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Congrats Atlas! Nice to see a GSD and his ears on my screen all the time. YAY Atlas. *clap* *clap*

You scared me. I saw the title of the thread and thought, OMG, Orijen pulled their food and I just bought some! 

I just switched my 15wk GSD over to it. He wolfed it down like I hadn't fed him in weeks. It's a bit confusing on the "large breed" food bag, as it has "adult weight" and then "age in months". I'm assuming you feed by how big they are supposed to get, which if I'm right, he's to get between 2 1/2 - 4 1/2 c. for 40-60kg adult weight. He should be around the 40kg weight, so I'm feeding him 2 1/2 c. as opposed to the 4 1/2 c. on the Nutrience.

Hopefully this is the right amount. I'll see over the next few days I guess.

I will also be switching my cats over to it, once they have some cat food in stock. Their feedings will go from 3/4 c. down to 1/2 c. per day. My store didn't have the large bags of dog food, but I paid $30 for the 15lb bag, whereas I paid half that for the Nutrience. In the long run, I'll probably just break even, but hopefully I'll win on the less poop factor.

I'll keep you updated with the new food.

OMG that was so funny, I'm STILL ROFLMAO!!! I'm laughing so hard my GDS is whimpering beside me, thinking, "what's wrong mama?" The tears are so rolling down my cheeks, and I thought I'd pass out from lack of oxygen.

I'm copying that and sending it to every man, woman and child I know!! LOL

Thanks for the giggles, coughs, and tears!!!

I'm no genius when it comes to septic tanks, but there are a few things my sister has taught me about them:

• don't overuse water -- use just what you need
• always wash a full load of laundry
• anything that goes in to the septic tank has to be biodegradable -- cleaners, toilet paper, etc. -- no grease, oils, tampons
• don't get a garbage disposal, unless you want to clean out the septic tank yearly
• don't use chemical treatments to "clean" the system
• have it pumped out every 2-3 years, depending on the amount of people in the house
• have it inspected every 2 years

It depends of course where you live (US/Canada), how big your tank is, and how far they have to go to get to you. I believe ours is 800 gal. and cost around $275 give or take.

Hope this helps, GL.

It's really hard to tell his muzzle size, as 90% of him is black, and the little fudgebar won't sit still for any pictures. Here are a few more, I hope they are better.

Hello. I'm new here, and new to owning a purebred GSD. I've had mixes before, mostly GS/labs, who got to about 55-65lbs. I was wondering if anyone has charted their dog's growth from puppyhood to give me a rough idea what to expect?

I've seen the "standard" height weight chart, but my baby is  beyond their numbers. So far, his weight-ins have been:

  9 weeks - 22.5lbs
 11 weeks - 29.3lbs
 13 weeks - 38.7lbs




Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.