Recent content by AmyDonnelly

I talked to their trainer today and she said the same thing, that Charlie is showing signs of jealousy and/or showing signs that he is not interested in letting Venus be the alpha dog. Yesterday and today they have been great though-no fights, and they were actually playing with eachother. So...

Long story short. We have 3 dogs-2 male boxers (Joe & Charlie, both neutered) and a rescue pit bull mix named Venus who is spayed, who we got about 2 months ago. We've had Joe for 6 years and Charlie for almost 5. When we initially got Venus, the dogs got along pretty well. Joe and Venus...

Our dog trainer said that the GL masks the problem like a bandaid, covering up the problem of the dog not being trained to walk on leash nicely. She didn't say anything about it doing damage to the dogs neck, but did mention that many dogs don't like it and by wearing it they aren't focusing on...

I have bells on my patio door and I trained Charlie to use them. Everytime him and Joe acted interested in going outside, I'd ring the bells, say "outside", and let them out. When he peed or pooped, I'd give him big praises just as he finished doing his business and sometimes a treat. I did...

Rocks aren't a bad idea at all, thanks! I however have a 3 year old and a 1 year old (human kids) so I think having large rocks in the house is probably not a good idea. I've been paying attention to who eats the fastest, and its my pit by a long shot. She eats her food in less than a minute...

4-5 cups a day seems like an awful lot of food to me. I feed my dogs 1 3/4 cups each a day, BUT, they do need to lose a bit of weight. But I'd probably feed them no more than 2 cups of food a day anyway. Even before their weight gain I never fed them more than 2 cups a day. So, if you are...

All of those foods listed are not good foods. Do you have available to you such foods as Prairie, Fromm, Canidae, Timberwolf, or Solid Gold? Those are all much higher quality dog foods than what you have been feeding. Most people don't realize what they are feeding their dog until they do a...

Hmm, very good advice here. I think all three of them get a decent amount of exercise a day. I'd say close to 2 hours a day (not at one time, just throughout the day) they are running around, chasing eachother, playing, etc. They all come back in the house completely wiped out after a good...

Well regardless of why elevated feeders cause bloat, the fact that it more than doubles the chances is enough for me to stop using it. I had no idea until I read that on the brake-fast website. One of our boxers is a slow eater with food & treats. The other is a bit faster with food and...

I used to feed Solid Gold to my dogs for years and just recently switched to Timberwolf due to the fact that I think they were getting tired of the same stuff. And its hard for me to find out where I am but easy to find the Timberwolf. But I believe all are good foods, I just only have...

I work at a pet boutique that sells only high quality dog food, and after doing much research and being trained by the owner of the store, I have found that Timberwolf is the best dry kibble to feed. Many customers of ours find it hard to keep up with raw feeding, so they often switch to kibble...

So we recently took Charlie to the vet and he weighs 83 pounds! He put on 7 pounds in 6 months. We were feeding Solid Gold Barking at the Moon for a few months and have recently switched to TimberWolf and they really enjoy it. And, the protein level is way less, as is the fat and calorie...

So I've been using elevated feeders for my boxer boys for years now. We just adopted a pit bull and since her addition to the family, everyone eats SO fast. So, I found brake-fast dog bowls that have knobs in the bowl to slow down how fast the dog eats. It says on the brake-fast website that...

I actually don't overfeed them. If anything, they get a bit less than what they should because they have packed on some pounds lately. Charlie weighs 82 pounds and Joe is only 60, so I feed 1 large cup in the morning and 1 large cup in the evening. If anything I may be underfeeding them but...

Im crying my eyes out....what a beautiful tribute to your friend. Im at a loss for words, your post was so moving I can't put it into words. God bless ALL of you......