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I want to apologize to Aster...

Sat, Nov 7th 2009, 04:26 GMT

I already did so in a PM, but I feel led to apologize publicly as well. I still disagree with you, Aster, but the way I was constantly onto you...well, that was wrong. No if, ands,or buts about it. As a Christian, I am not supposed toact that way. My pastor always says that you cannot do somemud-slinging without getting some mud on yourself. He's correct. Not only was losing my temper with Aster hurting my reputation, it was also eating away at my nerves. I'm sorry for my arrogent attitude. And this is to Sunshine, the GSP--thank you for chewing me out. That was exactly what I needed. And I cannot blame you--or anyone else--for being angry with me. Not one bit. Well, I won't be contstantly growling at Aster anymore. If people see fit to see myside and listen to my advice, they will. ~Tiffany, breeder-in-training

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Burkett's Cookies 'n' Creme
IN Food & Nutrition ON today at 12:26pm
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Re (2): I have a question for Aster

Fri, Nov 6th 2009, 16:53 GMT

Link to Wood Haven Labs. Which as well all know is an excellent site. Gives great food for thought. (She's a supporter of meat-based foods, too.) I agree with the author on many things, including that meat by-products are not bad. They shouldn't be the main ingredient though. The "Dog Foods - Or what in the world should I buy?"--excellent artile. While I don't agree with everything in it, it supports the main point of my posts--people need to read into things for themselves. There's that study done on dog food again fed to minks. Why in the world did they not do the study on dogs? Not like they're hard to come by. "Therefore, meat-only diets, particularly those which must be supplemented with excessive amounts of vitamins and minerals are not recommended since they often do not provide the critical balance of nutrients required." ~labbies.com/nutri Whoever said anything about feeding an all meat diet? In fact, when feeding a homeprepared diet, you feed mostly meat with organs, bones, and sometimes vegetables added. But a 100% meat diet? No way in tarnation. "I also think the burden of proof is on you. " Fair enough. Thank you for finally complying with my request yourself. Here are the websites I have bookmarked: http://thepetcenter.com/articles.aspx http://beardie.net/bcca/health/articles/going_raw.shtml http://www.bconnex.net/~langevin/assets/applets/EvolutionaryNutritionfortheDog.pdf http://www.bconnex.net/~langevin/assets/applets/The_Wolf_s_Natural_Diet.pdf http://rawfed.com/myths/index.html http://rawmeatybones.com/ And of course there are my before/after pictures of my dogs, which speak for themselves: http://www.dogster.com/forums/Dog_Health/thread/639173 http://fc02.deviantart.com/fs51/f/2009/265/3/2/Before_and_After_Raw_Collage_by_Colliequest.jpg I do hope you give all my links a read. Many of them are very similar to the links you gave. I read all yours. I still can't say that I agree with you--in fact, I still disagree with about 95% of what you post, but at least we understand each other a little better now. I've been locking horns with you for quite a while now. I'm still disagreeing with you and will continue to do so unless I see fit to do otherwise, but I'm not going to wait around picking your posts apart anymore. It was wearing down my nerves. I'm just going to tell people to look at both sides, use their heads--you know my usual advice--and leave it at that. Fact is, while I do believe in reading and considering ALL sides, I do tend to be more wary and skeptical of government-controlled sources. They've made several decisions which have made me think twice about trusting them. I'll tell you if you ask, but I've had posts completely deleted before just for bringing it up, so I'll not speak of it in this post. Logically, why should the government-controlled organizations be any more trust-worthy than anyone else? They are just as capable of lying as Joe from across the street, and they are certainly not incapable of making mistakes. But you've made it plain that you're just the opposite, so I guess there's no point to trying to give you sources that are not from the government. So why have I been opposing you so strongly? Well, several reasons. The way you treated me in PMs and refused to respond to requests for resources in the past, mainly. Well, sorry to have rambled. Anyway, last but not least, I ordered several books on canine nutrition off of Amazon.com the other night, so I'm going to be learning even more.

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Burkett's Cookies 'n' Creme
IN Food & Nutrition ON today at 12:53am
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A question for Aster.

Fri, Nov 6th 2009, 10:39 GMT

Now don't get defensive, I'm only curious. This is not one of my rantish posts. In a past post, as I remember, you had said that once you went on the internet and found all of the sites and pages against certain ingredients in pet foods several years ago, you immediately did some reading up to see if it was true. May I inquire as to where you did your reading up at, and will you share any of those sources with us? If you cannot link to a source, please name it and give all the details you possibly can as to why you feel that ingredients don't matter. Thanks in advance, Tiffany, breeder-in-training

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Burkett's Cookies 'n' Creme
IN Food & Nutrition ON Nov 6th
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Take Two--anyone know of any studies on pet food?

Thu, Nov 5th 2009, 05:58 GMT

<<<>>> Most of you know my position on pet food. However, I am looking for studies. At the risk of stepping on a few toes, the one valid point that Aster has made so far is that a few people speak of studies, but do not link to them. This has not dettered me from my stance for several reasons, but nevertheless I must ask--can anyone tell me where to find any good studies about pet food? Aster--you're welcome to contribute too, if you have anything *helpful* to contribute. Last night, we finally got to ordering several books on canine nutrition off of Amazon.com, including a few that are used as resources for dogfoodanalysis.com. I'm hoping that they cite some studies as well. P.S. Oh, and I'd like to shout out a "THANKS!" to those who gave me links on one of my previous questions, the one about a dog's digestive system. I just finished reading them. All that I read were very helpful and contained useful information. Aster-- the article you contributed must have been deleted or something. I couldn't access it. ETA: I also have a forum thread on this, if anyone would prefer to have an actual discussion: http://www.dogster.com/forums/Food_and_Nutrition/thread/647109

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Burkett's Cookies 'n' Creme
IN Food & Nutrition ON Nov 5th
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is there any food which si NO for a dog

Thu, Nov 5th 2009, 01:45 GMT

do you know which food should not be eaten by dog ? are seasoning dificult to digest?

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meli
TAGGED homemadefood IN Food & Nutrition ON Nov 5th
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What is the most popular food that dogs can be allergic too?

Thu, Nov 5th 2009, 00:13 GMT

ASKED BY Guest 662419 IN Food & Nutrition ON Nov 5th
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Which food to choose?

Sun, Nov 1st 2009, 12:01 GMT

I have asked a few vets what they suggest for a good food. A few said Science diet (WHICH I BELIEVE IS A HORRIBLE FOOD) and only one suggested wellness for dogs. I have done a little bit of looking around but there are just so many to choose from. Also the babies didn't help since I put samples down for them to try they ate everyone like they couldn't get enough of any of them. I'm trying to choose from California natural, Innova, EVO, chicken soup for the dog lovers soul and wellness. If you have or are using any of these give me your input on how good or bad they are.

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Azura
IN Food & Nutrition ON Nov 1st
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Jakes had become a poop machine- He will go at least 4 times a day

Sun, Nov 1st 2009, 00:24 GMT

I feed him Solid Gold Hundenflocken, a half cup twice a day. The only other treat he gets is a small piece of carrot (Jakie size) after his morning walk. I'm wondering if there might be something in the food that isn't working for him, Any thoughts on small bread dog that poop too much?

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Jake Blues
IN Food & Nutrition ON Nov 1st
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My 8 week old Boxer is not eating her puppy food (she's holding out for snacks)..how do I stop this?

Tue, Oct 27th 2009, 10:16 GMT

I have an 8 week old female Boxer, Juno. She has been eating about 2 cups of Iams Puppy food for about 5 days now. Two days ago I bought her some puppy treats, she devoured the treat and has since stopped eating her puppy food. She has ate about 1 cup total in 2 days. I will give her a treat about once a day and she devours it, so I know she's hungry. How do I get her to return to eating her dry puppy food? I know I shouldn't be giving her treats and I only do about once a day, but at this point I can tell she's lost some weight.

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Juno
IN Food & Nutrition ON Oct 27th
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Small breed and large breed dogs!! Types of food they eat??

Mon, Oct 26th 2009, 21:37 GMT

I have a Pomeranian named JoJo, and a St.Bernard mix. I feed JoJo Wellness, and Charlie Nutro. JoJo has been on Wellness for about 4 months now, and Charlie on Nutro since I've had him. I feed them both one at a time, but JoJo seems to like Charlies food a lot better. I had JoJo on Nutro (small breed) since he was a pup, but I noticed with time that he wasn't really wanting to eat it as well as he would before. But now I noticed that he'd rather eat Charlies food. My question is, is feeding my small breed dog, large breed dog food bad for his health?

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JoJo
TAGGED dogfood, health, smallbreed, largebreed IN Food & Nutrition ON Oct 27th
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i want the best dog food for my little sweetie any ideas?from shelby & moonlight

Sun, Oct 25th 2009, 02:55 GMT

she uses pedigree.

ASKED BY Guest 727909 IN Food & Nutrition ON Oct 25th
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Is it SAFE to feed my G.Dane puppy old (moldy) smoked beef?

Mon, Oct 19th 2009, 15:10 GMT

The bones were given to me by a friend who owns a BBQ business and they've been refrigerated, but they have mold on them and they're smoked. Is it safe for dogs to consume?

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Dorian
TAGGED oldmoldysmokedbeef IN Food & Nutrition ON Oct 19th
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Is there anything I can do to help the olive oil saturated sad doggie?!

Mon, Oct 19th 2009, 13:43 GMT

ASKED BY Guest 829709 TAGGED helpmydogate IN Food & Nutrition ON Oct 19th
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HELP! My dog ate an entire bottle of extra virgin olive oil about 5 hours ago! What should I do?!

Mon, Oct 19th 2009, 13:32 GMT

ASKED BY Guest 829709 TAGGED helpmydogate IN Food & Nutrition ON Oct 19th
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My dog is getting fat what do I do?

Sat, Oct 17th 2009, 02:51 GMT

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****Cherry****
IN Food & Nutrition ON Oct 17th
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