
I am a small Labrador breeder. I just had a litter of 12 pups to a mother with 4 injured nipples (hunting accident). I have been bottle feeding them with your puppy formula recipe. This formula is a lifesaver. They would not eat the powdered formula very well, but they love your recipe and are gaining weight like crazy and full of energy. My only concern is if the recipe has enough iron in it. None of the ingredients contain iron except maybe the egg yolks. Do I need to add some liq...
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May 23, 2011
Some people have told me I can breed my female to 2 males during the same breeding cycle, is this correct?
I have a simple question, I have a female rottweiler and I know two outstanding male studs. Some people tell me you can breed your female to BOTH males. Is that right or wrong? Please help me.
Thank you
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May 23, 2011
We have seven 12 day old pups now and one seems to have an infected umbilicus. It's reddened and crusty. It's the runt, he started whining yesterday. Any help is appreciated.
Hi Ed,
I was just looking through the testimonials on your website when I came across a question submitted by a women named Lauren. She described how her pup(s) would "stiffen" up and then relax and act somewhat normal. She called them seizures. We're relatively new to breeding having only bred four litters of Mastiffs over the last 6-7 years. Our last litter of pups was a breeders nightmare. We had 9 pups at birth but our dam's milk didn't come in. We hand fed those pups milk replacer (t...
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May 23, 2011
I have a question about Natural breeding, which I do a lot of, should you wipe the penis and/or vagina with anything before breeding to eliminate bacteria?
Hi Cindy,
I purchased the AI video and supplies. They are wonderful thanks.
I have a question about Natural breeding, which I do a lot of, should you wipe the penis and/or vagina with anything before breeding to eliminate bacteria?
If so please advise what you use.
Thanks,
Carol
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May 23, 2011
In college I worked in a slaughterhouse as a part time job. Some of the products from this place were sold to commercial dog food companies. People should know what goes into their dog’s food.
Hi Ed,
I have been reading about natural food options for our canine pets on your web site with great interest. My house and work dog both appear healthy and happy but I see little things that bother me about their commercial food diet. With that in mind I wanted to share a little insight that I have.
While in college, I, like most students, would work anywhere to make tuition money. A job that I held for nearly 5 years was in a medium size slaughterhouse. On any given day w...
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May 23, 2011
I am starting my 6 month old GSD in Personal Protection. I would like to know if you recommend any supplements for him.
Ed,
Sorry to have bugged you on this. But no one has been able to give me a solid answer on it. I want to start my 6 months male gsd puppy on ppd training and wanted to know that if there is any specific supplements I should also add at 6 months of his age.
I have ordered few things from your web site. which will go out today by noon. If you get this e-mail before noon please let me know if there is any supplements I should add to the below list.
I already give Fish oil, Vitamin E, A...
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May 23, 2011
My puppy has been on raw diet now for a week and has diarrhea. Do you have any suggestions for me?
Hi Ed,
My German Shepherd Puppy (6 months) has been on the natural diet now for one week and has developed a very serious case of diarrhea. She is getting one back with neck, 4 wings, a heart, gizzard and one egg once in the after noon, in the A.M. she gets a high quality dog food. I need to make a change of some kind to stop this problem do you have any suggestions?
Thank you,
Jerry
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May 20, 2011
I have been been looking for sigma psuedo corpse scent on your website and cannot find it, can you point me the right direction?
Hi there,
I have done my best to find the Sigma Pseudo Corpe Scent on your web site so I can order it in the near future as I have just ordered the book 'Deaths Acre' and hope to have my canine partner ready for the next step toward the finding a corpes. As I live way out in the middle of no where I am right now on my own on this so am hoping these items will help me.
Thank-you,
Tamara
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May 20, 2011
Do you have any advice for me on marker training my dog? Do I leave out the verbal commands for now and just use the hand signals or gestures he knows?
Moose is a 2 1/2 year old mix, taken off death row at Animal Control. I've heard so many theories about what type of mix he is, that I've stopped guessing. He has already gone through two years of ongoing basic obedience training, and I consider him to be a well behaved/adjusted animal. I am currently starting him with marker training. Is there any advice you can provide me with to help me during this awkward time when the marker training and his previous training are overlapping/conflicting ...
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May 20, 2011
How do I use raw food for training with the Michael Ellis food DVD?
Hi Cindy.
I got the Michael Ellis training with food DVD last week and have started watching it - thank you for recommending it, it's SO good! In the first chapter where he talks about the food, he says that in the beginning you will have to be giving a lot of food, so if he trains 3 times a day he'll just use their food for the day and then not feed them their meals. If we are using a lot of food in the beginning, and Kasey is raw fed (I feed chicken parts, hamburger, a gross slop...
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May 20, 2011
My dogs are so engaged with me but they don't want to leave me alone to take bathroom breaks. What should I do? I don't want to discourage their attention.
Hi Cindy,
I've been working on engagement with my dogs after watching Michael Ellis' "The Power of Training Dogs with Food." They are all doing wonderfully and I'm very happy with the results. I've run into a small "problem" that I'm not sure how to resolve. The dogs are so engaged that when we go out for bathroom breaks, they will not leave me long enough to go to the bathroom. I certainly don't want to discourage their attention. Do you just not reward until after they've taken c...
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