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Food Discussion & Information / Re: Ok - Starting to panic...
« on: August 21, 2007, 01:40:47 am »
Glad you liked the UPM, I just made it up.  To be fair there should also be UPD for the dads.  I like to think I'm an equal opportunity owner :D

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Food Discussion & Information / Is Soy Safe?
« on: August 21, 2007, 01:29:34 am »
Okay, I've checked the forum, and can't find an answer.  My son is allergic to peanuts and we'd like to make Cheyenne some homemade treats.  Is it safe to substitute Soy Butter for Peanut Butter? Commercial food and treats are giving me a headache now!  Between the recalls and nutritional needs I can't keep up.  At least if we make our own treats, they're made with love and safe for my son to help make and handle.

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Food Discussion & Information / Re: Ok - Starting to panic...
« on: August 21, 2007, 01:07:33 am »
Stephanie-
If it makes you feel any better I had a recent panic attack over my puppy's food a couple of days ago when we added wet food to her diet.  I was feeding Iams Puppy Large Breed/Smart Puppy.  We're in the process of switching to Innova.  Holly's posts have been a blessing for the uninitiated puppy moms (UPMs).  Before I was lucky enough to stumble across this forum I was scouring the internet for any information and came up with a jumbled mess.  Don't worry about your puppy, you're a great UPM if you care enough to ask!

Also glad someone else likes Miss Congeniality as much as I did, hubby totally didn't get it ::)

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Medical Conditions & Diseases / Re: Ice water & bloat
« on: August 20, 2007, 06:57:28 am »
Thanks for the post.  At the dog park almost everyone brings ice water to cool the dogs down especially now that it's so hot.  I Googled "bloat caused by ice water" and almost every site I checked said it was a huge no-no to give a dog that's been active ice water.  They did say it was okay to give dogs an ice cube sometimes, but not after any exercise. 

Here's the first link that came up to another disscussion board that I believe your friend might have been referring to:
http://www.dogster.com/forums/Dog_Health/thread/437125

I'll be sure to share this with our park pals.

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Medical Conditions & Diseases / Re: Toxic foods for dogs
« on: August 20, 2007, 06:23:01 am »
I had no idea about grapes.  The kids have given Cheyenne grapes that they dropped, I'll be sure to put a stop to it!  Thanks for the heads up.

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Behavior, Housebreaking, Obedience / Re: Agression Over Wet Food
« on: August 19, 2007, 07:04:25 pm »
You may be right about the weather thing.  We've been getting a lot of thunder storms in our area.  She doesn't  mind loud noise, 4th of July was nothing to her, she just wanted to check everything out.  But the pressure change may be affecting her appetite and making her edgy.  She grumbled at me in bed when I shifted my feet and moved to the floor. 

She did really well last night for her dinner.  I combined feeding her manually and dropping some wet food on her dry.  She eats out of an elevated bowl and I sat next to her.  At one point she climbed into my lap (which is quite a sight with her long legs!) giving me kisses while I fed her.  I was feeding her 3 cups a day of the Iams, but cut back to 1 1/2 when I started adding wet food.  I think I'm going to switch her food over to Innova though.  I checked our their website and I liked how they listed and described each ingredient.  Between the pet food recall and finding a food that's healthy, it's been easier feeding my kids than Cheyenne!

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Behavior, Housebreaking, Obedience / Re: Agression Over Wet Food
« on: August 18, 2007, 11:37:17 pm »
Christina-
Thanks for the reply.  I never noticed any of the behaviors you described until yesterday when I added the wet food.  Although now I'm confused.  When I feed her out of the bowl, should I remove it when she starts growling or give her the Leave It command? 

When we first got her I started training her immediately and I used her dry kibble as the reward.  Because I was training her so much, we cut back on how much she was getting in her bowl.  So basically, most of her food was coming from my hand directly.  Which might explain why she won't stay put for a meal.  This may sound gross, but last night I mixed more dry food with less wet and rolled it into small balls that I fed her manually.  The change was unbelivable!  She was happy and wagging her tail while I fed her.  I tried to get her to eat out of the bowl while I was holding it or putting it at my feet and she just sat there with her doggy grin looking at me.  I can't do that three times a day, plus if you've ever handled wet food, it's very sticky :P.  So now it seems I have two problems: getting her to eat out of her bowl and stopping her food agression over the bowl. 

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Behavior, Housebreaking, Obedience / Re: Agression Over Wet Food
« on: August 18, 2007, 03:57:08 am »
I checked out Holly's post; your suggestions and her post were very informative.  I'll try changing her food and see if she likes it better.  Although, I would still like to include wet food in her diet.  Thank you for your help. 

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Behavior, Housebreaking, Obedience / Re: Agression Over Wet Food
« on: August 18, 2007, 12:25:34 am »
We feed her Iams Smart Puppy.  She seems to like it, but she just nibbles sporadically.  It takes all day to get her to eat just one cup when she should be eating more.  When we first got her she was eating another type of dry food and did the same thing.  We added the gravy as a treat and she seemed to like it better, but would still walk away.  We decided to add wet food to give her diet more variety and entice her to stay put for meals.  Well, the stay put part worked.   :)

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Behavior, Housebreaking, Obedience / Re: Agression Over Wet Food
« on: August 17, 2007, 11:19:18 pm »
Kat-

Thank you for your suggestions.  We've been topping her dry food with the Iams Gravy to get her to eat, but she dosen't seem to like it enough to stay put for a whole meal.  She'll nibble then go do something else.  We've been trying to get her to eat at mealtimes to create a predictable potty schedule (she's only been housebroken for about a month).  I like your idea of giving her the wet food as a treat while she's eating.  I was told to take her food away to show her that I'm the leader, but if it will only make matters worse, I won't do that anymore. 

Cheyenne's our first Malinois.  I've had big, dominate dogs my whole life, but she's been the most exuberant and easiest to train.  We don't have any other dogs, just a cat.  The cat's not too happy with her and takes every opportunity to drive Cheyenne crazy.  It's pretty funny actually as she just wants to play.  Believe me, your post was not too long, this breed is unlike any other and finding another Malimom is very exciting! ;D  As soon as I have pics I'll post them.  Thanks again for your help. 

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Behavior, Housebreaking, Obedience / Agression Over Wet Food
« on: August 17, 2007, 10:00:37 pm »
We have a 7 mth old Belgian Malinois and we've recently (as in today) added wet food to her diet.  Ever since we got her four months ago I've made a point of petting her, messing with her muzzle, paws and food while she was eating.  I've had my children (ages 4 & 9) and husband do the same thing with no problems.  In fact, she would often stop eating just to kiss the person giving her attention, but this was always with dry food.  This morning while feeding her breakfast with the wet food added to her dry I started petting her as usual and she growled!  She gave me "that look" out of the corner of her eye with hair up on end.  I immediately took the food away and pretended to eat it myself.  She sat quietly while I did this and I gave the food back to her.  She growled again when I started petting her.  We went through this routine several times until she got to the point she showed no agression, although she was wary of my presence.  This is a huge concern because of my children.  I don't want to take the wet food away from her, and I'm reluctant to relegate her to her crate for meals.  But of course, my family's safety comes first.  The kids give her treats and play with her toys all the time, she has never been agressive toward anyone in any way until now unless you count mouthing (which we're working on).  If anything, she's overly friendly.  This is a side of her I've never seen before and it's very unnerving.  Please help, any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.  Sorry this was so long.

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Behavior, Housebreaking, Obedience / Re: I'm so confussed...
« on: August 17, 2007, 08:33:37 pm »
We had a similar problem with Cheyenne.  She is also crate trained.  Does your dog sleep with a blanket or bed in her crate?  When we first had this problem she would soil one side of her crate and squeeze herself on the other side so she wouldn't come in contact with her mess.  A sad sight to see first thing in the morning and she never once cried, whined or barked to get out.  Our vet told us to clean the entire crate with bleach-based cleaner to remove any scent and replace her blanket.  If she's going outside of her crate as well, she may have some digestive problems with her food.  Since she's just over a year, her digestive tract may be changing.  If you feed her only wet food, try adding dry food too and see if that helps or vice versa.  Or Ali may be right, she might just miss your attention and this is her way of telling you.  Good luck!

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Introduce Yourself to the Forum / Saying Hi!
« on: May 23, 2007, 12:17:43 pm »
I am totally new to BPO and wanted to introduce myself and my girl.  I am the proud new mom of a 4 month old Belgian Malinois, Cheyenne.  Can't wait to post pictures of my sweet girl.  We've only had her for a few weeks and she has been nothing but a joy.  I'm hoping to meet other Malinois owners as I have no prior experience with this breed.  My only regret is I didn't find her sooner - she is so much fun, loves to give kisses and is a great companion, up for anything!  We live in the Western Suburbs of Chicago and we enjoy hiking, running (more her than me) and meeting new dogs and their people.

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