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May 24, 2011

Wendy Vollhard and her husband have written a number of articles or books on feeding a raw diet. Some of your information is different that what they recommend. There seems to be a conflict among experts here. What are your thoughts?

Hello Ed and Cindy, I recently obtained a pup from a breeder on the East coast. The pup actually came from Germany (pure ddr). Anyway, our breeder highly endorses the All Natural Diet of Wendy Volhard. I have been comparing the ingredient list that she recommends to the one you recommend and there are some major differences. For example, she lists several dairy products to supplement at times (cottage cheese, yogurt, etc.), she also recommends things like Brewers Yeast, Honey, Molasses, va...
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May 24, 2011

I have 2 chihuahuas and have switched them to a raw diet but I’m terrified. They choke on their chicken drumsticks and act like they are choking to death. Can you help me?

Hi Cindy, I love your website and have been devouring it... how cool are all of you!!!... but no one ever talks about raw feeding toy breeds... I have 2 eight pound chihuahuas... I have been raw feeding since december but I have to tell you... it is terrifying and I dread every meal... I have only used chicken so far... they say to use the size of their head without the snout... I am not visual so that alone is hard!...so for example, every night I get out 2 drumsticks, 2 wings, 2 thighs, ...
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May 24, 2011

My dog has been on a raw diet for 3 months and she is constipated, what can I do?

Hi Cindy, I've written before you've given great advice. I have a 14 month old female bulldog. I've had her on a raw diet for about 3 months now. I'm feeding her chicken, hamburger, etc. mixed with natures varieties natural frozen raw diet venison/ rabbit, chicken. She's having problems with going pottie. She has to push real hard & it takes a while. Some times by parts maybe 2-3 pieces come out she walks away & the process repeats its self and sometimes takes her a good 15 minutes to go. ...
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May 24, 2011

I have a Giant Schnauzer 10 week old puppy. I noticed today that his front legs are bowed. Is this normal for a puppy? I feed 3/4- 1 # of raw chicken necks every other day. Should I cut that down? I read your article on Pano and didn't know if bowed legs was considered Pano. Please advise.

Good morning Ed, I have a Giant Schnauzer 10 week old puppy that I'm feeding a raw diet, and 1C origen dry (large breed puppy) food offered for extra (usually not touched). I noticed today that his front legs are bowed. Is this normal for a puppy, as growth rates vary? I feed 3/4- 1 # of raw chicken necks every other day. Should I cut that down? I went to your website (super great web site Ed... thanks for ALL the info there. I'm recommending it to the breeder of my Giant to link to from ...
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May 24, 2011

My dog has been on raw for a month but he keeps getting diarrhea. Any input would be appreciated.

I am a firm believer in a raw food diet, we have had our 5 month german shepherd on it now for about a month, but he keeps getting diarrhea. I am super carefull with his food, nothing is cross contaminated, his bowl is thoroughly washed after every meal. I give him chicken, a little bit of pulverized veggies a few times a week, eggs with shells, gizzards, hearts and occasionally liver. We have him on all the supplements as well. He has now had three episodes of diarrhea, no blood, and no othe...
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May 23, 2011

During the day, while I'm at work, where should I put the dog?

I bought your establishing your role as pack leader DVD and have a question. During the day, while I'm at work, where should I put the dog? I teach third grade so I don't get a lunch break where I get to leave, so I couldn't take him out of the crate to let him go out and two days a week I do after school tutoring so I'm gone for ten hours. I can put him on a tie-out in the yard or there is a small fenced-in pen, it's about 12x12 area, I'm just not positive he wouldn't try to dig out since...
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May 23, 2011

We rescued a 2-year-old male Dachshund. He adores me, but is afraid of my husband. He has obvious issues with men and we can tell he was abused. Do you have any advice for us?

I hope you can help us. We rescued a 2 year old male dachshund a couple of months ago. He adores me, but is afraid of my husband. He has obvious issues with men. (We first realized it when my husband put his belt on in front of the dog, the dog howled, ran under the bed and barked). My husband says it's like our dog is a veteran with battle issues. He will let my husband pet him when I'm close though he seems a little tense. When I'm not around the dog paces until he's exhausted then waits at...
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May 23, 2011

Our boxers had puppies in an accidental breeding. We would like to keep one but are worried about adding a 3rd dog. Do you think the age differences will work?

Hi, First, let me say that your website has been a godsend to me and my family. Without you, I doubt I would have survived the last 8 weeks. A little background. My hubby and I love the boxer breed. We got our 1st boxer in 1996, and added a rescue boxer to the mix in 1997. Since then, we have had 5 boxers over the years. We lost our 1st female at 3.5 to a horrible accident, and from that point on, we have always crated our dogs when we are not home. Our rescue lived to be an old man a...
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May 23, 2011

We believe our 9 month old dog is dominant. What would you advice for his type of behavior?

Hi Ed, I have a 9 month old GSD male, we believe he is a dominant dog. I got him when he was 8 weeks olds, he snipped and bit our hand a lot when we handled him. Now even worst, he will jump up to us (my 3 kids, husband and me), bite our hands, our body. I watched your DVDs for "Establishing Pack Structure" and now I am watching the DVD "Dealing with Dominant Dogs." Last week, I tried to establish the pack leader. After several days later, I started to give him attention, his beheviour w...
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May 23, 2011

Should we buy a male to go along with our female pup to start our breeding program?

We have just purchased a German female pup, what I consider a good pedigree. However, we are just getting started. My husband works with the State Patrol, so he is naturally more interested in that type of training. Our biggest problem now is do we get a male pup too, train him and if he turns out good breed them? Or concentrate on our female then find a stud for her. I guess you can say we're you 20 some yrs. ago. We really want to do this. We just want to do it the right way and get started...
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May 23, 2011

How much should I increase the amount of food for my pregnant bitch?

How much should I increase the amount of food I feed my pregnant bitch?
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May 23, 2011

My female had a litter of 10 pups and ate most of them. What should I do?

Mr. Frawley, I ran across your web site when I was researching information on shepherds. I have a male shepherd who is a few years old, he's a big baby, and loveable as hell. He's registered. My female shepherd was orphaned, we don't really know too much about her background. She (Sadie) looks identical to our male, except smaller of course. She inadvertently became pregnant from our male, we were not planning on this breeding, but decided to go ahead with letting her have the litter...
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May 23, 2011

My bitch is still spotting 6 weeks after having a litter. Should I take her to a vet?

My Bitch had a litter of 10 puppies' 6 weeks ago. She was in labor for quite some time and delivery took over 12 hours. She was very exhausted and was running a moderate temperature for the first couple of days after the liter was born. When the pups were 3 days old I discovered that mom didn't have much milk. I immediately began feeding all 10 puppies and took her to the vet to get a progesterone shot. This helped a little bit, but she never had very much milk. I gave the puppies 100% of ...
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May 23, 2011

I think my female is 4 weeks pregnant, but she has developed a discharge and won’t eat. What should I do?

Hi Ed, I am concerned about one of my breeding females. She was in heat the first of last month and the stud dog wasn't able to tie except for one time. This is a 4 yr old maiden bitch. After two weeks went by this bitch attacked my other bitches pups killing two of them. She has been with this other bitches pups (last yr and this yr) before without a problem. I had just went in the house to get the phone. When I returned two were dead. I know how stupid this was to let her be with the oth...
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May 23, 2011

One of my friends (a German) was responsible for checking the bloodlines of the East German Dogs. What is your opinion of the breed right now?

Hi Ed I'd like to talk an interesting issue. I think you are some of the best guys who has enough experience with breeding to give an opinion about this. One of my friends from LPSDHF-NW was one of responsible to check the GSD from the former DDR. His conclusion was very interesting: "the dogs were so corrupt as the system." He explained that the handlers had to know the famous "red book" instead of know about dogs. Today we have a fever about this kind of bloodlines, mainly about Tchec...
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May 23, 2011

Is there a blood test for females who have been bred, to see if the bitch actually got pregnant?

Is there a blood test for a female who has been bred to see if the bitch is pregnant?
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May 23, 2011

My Rot bitch had pups 48 hours ago. I have heard that their tails need to be cropped. I want to do it myself. Can you tell me what to do?

HELP!! My rotty just (48 hrs) had her first litter of 8 pups. I have read that it is unnecessary to have a vet. clip their tails. In other words, I would like to perform the procedure. Can you give me information on what I need to do?
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May 23, 2011

I found a new born puppy in my yard. I brought it in the house, and I have been bottle feeding the pup every hour. Is this correct?

Today my husband and I were walking out in the yard and I heard this whimpering noise, so I followed it and I found a newborn puppy. I looked all around for the momma dog or even more pups but couldn't find either. so I went inside to get a towel and wrapped it up in a towel and brought it inside. a friend came over and showed me how to bottle feed it and keep it warm with the rice bag and showed me how to make it go to the bathroom. but I am so nervous about doing something wrong and I don't...
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May 23, 2011

I have a 4 week old puppy that is not sucking milk very well. It is getting smaller than the littermates and acting weak. What can I do?

Please Help. We have four week old puppies. The runt of the litter developed in the past few days tremors, has separated herself from the pack, does not want to be held but will still nurse from mom but for much shorter periods. She is still much smaller than the other pups. We had in the beginning made sure she was getting her own private feedings. We thought she was doing well. She was playful. Now she lays be herself. She does still urinate but we can't check the consistency of her stool b...
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May 23, 2011

My Dobe had pups in April - now it’s the end of July and she has lost her coat. I took her to the Vet and they Dipped her twice and now it's getting worse. What should I do?

Hi, I have a 18 month old Doberman, she had puppies in April. She had 13 and did well. Since, they have gone, she doesn't eat at all, and she's losing all of her hair. Took her to the vet, they said it wasn't mange. They dipped her twice no change. In fact she's lost more of her hair, now she's almost bald. They have no idea what to do. They told us to feed her pedigree dry. And gave us some shampoo to use twice a week. I thought she might have allergies this type of dog sometimes does. Ve...
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