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my poor dog is on a very strict diet of three cups of dry dog food a day' date=' guide dogs have such strict conditions it's no wonder he tries to sneak food when I'm not looking[/quote'] Most dry dog food is loaded with fillers and grains that dogs don't need, and are actually harmful to their digestion. We prefer meat and vegetables for nutrition purposes, and also so we know that our dogs aren't eating any filler foods or second rate products.
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it's not something I really have any control over' date=' if I gave him something different now it would just make him sick[/quote'] It does at first while the stomach adjusts, but it doesn't last. There are some top shelf dry dog foods that do use whole ingredients and very little if any grain, those are the ones to shoot for if you don't like the meat alternative.
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I hate cats' date=' my kid brother got a cat for christmas a few years back and it literally attacks me whenever it sees me[/quote'] Huh. Dogs do that to me, I've got a phobia of canines. Then again, I grew up in South Africa, where there's no leash law and all the dogs seem to be half hyena, so perhaps that's colored my perception...
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Dog's are the best. Cat's are only useful if you've got a mouse/rat/bird problem. Otherwise they're just pricks. Then again a ferret is just as capable as a cat at hunting rodents plus they move like giant inchworms which is hilarious. Little weasel mouse seeking torpedoes who only want to kill and then go back to sleep. I've had a few turtles and a lizard that were pretty cool but you don't get the same feelings with them that you do with a dog.

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Re: Pets Beagles are actually one of the least intelligent dog breeds, and with a few exceptions I tend to find them annoying. I have trained a number of breeds, and my favorites are Schnauzers (obviously), German Shepherds, Whippets, Weimaraners, Labradors, Staffordshire Terriers (aka Pitbulls), Rottweilers, Pointers, Hounds (I love the demeanor of most any hunting dog), Bearded Collies, Newfoundlands, Great Pyrenees, Burmese Mountain Dogs, and Great Danes. I have a really hard time with Pugs, Chihuahuas, Poodles, West Highland Terriers, Beagles, Cairn Terriers, and Australian Shepherds, though there are exceptions within these breeds. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2

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