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by Uvar on 22 January 2007 - 22:01

To animules: Now since I have learned that you are one of the few in USA with GSDs who have a Zuchtwert, and a good one too which makes them indeed eligible for breeding, I would have expected that you feed them in accordance with the recommendations coming from Germany. Maybe you do. But in this century any comments made against Eukanuba are always being traced back to.........you know to the culprits! Those groups who plan to distroy our dogs and attack dog food manufacturers in the most vicious way. Another mass hypnosis by skilled leaders. Should we call them terrorists? Mass hypnosis withstands all logic and reasoning. No point in telling the person who feeds raw hamburger frozen in a slow home freezer to bring out more of the damaging bacteria that they are killing their dogs with it. Why do you think that soldiers are singing when marching off into the war to get killed? Mass hypnosis! Don't try to stop them from singing, it will not work! All logic is beyond reasoning when affected by mass hypnosis. Hopefully you feed a good quality kibble, animules!

animules

by animules on 22 January 2007 - 22:01

Top quality Uvar, very top quality.

by doggman on 23 January 2007 - 03:01

Nature's Variety kibble is raw food. It's great.

animules

by animules on 23 January 2007 - 04:01

Uvar, What are the feeding recommendations coming from Germany. From what I see, most German dogs do not weigh as much as most US dogs. I understand using the high quality kibble. What other differences are there? Thank you.

by Uvar on 23 January 2007 - 06:01

animules: Eukanuba! Soaked in hot water! When a puppy arrives from Frankfurt, and the vet plus cargo release it, you will have your bowl of soaked Eukanuba ready to serve. And, from then on it is Eukanuba! Add bananas and chopped apples, occasional boiled egg, grated carrots. Personnally, I add Vitamin C and B on a daily basis, but this did not come with recommendations from Germany.

by D.H. on 23 January 2007 - 08:01

Few GSD folks in Germany feed Eukanuba. Too expensive over there. Even though they have had a manufacturing plant in Holland for several years now. Many feed Bosh, Köbers, Happy Dog, RC, Mera Dog, Best Choice, etc. Mostly food brands that are not available in the US. Some mix in raw and veggies, cottage cheese (actually in Germany that would be Quark cheese, which is made from buttermilk). If you feed an adult dog like Uvar described right after a flight, you put the dog at serious risk of bloat. Also, if you soak kibble in hot water you destroy most of the vitamines and enzymes in the food. Adding water to dry kibble can also cause bloat. Pups are not suceptible to it, but adults are. If you must soak kibble, put dry kibble in a blender to turn the kibble into a powder, about 2-3 cups at a time, then add warm water, never hot, cover, let sit for 5 minutes, stir again, add more water if needed, make sure there is no powder left, that everything is moistened, it should be body temp at that time and feed that way, at body temp. The powder will soak up the water right away, there is no need to wait long and risk spoiling food. Pups will be 8 wks+ by the time they are shipped and can handle dry kibble by that age. You should not add too much else to a quality puppy food, you could throw off the foods nutritional balance and do more harm than good. Vitamin C is a very good idea for a puppy though. When they are teething a frozen banana or carrot is also a good alternative to a frozen chicken back.

by Uvar on 23 January 2007 - 09:01

To D.H. Sounds like the GSDs without the Zuchtwert in Germany aren't even getting the right food. No wonder they have to rely on a stamps. We all know who the people are that breed those dogs. At one time we all prepared our dog food, that was before in England and other parts of the world cattle was almost wiped out by the mad cow disease. Nobody in Germany would be feeding raw now unless - of course I forgot - the dog/puppy from a ZW 120 biutch is being shipped to America!

yellowrose of Texas

by yellowrose of Texas on 23 January 2007 - 09:01

Uvar: How much Vitamin C do u give the puppies, and how much to ur adults.......

by Uvar on 23 January 2007 - 09:01

I start small puppies out with half a tablet of 500mg Vitamin C, and increase to 1000mg. Adults get 1000mg every day. Best to crush it and hide into the dog food. I used to give the Vitamins seperately straight into the mouth, but often found them laying around the house later on in the day. I buy the cheapest of Vitamins. I also give Vitamin E, 200 or 400 units per day. I prefer 200 but cannot always get a good price on it.

by Uvar on 23 January 2007 - 10:01

More to D.H. Just finished reading the remainder of your post above. Let's just go over the time schedule of a puppy coming from Germany to the American continent: Eight hours before boarding the flight in Frankfurt no food given to the puppy. Flight takes approx. 10 1/2 hours. Upon arrival at thge destination in USA/Canada, you have to allow two hours after touch down for the vet check. Next, the vet drives the puppy to Cargo/Shipping company somewhere located on the International Airport. Next, the new owner pays his fee to Cargo while puppy is hidden somewhere in a warm room with all the staff spoiling it. You don't get to see it yet! Next, you take your paper work and your receipts, your own documents, the bill of sale and walk or drive to the airport custom where you find a room full of persons who arrived from several different flights and are standing in line to pay custom duties. Another two to three hours and you can expect your turn. After the interview with your custom's officer, you go back to another line-up. Now you are lining up to pay your customs duty. If all goes well you can take the stack of papers, divide it into the ones you keep and the ones you return to Cargo and drive or walk back to Cargo where you find the staff sitting and gathering around the crate with a happy super clean puppy smelling like roses - the vet must do this, I am convinced. Those airport vets are super. Six hours have gone by since touch down of the flight. That is the earliest you can get to see your puppy. Please feed your puppy and don't listen to the bloat scare! It isn't going to happen even though you didn't take your blender to the airport! Soak the Eukanuba in hot water and feed your puppy. It's a long way home, still hours to spend on the road for many of us.





 


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