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VEGGIE DOG

Saw this in a recent copy of Natural Medicine - hope Paul Jacobson of Vondis Holistic Pet Nutrition doesnt mind me posting it:

"Four legs or two, is there really a difference? Do our four legged companions have different nutritional needs?

All beings, animal and human, rely on nutrition for their well being, health and longevity. The essential components of nutrition include vitamins and minerals, protein, enzymes, omegas, amino acids and antioxidants.

Dogs are certainly omnivores and therefore require copious amounts of vegatables to enable them to survive and age with dignity. In fact they would cope extremely well on an exclusive diet of vegetables, but the same cannot be said of a diet that is exclusively meat.

However, you want to know wether your Rottie will still love you! Not only will he love you, he will love you for much longer. He will love you for offering him a diet that is rich in variety. He will love you for the sweetness in veggies. He will love you for giving him the opportunity to age in health and free from the many ailments that are so common nowadays.

If you were a dog, which would you prefer? The same boring old pellets or a succulent minestrone soup?

Note that if you are planning on feeding your Rottie exclusively on veggies you certainly do need to take advice. But if you are planning on including vegetables in his existing diet, i would encourage you to go ahead and do so, in any quantity"

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CHILLED DOG!

If your dog whimpers during a thunderstorm, freaks out when meeting new people, or barks when you leave him at home, now you have a tool to help — without resorting to sedatives. Music to Calm Your Canine Companion is the first CD in a new series of music clinically demonstrated to deeply relax dogs.

Based on pioneering research into how the canine nervous system responds to sound, psychoacoustic expert Joshua Leeds and concert pianist Lisa Spector have created music that is twice as effective as conventional classical selections for reduction of canine anxiety behaviors. Research conducted with 150 dogs showed that the psychoacoustically designed classical piano arrangements on this CD induced calmness in 70 percent of dogs in shelters or kennels and 85 percent of dogs in households. Through a Dog's Ear brings you gentle and timeless music that you can enjoy with your furry companion — and, most important, will help your “best friend” live a happier and healthier life.

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CLEVER DOG

BELIEVE IT OR NOT

See Julius well he's nearly 11 and I'm gatvol of his aggression toward other dogs so were training him at Jolly Dog School off Jan Smuts Randburg. Well after 6 weeks you should see the improvement. Here here Des, Peter Lauren and the crew, THANKYOU!! Who was it that said old dogs cant learn new tricks??

UPDATE November 2009: We were judged fourth in our class, YIPEE!!

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My love Julius

Had to show you why he makes me smile. My Dalmatian Julius at the park with his big brother Bert who has little time left with us but seems happy.........

Obesity in Pets

Obesity is the single biggest health issue facing domestic animals and can be regarded as a form of abuse, according to delegates at an international conference held recently in London. Dr Guy Fyvie, a local veterinarian invited to attend, warned “Obesity amongst pets in South Africa is at a similar crisis level”.

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