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No carbohydrates are "beneficial" to any dog, be they from a grain source or a non-grain starch. Carbs are in dog food to reduce the price to producers of dog "food."

Dogs have absolutely no essential need for carbohydrates in their diet. Canines evolved to eat meat.

Bill

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I must be clueless as well, just wondering how one would "reliably" snake break a dog, stop a deer chase across a highway, or keep a dog from going face first in to a porcupine with positive reinforcement? I guess there is no need for that kind of thing at an LA dog park. Not all of us chose to liv...

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Why would I ever trust ANY hunting dog outside without an ecollar? I highly value my dog's, live in town, walk my dogs outside every day, and consider the ecollar to be the most humane and effective training aid that there is. At my age I highly value "peace of mind" and that is what the ecollar gi...

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So, none of the thousands of retrievers running field trials and hunt test WITHOUT ECOLLARS, none of the pointing dog's running trials WITHOUT ECOLLARS, none of the versatile dog's testing in NAVHDA or German system WITHOUT ECOLLARS none of the hounds running in their stakes WITHOUT ECOLLARS, NONE ...

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It's not whether or not you shoot them with a marble Spycar, it's how far you pull the slingshot back. It has never been about the tool but rather how you use the tool. Some just don't understand that and they are the ones that try to do away with the tool. You know Ezzy, over my lifetime with dogs...

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When I was training, every dog went through EXACTLY the same program, it was the amount of pressure that varried with each dog. Although I trained only a few V's, that's still what I feel. You teach the exact same things using the exact same methods to any breed of dog by simply varying the pressur...

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Probably true but there is little we can do about that since there is no line that would clearly separate the two. If you are going to include scaring as abusive I think we are all in trouble. However, most of the other point were practiced back before we had more modern methods that give us the ab...

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Vizslas tend to have a very high desire to please their masters. You'll do much better making your expectations and training very clear (and unambiguous) and positively reinforcing the desired behaviors than turning to pain and punishment as standard procedure. Start positively shaping the desired ...

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Vizslas tend to have a very high desire to please their masters. You'll do much better making your expectations and training very clear (and unambiguous) and positively reinforcing the desired behaviors than turning to pain and punishment as standard procedure. Start positively shaping the desired b...

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Use Durmabond (or similar) adhesive, which is medical grade superglue, on outside of ear tissue. Works well for small nicks. Bill I've used both in different cases (actually just used some superglue on myself). New skin has more antiseptic ingredients in it and forms a similar film to superglue whe...

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Use Durmabond (or similar) adhesive, which is medical grade superglue, on outside of ear tissue.

Works well for small nicks.

Bill

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Bill, I have no idea where some of your stuff comes from but it is completely removed from reality and God knows we have never discussed equipment cleaning between runs of different formulas. Testing of feeds to insure compliance to the GUARANTEED analysis is performed by three entities, the manufa...

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One problem (of many) with bagged foods is that what's in the kibble almost never matches what's on the label. Time and again, when food is tested the analysis doesn't match. Ezzy says that's because machinery isn't cleaned between runs of different formulas. But assuming you won't find ingredient-X...

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Bill, I have no doubts you have a healthy specimen fed only on raw food. But, how often do you go out of state, or the country (Canada), to hunt, camping out well off the beaten path? Or paid a handler with 10 or more other dogs to campaign your raw fed dogs? That's my biggest dilemma along with th...

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Dogs have been living healthy lives for centuries long before we had all of the advantages we have today. Yes, dogs lived for centuries (millennium) on non-kibble, which has only been around since the year you turned 29 (if I have my math correct). The power of advertising at work, getting people t...

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Every single university and pet food industry backed studies on the subject shows dogs have much more stamina when fed a high-protein high-fat diet vs a high-carbohydrates diet. It is one of the least controversial subjects in the veterinary literature. Yet we get to read "free" options on this webs...

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Thanks again Bill, I did a little research. I buy my salmon frozen and it spends a month in my chest freezer before thawing and feeding. I'll still check with my distributor about the source of the fish. By Dr. Becker If you live in the Pacific Northwest and your dog goes swimming, boating or fishi...

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Feeding low-fat diet would be a poor choice for weight reduction as the loss of stamina and vitality that comes from increasing carbohydrates would result in a sluggish and de-tuned dog that's prone to weight gain. Better to cut the carbs and raise fats (thereby stimulating vitality) while reducing ...

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Luvthemud, I don't think he has an inexhaustible energy supply. The calories he gets from his nighttime meal gets him through his 1-1 1/2 hour workouts. Longer than that and he'll start to slow down. If I gave him too many calories, like say 3000, he'd likely not be able to utilize them from the ki...

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Would adding fats to the current feed be as effective as switching brands, like a spoonful of lard, coconut oil, vegetable oil? Yes and no. There was another thread recently where a poster used a high-protein but low-fat food, and i(n that case) it would make sense. But the rub is always the fact t...

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What is your definition of the term "filler"? Dog have consumed carbs forever and still do whether we feed them or they find them for their selves. And like all animals they do need fiber and other material for the health of their digestive tract and to remain healthy overall. I think we all agree ...

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Feed whatever you like but do realize that either works. It is almost universal that high performance dogs are fed kibble though some may be fed a chunk of fatty meat along with it but the problem of doing it keeps most, other than the northern sled dog owners, from doing it. Hard working dogs just...

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My understanding is the salmon problem is mostly a volume issue, out of 14 feedings/week, my pup sees salmon ~4 times. I'm going to pick up some mackerel this month for some variety. I'd like to add I feed 70% Blueridge Beef, pre-ground products that's why my cost is $3.25/day. Now that pup is olde...

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Do makes sure not to feed raw salmon or trout from the Pacific Northwest as it can carry a disease that's deadly to dogs. Look up salmon poisoning.

I feed mackerel, sardines, anchovies, and similar oily fish.

Bill

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There is not a lot of information on their web site as to the overall content and analysis. Only under Complete Diets do they give any percentages. Prime Ingredients #1 says 16.5% protein and 10.5% fat. Prime Turkey has 17.73% protein and 4.84% fat. While those percentages might be okay for a house...

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Spike, My Vizsla has been raw fed from 8 weeks. His condition is peak. Very lean, yet densely muscled. Coat is luxurious and soft. Teeth are gleaming white. Breath is fresh. His stamina is almost limitless. There is no question in my mind that a balanced PRM-style (prey model) diet is an optimal one...

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A move in the right direction. Thanks for sharing the news.

Bill

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Montana , the original poster, wasn't saying that conformation/what you like wasn't important. He was saying that isn't ALL there is involved in choosing a pup. His prospective buyers asked NO questions about anything but looks. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, I was the original poster. :lol: I know. ...

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My pleasure Jerry. I just ran out of Voshkods myself, you've reminded me that I should reorder.

Best,

Bill

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Thanks for the additional information. demsdogs..Happy you are satisfied with the Dollar Shave Club. Pretty well settled into my routine and loving it. My "go to" blade's are Voskhod's (about 12 bucks for 100). Rotate between a couple of soaps and creams, two razors and a variety of after shave bal...

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You must have a camera and some dogs. Take a picture and post it if you care to so others can see what you consider acceptable. Otherwise, I don't get your point. Plenty of dog owners (most?) accept heavily-stained yellow teeth as "normal." Bill What I consider acceptable is that I have never had t...

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No photos that I have taken, and I wouldn't assure "sparkling", but the oldest dog I have had was 17. Literally dozens of dogs raised all the way through old age and I have never spent time nor money on a dogs teeth - ever. I haven't cleaned a tooth on a dog and haven't had to have vet service on a...

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Dogs lack the enzyme that's necessary to digest starches in their saliva, called amylase so the sugars/carbs/starches in commercial dog food sit in the mouth undigested where they ferment and form plaque and tartar. Somehow we've come to accept that dogs will have yellow heavily-strained teeth as a...

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One thing that is undeniable is better teeth on grain free foods. It could be because the kibbles are much harder or it could be the lower carbohydrates in these foods but if you don't notice cleaner teeth and less mouth odor in a few weeks I would be surprised. Clean teeth and mouth odor are prett...

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You should the teeth and fresh breath when dogs eat no carbohydrates and instead eat meat, organs, and bone. The teeth sparkle. Breath is clean. Dogs lack the enzyme that's necessary to digest starches in their saliva, called amylase, which humans and other omnivores possess, so the sugars/carbs/sta...

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Corn is cheap and it does supply "protein" and oil, but that's not a good thing. The quality of the oil is highly inflammatory polyunsaturated fat that it is best not to feed to dogs. The "protein" is incomplete in its amino acid profile and poorly assimilated relative to animal products. Dog food c...

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The alternative to outsourcing the dog to a professional who can apply a greater degree pain than an owner might feel is humane, is to use the positive reinforcement techniques that virtually all professional animal trainers in every setting (save self-professed gun-dog trainers) use to train animal...

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Tooling wrote:Here you go SpyCar..not everyones cup of tea but undeniable talent steeped in pretty significant musical lineage nonetheless

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Le_vHnVPL5c

The least I can say is Hank III and I share some country heroes, including his granddaddy. I'm really missing The Hag.

Bill

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I love Opera. Also old-school country (and bluegrass & old time).

Jerry Garia was a genius.

Bad music is painful, and good music comes in many genres.

Bill

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Trump was talking about assassinating either Hillary Clinton and/or the justices she appoints as president.

No thanks Ezzy. Not buying it.

Bill

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I agree entirely. This has been true of good trainers since at least the mid-nineteenth century. Nevertheless, it's also entirely accurate to say that "the dominant gundog training culture is ... over-reliant on punitive means." All we need to do to test this proposition is to start yet another "My...

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Methods used throughout the world are already proven and continue to prove it. Methods in the UK are in the same progress as every where else. The Success using them is measured in the results achieved in competition at the highest level. When one 'pigeon holes' a country or even a group or forbid ...

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There is no reason gundog training could be in the same place, but the dominant gundog training culture is (in my estimation) over-reliant on punitive means and under-reliant on positive methods. That puts most gundog training behind the times. Venturing outside the dominant gundog training culture...

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It is surprising that a commie like spy car can be right. But he is. (This is --mostly-- a joke.) Actually. he sounds like a genuine well-schooled serious obedience guy. And a smart bird hunter. There is, of course, much more to obedience work than heeling and you certainly don't need to do competi...

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I read online that by-products can contain hair, hooves and floor sweepings, is this true? We Always order our Dog and Cat online on this sites: https://www.petfooddirect.com or http://www.happypetsnow.com/ and so far everything is fine and normal want wanna know if you encounter this problems and ...

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No conflict. If anything, to echo what Steve said, I wish more people training gundogs had exposure to the (now current) mostly-positive training techniques now common with most Obedience trainers. IMO gundog training has, in the main, lagged behind by not getting the most out of positive reinforcem...

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ezzy333 wrote:Bill you need to find the video of the speech as he never said that. I have it here if you can't find it.

I saw it. He was LOUD AND CLEAR.

Bill

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How are you going to excuse Trump suggesting people assassinated Hillary Clinton and/or her judicial picks?

How far do you go siding with evil?

This guy is a moral failure.

Bill

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A new low for Donald Trump.

Just when one thought he could not go lower, he finds a way.

Bill

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Amid all the bad news (for him) of Republicans defecting from the Trump campaign comes the news he got an endorsement today.

From the American Nazi Party.

Bill

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