Guest guest Posted April 27, 2004 Report Share Posted April 27, 2004 Hi Cheryl, Sydney used to be high energy but he's 10 years old now. He's still very active but not as energetic as he use to be. You would think Andy, the Aussi would be high energy but he is the laziest dog I have ever seen. No kidding. When we take a walk Andy comes along but he whines to go back in the house. Willow is another story She can be unstoppable! I remember the picture of your dog......he's beautiful! Being that he's a terrier, he must be a pretty tenacious fellow! Terrier are so much fun! I know.....I grew up with one. Karol doggies Wow, all of those are high energy dogs. You have your hands full. My dog’s picture is on my picture album on the picture file. He is a Standard Manchester Terrier. He is a great friend. My cat got old and died. I miss her a lot. She was the best cat we ever had and I have had dozens of cats over the years. My dog will not tolerate a cat here. He is very possessive of us. He is a lap dog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 27, 2004 Report Share Posted April 27, 2004 Hi Cheryl, Sydney used to be high energy but he's 10 years old now. He's still very active but not as energetic as he use to be. You would think Andy, the Aussi would be high energy but he is the laziest dog I have ever seen. No kidding. When we take a walk Andy comes along but he whines to go back in the house. Willow is another story She can be unstoppable! I remember the picture of your dog......he's beautiful! Being that he's a terrier, he must be a pretty tenacious fellow! Terrier are so much fun! I know.....I grew up with one. Karol doggies Wow, all of those are high energy dogs. You have your hands full. My dog’s picture is on my picture album on the picture file. He is a Standard Manchester Terrier. He is a great friend. My cat got old and died. I miss her a lot. She was the best cat we ever had and I have had dozens of cats over the years. My dog will not tolerate a cat here. He is very possessive of us. He is a lap dog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 28, 2004 Report Share Posted April 28, 2004 Hi Cheryl, Spark sounds like a fun dog! Terriers are full of energy and love to play. Weren't they bred to chase vermin? I think so. I am wondering something about Manchester Terriers. Are they born with the pointed ears or do you have to crop their ears like a Doberman? The two different dogs look so much alike yet are completely different breeds. No, I have never heard of the BARF diet. What's in it? I am a little worried about Willow. She may have stones in her urinary system. She just got done taking an antibiotic for an infection. The vet said if she has stones she may have to be put on a special diet that can dissolve the stones. That is provided she has a certain kind of stone. I did a little reading and found the special food isn't well liked by some dogs and they won't eat it. I'm worried about her. Karol RE: doggies My dog Spark has a mind of his own. Part of the problem is the fact that I spoiled him. I was not feeling well enough train him correctly. He is kind of like a cat. He comes and goes as he pleases. He is a good friend to me and likes to cuddle. He chases balls and congs all day too. While I am in the kitchen, I have to play soccer all the time. I have 2 long hallways for him to chase balls down. There isn't a streight rug in the house. He plays freezbie out in the back yard but doesn't jump up to catch it. He kind of tries but it ends up on the ground and he brings it back. I can't let him off his leash out of the house. He would run nuts and get hit by a car or in a dog fight. He doesn't care for cats. He is a good ratter. When he was still a baby he killed 2 mice and one rat in the back yeard. I have him on the BARF diet. Biologicaly Appropiate Raw Food diet. Have you heard of it? I studied dog nutrition for 2 years. From: ~karol Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2004 7:27 PMTo: LUPIES Subject: Re: doggies Hi Cheryl, Sydney used to be high energy but he's 10 years old now. He's still very active but not as energetic as he use to be. Willow is another story She can be unstoppable! I remember the picture of your dog......he's beautiful! Being that he's a terrier, he must be a pretty tenacious fellow! Terrier are so much fun! I know.....I grew up with one. Karol"The LUPIES Store" Come check out our store...http://www.cafepress.com/thelupies"The LUPIES Web Page"http://www.itzarion.com/lupusgroup.html"The LUPIES online photo albums!" Check out what your fellow Lupies look like...http://www.picturetrail.com/lupies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 28, 2004 Report Share Posted April 28, 2004 Hi Cheryl, Spark sounds like a fun dog! Terriers are full of energy and love to play. Weren't they bred to chase vermin? I think so. I am wondering something about Manchester Terriers. Are they born with the pointed ears or do you have to crop their ears like a Doberman? The two different dogs look so much alike yet are completely different breeds. No, I have never heard of the BARF diet. What's in it? I am a little worried about Willow. She may have stones in her urinary system. She just got done taking an antibiotic for an infection. The vet said if she has stones she may have to be put on a special diet that can dissolve the stones. That is provided she has a certain kind of stone. I did a little reading and found the special food isn't well liked by some dogs and they won't eat it. I'm worried about her. Karol RE: doggies My dog Spark has a mind of his own. Part of the problem is the fact that I spoiled him. I was not feeling well enough train him correctly. He is kind of like a cat. He comes and goes as he pleases. He is a good friend to me and likes to cuddle. He chases balls and congs all day too. While I am in the kitchen, I have to play soccer all the time. I have 2 long hallways for him to chase balls down. There isn't a streight rug in the house. He plays freezbie out in the back yard but doesn't jump up to catch it. He kind of tries but it ends up on the ground and he brings it back. I can't let him off his leash out of the house. He would run nuts and get hit by a car or in a dog fight. He doesn't care for cats. He is a good ratter. When he was still a baby he killed 2 mice and one rat in the back yeard. I have him on the BARF diet. Biologicaly Appropiate Raw Food diet. Have you heard of it? I studied dog nutrition for 2 years. From: ~karol Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2004 7:27 PMTo: LUPIES Subject: Re: doggies Hi Cheryl, Sydney used to be high energy but he's 10 years old now. He's still very active but not as energetic as he use to be. Willow is another story She can be unstoppable! I remember the picture of your dog......he's beautiful! Being that he's a terrier, he must be a pretty tenacious fellow! Terrier are so much fun! I know.....I grew up with one. Karol"The LUPIES Store" Come check out our store...http://www.cafepress.com/thelupies"The LUPIES Web Page"http://www.itzarion.com/lupusgroup.html"The LUPIES online photo albums!" Check out what your fellow Lupies look like...http://www.picturetrail.com/lupies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 28, 2004 Report Share Posted April 28, 2004 Hi Cheryl, Spark sounds like a fun dog! Terriers are full of energy and love to play. Weren't they bred to chase vermin? I think so. I am wondering something about Manchester Terriers. Are they born with the pointed ears or do you have to crop their ears like a Doberman? The two different dogs look so much alike yet are completely different breeds. No, I have never heard of the BARF diet. What's in it? I am a little worried about Willow. She may have stones in her urinary system. She just got done taking an antibiotic for an infection. The vet said if she has stones she may have to be put on a special diet that can dissolve the stones. That is provided she has a certain kind of stone. I did a little reading and found the special food isn't well liked by some dogs and they won't eat it. I'm worried about her. Karol RE: doggies My dog Spark has a mind of his own. Part of the problem is the fact that I spoiled him. I was not feeling well enough train him correctly. He is kind of like a cat. He comes and goes as he pleases. He is a good friend to me and likes to cuddle. He chases balls and congs all day too. While I am in the kitchen, I have to play soccer all the time. I have 2 long hallways for him to chase balls down. There isn't a streight rug in the house. He plays freezbie out in the back yard but doesn't jump up to catch it. He kind of tries but it ends up on the ground and he brings it back. I can't let him off his leash out of the house. He would run nuts and get hit by a car or in a dog fight. He doesn't care for cats. He is a good ratter. When he was still a baby he killed 2 mice and one rat in the back yeard. I have him on the BARF diet. Biologicaly Appropiate Raw Food diet. Have you heard of it? I studied dog nutrition for 2 years. From: ~karol Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2004 7:27 PMTo: LUPIES Subject: Re: doggies Hi Cheryl, Sydney used to be high energy but he's 10 years old now. He's still very active but not as energetic as he use to be. Willow is another story She can be unstoppable! I remember the picture of your dog......he's beautiful! Being that he's a terrier, he must be a pretty tenacious fellow! Terrier are so much fun! I know.....I grew up with one. Karol"The LUPIES Store" Come check out our store...http://www.cafepress.com/thelupies"The LUPIES Web Page"http://www.itzarion.com/lupusgroup.html"The LUPIES online photo albums!" Check out what your fellow Lupies look like...http://www.picturetrail.com/lupies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 30, 2004 Report Share Posted April 30, 2004 Okey dokey Karol doggies Hi Karol, I have been sick in bed all day and now it is after midnight. I want to talk about this but my mind is fuzzy. I’ll get back to you on this OK? From: ~karol Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2004 6:25 PMTo: LUPIES Subject: Re: doggies Hi Cheryl, Spark sounds like a fun dog! Terriers are full of energy and love to play. Weren't they bred to chase vermin? I think so. I am wondering something about Manchester Terriers. Are they born with the pointed ears or do you have to crop their ears like a Doberman? The two different dogs look so much alike yet are completely different breeds. No, I have never heard of the BARF diet. What's in it? I am a little worried about Willow. She may have stones in her urinary system. She just got done taking an antibiotic for an infection. The vet said if she has stones she may have to be put on a special diet that can dissolve the stones. That is provided she has a certain kind of stone. I did a little reading and found the special food isn't well liked by some dogs and they won't eat it. I'm worried about her. Karol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 4, 2004 Report Share Posted May 4, 2004 Hi Cheryl, Thanks for the great info about Manchester Terriers. You sure know your dog! The BARF diet sounds interesting and makes sense but I don't think I'm ready to give it a try. I didn't think that uncooked chicken would be very good for an animal. Salmonella poisoning could kill even a healthy dog. You seem to know a lot about dogs. Do you know anything about diet for a dog with congestive heart failure? Sydney is very sick and he's not eating anything and hardly drinking. I am giving him water with a turkey baster right now! I'm going to boil a chicken for Syd this morning and see if that will entice him to eat and drink the broth. He has become even weaker over the night, probably from dehydration but also from no food for several days. Once again.....thanks Sue for the great information. Hugs..... Carol doggies Hi Karol, Yes, terriers are bred to catch vermin. The Manchester is an extremely old English breed of house dog. They were kept in large homes to get rid of rats, est. They have been around for hundreds of years and in the real olden days they were called the black and tan terriers. They were so good at being fast killers that people would put them in pits. They would release a certain number of rats and time how long the dog would take to kill them all. They would make bets. Not long ago (in doggie history speak) a German came to England and saw them. He took some home and bred them to some other larger dogs. He came up with the Doberman Pincher (pincher means terrier in German). The Manchester is the only dog ever bred up. Other dogs have been bred smaller, like the miniature pincher. They have the longest teeth compared to their face size than any other dog. They are one person or one family dogs that are fierce protectors. Barf diet is simply the food that a wild canine would eat in the wild. The invention of kibble came about in WW2 so dogs could have something to eat without it spoiling fast while at war. Dogs never ate that stuff before. If you knew what is really in kibble you would be horrified! My dog eats raw meat and supplements. I also make several vegetables for him and make them mushy in the food processor. If you give dog raw veggies like you feed yourself, they can’t digest it because they are carnivores. When a canine makes a kill, he eats the stomach contents first. That is partially digested veggies because their pray are vegetarians. So you have to kind of partially digest it in the processor. He gets a little of that with meet and small bones. Cooked bones can kill a dog. Never give a dog a cooked bone. Raw bones are rubbery and can be digested. They don’t splinter, cooked bones splinter. Cooked meat looses some essential vitamins. Lots of times I buy 2 LB packs of chicken and ground up bones together. Sometimes chicken, beef, & sweet meats. He gets liver some and eggs. also yogurt. He gets a varied diet like you eat. I recommend everyone who loves dogs to read a book called “Food Pets Die For” if you are learning about what passes for dog food. If you are worried about stones you might find advice on Yahoo groups. Look for FARF and canine nutrition groups and ask questions. Wolfs won’t eat kibble! From: ~karol Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2004 6:25 PMTo: LUPIES Subject: Re: doggies Hi Cheryl, Spark sounds like a fun dog! Terriers are full of energy and love to play. Weren't they bred to chase vermin? I think so. I am wondering something about Manchester Terriers. Are they born with the pointed ears or do you have to crop their ears like a Doberman? The two different dogs look so much alike yet are completely different breeds. No, I have never heard of the BARF diet. What's in it? I am a little worried about Willow. She may have stones in her urinary system. She just got done taking an antibiotic for an infection. The vet said if she has stones she may have to be put on a special diet that can dissolve the stones. That is provided she has a certain kind of stone. I did a little reading and found the special food isn't well liked by some dogs and they won't eat it. I'm worried about her. Karol "The LUPIES Store" Come check out our store...http://www.cafepress.com/thelupies"The LUPIES Web Page"http://www.itzarion.com/lupusgroup.html"The LUPIES online photo albums!" Check out what your fellow Lupies look like...http://www.picturetrail.com/lupies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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