I have not fed Scottie that brand before...but then I did notice that his breath was really bad when he was on kibble. After I switched him to raw, his breath was never as smelly as his kibble time. Have you thought of feeding Rose a raw diet? If you're planning to stick with kibble, perhaps you could give Rose some chewies to let her do some workout for her teeth. Kibble is not exactly a good teeth cleaner, if I may say so.

If Rose's breath is very bad, you might want to check her mouth to see if there are any rotten teeth? Too much buildup on the teeth can cause rotten teeth --> gum problems, bad breath and more complications. If so, a trip to the vet might be needed.

Another thing that my vet recommended was to brush their teeth...which I tried with Scottie when he was on kibble. The toothpaste was not cheap though...about RM30 plus per tube. It's not like our human toothpaste though...it's edible, and we don't have to rinse off like the human toothpaste. I used to brush Scottie's teeth twice a week (when I give him a bath), but the vet recommended to brush everyday like us humans. After switching to raw, I didn't need to brush Scottie's teeth now...

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Added on March 18, 2009, 3:09 pm

I did register for Scottie last year...haven't done it for this year though. Probably should, but I'm not so free these days...

What I did was go to the DBKL branch nearest to my place, and ask for a form to fill in. You will have to fill in your particulars, and your dog's as well...then if I remember correctly, you would need to provide a photocopy of your IC and also your water / electricity bill for your address thingy. Charge was RM10 per dog...not sure if it's raised or not.

I don't like the licence that DBKL gives out though...so ugly! >.<" The ones in Penang were so nice (a friend of mine showed me once...it was bone-shaped one! So cute!), or even like the ones in MPSJ, where it's smaller and round...not square and huge like the ones we get.  Didn't really get any use from it though...I have never had a problem with officers coming up to me and asking for Scottie's licence, even though I take him training every Sunday to Ampang, and sometimes I bring him out as well.

Hmm ... what raw food did you feed to your furkid? And will it be more costly compared to kibble?  And which is more healthy?  I don't mind spending a bit more if the difference are not much in terms of price.  Actually my friend do told me that her dog do not have bad breath as her dog is actually eating raw can food ...

Raw food and canned food are two different things... Canned food can't be 'raw' fully, since they would need to process the food and add in preservatives to get it to keep longer in the can. I feed actual raw meat (chicken, beef, lamb, pork, etc) I think you would be more familiar with the term BARF? I feed a similar model of that diet...they have a BARF thread here too: http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/856663
You can read about it and the benefits there...if you are interested in the Prey Model (which I'm currently feeding Scottie), you can go to the last few pages of that thread to read on how to start

Comparison to kibble...hmm. Well, to me it wasn't that much of a difference actually. To elaborate, when I was feeding Scottie kibble, I spend about RM70 plus per month for the Schnauzer Royal Canin food. That was the last brand of kibble I put Scottie on. Previously, he was on Acana Salmon & Potato, NutriEdge Chicken, and another lamb and rice brand which I forgot. Those prices range from RM40 plus to RM50 plus per pack which lasts about one month as well.

Now that I'm feeding Scottie raw, I spend about RM50 (give or take RM10 or so) every month for Scottie...sometimes if there are good bargains or sales, RM50 can get me more than a month's worth of meat (it can go up to almost 7 weeks' worth of food). Granted, if I can't find any cheaper meat, the cost could go up to also RM70, but still, I've expected that.

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Added on March 18, 2009, 11:23 amWant to ask whether ms pure black RM 2000 is it value for the price?

Dunno...last time I filled in the form, they wrote in the form need IC or something like that.
Only 1 per house eh? Weird...I thought we were allowed the maximum of 2 dogs per house? Probably changed their 'rules' again...

Oic, i will need to register at DBKL then ... but i dont have her details ... Joan, can you help? hehee ... i PM you but you no reply one ...

Audrey, i applied the license at Kuchai Lama there one.. the staff there don't let me get 2 license in 1 house..
I even told her i live in Rumah Kampung, she also not allow! 

Eep...maybe they changed the ruling again. So hard to keep track of their things la. For a while, it was something else, then suddenly out of nowhere change again wan  But I don't think it's such a big deal actually with the licence thing...we're just doing it just in case I have a lot of friends who have multiple dogs at home who don't apply for licences for many years and they've not gotten into any trouble at all

omg i've been wanting to get this dog so desperately and now i found its type! it's schnauzer how much it usually costs?

Hello ...

Just wanna to check all professional here ....

Meimei body got some scar, its something like "Pimbers"    why this happended ?

mei mei hw many year old...pluto oso hav those 1 dot 1 dot  black black around his private place thr..isit like tat?

oo...is like spot on the leg rite..pluto like tat b4...is pimpers...i take him to doctor. doctor gv a medical bath shampoo to me n bath him nw dun hav oledi..is normal...

Last time i heard doctor said if only got a few is normal but if a lot need to bring her to vet.