AboutLabman Expertise Housebreaking, feeding, training
PLEASE DON'T SEND ME MEDICAL OR BREEDING QUESTIONS. An internet forum is not the appropriate place for them. Even if I could tell what was wrong from a handful of symptoms, you would still need to get the medications from your local vet.
Breeding should be left to those not needing to ask simple, basic questions. Books have been written about it. Rather than ask me a question, start reading. Those unwilling to do the work it takes to produce quality puppies should spay/neuter their pets at 6 months. I will not answer questions that sound like a poorly prepared breeder.
Experience Since nobody with Eskimo experience has signed up, I will do my best using my general knowledge of dogs. I have experience and training through my volunteer work with a large dog guide school in modern, proven methods. The service dog schools have acquired a wealth of knowledge about raising well behaved, healthy dogs with long, active lives. They do not share it with the general public, but pass on the best of it to those like me that raise puppies for them. I am part of a group that has raised dogs for 6 different service dog schools. We meet monthly and share information.
Please don't send me medical or breeding questions. An internet forum is not the appropriate place for them. Even if I could tell what was wrong from a handful of symptoms, you would still need to get the medications from your local vet.
Breeding should be left to those not needing to ask simple, basic questions. Books have been written about it. Rather than ask me a question, start reading. Those unwilling to do the work it takes to produce quality puppies should spay/neuter their pets at 6 months.
Expert: Labman Date: 1/14/2006 Subject: fruit for dogs
Question When I eat oranges I give my dog a couple of pieces. Is it okay to feed him oranges, how about other fruits and vegetables? What are bad food for dogs?
Answer A big no, no is grapes or raisins. It only takes a few to kill some dogs. Onions are bad too. There is a lot to be said for the bonding that comes from occasionally giving your dog a bit of what you are eating. However the great bulk of of a dog's diet needs to be a commercial dog chow. All but the cheapest ones are the complete and balanced diet providing exactly what the dog needs. I would be afraid very much fruit would cause loose stools. I had a bad experience with that a long time ago. The dog slept in the garage. Every night I ate an apple and gave Jake the core. Every morning I had a mess to clean up. One night I was out of apples. No mess the next morning. I tried one more apple core, and that was the end of it.
