Great Dane's

[ShiningSky]

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I am currently feeding Canidae ALS to my girls. It seems that I am on a constant and never ending search to find the most reasonable and best dog food that I can feed to them.

I am currently researching dog foods that are low in phosphorus and calcium that are not corn based. One of my girls has a line history of renal failure so at age 6 I need to get her on a diet that takes some of the stress off of her kidneys.

That is the great thing about the internet. All of this information at your finger tips.

Cheers

David

 

[Moon]

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Your so right about the internet making it so much easier to get info on all this stuff. I placed an order for Natural Balance (Ultra) last night. Found a what seemed like a good price at Animal World Network, 29.99 for 35lbs. Here's a link if anyone is interested: Animal World -Natural Balance

Thanks for the tip on Children's vitiman C. I'll pick up some later today.

Freds, if you sent me a link to your site where you sell Canidae I can't find it. If you like, send me a pm with your web site link and I'll ck it out. I'll probably try Canidae out after I do Natural Balance for a bit.

Reilly is doing great. I had her out on our trails today and she loved it. Such long legs, she can cover lots of ground quickly. Previous owners taught her to shake. With those long legs I'm not so sure that's a good thing.

Thanks,
Moon

 

[Freds]

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I think I sent you a link on how to compare ingredients, I don't remember either /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

I followed your link for Natural Blance. I couldn't find the indredients listed anywhere other than a few words on what is and isn't in it. Did I miss them? That foos isn't on any of my lists either, but that doesn't mean anything, they are coming out with new dog foods all the time.

 

[jwnge]

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We got a dane pup when my youngest son was around 2 yrs old. The ears had been cropped and cones with tape. The dog was so funny, Marmaduke was his name, wonder why, my son was just big enough to walk up to the dog, eye to eye, and grab the ears. The dog would do this every time, he would just bump my little toddler and knock him to his butt ever so gently and then walk over him , stepping all 4 feet, one at a time on his little body and then sit square down on him, pinning him to the ground. So funny, this little guy kicking and yelling, Margaduke, dit up, dit up.. The dog would finally get up and I swear you could see the grin on his face.. They loved each other very much, My little guy would walk up beside him and hug his neck and tell him, I love you, Margaduke. We were told to buy and boil tripe to feed him, It was to help him from getting rickets from growing so fast... another thing is the Dick Van Patton dog food is pricey, but from what I have read, they use all fresh products in there food, I saw some pictures from other food processors and it was pretty gross, piles of un cooked meat in pits outside in the sun of all kinds cows, chickens, who knows what else, rotting with maggots and flies waiting to be put in cookers to be processed for dog food. I switched and feel better feeding my dogs their products, but who knows, it might just be salesmanship also... JohnJ

 

[texbaylea]

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We have been breeding, showing and loving Boxers for over 30 years. Our experience has been that the more we pay for their food the less we have in the way of vet bills. We have fed IAMs Eukanuba for the last 20 years and feel that it is the best available. For the last 10 years I have handled the arrangements for vendors at the World Series of Dog Shows in Houston and have looked at almost all of the dog food brands available. While I don't like IAMs as a company I do recommend their food. The IAMS brand that is available in the groceries stores I have not used so cannot recommend. Eukanuba is available from Petco and Petsmart and some pet shops.

I do not recommend the "natural" foods that are a current craze since almost all I have looked at have some difficiences.

Of the grocery store brands Purina ONE is the only one that I will use. Living out in the country it is some times difficult to get Eukanuba.

Good luck and loving with your Great Dane. They are a super breed.

Vernon

 

[Bird]

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Vernon, our last dog was a rat terrier, and while we did give him occasional table scraps, and he liked to share my peanuts and popcorn, the only dog food we bought was Purina One, beef and rice. We kept his bowl full all the time, so he had food and water anytime he wanted it. Of course, he loved to run and play, so he stayed quite fit and trim on that diet.

 

[Moon]

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</font><font color="blue" class="small">( I'm sure you will soon become highly attached to Reilly. She will return your affection many times over. )</font>

Boy bwp, you sure hit the nail on the head with that comment. I never understood how a breed can be noble, but I do now. Very noble and a sweet disposition.

Here's a pic that shows how LONG those front legs are.

Thanks again for all the replies!

Moon

 

[Moon]

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I resized the pic again. Hopefully it will show a little better. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[jfh230]

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Great dog! Word of caution on the running. We have irish wolfhounds and the giant breeds grow so fast that their joints need a while to catch up. You need to be very careful with them for the first 18 months at least. Limit the romping, jumping, fast changes of direction, easy up and down stairs that sort of thing. Straight line running is okay and walks but try not to overdue it. And I know those are exactly the things puppies like to do so its not easy. But it does make a huge difference to the quality of life they have as an adult. Consider hooking up with a local dane group who will be able to provide a wealth of info to you.

Have fun
Jack

 

[Moon]

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Thanks Jack. Good points. Your so right, that it is hard to prevent some puppy romping. Don't know if we have a local Dane group. Going to be at the vet's tomorrow ...he might know of one. I think that would be good for us and Reilly.

Moon of Ohio