Recent content by Cindy W.

In terms of Bears allergies...I believe there has been some improvement, but, nothing major. He seems to be scratching less, and he doesn't seem to be trying to rub his ears all the time. It is hard to tell. He still has the red "hot spots" on his tummy, although he has been leaving them...

Thanks for the responses. I used to free-feed, but, haven't done that for a very long time (over a year). I set their food bowls down and when they were enjoying their food, they ate it quickly and I picked up the bowls. Now...I have been leaving the bowls out longer and longer, as they...

My Dogs are disappointed with the Canidae! Hello again, I thought I would write an update on the switchover from Iams to Canidae. Well...it isn't going so well. My dogs...all 3 of them, really do not care for this food much. They eat it, but, they certainly do not enjoy it, as they had...

Oh no...Bear doesn't seem to like the Canidae?!?!? Oh my gosh...I'm not too happy. I'm mixing the Iams and the Canidae half and half. Guess what? Bear, who normally eats like a pig and then some...doesn't seem to like his new, fancy Canidae food...AT ALL! And that is with it mixed with the...

Another website regarding dog foods (interesting) I've been doing a lot of research lately about pet nutrition, dog & cat food. I ran across this site and found it to be very interesting. I would be curious to see what others here think of it. Anyways...here is the link...

Bought the Canidae today! Hello everyone, I did my dog food shopping today and bought the Canidae! I checked the store over good for their different brands of dog food. To my suprise, they also had Chicken Soup brand! I asked about Wellness and Natural Balance, as well as Innova. The...

Thanks for suggestions Thanks for the suggestions. I have also seen the other foods you mentioned online, in fact, was looking over the Wellness website today in regards to their Simple Solutions line of foods. The problem there again, is that I don't believe I have any local stores that sell...

Hello everyone, I haven't posted in quite some time, but, I am wanting some ideas on dog food as it relates to allergies. I have been feeding Iams brand dog food to my 3 dogs (2 boxers and a Min. Poodle) due to its availability. I have tried ordering higher quality foods online and having...

I am in desperate need of suggestions. I have a screened-in back porch that my Boxers have never shown any interest in. We had a stray cat claw his way through it just this past week. My boxer, Bear, discovered that he can get in and out of the screen now. He even has busted through the...

Wow...what a response! I am just reading through the responses now...wow! I'm going to read them all carefully...maybe, just maybe, I can fix up this yard yet! Yeah, I think the pictures are what did it...lol. When I first compared the two, even I was shocked at the damage. It isn't so...

Thanks for the response. It is so frustrating. I love my Boxers dearly, but, their effect on my yard is pretty disappointing. Check it out for yourself (I hope these links work out). Lawn before boxers: http://mars.walagata.com/w/moongoddess/4157244.jpg Lawn after boxers...

Looking for yard/lawn care suggestions. I was just looking at some pictures of my back yard from several years ago (pre-boxers). It was lush, green...almost plush. Now...the yard is dug up, bare, patchy, weedy, rutted up. GROSS! I managed to clean up much of the mess that the dogs left over...

Thanks again I had never thought about adding some veggies, etc. That is a great idea. In order to get my dogs to adapt to their new scheduled feeding, I have been adding a little wet dog food to their dry food in order to get them to eat it all in one sitting. I'll try a little bit of...

Thanks for the response. I am probably guilty of "killing with kindness". I seem to prefer my dogs plump, even though it is unhealthy for them. I am a poor judge of a healthy weight. Every dog that is it's correct weight, I tend to see as thin and skinny-looking! Well, my dogs are on a...

Hello everyone, I had good intentions a few years ago of feeding my dogs allotted portions of food twice a day. This went to heck in a hurry and due to being a busy family, decided we would free feed our dogs. I have 3 very fat (obese) dogs. My youngest Boxer, Bear, was recently...