Gosh ..... I was thinking of putting Max's cage at the car porch (with a padlock at the door) !!!

Dear all, sorry if this has been discussed b4.

I am thinkin of changing the brand of my puppy's food. I have been using the same brand given by the breeder. The poops smells and my friend told me that this brand caused the fur of her MS to change colour . She is now feeding Nutri Edge "Lamb & Rice" . Jason recommended "Nutro Choice Lamb & Rice."

What do u guys feed yr dogs ?



This post has been edited by rkkyong: Oct 14 2009, 01:04 PM

Bot Nutram grain free mini bites for puppies last night. Havent opened yet !!!

[When Scottie was a pup, I fed him Nutri Edge Chicken & Rice (same as breeder). After a while, he developed some bad itchies so I switched him to lamb & rice of another brand (can't seem to recall what it was though ). He did quite good on it. When he was older, I changed him to Acana Salmon & Potato...he also adapted well to it. But the petstore that I bought Acana from seem to not be able to carry the products whenever I ran out, so I changed him again to Royal Canin for Schnauzers. Very pricey (RM70+ for only a month's worth of food - can't remember how heavy), but he did okay on it too....until the distributor decided to raise the retail price up 30% My groomer didn't want to carry it anymore so I changed Scottie to raw feeding. That's the best that I've seen for him so far I've been feeding him for more than 1 year already on raw, and I can say that his poops have been considerably less smelly compared to his kibble days, teeth condition is better and he doesn't have stinky breath anymore My two cents' worth...

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I tried starting Max on Nutram last weekend . I added only 1/4 portion of Nutram to his dog food. Immediately he had diarrhea (very watery) after 1 meal.

Luckily I didnt follow pet shop's advice ie to add 1/2 portion !!! I think I better try only when he is older . The new dog food is now sealed in a MILO tin

This post has been edited by rkkyong: Oct 19 2009, 04:46 PM

Desa Parkcity seems to be a popular destination to bring dogs out for walks . I see many dogs there during the weekends especially poodles

Do many of you guys go there ? I cannot bring Max out yet as he is not fully vaccinated

This post has been edited by rkkyong: Oct 20 2009, 11:53 AM

My vet told me that I can only bring Max out 2 weeks after the 3rd vaccine. Max is barely 2 weeks into his 2nd vaccine. As such, I dont think it is very safe .....

Otherwise I would like Max to meet Hiro . I wonder if they can remember each other !!! I also wonder if we can locate the 3rd sibling

Anyway, I might drop by (without Max) if it is at Desa Parkcity as the location is pretty convenient for me .

This post has been edited by rkkyong: Oct 21 2009, 10:07 PM

after one utama, drive towards sri damansara. after toll, keep left to make a "u " turn back to one utama direction. take the 1st turning on your left. go uphilll and when u reach the roundabout, u would see the big lettering "DESA PARKCITY" on a high retaining wall . at the roundabout , make a 3 o'clock turn and u r at desa parkcity

this is the link :- http://www.desaparkcity.com/

opps ... didnt know u guys have FB as well. wat is the name of the group ? will check it out after work 2nite


This post has been edited by rkkyong: Oct 22 2009, 03:04 PM

Hi guys , can only bring my kids (humans, not furkids) if it is Desa Parkcity lah

Or perhaps u guys wanna fix another date when more are free to join

Sunday is not possible for me as I have to attend church . Some other time then ..... By then Max (and Yik Hoe's Hiro) should have been fully vaccinated and can come along !!

This post has been edited by rkkyong: Oct 30 2009, 09:11 AM

which part of the park. i will drop by if i am free

Scottie's colour seems to get lighter and lighter

Max is the same colour as Scottie when it was puppy . Does that mean it that Max will turn lighter in colour as well ?

Actually how do I know if my puppy is obese ??? It looks ok to me but my neighbour (who owns 2 silky terriers) was shocked at the size of my 3 month old schnauzer.

FYI, Max was the biggest and most active in a litter of 3 puppies !!!

This post has been edited by rkkyong: Nov 5 2009, 05:43 PM

Sigh. I always tot tat Max is a pretty good n smart dog. From day one he didnt make much noise at night. He will make noise when i put him back into his cage n even then will stop after a while if i ignore him. He will make noise when he hears me n it is feedin time. Or when he wants to go out to poo n pee. Like tat neighbour also complain and said my dog make noise 24/7.Even said tat i dont know how to look after the dog n never pacify the dog when it is making noise. But wat i read works ie Max keep quiet after a while if i ignore him. Anyway Max will get his 3rd vaccination 2day and after 2 weeks should be able 2 go out n start his obedience classes. Still undecided where to go tho. Most convenient location is ikano but tat is more
expensive

STRESSED out man !!!!

This post has been edited by rkkyong: Nov 7 2009, 10:53 AM

fyi, the neighbour is a chinese !!

aiyo, stressed out the whole weekend. i was trying to find a suitable place for the dog. at one point he ended up in a dog crate in my bedroom. but the sound of him scratching the bottom of the crate kept me awake. anyway, i think max is settled at his new sleeping place. slept 2 nights in row without any noise. the neoghbour must have made the stories up or is hearing things. actually the noise is made by max when he wants to go pee and poop or at before feeding time at 6 plus am. he sleep thru the night . but neighbor claims that the dog is making noise 24/7 . the most hurting bit is the accusation that i dunno how to keep a dog and if i know that dogs have to be sent for obedience classes . how to send b4 a dog is fully vaccinated !!!!

another ang moh neighbour said max is pretty quiet unlike my previous yorkie poodle which i had to return to my friend after 3 days. that dog (an adult dog) was making noise day and night.

This post has been edited by rkkyong: Nov 9 2009, 01:25 PM

I sort of know that . Well my toilet training is not exactly successful.

Max is being trained to pee and poop on a tray. Please advise me if I am doing it correctly. At regular intervals and after meals, he will be brought to a confined area where the tray is placed to pee and poop. Eventually I hope he will know to go there on his own, without the need for the "fencing" to confine him to the tray. I have tried removing the "fencing" but there have been accidents !! Maybe I will try again in a few weeks ' time !!

Anyway, on Friday night (after complaint), I sort of built a "bungalow" in front of my house. It consisted of 5 pcs of play pen . Within the perimeter , I placed a dog crate (with door removed) and the pee/poo tray. My wife and I peeped a few times throughout the night and saw Max going in and out of the crate. He ended up sleeping in the open. He also "kicked" his koala bear and toys out of the crate. He made a bit of noise that night (just soem sounds every few hours) as he was not used to it. Damn stressful man as I was worried that it will disturb teh neighbours

Anyway, we put him back into his 3 foot cage to sleep the next night and he slept thru the night. I dare not let loose in the hse as yet as he will chew my stuff and is also not fully toilet trained.

I guess I will have to delay getting another dog for the time being . Phobia already !!

This post has been edited by rkkyong: Nov 9 2009, 11:26 AM

Neighbor wont be able to hear max now as she stays at the back. I never actually had the chance to see her as she comes back very late every day. She so happened to be around the past few weeks. mom in law told me tat max was so cute this afternoon. He went str8 to the back after peein without knowing it is out of bounds now. I counted about 15 dogs along my row n the row opposite.

This post has been edited by rkkyong: Nov 10 2009, 10:00 AM

Oops .... I am actually thinking of switching to Nutram as it claims to be wheat and "corn" free and I thought it would be good.

Actually what do u dislike about it ?

Max's dinner time is around 7 pm . At times, when there is nobody home , I will have to rush back to feed him b4 going out again 4 my own dinner.

Wat do u guys do in such circumstances ? Does anyone have one of those programmable automatic dog feeder.

Hi, do u guys wash the paws of yr dogs after a walk ? The problem i face is how to dry it properly .......