Also he is telling us that we should wait until he's about a year old before neutering him because the neutering a dog very early stunts his physical & mental development.
This is really conflicting info. It goes against everything the shelter told us. Plus I am not a 1st time dog owner. I also have a 9yr old black lab. Can some one give me some insight into this?
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Raw is great for dogs! There is a difference between feeding raw and feeding people food- raw meat is what dogs are designed to eat and they usually love it.
Neutering early can affect the growth of your dog- for pet dogs though this is a non-issue. No one is going to stop you on the street and tell you that your dog could have been a little taller/filled out. In the show ring, it is a different story but for the rest of us its fine to go ahead and have done.
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- As for raw meat, there is no such thing that the dog becomes blood thirsty from it. In fact, for my dog, it keeps his teeth and gums healthy plus he doesn't have bad breath. About the neutering thing, I'm not so sure. In fact, neutering is healthy for a dog and helps him be less rambunctious and easier to train.
- well you've opened up a can of worms bringing up the raw diet here, people are pretty hard core - so i wont even go there
as far as neutering, there is absolutely no merit to that statement, can you really prove that a dog has decreased mental capacity anyway? LOL... 6 months is good for neutering. - Any ' wolf ' our dog breeds today had in them, is pretty much bred out. Meat and raw eggs is not a good balanced diet. Who cares who he trained before coming here... Trainers aren't necessarily someone to ask about a balanced diet, neither is the vet. Feed a high quality kibble and forget meat and eggs.
- yes you can give your dog raw meat! but the not loving your dog till it is one NO WAY you should always love your dog if you want your dog to love you.
- It is possible and very healthy to feed raw, but it can be tough. Only do it after doing extensive research. Most people will say it is best, but it isn't as simple as just giving the dog any old raw meat and there are alternatives that are still good. Go to http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/ [**link should work now sorry] for reviews, since a quality commercial food can still be very healthy.
Talk to the vet about neutering. There is argument about the age it should be done, your vet can tell you about the risks and benefits and when they think it should be done, go to multiple vets if you want to get different opinions. If you do it too late you may lose some of the benefits. Just think about it and learn as much as you can. - I think feeding your dog raw meat is okay. I would just make sure he has been dewormed and that you stick to recent meat not old meat that may have been in the fridge for a while. I would ask a vet about the neutering, as they would know more then a trainer might. I would try mixing the raw meat with dry food so it's less likely to upset his stomach that way. My dad and I are hunters. We've found that our dog loves the scrapes from vension. If you happen to be a hunter this will save you quite a bit of money.
- wow ok..
Raw meat is actually a good thing. I'm suggesting he means the prey model diet. My dogs did that for a while with excellent results. The shelter likely told you that because some people get cheap and start feeding their dog crap which does more harm than good. I would suggest looking up more info before you start.
http://rawfed.com/myths/#articles
http://www.rawfeddogs.net/
and if you can join a yahoo group. This can help get you discounts from locals and such.
EDIT: oh yes and on the neutering thing
I have never heard of it hurting mental development...ever...the reproductive system is already in working order by the time your dog is 6 months.
And yes your dog will be smaller. Testosterone is what "beefs up" dogs and what many fighters shoot in their dogs to gain muscle. Maybe in germany's police force they want beefed up dogs to work. Here in the US dogs don't need to be muscle men to be great pets. - Your trainer is correct. Feeding a raw diet is the best thing for a dog. Dogs are carnivores and the ingredients in processed dog foods can sometimes be difficult for them to digest.For example: corn, spinach, grains. I would recommend feeding raw, but you need to be careful not to feed raw right away if the dog has been eating dry food. It's a process that needs to be done gradually. Also, it is extremely important that the dog is given Calcium. No one wants their precious companions suffering from fractures or broken bones. A great way for dogs to get the Calcium they need is for you to purchase bones from a butchery or from the local market. Just remember to not cook them.
I wish you the best of luck deciding & a long healthy life for your new puppy. - i wouldn't give him all raw all the time. just as like a treat. make sure its only beef that you would give him. processed dog foods like Nutro or things like that are just fine. (we fed our rottweiler half bil-jac and half nutro)
i do agree with him saying that you should wait to get him neutered. we didn't wait with our dog and he ended up not having all of his hair grown in on his belly and now has severe arthritis in his hips (he's only 3, and has had mild arthritis since he was 1 1/2)
the only thing that i agree with that freaky trainer guy is that you should wait a little bit to have him fixed/neutered/altered (whatever you want to call it) - Absolutely. You can give your dog raw meat but...there is more to it than that. Wolves ate more than just the muscle meat, they ate the organs and the contents of the stomach as well. Therefore there is other foods involved, such as veggies, organ meats and either bones or a good calcium supplement. Do some research and see if feeding a raw food diet is for you. There is alot of information on the web as more and more people are opting for a more natural solution than dog kibble. I would also pick up a good book that you can refer to easily. I like The Holistic Guide for a Healthy Dog by Wendy Volhard and Kerry Brown, DVM. Good luck on your quest. I think you will find that feeding a raw diet highly beneficial to your pets.
- Yes, raw food is excellent for dogs, but I don't feed steak and hamburger. I feed chicken quarters, turkey pieces, neck bones, feet, tails, hearts, lungs, kidneys, liver, green tripe, and whole rabbit carcasses. Dogs should eat raw, it's what they were made to eat.
Dogs are NOT people, dogs are carnivores and as such they eat raw meat. They also do not have the same digestive tract as humans because of this they do not absorb bacteria from the food. Raw is safe and raw is the best.
I do not believe what he said about neutering. i think neutering is best when done as early as possible. Waiting until a year would not hurt, but I have my dogs neutered at about 6 months.
These links are the most informative and the best links about raw feeding. I highly recommend you read them.
http://www.rawfed.com/myths/
http://www.rawlearning.com/rawfaq.html - As far as altering goes, yes, altering a medium to large sized dog before 2 years of age can mess up their growth and does come with it's risks, here are a couple of really good articles regarding that (the positives and the risks):
http://www.caninesports.com/SpayNeuter.h…
http://www2.dcn.org/orgs/ddtc/sfiles/Lon…
The reason the shelter has told you otherwise is because they do not want to see more dogs being bred irreputably or for some at all, rescuers (I know as I am one myself) see what happens to dogs that are poorly bred (I'm not saying you will do this, but this is what we see on a regular basis), and because they see mainly the extremes (abuse, neglect, irreputable or over breeding) some tend to have extreme viewpoints regarding desexing pets (such as only altering early, altering all dogs regardless of the health risks with several breeds).As far as raw diets go, they can either be one of the best or one of the worst things you can do for your dog depending on how they are done. Nature's Variety, Paw Naturaw, and 'Pet Food Services' (http://www.animalfood.com/) all make premade raw diets. Quite possibly the most 'reliable' home-made raw diet is a prey-model diet, which is modeled after what a dog would eat in the wild and consists of about 80% meat, 10 - 15% bone (or ground eggshell/bone meal can be supplemented for raw bones) and 5 - 10% organ (with half of the organ being liver) supplemented with vitamin D and omega 3 fatty acids (straight salmon oil or omega 3 fish oil tablettes work well for this), and using a variety of meats (chicken, bison, venison, rabbit, turkey, lean cuts of pork, turkey, beef, and fish low in mercury can all be fed). You have to be careful about making sure they get the correct phosphorus/calcium ratio, and to make sure you freeze the meat at least a couple of weeks before feeding to eliminate the slight risk of parasites (and avoid feeding intestines as these are commonly where parasites are located). Here are some pages I highly recommend before starting a full or even partially raw diet:
http://rawfed.com
http://www.rawfeddogs.net
http://www.skylarzack.com/rawfeeding.htm
http://mypetcarnivore.com/raw_nutrients.…
http://www.raw4dogs.com/calculate.htm
http://k9joy.com/dogarticles/dogfood01vi… - i think u should my dog accidently ate some and he got extremely sick
dogs stomach and a persons stomach are alike would u eat raw meat also raw meat could have bugs or something like that in it - You shouldnt be bringing your dog to a trainer like that. Do some research, they use spike training collars, teach with fear, and sometimes starve a dog if he wont learn quickly. The dogs trained like this become very aggressive and the training doesnt stick with them. Police dogs are not trained like this, it is a lie that these trainers tell you to make you think your dog is getting the best possible training. Police train their dogs through clicker training methods or possitive reinforcement because they know it is the best, and only way they will learn. Do not feed your dog raw meat, it will get worms and it is too fatty for them. This will only make them more aggressive, people do this when they are fighting Pit Bulls. Go with what the shelter told you not this guy! The shelter wants whats best for the pet and they know what they are talking about. Please find another way to train it!!!
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