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It takes a day or 2 for her stool to turn white. Its never hard, just firm. Gonna have to ask around the store about their products the next time I'm there. Here's another question for you guys: Is it okay for raw fed dogs to still get doggy biscuits as treats? or those tiny treats for training?

Last time she went for her checkup she was 37 lbs. and the vet said that she is really fit. I'm not entirely sure if that is skinny or not because i cant really tell through all the fur. She is slender though I think.

I guess I've never questioned the ingredients since its lead to nothing but great words from the vet. But she's still young and want to only enhance her health in the long run. In terms of doing different meats for my dog, do I serve the same amount of say lamb or pork that I do with the chicken? Also would her stool change? She always has that solid stool that turns white and wonder if it'll get softer. I've thought about getting meats from the local stores like walmart or superstore (canadian). But i dont think they are antibiotic or hormone free.

I meant 2+2 per meal. So she eats 8oz per day. I wish I could source food from all over. But that would require an immense amount of traveling from where we live. Our supplier is the closest one so we go there. I don't think they're commercial. They seem to genuinely care about dogs. Which is why i guess i'm drawn to them. this is their website: http://www.lovemydograwdiet.ca/

This is great info. Thanks! The chicken I order is grounded but it does have bones in it. And i give her a raw meaty bone once a week for chewing. Does dehydrated liver have any benefits? 'Cause our supplier offers that. I tried it once and the dog literally drools over it.

Thanks so much for your input, guys! I will definitely start looking into other meats. Going to check out Global Pet Foods later and hopefully they'll have some of this.

There's been nothing wrong so far but would like to see the views of others on this to make sure we're on the right path with her food. Ever since we adopted her (february 2013) she has been fed raw chicken (plus a premix to supplement it). Its what the breeder recommended and that's what I stuck to ever since. She's never had a single piece of regular people food except for some fruits (apples, cantaloupes) and some white rice which I mix in once in a while, and also some small sized raw eggs once or twice a week. The premix contains (according to the website of our local supplier): "Our Raw Diet Premix contains: chicken and bones (offal included), beef, fruit, veggies, fish, supplements, 3,6,9 oil (human grade only). All ingredients are obtained from Ontario." So her daily routine is 2 ounces of premix and 2 ounces of chicken. Fed twice a day. So what do you guys think? Is it a good diet? What else can I do to make sure she gets the best food? Lately I've been thinking, to maybe add turkey? Or maybe even go for organic raw food (but is mighty expensive)? Please share your thoughts on this matter

Thanks for this I do feel like she is sound in what she is doing when I watch her chase the frisbee. Not really jumping but more like hops, occasionally she'll do a tad longer jump but still not high. most of the time she only lifts her front legs to catch the frisbee. She's also i think a light dog at 35 lbs and her pedigree has no history of inherent hip dysplasia.

I will look for it on youtube and try to teach her. I've actually seen BCs on youtube that do super high trick jumps that are the same age as my girl, if not younger.

Thank you for your reply. I will definitely cut it down, and probably schedule an xray sometime soon. About her being calm, she is actually very calm, non-destructive, and she won't do anything unless initiated by me or someone else. Sure, she drops her toys in front of you for a game of catch, but if you don't do anything, she will just lie down.

Hi everyone, new here and would like some input regarding exercise with Frisbees and the effects it has on my BC's body since she is under 2 years old. I've been surfing the web about it and only then found out that it could strain her too much and potentially cause hip dysplasia and other related injuries in the future. I decided doing frisbee because it took her literally a few minutes to learn and she ended up loving it, and it is the only thing that tires her out. Its what she looks forward to everyday. We started doing it when she was around 9-10 months old, which is why I'm now worried cause she was very young. We started out small, around 5 to 10 mins per session, once or twice a day, since I felt it was enough for her during that time.This was around late summer of 2013. And then through winter, while not as frequent, we still did 5 to 10 mins when the weather allowed it. Maybe 3 to 4 times a week. She is now 1 yr and 9 months and since summer started we have been doing frisbee nearly everyday, at around 10 to 15 min per session, up to 3 times per day. This is a video of how it usually goes down (taken in march 2014). To me, it looks totally safe and fine...but this is the first time I've ever own a dog so I could be all kinds of wrong. Its been snowless since around May, so she has been running a faster on dry ground, and the highest she's gotten off the ground it probably 1-2 feet (landing on her hind legs). So with this info that I've posted, do you guys think I've been pushing her too much? Should I cut it down and just go for substantially longer walks?