Dog Question

[PRBuzz]

Is it the eating or the fact the the dog did it in his crate?

[Slingah]

why??? cuz he's hungry!
a whole new meaning to morning breath....

[MarshCappa]

Originally Posted by PRBuzz

Is it the eating or the fact the the dog did it in his crate?

Both actually. I take him out between 5-6pm to poo before he eats. I think before I go to bed I'll send him out again but typically if I do this he just pees. He's usually like clock work, i take him out in the morning before 8am and he does his business then he eats his food. He's in the crate during the day for around 4 hours. I have my cousin staying with us and she takes him out during the day for exercise and pee but he usually won't poo for the girls of the house. He does this only on occasion(poo in the crate) but cuz my wife gets up before me she is the one who makes the discovery and cleanup. This will wear thin on her over time if he keeps it up. I'll check on the product Paul reffered to and possibly use it. the one thing I notice about this dog is that he is very sensitive to anything he digests. I have to be really careful about treats, etc. Like all young dogs he likes to chew things including any bedding I have put in his crate. I have spent serious money on all types of bedding but it the end he eats it all. I feed him the recommended allowance for a dog his size and he gets plenty of exercise. he's a good boy overall but our house is small and accidents like that don't go over well with the mrs. At least it is somewhat contained in his crate but it's still a mess. Oh well, chalk it up to the joys of dog ownership I guess.

As for the rest of you jokers....Thanks... i guess!

[striperman36]

Originally Posted by MarshCappa

Both actually. I take him out between 5-6pm to poo before he eats. I think before I go to bed I'll send him out again but typically if I do this he just pees. He's usually like clock work, i take him out in the morning before 8am and he does his business then he eats his food. He's in the crate during the day for around 4 hours. I have my cousin staying with us and she takes him out during the day for exercise and pee but he usually won't poo for the girls of the house. He does this only on occasion(poo in the crate) but cuz my wife gets up before me she is the one who makes the discovery and cleanup. This will wear thin on her over time if he keeps it up. I'll check on the product Paul reffered to and possibly use it. the one thing I notice about this dog is that he is very sensitive to anything he digests. I have to be really careful about treats, etc. Like all young dogs he likes to chew things including any bedding I have put in his crate. I have spent serious money on all types of bedding but it the end he eats it all. I feed him the recommended allowance for a dog his size and he gets plenty of exercise. he's a good boy overall but our house is small and accidents like that don't go over well with the mrs. At least it is somewhat contained in his crate but it's still a mess. Oh well, chalk it up to the joys of dog ownership I guess.

As for the rest of you jokers....Thanks... i guess!

Sheperds, are notorious for sensitive stomaches. I've cleaned way to much stuff.

Milkbones, Flex2500, Purina Sensitive Stomach Dry, little Purina classic. Thats it.

Anything else its bad news.
Our Corgi can eat anything. acorns, suet, m,ice, anything. Sheperd gets excited, tries to mimic her, we pay

Don't deviate from the plan , most treats , rawhide etc. not safe for any dog.

[MarshCappa]

Originally Posted by striperman36

Sheperds, are notorious for sensitive stomaches. I've cleaned way to much stuff.

Milkbones, Flex2500, Purina Sensitive Stomach Dry, little Purina classic. Thats it.

Anything else its bad news.
Our Corgi can eat anything. acorns, suet, m,ice, anything. Sheperd gets excited, tries to mimic her, we pay

Don't deviate from the plan , most treats , rawhide etc. not safe for any dog.

I feed him 2 cups twice a day of Nutro for large breed dogs. It was believed when we got him that he had a corn allergy so I go with the organic blend of lamb and rice mix with other natural ingrediants. I do give him on occasion a Milk bone raw hide bone and he loves it. Occasionally he gets some treats which are the natural organic variety. He'll scarf down anything he can if you give it to him but everyone in the house is good about not giving him anything outside the norm. I'm guilty on occasion of giving him some food scraps like pizza crust or piece of pepperoni if I'm making a sandwich. It's not large amounts and not often. Just a little here and there. That's one thing I've learned over the last 5 months is that you have to really to stick to your schedule.

[niko]

it's called copafasia (sp). sometimes a sign of a dietary deficiancy sometimes just a nasty habbit

[Raven]

Dogs will re-eat dog food thats gone thru their system to derive any left over undigested nutrition from it they can.

Contrary to most peoples thought processes all the usable nutritional
protein ect isn't completely digested as its only like 60% efficient.

This is a survival tactic... but i've seen my dogs eat very dry coyote poop that was many months old as we sat on a rock.

Dogs need a bone to chew

so we buy the pre baked rib bones which leave no oder or stains at the pet food store (pricey but worth it)
and this acts as a pacifier !
but generally a dog will bury that same bone under the blanket rather than chew on it in the cage.

They slowly get that marrow out of the center which is like BEEF jerky to us.

[Raven]

After thought:

if your not giving your DOG some kind of KELP meal
they will be deficient in the trace minerals not found in dog food.

i've seen it rehabilitate old dogs and put a spring in there step.

[MarshCappa]

He came in to work with me this morning and assumed his position in my office guest chair. I have given him the BIG beef bone in the past and he loves it. There is one in his crate right now that is probably a month old. I'll get him some more. If he does this again in the next week or two I will have the vet check him out for any nutrient deficiencies. There's always something!

[MarshCappa]

Adult Dog Food | Large Breed Lamb Meal & Rice | NUTRO NATURAL CHOICE Dog Food

This is what i am feeding him. Actually after reading the daily allowance thing I noticed I can give him 5 cups a day. I'll start feeding him an extra cup a day and see if that helps. And I noticed there is Kelp in the ingrediants too.