"David Cohen" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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"Larry Hodges" <[email hidden]> wrote
Quoted message said:David Cohen said:"Lee Michaels" <[email hidden]> wrote
> Here is some more info about belt fed rifles and .22 caliber machine
> guns. http://www.lakesideguns.com/
>
> Look at bottom of page.
It's a nice looking rifle, but...
It's semi-auto 🙁
Hey David, I just got a puppy.
Semi-auto ?
Quoted message said:Mostly black lab, part German Shepherd and a pinch of pit bull. Cute as
the dickins.
Jpegs forthcoming, or don't talk to me.
Quoted message said:So, you being the dog authority around here, what food should I get her?
She's seven weeks btw. And maybe something from Costco? Lamb and rice
good? Brand(s)?
Costco, huh? Oh, this is gonna' be painful 🙁
Here's my philosophy. Dogs, and cat for that matter, have very short life
spans, when compared to humans. Of course, to them, it is their entire
normal life, but to those of us who value their companionship, it IS a
very
Quoted message said:short time. Therefore, I believe it is important to maximize both their
total life span AND their healthy life span. There are very few things we
can do in this regard. Regular veterinary care, protection from hazards,
regular exercise, and...proper nutrition.
The cost difference between generic Costco brand and the best super
premium
Quoted message said:brand, over the lifetime of the dog, is minimal, but the increase in
lifespan, especially healthy lifespan, is, to me, priceless.
Dog foods can be divided into 4 groups, with regard to quality of
ingredients. The big dog food companies...Hills, for example...want you to
believe that quality is irrelevant; that percent macronutrients is the
important issue. They want you to believe that as long as a dog food has
x%
Quoted message said:protein, y%calcium, z%phosphorus, etcetera, that it's a good food. Protein
from free range chicken and protein from road kill pigeon is the same, to
them. You could LITERALLY make a dog food that meets AAFCO guidelines from
elephant [censored] and the slop shoveled off the slaughter house floor.
So, for me, quality of ingredients is the key issue. In this regard, let's
start at the bottom.
Generic store brands. The 50 pound bag for $8 stuff from Wal-Mart, Costco,
whoever. Garbage. No difference between any of them. Most contain traces
of
Quoted message said:pentobarbital, which comes only from euthanized pets. No, thanks. Leave
this
Quoted message said:stuff to the operators of puppy mills, may they rot in hell.
Moderate step up are the common brands found in every supermarket: Purina
Dog Chow, Kibbles And Bits, etcetera. Better than the generics, but not by
much. Again, small difference in quality among the members of this group.
Large step up are the premium dog foods, found in some supermarkets and
all
Quoted message said:pet stores. Much better quality, but far from ideal. However, a dog would
be
Quoted message said:much better off eating these than anything from the lower groups. Examples
are Science Diet, Iams, Nutro.
An ENORMOUS step up in quality, where your new puppy deserves to be, are
the
Quoted message said:super premium dog foods. These contain the highest quality ingredients,
are
Quoted message said:packaged with care, and are expiration dated. Some pet stores carry them,
but are easily obtained online. The differences between them is not
quality,
Quoted message said:but philosophy. Some believe in mixing many protein sources, others
believe
Quoted message said:not. Some use chicken, some do not like the quality available of most
chicken in the US. Some like a higher % of protein, others a bit lower.
Etcetera. But quality is extremely high for all.
There are only a couple dozen such foods in the US and Canada. Local
availability could be the overriding factor. Remember, they are ALL most
excellent. Some examples are:
www.canidae,com
www.merrickpetcare.com
www.oldmotherhubbard.com
www.f-r-r.com
www.naturapet.com
www.naturalbalanceinc.com
www.bluebuff.com
www.solidgoldhealth.com
A few notes on the above. Solid Gold is an excellent dog food, but their
marketing and advertising ethics would make a used car salesman blush, so
I
Quoted message said:strongly advise against buying their stuff.
I personally use Canidae and Merrick. Canidae dry mixed with Merrick's
amazing assortment of canned foods. This provides varying taste, for
enjoyment, and a wide range of protein sources. But, as I stated above,
they
Quoted message said:are all excellent.
I am a dedicated member of the Life Extension Foundation, and take dozens
of
Quoted message said:supplements, so, as you might imagine, I supplement the dog food.
Weight-adjusted amounts of plain regular yogurt, Missing Link, LEF's Dog
Mix, Pet Tab, and flaxseed oil.
OK, where's the jpegs?
David
There is no question that your dog eats better than I do.
