Jennifer Hart Webboard User Reg: 07-24-2005
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Thank you for the compliments on the pup. I think he's adorable too, but I'm "mom" and all mom's think their babies are cute even when they aren't!!
I think I am going to move to some combination of raw or all natural and commercial food. I am also going to switch over to a non-corn based commercial food as that seems to be the consensus, that BilJac isn't really all that great. You'd think that dog food was like everything else, the more you pay the better it is. But I guess it's not!
I'm also going to start feeding twice a day, in fact he's eating right now.
Here is going to be a fire starter...What commercial dog food brand is the best for a GSD puppy? Should I go with Royal Canin, which actually has a GSD formula or is that just marketing gimmicks?
Hello,
I have been feeding my almost 4 month old pup Innova puppy food. This is an excellent commercial food. I moisten
it first and he eats it like no tommrow. It also smells darn good. Here is a link: http://www.naturapet.com/display.php?d=home-tab
Jennifer Hart Webboard User Reg: 07-24-2005
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Dave - you have a nice looking pup too! I was actually just researching Innova. And they actually sell it here locally (which is nice since I had to drive 20 minutes for BilJac).
Anne Vaini Webboard User Reg: 07-14-2005
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As far as your "fire-starter," you'll see several very good brands of food mentioned on this board. If you follow the food-related advice on this board (ingredients to look for and ingredients to avoid), it'd be just about impossible to go wrong.
And I also agree that your pooch doesn't look like a starvation victim.
Jennifer Hart Webboard User Reg: 07-24-2005
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Anne:
Yeah - I saw the recommendations that Leerburg has on the site. But that's an awful lot of choices. I was more interested in which ONE out of those many was the "best" for a GSD. But you're right, I should probably just try some of them and find one that both he and I like. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
And this guy (below) explains every ingredient and why he believes (as many members of this board believe, for those who choose the commercial route) that the meal of a specific meat should be the number one ingredient.
In fact, this site will teach you how to read the label, what to look for (pro and con), and how to make your own decisions. What's good about the site is that he's not selling or pushing any brand. http://www.woodhavenlabs.com/dogfoods.html
Mike J Schoonbrood Webboard User Reg: 04-30-2005
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I also changed the WAY I gave my dog food. Instead of standing over him telling him to "Eat" (he knows that word) - I put his bowl down and walk away, completely ignoring him, he seems to eat immediately when I do it that way, if I hang around his bowl he just sniffs at it n walks away like my shadow is tainting his food.
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005
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QUOTE: if I hang around his bowl he just sniffs at it n walks away like my shadow is tainting his food. END
HAHHAHAHAHAHA! Actually, I have known dogs who liked to eat privately. This was back in the day before I was really up on pack leader stuff..........don't know how I'd handle it nowadays. Probably just the way you are.............
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Hmmm...interesting. I was feeding him outside (now I feed him in his crate) and would stand over him to ensure that the little Rat Terrier that we have didn't eat his puppy food. Maybe that's what started his bad eating habits? We'll see, now I feed him in his crate and started feeding him twice a day after reading the posts...
If you want to see something funny, it's a 35lb GSD submiting to a 5lb Rat Terrier during playtime. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> Maybe I'll try to get a picture of that.
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