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I have a quick question for you. I will be switching to a RAW/BARF diet very soon and was wondering about rawhide chews. Currently they can keep my Vizsla very occupied and that can be very convenient with an inside dog. Are rawhide chews considered "ok" on a RAW/BARF diet? Thanks, Michael

Hi Cindy, I have a 2 year old GSD - He is being tested for pancreatitis and other Digestive ailments (result are not in yet). His symptoms are excessive thirst, excessive drooling, heavy breathing, lethargic and loose stool. They started 2-3 weeks ago and have gradually gotten worse. (He also has severe skin allergies in the winter.) The emergency vet tested him and said it is nothing life threatening. My vet is doing additional test and has put him on a prescription ID dog food and withi...

Hi Cindy, Recently we switched our 7 year old dog named Molly (she resembles an australian shepherd) from kibble to raw feeding. I switched her cold turkey and it seemed to work well the first 2 weeks then she started to throw up yellow bile and even vomited right after she ate a couple of times. I started with chicken necks then chicken quarters. My wife definitely is happy we switched but the bones are a concern for her but not for me. (I love hearing the cracking and crunching!) Then wh...

Hello Cindy, Thanks to you and the information I have attained from your web site and the books you recommend, my two female G.S.D.s have never been happier or healthier. We are all very happy. I wanted to know if and or how you would recommend warming up the meat portions of their food. I don't freeze much so it is mostly just out of the fridge. I have been soaking the chicken quarters etc. in a ziplock bag in warm water and then I hear about plastics leeching out. We could go crazy. Any ...

Hi Cindy, I noticed that you feed canned Mackeral and canned Salmon. My question is, is there to much salt in the two of these or will it be fine? Thanks! ........Tim

Hi Cindy, I have been feeding my 11 month old Doberman pup a raw diet for several months and it has been the best change we could have made for her. She loves this diet. Regarding chicken? I purchased raw chicken thighs and legs and just noticed the expiration date was 12/10/10 (today is 12/12/10). The smell if off a bit an wanted to know if it is not safe to feed this expired meat to our dog. Thanks so much for your guidance. Kind regards, Joan

I have a 9-10 month old beagle/pitt mix that I had rescued from the pound. He is a smart and fantastic dog, he is trained, and only eats up little things when were gone (we're trying to stop that). The real problem is after we find out he did it. We will go to correct him, and he backs into a corner, bares his teeth, and snarls at you while we are correcting him. This is the only time he showed any sort of aggression, until yesterday. He was sitting on the couch with my mother and when she we...

Hello, My name is Jennifer and I own an Aussie Mix that we adopted last June. She is very aggressive toward other dogs and people (i.e. nipping at peoples heels, showing teeth). We have enrolled her in obedience already but that dosent seem to help. Please help! Jennifer

I have a 16 month old female GSD (Chelsey). At 5 months it was discovered that she had hip dysplasia, but had not yet developed arthritis. So, she had corrective surgery (triple pelvic osteotomy on both hips). The breeder had a warranty on her hips, but the remedy is to give me another puppy (it isn't necessary for me to return Chelsey). I am interested in having another GSD, but I am unsure whether I should accept this free one from this breeder. Chelsey does have a good pedigree and this pa...

My female occasionally develops a temperature a couple days after birth. What can I do for this?

My friend is a New York City Narcotics Detective. He wanted me me to ask you a breeding question. He recently bred his bitch. She had four puppies and when she finished delivering them she destroyed them. Should he breed this bitch again? What causes this to happen?

I have male rot that has been mated the first time for 4 months ago. Most of the females around are in their period now and he is a real pain in training. First pass in the bite work he's really domestic and frustrated, can take a bite here and there. Can see and can't hear, and takes himself totally out, and he has good condition. The second pass after a break he's calmer and are back in function. Shall I go on as usual or pull him down with more obedience training? Kind Regards, Helena

Have you got experience with a bitch rejecting her pup? My Hungarian import (Double Doc v d Teufelsbruk) bitch came to me pregnant and I had the singleton pup delivered by c-section. The mother is extremely dog aggressive, and now wants to eat this newborn. She will tolerate nursing her if I hold the mothers head down, and force her to nurse. If left unattended, the mother will kill the baby I am sure. HELP! Can you give me resources for bottle feeding (I have tube fed and bottled litte...

Ed, I wanted to ask you a question about bitches that cycle short I Imported a Czech bitch and she had been breed on 9/17/00 it did not take. two days ago she started a cycle, I have seen this once before and that bitch never produced any pups. The bitch is four and had not produced before, I'm very alarmed by the four-month cycle, thanks for any input you may have.

I have a breeding question. I have 2 German shepherds that I have bred one litter already. They are beautiful dogs with great Sc. lines and good hips. My question is about the male. The bitch is in season and I have been putting them together. He hops on and goes to town, but he never gets it in. This has gone on for days. I have attempted to help him but he shuts down if I get involved. Is it normal? Do some dogs just not breed some times? Or is he just bad at it? I appreciate your time and ...

Ed, I've been doing research about work line GS dogs. I am really impressed with the work that you've done and your time dedicated to GSD's/training. Hopefully you can answer a question of concern to me about my new german shepherd. I have recently acquired a 1 and a half year old shepherd from a mix of German and American working lines. The dog was to be used as a stud since it exemplified excellent physical lines and temperament as an alpha of it's litter. I ended up getting it neutered. Th...

According to what I've read, you have whelped many litters of pups, so I ask you this question: What do you think would happen if I breed my beautiful tan and black female with a white male? Is it advisable? Or could some really strange things happen? Thanks in advance, Rich

Hello I have a 2 year old Male Shepherd who I would like to breed to an older female. I believe she is 3. She will not come into heat until February. We have had both dogs checked out and all is ok. My problem came tonight. We brought the dogs together to "meet". Well at first she put her head down to the ground and my male was smelling her. Then she just started growling and barking at him. I put him back in his kennel and the owner of the female did the same. What can we do to get her us...

Hi, I have talked with your kennel a couple of times. I have a few questions to ask you on the puppies you have available. I am 90% sure I want a female, however, I'm worried that she may not meet the potential that I am after. I understand that I am responsible for a great deal of that, but some genetics are better than others. I am looking for a dog that can achieve not just SchH 3 but a fairly competitive SchH 3. I know a female can't compete with the males, but I have seen some females th...

Our Blue Heeler, Sky, had 7 puppies last Saturday. Two of the puppies died over night. On Monday (2 days after delivery), Sky passed away. According to the Vet, she might have had an infection or a blood clot. In the midst of our mourning the loss of Sky, we are caring for the 5 remaining puppies. Thankfully, the puppies were able to nurse off Sky their first 2 days. We're feeding them formula from the vet. They are actually all doing very well. We feed them 1 ? - 2 ounces every 4 hours. We h...