Pup's first meaty bone...not a great experience

2003-09-02 Thread ali8
Hello list members, I'm hoping you can give me some advice regarding Chelsea's first experience with a meaty bone. I was at the butcher's on the weekend, and picked up a big beef knuckle bone to give to our 7 month old berner Chelsea for some recreational chewing. It's better than rawhide, and g

Re: free Abady food

2003-07-28 Thread ali8
Just a thought...in case you don't get any takers for the food, I'm sure your local humane society/rescue organization/animal shelter would love the donation! Cheers! alison On Mon, 28 Jul 2003 13:12:17 -0400, Jane Polcovar wrote: > > I have a 35 lb box of giant breed formula Abady (minus > 3

Meaty bones

2003-07-23 Thread ali8
Hi Everyone, I would like to give Chelsea her first real meaty bone (she is 5 1/2 months old). My problem is, I'm not sure what kind of bone to buy! I've heard people mention beef knuckle bones...but are there any others as well? Do I need to go to a butcher to get this type of bone or other t

Doggy bug spray

2003-07-21 Thread ali8
We just came back from a camping trip this weekend, where my poor pooch was constantly swarmed by mosquitos...mostly on the snout/nose where the hair is a lot shorter/non-existent. Of course her owners could slather on the Deep Woods Off, but I don't think i want to put a spray on a dog that conta

Re: collars

2003-07-11 Thread ali8
When I showed up with Chelsea at our first puppy class (3.5 mos old), she was wearing her harness. It's a harness she wears in the car so she can be buckled in to the seat belt, but you can also attach it to a leash for walks. The instructor said that when walking/training her, a buckle collar is