A good diet can do wonders for a [dog]. We did Urban Wolf for a while, it's powdered and you mix it with beef, some fish oil, and whatever else you want to throw in there, and there's books on "real food" for dogs out there (I've got a good one, can't remember the name off hand tho).
Our little dude was a rescue pooch, and has some problems from the abuse he got and lack of nutrition... no hip sockets, for instance, stayed a pup for a bit longer than most, etc.. We give him some prolo(sp?) treatment, and aqua-puncture, which (along with the good diet) helped so much we've been able to put off a dreaded and expensive surgery. The Urban Wolf was kind of expensive, so we switched to Nuevo Evo (sp?), some wet and some dry, which he seems to enjoy quite a bit. Still pretty expensive, I guess, but much easier to prepare. I don't even cook for myself like I used to... :-[ Double "what was said" about how it's good to brush their teeth and clip their nails from the outset. You can generally tell by looking at the teeth how they're doing, (I brush his every once in a while, even though they look good... he really needed it when all he was getting was soft food) but the point about getting them used to it while young can't be stressed enough. For everything. It sucks, especially when they're so cute, to make them work for everything, but it's really needed. And get 'em used to you messing with 'em early! Then you can go to doggy school too, which I highly recommend, especially if there aren't other dogs to socialize with on a regular basis. Our dooder still has trouble with his nails, I gotta roll him on his back and be sure he's relaxed just to avoid muzzling him for the clipping... Also, some things just come with age, apparently. Time has done wonders, and continues to do so. Life is so damn cool. It really is. Especially new life, neh? =] -p.s. where's the pics? On 10/10/06, Greg Morphis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > We're getting a puppy, a Jack Russel Terrier. he'll be 6 weeks old > when we pick him up (from a professional breeder). > What kind of dog food should we get? Will he be able to eat the hard > dog food, or should we get the soft dog food? What brands would you > suggest. As far as dental hygiene, do you actually brush the dogs > teeth or just get those treats that are suppose to work? This is my > wife's and mine first dog together. > > Thanks > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:217435 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
