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| Favorite Links and Resources |
| Diet and Nutrition www.barfworld.com This website offers a lot of very useful information in learning about why and how to feed a biologically appropriate raw food (BARF) diet to our pets. Please read the articles in the "Learn More" section. www.b-naturals.com/newsindex.php These newsletters are a wealth of information written by Lew Olson, PhD Natural Health. A wide range of topics are covered, from feeding young dogs, old dogs, cancer patients and other ailments, and much more. There are also quality holistic dog and cat products sold on this site. www.dogaware.com Mary Straus has put together an extremely useful site full of recipes, vaccination information, links to other reputable sites, recommendations for feeding special needs dogs...all backed up with references. |
| Vaccination Protocol We believe in a reduced vaccination schedule and that overvaccinating actually hurts our companion's immune system. There is much to learn about how long vaccinations actually last. However, it does seem clear that the yearly boosters are unnecessary and are in fact harmful. Here are some links to different articles that may aid you in deciding what is best for your pet. Protocol by W. Jean Dodds, DVM Vaccination Newsletter written by Lew Olson, PhD Natural Health Considerations in Designing Effective and Safe Vaccination Programs for Dogs by R. D. Schultz, DVM Vaccination Information on Dogaware compiled by Mary Straus. |
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| Recommended Reading The following books can be found at www.dogwise.com. Give Your Dog A Bone, written by Dr. Ian Billinghurst Grow Your Pups With Bones, written by Dr. Ian Billinghurst. This book really is a must read if you are breeding or adding a new puppy to your home. The BARF Diet, written by Dr. Ian Billinghurst Natural Nutrition for Dogs and Cats, by Kymythy R. Schultz, C.C.N., A.H.I. Natural Health for Dogs & Cats, written by Richard H. Pitcairn, D.V.M, PhD & Susan Hubble Pitcairn. Although we do not feed grains, this book is an excellent resource. |
| Web Lists Sharing experiences and knowledge is very valuable. We encourage you to join any of these lists so you can learn from others and share what you know. The information found in the archives of these lists is also quite valuable. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/k9nutrition/ This group is for people wanting to learn more about nutrition and dogs, and sharing ideas for feeding for daily use and for special needs such as illness, recuperating, lactation, pregnancy, and for all life stages. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rawbreeder/ This list is a support group for breeders feeding a raw diet to their dogs. |
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| Supplies for Food Preparation We are often asked what appliances we use to prepare our raw diet. Here are our two most favorite: Vita-Mix Blender After having burned out many much less expensive blenders, the decision was made to make this investment. It has been worth EVERY penny! It totally puree's anything we've put in it. We use it a lot for our own food preparation, too, like making yogurt fruit smoothies...YUM! Northern Tools Grinder We have had great success grinding chicken pieces on the bone with this powerful grinder. It will come in VERY handy when weaning a litter! We bought item number 168632. We think it's important that the dogs eat and chew on whole raw meaty bones, but we do also like to grind up some of their meals. |
| Training & Showing Supplies Here is a list of online vendors that sell quality training and showing supplies. Max 200 J & J Dog Supplies NTI Global Agility Supplies Doggone Good |
| Healthy Home We feel that constant exposure to harmful chemicals is just as dangerous to our pets as it is to us. Check out The Real Dirt on Clean. In an effort to reduce the amount of dangerous substances our family comes in contact with, we clean our home, dishes and laundry with Shaklee products. Please visit their website at: www.shaklee.com |