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Kolbe Where can I run- today?     Barked: Mon May 20, '13 8:46am PST  I would be EXTREMELY wary of buying a designer mix in any scenario, because they are typically not bred from the best of specimens -- but ESPECIALLY in a designer mix that is combining anything with a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, as this breed has some extremely severe health issues in their very small gene pool that require extensive testing of stock and very scrupulous and careful breeding practices, both of which are not typical with those purpose-breeding mix breeds. Tread very very carefully here. Mixing this breed with another breed will not magically erase the potential health problems of the Cav. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Kolbe Where can I run- today?     Barked: Sun May 19, '13 6:00am PST  None of my dogs have ever had fleas, whether that be on raw or kibble (and all different quality levels of kibble at that). Kolbe gets greasy and oily quite fast (and seems to absorb dirt quickly), and it does not matter what she is eating. Kibble, raw, supplemented, non-supplemented.... she just has crapola skin, this is my conclusion after trying to fix it for the past 7 years. I think raw can definitely help a lot of dogs with that, but it's not a miracle cure-all for every dog -- Kolbe's general condition is the same regardless of her diet. Which is unfortunate, but that's how it is. Guster is also generally the same condition regardless of his diet, except his fur is a little bit softer on raw -- I wouldn't say monumentally softer, and other people probably wouldn't notice, but enough for me to notice. For my dogs the main benefits are in the teeth cleaning above anything else. Kolbe gets a monthly bath otherwise she becomes unpleasant to pet (to me ... other people don't seem to notice/care). Guster can go longer without a bath -- his fur is sort of dirt-repellant. As for washing their heads, I just hold their muzzles and tip their heads back, and I keep a rag handy in case I get any in their eyes so I can wipe it away. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Dogs and a Clean Home > HELP!!!! Deep Cleaner Advice

Kolbe Where can I run- today?     Barked: Thu May 16, '13 9:25am PST  I would think about renting an upright carpet shampooer from Home Depot or Lowe's or wherever. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Behavior & Training > Flexi-lead rant

Kolbe Where can I run- today?     Barked: Thu May 9, '13 11:05am PST  We used to use them for letting the dogs wade in the creek when we lived the next town over and had to walk there (we have a creek on our own property now so no need anymore). On the way to/from there I either used their regular 6ft leashes, OR I left the flexi in the locked position at about 5ft. I definitely don't feel it's a good idea to allow such a wide range of motion...plus I just don't like walking the dogs on them if I don't have to, they seem flimsy to me. Either way I haven't used them at all since we moved since we have our own private portion of the creek now -- and where we live now there are no sidewalks but I still see lots of people walking down the middle of the road with their flexis all the way stretched out. It's a quiet, slow neighborhood but there are a few blind turns. Definitely doesn't seem like a good idea to me. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Raw Food Diet > raw becoming more popular?

Kolbe Where can I run- today?     Barked: Wed May 8, '13 2:04pm PST  Yes definitely. Remember when there was no raw forum here and it was basically taboo to suggest or even mention raw in the F&N forum? my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Kolbe Where can I run- today?     Barked: Tue May 7, '13 9:21am PST  This looney tune has some major head issues. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Behavior & Training > Help!

Kolbe Where can I run- today?     Barked: Mon May 6, '13 6:23pm PST  Does this behavior only occur when he's connected to a leash? my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Behavior & Training > Why do trainers insist that "positive training" doesn't work?

Kolbe Where can I run- today?     Barked: Mon May 6, '13 1:00pm PST  The person who wrote the article does also use positive methods (he works in my area) so I seriously doubt they think they don't work. I think his point was more about those out there who are so vehemently force-free that they would euthanize over a problem before resorting to any form of coercion. I think he clarified that a little in the follow-up article. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Raw Food Diet > What are you all doing to actually save any money on raw? Cause it costs me more

Kolbe Where can I run- today?     Barked: Fri May 3, '13 1:33pm PST  Yeah, I couldn't afford $50/week either... my budget is actually $50/month. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Kolbe Where can I run- today?     Barked: Thu May 2, '13 9:52am PST  I should mention I don't think the Aloff book is very new... I haven't done much dog-related reading since having kids. So anything that has been published in the last 3 years... I probably don't know about. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

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