http://www.petco.com/product/114218/Wet-Noses-Little-Stars-Organic-Dog-Train. I got the cheese flavor, our boys don't eat any of the sweet potato treats. Sue
On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 8:51 AM, Becky <[email protected]> wrote: > ** > > > I am going to offer this to Gracie today. Wish me luck! She looks > forward to her treats. Where do you buy the Star treats that are mentioned? > > Becky & the girls > > Sent from Becky's iPhone > > On Apr 30, 2012, at 8:45 AM, Susanne Defoe <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > They will eat them however they can get them. Just watch for low sodium > or cook your own! One of our boys will eat them raw but the other wants > them cooked. That would make a good snack! Some vets advocate adding > green beans to their food if they still seem hungry after they are done > eating but others do not. I just give them as snacks/treats. I did get the > little star treats too and the boys love those too. One of our boys stays > lanky and lean but the other one bulks up quickly and I almost have to > count his kibbles. He gets a scant teaspoon of wet and scant teaspoon of > dry twice a day in addition to his treats. > Sue > > On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 8:39 AM, Becky <[email protected]> wrote: > >> ** >> >> >> I am not sure. I haven't tried that. Do you feed them cold from can, or >> heated up? >> >> Becky & the girls >> >> Sent from Becky's iPhone >> >> On Apr 30, 2012, at 8:37 AM, Susanne Defoe <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> Becky, >> Would she eat No salt added canned green beans or raw/low sodium canned >> carrots for a treat instead? Our boys love them! >> Sue >> >> On Sun, Apr 29, 2012 at 9:17 PM, Becky <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> ** >>> >>> >>> Hi Joan, thanks for all the info. >>> Gracie is now 6 years old. She started to put on weight about a year >>> after she was spayed. I really feel like she is not over eating, but >>> rather, not getting enough excercise. >>> In fact today, I had her in the pool for some stress free joint >>> excercise. >>> She weighs 12 pounds right now. She used to be at a steady 8. >>> I am going to try extra hard to be sure she is excercising every day. I >>> hope this will make a difference. My daughter is a vet tech, she brought >>> me a bag of Canadai for weight loss. >>> But one point you made was the one about treats. Gracie likes her >>> evening treats. Guess I need to stop that. >>> >>> Becky & the girls >>> >>> Sent from Becky's iPhone >>> >>> On Apr 29, 2012, at 4:02 AM, Joan Croft <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> From: Joan Croft [mailto:[email protected]] >>> Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2012 8:40 PM >>> To: '[email protected]' >>> Subject: Becky & Gracie >>> >>> Hi Becky. >>> >>> How old is Gracie, and how much does she weigh? >>> Can you post a picture to see just how fat she is? >>> >>> I have to say I really felt that I was the worst Chi-momma in the world. >>> First I should have recognized that he was the fattest little puppy that >>> I >>> had ever seen. He looked like a little bear cub. >>> >>> I think at 8 weeks he was 3 lbs and 11 oz. I know, some of you have full >>> grown chis that are that size or less. Before my vet weighed him, when he >>> just picked him up for the first time, he said ‘Oh, he’s a hefty one!’ I >>> guess that is polite for ‘who the heck has been over feeding this puppy!’ >>> And…in only 8 weeks of his life! >>> >>> Well, he told me to cut back the amount of the then ‘Royal Canin Baby >>> Dog’ >>> and I did, I looked at the amount on the bag and I was feeding less than >>> it >>> said to. (However, right now, Dolly & Desi get about half of what the RC >>> Chihuahua bag says that they should get. I think it both increases their >>> sales, but also promotes little chubs) >>> >>> At that time, Desi had to go every week or so for his boosters, and he >>> was >>> gaining…but he was a puppy so we couldn’t starve him…he had bones and >>> muscles and things that needed to be nourished and grow. I think at >>> 12-weeks was when he was put on RC Small Breed Puppy…I guess less fat >>> maybe? >>> Well, I fed him about half…and this puppy was hungry because he had been >>> free-fed at the breeder and was accustomed to eating all day long. He >>> would >>> come and cry and cry and then when I would feed him he would be by his >>> bowl >>> before I could put the food in. He would wake me up in the morning with >>> many, many kisses at 5 am…he was hungry – and why was my sleep more >>> important? He was still eating three times a day then, so it was easier >>> to >>> cut back when it had to be done over three feedings. >>> >>> Right before he was 4 months old, the vet diagnosed a dangerous >>> testicular >>> problem and so he had to be neutered right away. Well…it took about four >>> or >>> five cuts in his little round belly to untangle and free the testicle >>> that >>> was not attached to anything. But, I think that during that surgery, the >>> vet saw the total thickness of that fat layer he was carrying around. So >>> before he was four months old, he was on RC Adult Chihuahua food. I >>> worked >>> with the vet in adjusting what he was getting. >>> >>> The good thing about my vet – and maybe you can get your vet to do a deal >>> like this with you – is that he told me that I could bring him in any >>> time >>> FOR FREE, and he would weigh him, feel him to see if his ribs were >>> really in >>> there, and then let me know if we should cut back more or maybe even give >>> him a little more. So if I had to cut his food back to half – I would >>> start >>> cutting it a little bit each meal over maybe a week…they really don’t >>> notice >>> that they are missing 10 pieces (RC Chihuahua – very tiny) in each >>> feeding. >>> >>> Remember that I did all this under the guidance of the vet…because he >>> was a >>> puppy. There were a few times that the vet would tell me to give him a >>> little more, and I could see he was growing up and out – and then a >>> little >>> too round. >>> >>> I think he was maybe 11 months old when the vet said that he was a good >>> healthy weight and his bones and everything could be felt and not >>> sticking >>> out. So, he said to give him a little more…but I saw him gaining and just >>> cut back a little more. >>> >>> With both of mine wanting to be inseparable, Desi was always with if I >>> had >>> to take Dolly for something, so he had some extra feels in between his >>> visits. The thing is that Desi loves Dr Bullard...maybe because he made >>> him >>> a lean playin’ machine. >>> >>> At about 14 months, Desi was pretty much lean and staying very steady in >>> his >>> weight. Oh…I didn’t think that day would ever come. And then right before >>> he was two, I noticed that he had gotten a bit wider around his rear…he >>> had >>> been very narrow and I even asked the groups if males have smaller builds >>> than the females (Dolly is thin, but her rear bone structure is wider.) >>> >>> I noticed this about three months after I had surgery and thought maybe I >>> just didn’t remember how narrow he had been. I took him to Dr >>> Bullard…Desi >>> had gained weight, but he was still just as lean. The vet and I think >>> that >>> because he was taken off of puppy food so early, that part of his bone >>> development was delayed. He has been about the same size – with no growth >>> spurts for almost a year, so I am hoping that this is it. >>> >>> As hard as it is: >>> >>> No treats. If you have to give her a treat in order to train her to go >>> potty outside…the Charlee Bear treats are very low calorie. Chicken Liver >>> and Cranberry is their favorite >>> >>> http://www.petco.com/product/117215/Charlee-Bear-Dog-Treats-with-Turkey-Live >>> r-And-Cranberries.aspx?CoreCat=OnSiteSearch >>> >>> Look for the tiniest treats, and you can even break the tiniest. I had >>> some >>> that were tiny little star treats >>> >>> http://www.petco.com/product/114218/Wet-Noses-Little-Stars-Organic-Dog-Train >>> ing-Treats.aspx >>> >>> If you can keep the treat to just that one to train for potty >>> training…that >>> is good. Once he learned to go potty, I made him come further and further >>> inside the house before I gave him the treat. I would then take one and >>> throw it a little distance so he had to run into the house to get it. >>> After >>> a few days of that, it was just praise…no treat. >>> >>> Before I had Desi, Dolly wanted treats all day and so I made it that the >>> only time she got a treat was when she finished a bowl of her food (she >>> is >>> a grazer.) So I used to get all excited and then give her the treat. When >>> Dolly finishes her food, she will bark to let me know, and so I still >>> give >>> her the treat, but at the same time, Desi gets a very tiny treat…and >>> sometimes just one little RC kibble. >>> >>> Your dogs (if you have more than one) don’t really care if they all get >>> the >>> same treat, just that they get one. >>> >>> Desi then learned to almost inhale his food, and then he would sit on the >>> bed and look like he was chewing for 20 minutes. That was part of his >>> ‘breeder free-feeding’ syndrome. The vet told me that he had the food in >>> his esophagus and doing the chewing motions was pushing it a little at a >>> time down his throat. So then, I had to buy all kinds of treat dispensing >>> toys to feed him his kibble. We have been doing this for about a year >>> and a >>> half. I had to start one kibble at a time and then if he didn’t chew, he >>> had to wait for his next piece. (Not easy for that little guy that LOVES >>> food!) >>> >>> It took about three months, twice a day, to get him to chew his >>> food, then we started the treat dispensing toys and I would stand over >>> him >>> and watch. If he started to not chew his food, I would tell him that I >>> wanted to hear the crunch…and then he would chew. >>> >>> I am always looking for new toys, but he is outsmarting me…as the >>> vet predicted, so I have just figured out putting a treat which is too >>> big >>> to come out in the toy along with his kibble, slows down the number of >>> kibble that he can eat in a set amount of time…and then his food will not >>> get all clogged up in his throat. >>> >>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >>> Behalf Of Becky >>> Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2012 6:23 PM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Re: Dogs that fall into hands of BAD people >>> >>> I am interested in hearing from you, what diet you used to get him to >>> lose >>> weight. My little Gracie could lose a little weight. Any advice? >>> >>> Becky & the girls >>> >>> Sent from Becky's iPhone >>> >>> On Apr 28, 2012, at 5:30 PM, Joan Croft <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> I will attest – having a male Chihuahua born of the same bitch and sire >>> as >>> many other litters before him. Bitch and Sire 4 ½ and 5 ½ lbs…look like >>> most Chihuahuas today. I got Desi at 8 weeks old, very sweet and loving >>> little guy, but at 14 weeks he was a good inch taller than his littermate >>> brother when they were just standing normally. Today, Desi is almost 9 >>> lbs >>> and very lean. He has the stature and some of the features of the >>> original >>> Chihuahuas when they were up to 20 lbs. He has a much longer snout and he >>> was VERY OBESE when I got him…on a diet until he was 11 months old, and >>> now >>> he is actually losing a little more weight and has very long back legs, a >>> very long narrow body, and his front legs are a bit shorter and stouter >>> than >>> his back. He got some genes that had to have been recessive. I am glad >>> that I never have seen any aggressive traits in either of mine, but Desi >>> is >>> living proof that genes from many generations before get thrown into the >>> mix >>> every once in a while. >>> >>> >>> <image001.gif> >>> >>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >>> Behalf Of Pam Dean >>> Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2012 4:49 AM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Re: Dogs that fall into hands of BAD people >>> >>> >>> Amen. Some of us are working hard to achieve that end. Hope it comes ,in >>> my lifetime. >>> >>> >>> From: jules <[email protected]> >>> To: [email protected] >>> Sent: Friday, April 27, 2012 4:49 PM >>> Subject: [Chihuahuas] Re: Dogs that fall into hands of BAD people >>> >>> >>> A friend was sold a pup out of the back of a car here in the UK. She >>> thought >>> it was a Patterdale. She also bought a female Patterdale from a breeder. >>> Very early on, the male dog was extremely aggressive towards other >>> animals >>> and humans. >>> She took him to her vet, and the vet thought he was a Pitbull terrier. >>> My friend employed dog trainers to no avail. This dog made an unprovoked >>> attack on the Patterdale bitch causing severe damage to ligaments. >>> My friend had to have the dog destroyed. He had also attacked her family. >>> Aggression is hereditary. It gets passed on. >>> Fighting dogs are bred >>> Fortunately here in the UK pitbull terriers are banned. There have been >>> too >>> many incidences af extreme aggression. >>> >>> --- In [email protected], Becky <stewartgang@...> wrote: >>> > >>> > I don't believe there is any scientific proof that all Pitbull dogs are >>> aggressive. Why not focus your energies on doing something with people >>> who >>> are unfit dog owners of all breeds? There would most likely be alot less >>> situations that happen, if there were educated, appropriate , accountable >>> and responsible owners. >>> > >>> > Becky & the girls >>> > >>> > Sent from Becky's iPhone >>> > >>> > On Apr 26, 2012, at 6:09 PM, Pam Dean muffinsbabies@... wrote: >>> > >>> > > Do you really believe that only "bad people" have pitts that attack? >>> That is so not true and I know that from personal experience. All of the >>> instances I or my friends have been involved in the owners were the >>> "responsible" ones. The ones that thought the sun rose and set in this >>> gentle giant. The ones that insisted their dog was different and would >>> never >>> hurt an animal or human..they have been raised different. Well guess >>> what..their so called gentle giant killed just as quickly as any other >>> pitt. >>> > > >>> > > From: stewartgang stewartgang@... >>> > > To: [email protected] >>> > > Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2012 5:11 PM >>> > > Subject: [Chihuahuas] Dogs that fall into hands of BAD people >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > How unfortunate for our four legged fur friends. More and more >>> often, we >>> see on the daily news, a dog that has been badly neglected or abused. >>> And, >>> we also hear of dogs that have attacked someone. The bottom line here is, >>> all of these dogs have fallen victim to being in the hands of BAD >>> people. I >>> will always feel sorrow for the ones who are hurt by the hands of people, >>> but I also feel sorrow for those that will be eauthanized because of an >>> attack which could have prevented if they only had been in the hands of a >>> GOOD and responsible owner. >>> > > Dogs come into this world as babies, no matter what the breed, and >>> puppies love and trust everyone. It is what they experience through their >>> lives that develop their character as adult dogs. I believe that there >>> is a >>> lot to be said about both animals and children on how they are raised and >>> the outcome. >>> > > I really don't think that there are bad dogs, but I sure do believe >>> there are alot of bad people. Not everyone out there are like the ones on >>> this forum, who love and care about their dogs, how unfortunate for those >>> dogs who lie in those peoples's hands. >>> > > >>> > > Becky & the Girls >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > TODAY(Beta) • Powered by Yahoo! >>> > > Scandal shakes influential Chinese family >>> > > Privacy Policy >>> > > >>> > > >>> > >>> >>> >>> = >>> >>> >> = >> >> > = > > >
