Sunday, December 4, 2011

Adopted dog entangled in custody dispute - Chronicle-Telegram

Coprophagia - Eating B/Ms Coprophagia eating B/Ms, consumption of feces, is common but disturbing habit in some dogs. The cause is unknown, but there are ways to deal with this behavior. Coprophagia is normal behavior under some circumstances. The bitch will normally eat the puppies feces and urine during their first few weeks of life. This keeps the den or whelping box clean. Some of the most common "treatments" for comprophagia are: sprinkling MSG on the dog's food 's putting pineapple or tomato juice or spinich in the dog's food crushing a Cert's breath mint and putting it in the food changing the dog's diet to a higher quality, more digestible food There are also some commercial products on the market Forbid Deter Both of these products have fermented vegetable extract as their main ingredient. This is for all intents and purposes the same as MSG. All the information that I have about effectiveness of any of these is anecdotal and through my own experience. I have found that MSG or a commercial product works best. Some dog owners are more comfortable using a commercial product even though the cost is much greater than plain MSG. Trial and error is the way that I have figured out how much MSG to put in the food. I have them start out with a teaspoonful and increase the amount until it has the desired effect of making the smell and taste of the feces undesirable. Ken Landa From juliejohnson - 12/4/07 9:17 AM We have also used canned pumpkin as an additive to the food - again, starting out with a teaspoon like Ken said (or even smaller if it is a small dog!). Something to be careful of with pumpkin is it can lead to diarrhea. Also, we've used Accent Spice, which I think is a commercial name for MSG if they are looking for it in the grocery store. Sometimes we have also told the clients who have cats to add these to the cat's food so the dog will stay out of the litterbox. Of course, we tell them to make sure to clear it with their vets first, especially if we know the animals have had prior digestive problems. Julie Johnson
Adopted dog entangled in custody dispute - Chronicle-Telegram

Adopted dog entangled in custody dispute
Chronicle-Telegram
Her husband remained on the porch with the dog until Collins's husband, Paul Collins, got out of the car and came up on to their porch, Anne Smith said. Joe Smith stood up and a child in the car called out to the dog, which ran over and got in the ...


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Do dogs make good Christmas gifts? - Trinidad Guardian

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Do dogs make good Christmas gifts?
Trinidad Guardian
What are the ages of your children? Any child under 13 never be left alone with a dog for the safety of both the dog and the child. Children can be inadvertently cruel by treating the dog as a doll and pulling the puppy around by his ears or tail, ...

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Owner of dogs in attack says animals have never been aggressive - Maryville Daily Times

Owner of dogs in attack says animals have never been aggressive
Maryville Daily Times
“The one thing I've learned is you never ever leave a child with any breed of dog regardless of what the breed is,” Morris said. The girl's mother told him that the toddler was playing chase with the animals before the accident happened, he said. ...
Seymour girl, 3, recovering from dog attackKnoxville News Sentinel

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Pit bull defenders: blame the owners, not the dogs - Enterprise News

Pit bull defenders: blame the owners, not the dogs
Enterprise News
The dog was destroyed to allow doctors to retrieve parts of the woman's face. By Justin Graeber It's a familiar story: The family dog suddenly and viciously attacks a child. Except in this case, it wasn'ta pit bull but a Labrador Retriever, ...

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