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Jcob: What about mixing the indomie with Shawa?

If the goal is not to waste the already bought Indomie, mix a small portion it with corned beef. It's not so great for them, but no dog rejects it.

Trying to teach mine the tug game. . . .but he would just drop the object once I pull.

Try a sack (apo). The type that's made of woven nylon. When your puppy bites it, it will make some interesting sounds that I think dogs like.

Jcob: Please help! Got waste indomie mixed with fat and calcium for my dog. But he won't just eat. Tried all I could. . . .He would just smell and leave. What can I do

I don't blame him. You were giving him fowls to hunt and now you want him to eat waste products! Not fair bro! What about protein? Try rice and boiled Shawa fish instead. Rice is easy to digest and Shawa fish is cheap and very good for carnivores. Or mix the 'waste' with corned beef.

Your early success with training your puppy motivated me to start training my dog again. He now knows the difference between 'sit' and 'down'.

drehdinho: Please anybody ready to give me a puppy for free? Will really appreciate it.

Please create a new thread to discuss that!

standd: Hi Seun
My friend's dog just delivered 5 beautiful puppies. He promised to give me one of them as soon as the puppies open their eyes (I don't know what this means).
I don't know anything about dogs but I just want this puppy cos I crave for a pet.
I hope I won't be spending my whole salary to take care of the puppy oh

Which breed are they? It takes a lot of hard work to raise a puppy properly. Please consider buying a well-behaved adult dog instead. The rice and boiled shawa fish diet is cheaper than raw, so you can go for that, but it would be smart to supplement with vitamins. Try to wait until the puppy is 10 -12 weeks old before adopting it. Puppies that have spent more time with their mothers and siblings are better behaved.

Mynd44: Seun, I don't know about this raw food thingy oooo. I have had dogs for a long time now, I don't feed them raw food and they are okay. My dogs go on a steady diet of rice and boiled fish. My sister and her husband are even trying out a new diet of Crayfish with theirs, the dogs seem to love it so far without and side effects.

Our family dogs also eat rice and boiled fish/chicken and they are very healthy; even overweight. I've read that rice is the easiest carbohydrate for dogs to digest. When I fed my dog crushed indomie and corned beef instead of rice and fish (because I don't have time to cook for myself, not to talk of a dog), his poops were awful, but I have never fed him rice. Indomie is made with wheat flour which is hard to digest compared to rice. It contains some proteins that dogs cannot absorb, so they are passed out as smelly and watery poop. Some dog foods (especially dry) are also made with wheat flour. Based on your experience as well as ours, I agree that most dogs will do well on a diet of rice and boiled fish.

About the poop, I inspect their poop most times and the poop comes out as poop no semi-processed food so I assume the food is completely digested.

What color is the poop? Is it firm or mushy? Does it turn white afterwards? Do your dogs get leftover bones regularly?

I don't experience the bad breath or yellow teeth cos we make sure we clean their mouth at regular intervals......

My dog is probably predisposed to bad breath and yellow teeth. Our family dogs eat rice and boiled fish and they don't have bad breath and yellow teeth (though their teeth are not really white). Maybe it's because of the bones in their fish and the leftover bones they get regularly.

I really don't like feeding my dogs raw food, I don't want them liking the scent of blood for any reason as we have kids around em

When a dog bites a human, it is not out of hunger but out of fear or aggression, just like when a dog bites another dog.

You might say there is no direct relationship but none of my dogs will touch raw meat even when you give them.
Although they have bitten overzealous guests once or twice , they seem to stop at immobilizing rather than actually bitting and feeding on the person as they don't really like raw meat and blood. You need to create a balance, do you want pets or guard dogs which will be trained killers. If you have kids around the area where your dogs live and play, raw meat is a no no.

Do you really believe a dog will feed on humans just because it eats raw food? My raw-fed dog has never fed on the small prey animals he hunted, not to talk of feeding on human beings. When a dog bites a human being, it is out of aggression or fear and not to satisfy its hunger. When dogs bite children it's usually because the children are doing something dumb like trying to take their food, pulling their ears, etc. My dog bit a guest and nipped me twice (for touching his food and taking a tennis ball from his mouth) before I started feeding him raw. Since I started feeding him raw food, he has not bitten or nipped any person. I can take raw chicken from the same dog that bit me for touching his indomie.

My mum did have a boerboel to herself once, silly dog. She ate everything my mum ate including apples, pineapples, groundnuts, coconuts and developed a special likeness for garden eggs

We have a mixed breed dog that is fond of pastries: bread, biscuits, cake, etc. Dogs can survive on human food, but it's not ideal for their health. Rice and fish is ok because rice is easy to digest and provides energy so the fish protein can be used exclusively for body-building.

I don't experience the bad breath or yellow teeth cos we make sure we clean their mouth at regular intervals......

henry007: might just be your dogs pedigree.....when you brush your dog's teeth regularly(1/2 times a week) it stays white, even almost glowing

This is an acceptable and affordable alternative to feeding raw for dental health. What kind of toothpaste do you use and what techniques? If a dog's teeth are already yellow, will brushing alone remove the hard tartar? (In humans, tartar removal requires dental scaling and polishing)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZlJ8XfwiNg

cbrass: Thanks a lot, will go with Boerboel, am tired of GS

Why Boerboel?

They have anal glands in their bottoms.
I think these glands produce a unique scent for every dog,
so once two dogs sniff each others' bottoms,
they will always recognise each other.

oluomoadebayo: A friendly and solid dog.

Noted

yemibabe4: @ seun

My nairaland advert account [InnobuzzKs] has not been restored back since the hacking attack. Got about N4,300 in my account before the shutdown.
please restore my advert account and the remaining balance of N4,300 .Thanks

Please re-register.

What improvements do you what us to make? What aspect of Nairaland's UI is preventing you from enjoying the forum right now? Thanks.

Call Francis on 08039692385. I don't know him personally, but he wants to sell this cage for 35,000 naira.

Germany has German Shepherds. Perhaps we can call ours the Nigerian Hunting Dog.

As with any other business, you should do some market research. Find out how many people in your area are looking for dogs and what type they like. Right now Rottweilers seem to be hot, but if you buy a Rott puppy, the market may have moved to another breed before it's grown.

SolidMoney: Hello guys,please can someone educate me on what the mutual fund is all about.

Pls ask for this on a new thread since this thread is for discussing tbills.

For dogs, it's only necessary if they are very dirty e.g. when they soil their coats badly. Otherwise, just brush them periodically to remove dead hair (the shedding process is how nature 'bathes' dogs. It replaces dirty old hair with clean new hair) & spray them bi-weekly with Frontline spray.

Vet Doctors agree:

Routine bathing is not necessary for the health of the coat or the dog. In fact, frequent bathing can rob the coat of its natural sheen and make it harsh and dry. For most dogs, regular brushing will keep the coat and skin in good condition and eliminate the need for frequent baths.

http://pets.webmd.com/dogs/bathing-dog

Belexy: Just curious.... plz what breed of dog is the local Nigerian street dog that's commonly seen around ?
I just got one and i intend getting like two more.

People think you're asking for the breed, but you know that (local). It doesn't have any official name, but it's known as 'bingo' or 'ekuke' in Yoruba.

What can you train dogs to do? Any videos?

You haf exposed me bro. Not fair!

I'm sorry. I saw it as encouraging a violent action against animals (cutting of their tails!) and over-reacted. I planned to reverse it but forgot.

A dangerous dog. He has strong teeth and a powerful bite, but he is not allowed to use them.

oluomoadebayo: It was perfectly fine after I re-freeze it though.

How did you determine this? Did you try cooking and eating a small portion?

mebad: Won't feeding them with raw food increase their hunting instinct of wanting to feed on every animal they see

Most raw feeders say this is not the case. My dog hunts every animal in my compound, but this started before I even thought about feeding raw.

oluomoadebayo: He admitted to it from the beginning that he might not be pure.

We want to know exactly how impure he is, and the exact nature of the ... impurity.

Drajah: I think this dog is a black Labrador Retriever not a Malinois

That possibility is what I'm worried about. If he's a GSD-mal mix, that's awesome, but a Mal-Lab or Mal-Bingo mix would not be worth it.

jeff1607: Are female dogs good for security? Can they be as good as male dogs in terms of security?

I read somewhere that female dogs are better at personal protection while male dogs are better at property protection, but I think the only significant difference between males and females with respect to security is that males, being bigger than females, are more intimidating.

TribalEAST: I wonder why we are not interested in improving our local breed. I once had a local breed that grew taller and bigger than a rottweiler and was hairy like a sheep dog.

Our local breed are hunting dogs. They are very good at what they do. They are fast, flexible, and easy to control & maintain. If you make them tall, heavy and hairy then they no longer have those advantages. You may as well buy a Caucasian. We need to preserve their original form.

princelybliss: Yes o☺. My dad condition me, the day they bit anybody am dead, meaning them go kill them..

Instead of killing them when they bite someone, you should sell them on Nairaland. Some people need big dogs that bite. Not me, though!

mstik: My dog knows when she does something wrong because she goes into hiding and when you call her, she runs away without answering you.

Your dog knows that she will be beaten when you call her with an angry voice but she doesn't know why you are angry. Dogs are experts at reading our emotions, which is why we see them as man's best friend. But they cannot reason deductively like humans. Dog can only understand that there is a relationship between an action and a punishment if they are punished during the action.

oluomoadebayo: Those chicken you are seeing are not consumable for human. I got them 2 to 4k per 10kg depends on how lucky and quantity I'm buying.

Why are they not consumable for human, specifically? Are they rotten? Freezer-burnt? Just expired though perfectly fine? Thanks.

FKO1: 120k FOR DOG ?

Yeah, it seems too expensive.

oluomoadebayo: I don't know why they are asking this from Romania because I have shipped a lot to Nigeria without this problem.

Were your previous imports from South Africa or some other African countries? Which countries?

oluomoadebayo: My incoming pups awaiting permit, I can't wait.

Cute, I'll get one that looks just like that someday! What kind of work do you (plan to) use your Malinois dogs for?

Rational For Raw Feeding Of Dogs

Dogs are basically domesticated grey wolves. Wolves kill and eat various prey animals and they rely on the meat, organs, fat, and bones in those animals for all the energy, protein, vitamins, and minerals that their bodies need. In other words, they're carnivores.

Since dogs were domesticated only ten thousand years ago, during which humans altered primarily their looks and their behaviour through selective breeding, it makes sense to assume that their digestive systems and nutritional needs are almost identical to that of wolves. If true, this would mean that their digestive systems are designed to process raw meat, bones, organs and fat most efficiently. And also, that dogs do not need to eat anything apart from the various parts of prey animals in order to be fully nourished and healthy. This is a hypothesis.

Many dog owners have tested this hypothesis by feeding their dogs exclusively on the various parts of prey animals similar to those that wolves would eat in the wild. And many of them have reported great results over very many years, suggesting that the hypothesis is correct.

Dogs who eat normal dog food or human food poop a lot, and their poop is usually smelly. This is because they can't digest much of the nutrients in such food, so the nutrients they can't digest are passed out in their poop and feasted on by bacteria, making the poop smelly. Dogs on a raw diet have a greatly reduced volume of poop, and the poop has only a faint smell. That means dogs digest raw meat very efficiently.

Dogs who eat raw flesh & bones have whiter teeth and fresher breath. This is because in the process of tearing tough raw flesh and crushing bones - a task which requires the use of all the teeth in a dog's mouth - the tartar on their teeth is scraped away. Also, while normal dog or human food will leave residues in the mouth (starch, sugar, liquid proteins, etc) which bacteria can feed on to generate that awful mouth odor known as "doggy breath", raw meat and bones are torn and swallowed and almost nothing is left behind except a fresh breath.

Raw-fed dogs are also said to be more lively and healthy (not scientifically confirmed), with shinier coats (due to their higher consumption of fat, which is also their main source of energy). If you feed organs, bones and meat in the right ratio, it will not lead to nutritional deficiencies.

Call Phyllano Ademipo (Beulah Kennels Stud Services) on this number: 08160486896.

I have never met him but he says he has male rotts, bull mastifs, an english mastiff, and a caucasian for mating.