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  1. irenafarm

    what do all of you feed?

    Livestock guardian dogs, Cord and Ted, and Jetta the Border Jack foster: Eagle Pack Power supplemented with raw meaty bones and other fresh foods. Maggie, Gus, Lynn, and Zhi: Orijen Senior plus raw meaty bones and other fresh foods. Sam: Orijen Puppy plus raw meaty bones and other fresh foods...
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    Happy with this dog food

    I did the EA for a while, then started having poopy problems last winter. I don't know what may have changed, but the problems cleared up and haven't come back since switching to Eagle Pack Power. Power has corn as the carb ingredient, but for many of my dogs, corn isn't evil.
  3. irenafarm

    Puppy Elbows

    I remember now - Britt was the name. I saw a pup from her (well 18 mo) at a clinic last year, plus another older male bred by the Henrys from different lines, and said to myself, "Wow, they breed my kinda dog!"
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    Puppy Elbows

    Who's the parents of your pup? I really, really really wanted a pup from that female David was running but she's with a different owner now. But when I heard about this, I couldn't resist. Go ahead and email me (my email should be on the BC Boards if it's not current here, but I think it is) and...
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    Puppy Elbows

    I've seen some elbows in a particular line that Sam goes back to on both sides. You can e-mail me privately if you want some specifics. There's no perfect lines - maybe someday we'll have genetic tests so we know exactly what we are dealing with on current bugaboos (including much worse ones...
  6. irenafarm

    Puppy Elbows

    I'm really careful with all my pups. I've had him since he was seven weeks and have always made sure he doesn't do anything to stress his joints.
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    Puppy Elbows

    How early can you get useful information from an x-ray on elbows. I've got a pup that I want to get this checked as early as possible because although he isn't allowed to do hard playing, I keep him from jumping, steps, etc - he IS a BC and plays pretty hard on his own and OCD (elbow displaysia)...
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    Puppy Elbows

    How early can you get useful information from an x-ray on elbows. I've got a pup that I want to get this checked as early as possible because although he isn't allowed to do hard playing, I keep him from jumping, steps, etc - he IS a BC and plays pretty hard on his own and OCD (elbow displaysia)...
  9. irenafarm

    TOTW to Orijen for 8mo puppy

    Orijen is a wonderful food. I'm using the regular puppy for my working BC pup. I've NEVER had a pup look this good and I've raised pups on raw and homecooked, too. Protein amounts have nothing to do with joint growth other than the fact that pups need protein to stay healthy and develop...
  10. irenafarm

    Vitamin E Info Please

    I did this with Zhi when I supplemented seperately and it worked fine. I actually did it every three days since she's only 8 pounds.
  11. irenafarm

    Healthiest Breeds....

    Working Border Collie. Although epilepsy, joint problems, and deafness are on the rise in North America as fewer dogs are truly "worked" honestly before breeding decisions are made.
  12. irenafarm

    Fish oil help...

    The therapeutic dose for a medium sized dog is 1100 mg of EPA+DHA. That's makes a HUGE difference between brands and products if you look at the serving size and then add up the EPA and DHA. You can have two different products that you are looking at. One is 1000 mg of fish oil per capsule...
  13. irenafarm

    Breed guesses?

    She's a Lynn Berger Cheese Puff! Wow, we need to see if the AKC will recognise this "breed" next! My Lynn at six months old: And last summer, almost full grown: Lynn's mix is known - she's half Golden Retriever, 1/4 Border Collie, and 1/4 Dutch Shepherd.
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    Kuckle, Marrow, Raw and Meaty, Oh my!

    I'm surprised he's not interested in the raw lamb bone - mine love those. They are "consumables" here meaning they eat it bone and all. Recreational bones are the ones they don't eat most of the bone. For the most part, this is almost anything from a cow (well, steer), and bison or other...
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    Interesting read on Va hounds

    Unfortunately it happens regularly around here. Not where I'd like to see legislation enacted to stop it, but I do wish those who follow hounds would unanimously inherit the tradition of courtesy that goes along with the inherent independent spirit of the sport. When we lived off a quiet...
  16. irenafarm

    Need suggestions for new food

    There's really nowhere to run to get away from the increasing cost of dog food. It parallels the increases in food, fuel, etc and will only get worse before it levels off (hope down the road the dollar will strengthen again). I homecook and I responded to increasing costs the same way many dog...
  17. irenafarm

    Re-Intro

    I'm back. I lost you all back at the beginning of the year when my hard drive went ka-put. I just found Chaz on a random search for something else (weird 'cause it wasn't dog related). I raise sheep and train Border Collies and do some rescue and homeschool my two sons. In my spare time (...
  18. irenafarm

    My dogs hate the new Canidae and I'm not so happy with it either!

    Diamond isn't well regarded many times, but their "naturals" line has never been involved in any recall. Several of their products are similar to the old Canidae formula in being simple and very cost effective. If your dogs do better on limited ingredient foods, California Natural is probably...
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    Least expensive salmon oil?

    I just switched to Sea Pet Gold. To see whether you are getting your money's worth, note how much EPA+DHA you are getting per serving (note what a serving size is - not the same for every brand!). If you really want to crunch numbers then divide that up by what's in the bottle and what you are...
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    FROMM chicken thighs entree

    I crockpot recipes for my dogs a couple times a week. I usually do bone-in meats so the Ca/Ph ratios stay correct. It takes about 30 hours for a chicken bone to get to the mushy stage, and about 48 hours for small pork or lamb bones to get crumbly. You can take your fingers and squash the...
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