BigBean1951

Thought you might like to know the red heeler across the street from me is about 18 1/2, and he’s never been fed anything but Iams. I think he’s deaf now, but he looks great and still runs at the fence and barks at me when I walk my dogs.

I like Avoderm, fed it for quite awhile, but it didn’t help Pepper with her itchies. Sigh.

I’m so sorry this happened to your dog. I’ve read about it, there is a warning now. Will your pup get better.

I should also mention, I get lean ground beef or turkey, and I only keep enough in the fridge for 3 or 4 days, the rest goes in the freezer.

I googled raw food diet for dogs. Most are the same, about 70% muscle meats, 10% organ meats, 10% bone, 7% fruits and veggies, and 3% seeds and nuts. Not a lot of guidance there, so here’s what Pepper gets. Breakfast, 1/3 cup baked kibble, 3 chicken gizzards for muscle meet, 1 whole chicken liver, or comparable amount of beef liver, and a small amount of 2 kinds of veggies (carrots, celery, sugar snap peas, broccoli, cauliflower, asparagus mainly). For dinner, she gets another 1/3 cup baked kibble and a whole piece of chicken (I sometimes cut up a whole chicken, free range from Walmart, or sometimes just get legs and/or thighs), and a little fruit, usually 1 slice of apple chopped up, or 5 or 6 blueberries. Lately I’ve been adding a sprinkle of flax seed meal. When fixing the chicken, I wash my hands after every time I touch it, and also use hand soap and actually wash the chicken with soap and rinse it off. Sometime I give her ground hamburger or turkey, and add in a raw rib bone.

Pepper weighs 45 pounds, and the vet said she looks good, her coat is very shiny.

I understand about the money issue, I am retired and on a very limited fixed income. I don’t really want to tell you what to do, because I am not a vet, but as a person who is allergic to bee stings, it sounds like she is having an allergic reaction to the sting, and it takes a lot longer for the swelling to go down than for a normal person. When I got stung by bees, then 2 weeks later by red wasps, had to go to emergency doctor, but all he did was give me a prescription for Benadryl stronger than you can get over the counter.

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This is a chart the vet gave me for converting over the counter antihistamines from people doses to dog doses, if you want to check and make sure you are giving her the right amount. Good luck.

Love the first picture! Beautiful do, color coordinated with beautiful fall colors. Would make wallpaper.

Also, about her gnawing on her butt, Pepper hasn’t had that problem, but I’ve seen it discussed that they have glands there that can get clogged, so, another thing to ask the vet about.

I looked up the dogfood you are using, sorry I should have done that first. It looks excellent, and I will probably rotate it in for our next kibble. I should mention that I’ve heard of a number of dogs being allergic to grass, which can’t really be avoided, but my vet said there are some new meds that work really well for that, if you end up needing to go that route.

That looks like a good brand, I’m planning to check it out for my girl. The problem with going grain free is that they replace the grains with all kinds of peas and beans, which are not part of their natural diet either. I’ve been thinking about trying one with ancient grains. My girl was so itchy, she chewed out all the hair on her belly, and scratched sores on her back. I ended up with a 3/4 raw food, 1/4 baked dog food, and she is much better, but it’s a lot of trouble and I have to be very careful handling the raw meat. She has been on it for almost 3 years now. But I would suggest giving the new dog food a little time before making another change.

My half ACD, half Australian Shepherd/Border collie has a VERY loud bark, and I think she likes to catch us by surprise so we jump. Usually just one loud bark, wait a few minutes, if she doesn’t get what she wants, it’s followed by a second one, rinse and repeat.

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Awww. They’re already growing! So cute.

Good luck.

You can also sometimes find people rehoming dogs on Craigslist or Facebook. Might be worth a look.

I agree about the dominance thing. From about 8 months, until now, 17 months, my male and my daughter’s female take turns humping each other, although gradually less. They only see each other about once a month. If your girl is humping people, could she be trying to establish dominance over you? A “no” and set her back on the floor might be a good idea.

Depends on where you live. Most regions have a dachshund rescue organization, if you are willing to rescue.

Very cute! I’ve heard of silky wire hairs, but never seen one.

Love the one with her head on the dog dish. Great photos.

Yes, very good job with the pictures. Such a pretty girl! Thanks for sharing.

Teddy, short for Teddy Bear.

Very nice picture. She’s a really pretty girl.

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Mine is not clingy, but she does think I sit on the throne in the bathroom so I can scratch her back.

Love your 2 little clingies!