Dog paraphernalia questions

[Plant Woman]

It's been quite awhile since I owned a dog. I was looking at dog food at our local feed store and I came away with more questions than answers. What do you feed your dogs and why?

Dog toys and chews? I know I've heard that some chews may not be good.

I guess I would like some recommendations for food, chews and any other things I may be overlooking.

I found a good crate that can be used for his bed when not in use for transporting him.

And since he may become Frisbee dog, what is the best Frisbee for canines? :giggles:

[curses]

The only dog toy that I know of to be good off the top of my head is Kong (http://www.kongcompany.com/worlds_best.html) toys. They're extremely durable, I've seen one last through two pit bulls, so they're doing something right.

[lisarea]

Those greenie chew bone things can choke dogs pretty easily (IIRC, they're very densely packed, and when they're soaked in spit, they can expand and fill the throat, making a tight seal). Also tennis balls are about exactly the wrong size for medium to large dogs, and supposedly it's not uncommon for dogs to choke to death on those, too.

As far as toys, get a variety of textures and types, like one of each. Different dogs like different types. Sluggo really doesn't like rubber toys, or even rope all that much, but he loves stuffed animals.

[TomJoe]

I feed my dogs Canidae (http://www.canidae.com).

As far as chew toys, the only toy durable enough is the extra heavy-duty Kongs (the black ones).

For treats, they love the Bil-Jac liver treats.

[Plant Woman]

Thanks for the suggestions!

I'll be putting my raingear on today to go wash the overgrown pup.

[Shelli]

I'll have to think about what I've tried and rejected and tried and kept over the years, PW. :yup2:

[Plant Woman]

Thanks, Shell. I haven't kept up with the dog world, not having had a dog for years, so I appreciate any tips and/or advice.

[Dingfod]

I'll be putting my raingear on today to go wash the overgrown pup.That's not some sort of sexual double entendre is it?

[Plant Woman]

:giggle:

Umm nope . . .

[Plant Woman]

dreaded double post

[Shelli]

I've fed my dogs (and my cats) variations of Science Diet dry food for years which they've all done very well on. The best shampoo varies from dog to dog depending on skin sensitivity, dry skin, etc.

For upset stomach, I give them lean hamburg or chicken and plain white rice and/or Pepto Bismo.

As far as treats go, I stay away from the treats that are the equivalent of people junk food. I tend to stick with the different flavor treats that Bil-Jac puts out, 100% chicken jerky which I buy, beef jerky which I make myself :pleased: and all natural dog biscuits.

Oh! A great treat to give your dog, provided he likes them, is baby carrots. :hellyes: Fat free, all natural, crunchy goodness. My dogs love 'em. :carrot: They also like cut up green/yellow/red/orange peppers. They love cheese :lovecheese: , but I don't overdo that as two of them already need to lose weight. Every now and then, I treat them with marrow bones that you can get cheaply from the grocery store. For the most part, they lick the marrow out and leave the surrounding bone alone. They absolutely :heart: those, but they can be not so great on their digestive systems.

Speaking of digestive systems, what's best to give your dog to chew on all depends on his digestive system. I've got two dogs that can eat many different things without stomach upset and one dog who's stomach can turn easily.

Their basic staple chewies are plain, unflavored rawhide flat chewies. They don't like the bone shaped ones much. For a treat, I give them on occasion, pig ears, pork rolls, meat filled pork rolls, bully sticks, rawhide munchy strips and sticks, rawhide twist sticks, and sweet potato chews. That's all I can think of right now.

Richard's Organics puts out excellent products for dogs. I use Richard's Organic's Incredible Skin Spray on my black cocker spaniel who is prone to skin allergies and just overall dry skin and it's done wonders for him.

I also keep on hand a tick remover kit. Tweezers with a small magnifying glass attached to them, cotton balls and alcohol to draw the tick out, and a container to seal the tick in.

What you'll buy for grooming tools all depends on the dog of course. All of my dogs have medium to long hair so I have a brush designed for that length hair, a rake for the shetland sheepdog's undercoat, a regular comb, a detangling comb, a flea comb (very close pronged comb to check for flee "dirt" (poop) with), and grooming scissors to cut foreign material out of the fur that may have gotten stuck in it. Also, cocker spaniels are prone to ear infections if you don't regulary clean their ears. For that I have ear cleanser which you loosen up the dirt with and then cotton which I wrap around and secure onto a hemostat which I then clean out their ears with.

As far as toys go, I don't buy them anything with eyes, ears, etc that they can chew off and most likely eat, because they will... haha. They like tennis balls and squeeky balls, and other soft toys with squeekies in them to chew on until they're destroyed and then I replace them.

At the moment, that's all I can think of, PW. I hope I helped some. :smile:

Oh, and if you find a chewie in your fridge, you know you have a dog! :chuckle:

[Shelli]

Oh! And if you have a yard that you're dog will be doing his duty in rather than walking him elsewhere, don't waste your money on the pooper scooper with the spring. For what they cost, they don't last very long before the spring and/or something else breaks. After going through a few of them, I finally bought a poop scooper with a rake that goes with it and it's lasted years now as there are no moving parts to break and it works better than the spring pooper scooper. :1thumbup:

[Shelli]

Oh yeah! One more thing! :giggle:

The most awesomest thing I've ever bought to keep my dogs from chewing on things other than what I want them to chew on is Bitter Apple. It's all natural bitter extractives of apples, so it won't hurt them, but they do NOT like it. :bleh:

You can also use Bitter Apple on your pet should he develop a hot spot (an area on the dog that he continually licks and bites at). Unless your dog is very unusual, he should discontinue going at the area that you've sprayed in no time. :yup2:

Bitter Apple is the best! :2thumbsup:

[lisarea]

Oh, wait! Something else.

Poison to dogs:
Chocolate
Grapes & raisins
Aspirin
Tylenol
Onions, sort of

...what else?

[roastelk]

:blink: ....... had to do a double take on that title, I could of sworn I read dog pornophanelia.

[curses]

:blink: ....... had to do a double take on that title, I could of sworn I read dog pornophanelia.I keep reading it as drug paraphernalia and keep having to wonder exactly what kind of forum this is!


(OK, so I'm just really tired, and my eyes are playing tricks on me)

[Shelli]

Well, grapes can be eaten in small amounts as in a grape here and a grape there and the dog will come to no harm, at least mine haven't. My dogs love grapes. Raistlin helped himself to one out of the fridge one day while I as fishing around in there for something. Plucked it neatly off the vine. :giggle:

Garlic is not very good for dogs either although they love it. Garlic has some of the same compounds in it as onions do that make it toxic for dogs in large enough quantities.

[Shelli]

Also, asprin is not toxic to dogs. My vet has prescribed Ascriptin (Asprin buffered with Maalox) for my dogs when they have sprained something in their leg in order to reduce the swelling and the pain.

[Shelli]

Doctors Foster and Smith (http://www.drsfostersmith.com/default.cfm) is a great place to shop for dogs, IMO. :yup:

[Plant Woman]

Wow! These are great tips, thanks so much!

[Petra]

LochieDog is a Science Diet doggie, but has never been a frisbee or fetcher-of-stick kind of dog - maybe 'cos he's a Jack Russell but he LOVES anything that will provide a good game of tug-o-war or similar. Hell, trouser legs and sleeves will do at a pinch. I don't know if you have Schmackers as dog treats or not, but he loves them too. And when he was younger, he liked pigs ears to chew on (dried, like jerky) - but these days he's not as enthusiastic about them as he used to be. As a pup he'd demolish them over a day or two, but today he'll chew them for an hour or so and then lose interest.

Ummm........oh! He also likes a top up of raw filet steak a couple of days a week, and the chance to run wild and just 'go hard' in a wide open space, without the confines of a fence or leash.

But I guess much of this is dependant on breed. What breed is he, and do you have a pic? (You're the Queen of Photography, so you must have pics, right?)


Gawd, I love dogs - if I owned my own place, with ample space, I'd have dozens of 'em! :cool:

[Shelli]

I was reminded this morning of something I had forgotten to mention by means of having to use said product to clean my carpet after someone had an accident because Momma didn't stay outside long enough with them on their first trip out this morning. :meh:

The best cleaner and stain remover that I've tried over the years for the occasional accident or upset stomach that results in the contents of their stomach on your carpet is Spot Shot, Instant Carpet Stain Remover. :1thumbup:

[lisarea]

Yes, just to clarify the poison thing, as Shelli says, none of those things are instant, kill you now poisons, as far as I know. In fact, Sluggo gets a little of all of them, except aspirin and Tylenol. I don't worry about small amounts.

BUT if your dog is anything like Sluggo, he'd happily eat enough to get really sick if given the opportunity.

[Shelli]

BUT if your dog is anything like Sluggo, he'd happily eat enough to get really sick if given the opportunity.Oh ja, so would mine fer sure.

Dog proofing your house is as important as todler proofing your house. If they can get into it, they will, and there's lots that you don't want them into for their own safety and so that you don't end up bald from pulling your hair out. :hairpull: :giggle:

[Plant Woman]

Pepper,

I haven't brought him home yet. I took a pic of him with my cell phone at the pound on Friday. He goes in today to be neutered and I bring him home tomorrow. This one is going to need lots of things to do, cuz he is an Australian shepherd. We have our private neighborhood beach where I can take him and let him run. That is after he has had some training. He has listening issues right now. Once he learns to come when called, he will be allowed to run free on the beach.

http://www.freethought-forum.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=2423&stc=1&d=1172901766

[Plant Woman]

I bought two kong toys, one a fetch type one with rope, another to chew on. I also bought him a flying squirrel (frisbee like thingie), two tennis balls made for dogs, a box of bisquits, 40 lbs of dog food, and a pooper scooper like Shelli recommended and a 6' long training lead. I already have his collar and a short lead.

I'm sure I will think of more things as time goes by.

I can't wait until tomorrow!

[Shelli]

Yay for PW and her new fur kid! :girl: + :puppy2: = :heart:

[JackDog]

Oh, wait! Something else.
Poison to dogs:
Chocolate
Grapes & raisins
Aspirin
Tylenol
Onions, sort of

Actually, aspirin is fine to give to dogs. And I give my dog red and green grapes and I've shared my oatmeal raisin granola bars with him, so maybe those are just things that might give a dog the runs but not make him very sick.

As far as treats go, Jack loves Milk Bones more than just about anything in the world. I also give him Snausages, Beggin' Strips, Pup-A-Ronis, Canine Carryouts, and just about every other treat like that...so needless to say, he's overweight. He's a power-chewer, so I have to keep a supply of rawhide bones to keep him busy during the day.

You're probably okay on toys for now, but after you bring your dog home you should take him to your nearest PetSmart to let him pick out his own toys. And for frisbee's, I prefer a 165 gram disc because you can huck it about twenty yards without much effort. Back in college I taught one of my roommate's dog to catch a frisbee and it's really fun to be able to play catch with a dog.

Jack never got into frisbees, but back when he was younger he loved his Cool Kong:
http://img239.imageshack.us/img239/2617/jackatpilsburycrossingsjq3.jpg

[lisarea]

Oh, wait! Something else.
Poison to dogs:
Chocolate
Grapes & raisins
Aspirin
Tylenol
Onions, sort of

Actually, aspirin is fine to give to dogs. And I give my dog red and green grapes and I've shared my oatmeal raisin granola bars with him, so maybe those are just things that might give a dog the runs but not make him very sick.

ASPCA Poison Control on grapes: (http://www.aspca.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=16645)

The ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center continues to caution dog owners that raisins and grapes may be toxic to some dogs.From April 2003 to April 2004, the Center managed 140 cases, each involving one or more dogs that ingested varying amounts of raisins or grapes. Of these cases, over 50 animals developed clinical signs ranging from vomiting to life-threatening kidney failure, and seven dogs died.

ETA about the aspirin, which I just noticed: Yes, aspirin is usually OK for dogs, in dog doses. Human doses, though, are generally too much, and dogs will react much the same way humans do with proportionally large doses. They bleed internally, develop renal failure, and sometimes they die. The thing is that the doses at which this happens to dogs are much lower than the doses at which it happens to people. (See this page. (http://www.avma.org/careforanimals/animatedjourneys/livingwithpets/poisoninfo.asp))

As I said, nothing on that list is necessarily an acute, kill you every time poison, particularly in moderation. Very few things are, in fact. Some of them, like grapes apparently, are probably fine for some dogs and not for others. However, just because you've given your dog something and it didn't die from it doesn't mean that someone else's won't. It's fine to be skeptical, but all you really had to do is look it up.

[Plant Woman]

Jackdog, How did you teach him?

[JackDog]

It's fine to be skeptical, but all you really had to do is look it up.

Well, I knew that you were wrong about the aspirin, and I was just throwing out the grape and raisin story as a personal anecdote. "Poison" is a loaded word, so maybe you should've just said that your list was things that are bad for dogs.

Jackdog, How did you teach him?

The dog was a German Shorthair Pointer/Labrador Retriever mix, and he was a freak for playing fetch. His owner worked and went to school and I barely went to school, so I played with the dogs a lot (there were five guys in the house and four dogs). He started out with sticks, but they get slobbery and splintery pretty quickly, then we moved to tennis balls but they get slobbery too, so I tried a frisbee more for my own hands than for him. He took to it almost immediately, and before long I could huck the frisbee as hard as I could and he'd track it down and catch it. The only bad thing was that when he caught it he would tear up the bottom rim of the disc, so before long it would be more like a buzzsaw blade than a frisbee. The field behind our house was at least 100 yards by 100 yards, so the dogs had plenty of room to run around and play.

Here's Jack as a puppy with Poncho and one of his sticks:
http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/6148/jackandponchoinbackyardob9.jpg

[Plant Woman]

Thanks Lisa for the heads up on potential problems for dogs!

And thanks Jack for that story. Dogs are just so cool! That dog looks like: :triumph:

[quiet bear]

I guess everything has been pretty much covered.

My big goof, Rex, is a destroyer. Frisbees, balls, stuffed animals. They interest him for a while, then he gets tired of them and rips them to shreds. I'll get him a stuffed bear or something, and he'll toss it around for a few weeks, sleep with it, etc. Then on day, he'll just work on a seam, get it torn open, and literally tear the stuffings out of it.

Frisbees last a little longer, until he gets the edges torn enough and chewed off enough that it won't fly any more.

He's the 5th lab I've owned, and the only one I've ever seen who can chew a tennis ball in half. Incredible. So, I buy him good balls, because they last longer. Those cheap ones, he pops and deflates inside a day. I got him a nice leather soccer ball for Christmas, and let a little air out of it, so he can carry it around. He's got it chewed up pretty good, but not popped. Yet.

If your dog is a chewer, always have something that's their own to chew on. That way they'll leave shoes and such alone.

Rex was a tough dog to train. I was his 3rd owner in less than two years, because no one could control him. He was wild. The first time I took him in a vehichle, I stopped and got out to get a paper from one of those roadside boxes, and he broke the passenger window trying to get out. He thought I was leaving him.

He was also a counter thief, eating anything up there. A stick of butter, a side of ribs, an entire head of cabbage. Uncontrolable. But, A few well placed mouse traps, and Rex doesn't even look up at the counter now.

I took him out today, to the state park and cut him loose for a while. He sniffed everything, got run off by a groundhog and rolled in deer turds.

3 years ago, I'd have never dreamed I could let him loose like that. He's turned out to be a fine dog. He protects my nieces and nephews.

[Shelli]

But, A few well placed mouse traps, and Rex doesn't even look up at the counter now.:eep: :giggle:


I took him out today, to the state park and cut him loose for a while. He sniffed everything, got run off by a groundhog and rolled in deer turds. :giggles: ewww @ the deer poo though. :bleh:

Did he like the chicken jerky? :?

[pescifish]

Their basic staple chewies are plain, unflavored rawhide flat chewies. They don't like the bone shaped ones much. For a treat, I give them on occasion, pig ears, pork rolls, meat filled pork rolls, bully sticks, rawhide munchy strips and sticks, rawhide twist sticks, and sweet potato chews. That's all I can think of right now.I just got some of them bully sticks from Costco on this and a recommendation by a friend of mine.

I've never liked rawhide since I've had two dogs who ended up throwing it up. I was told these bully sticks are the way to go! My dogs seem to agree -- takes them about an hour to get through one.

But when I tried to find out what they are made of, the package just said 100% beef product. Ok, but what kind of beef product? Now that I've read the wiki article (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bully_stick) I wish I had stuck with the package description!
:dancebey:

Now I'm really gonna be accused of being a man-hater. I'm giving boy-parts to my dogs to destroy!

[Shelli]

:lol:

[Listener]

This thread is quite near to my heart!

About a month ago Sandra (My wife - she's a vet) rang to ask if I wanted another dog. It wasn't really consultation - it was information that she was bringing one home!

Kai is a black german shepherd about six months old. His previous owner took him to the vets to be "put down" because he wouldn't "come" when called, wouldn't "walk to heel" and chewed things he was not supposed to.

:fuming:

We got him lots of chewy things. He soon disposes of hide "bones" and he's not keen on rope things - he likes telephone directories and slippers best :(

He does "come" when we call him. He didn't seem to know his name at first so obviously no-one has ever attempted to train him!

We love him to bits and he's very trainable - he seems to understand hand-signals almost instinctively.

I could do with some advice on how to get him to "walk to heel" on a lead though. He seems to think he's a husky and tries to pull my arm off :(

[Shelli]

What a sad thing with such a happy ending, Listener. :nova:

I was at my wits end with my first dog because I just had no clue how to go about training him. I took him to dog training classes once a week for a bit and it did wonders for Raistlin and myself. It was well worth the investment in time and it wasn't that expensive. :undog:

[Listener]

What a sad thing with such a happy ending, Listener. :nova:

I was at my wits end with my first dog because I just had no clue how to go about training him. I took him to dog training classes once a week for a bit and it did wonders for Raistlin and myself. It was well worth the investment in time and it wasn't that expensive. :undog:

That's a good idea Shelli - now where did I put that telephone directory? :wall:

[Shelli]

That's a good idea Shelli - now where did I put that telephone directory? :wall::giggle:

One of my dogs, Tigger, still likes to chew stuff he's not supposed to and especially anything paper. He's not as bad as he was but I still have to dog proof the house. Ah, well. :dunno:

[pescifish]

That's a good idea Shelli - now where did I put that telephone directory? :wall::laugh:

I'll second the suggestion on dog training classes. Unfortunately, I don't have any good advice for lead training as I've been lucky to have dogs who were willing to do the 'follow at pace' thing (I don't require a strict 'heel') unless I give the 'ok' to sniff around.

Speaking of recently adopting young german shepherds, that's what I just done did! :yup:

<img src="http://www.freethought-forum.com/forum/gallery/files/2/9/TitusSadie.jpg" width=450>

Titus is the darker dog on the right in the photo, is 15 months old and has been an 85 pound moving pile of bricks in our house for 11 days now.

As for chewing, I've got three main strategies: limit unsupervised access and make diligent, timely corrections on the spot while in supervising mode
keep the dog well exercised. My treadmill is broken right now, so the new guy hasn't been on it yet, but it was the number one help when I first got Sadie when she was 2 years old. There was no way I could get her enough exercise by walking -- her typical treadmill workout when she was younger was 30-40 minutes at 6-9 mph. Some folks use rollerblades or those things to the side of a bicycle to get their dogs some good exercise.
bitter apple spray on the furniture. Titus likes to gnaw on wood furniture.

And I'll have to get back to you on whether any of those strategies works with Titus. :muttley:
The only one I've been successful at is #1), even then I had to severely puppy-proof the patio, otherwise I come home to find all manner of ripped up things strewn about the yard.

Maybe PlantWoman will come back and give us some tips. She had mentioned that she had done dog training years ago. Now that's she's working with her own new Aussie pup, she probably has resurrected some of those techniques.

[Plant Woman]

Boy have I ever Pesci! Although he's a sweetheart, he is a challenge. Too smart for his beautiful blue merle britches! He's coming along though. He heels beautifully now.

Listener,
Pesci and Shelli's advice is right on.

I am going to add:

First thing is, you have to be the alpha critter. He needs to be corrected when he pulls on the collar. If you aren't adverse to choke chains (not for choking) and used correctly they can help you correct the behavior without hurting the dog. You have to use short jerks on the chain and let it loosen up between. (You also need to put it on correctly so the chain loosens up, the wrong way it holds in one spot, put it around your wrist both ways and tighten and loosen it to find out the correct way.) The jerks with the leash is to what the dog would get if it was in a pack, the alpha dog gives corrections on the neck. Encourage your dog by patting your leg when you walk, especially when you do an about face, pat your leg and encourage him to follow and the minute he does you give him/her praise. The biggest part of training is always (emphasis on ALWAYS) be consistent. When you give him a command make him follow through, always. Then lots of praise. Some people use treats in training. I don't because I want the dog to obey commands whether I have a pocketful of treats or not.

I highly recommend a dog obedience class it will help you learn how to teach your dog the correct way, and also helps make the dog a great dog to have. A well trained dog make the best pets. The instructor will have the latest and greatest techniques for training your dog on leash. My way may be outdated. I'm even thinking on taking some refresher courses to see what the newest techniques are.

There is another leash (collar?) that has a part that goes around the nose that is suppose to be uncomfortable for the dog when he pulls on it. That might be something you can try. I haven't tried that yet, my methods are working so far with a very challenging aussie. He has learned to stop bolting and pulling when on the lead.

Do not do this with a puppy though. Puppy training is done a lot different. You have to deal with a dog that has some bad habits to overcome. With diligence on your part, he can overcome them. Lot of work though. I forgot how much work, myself!

ETA: Do not leave choke chains on the dog, only while he is supervised by you should he be wearing it.

[pescifish]

I asked my friend who runs the special needs rescue where Titus came from how she trained him (and all the other dogs) to walk so well on leash.

She thought about it and said her best luck with that is that many of her special needs dogs come to her sick. With Titus, she figures it was all the time he spent at the vet with the vet techs walking him 3-4 times a day.

So her answer was: let the vet techs do all the work while the dog is in a weakened state of recuperation.

Not a particularly useful method for most of us, I suppose. But it made me laugh. Just about any dog she's had longer than a couple of months will stick to her side like glue off leash, so probably it's back to projected attitude and energy and the dogs' hunger for a strong leader to follow.

Shelli, I remember you posted that you wish you were independently wealthy so that you could run an animal rescue. Having watched my friend build Doberman Pinscher SOS (http://www.dobiesos.org) from nothing in the last 3 years, I can attest to the fact that you can do it without being independently wealthy.

She's got 45 or so dogs at this time, a job in my group, a mother with Alzeheimer and has worked wonders for dogs with previously undetected diabetes, thyroid condition, shattered legs, debilitating and disfiguring mange and other conditions that can be rehabilitated with time and care.

[Listener]

Thanks for all the advice folks. :)

Poor "old" Kai came in his choke chain instead of a collar so I didn't want to go down that road.

I got him a Canny Collar (http://www.cannyco.com/):spamhammer:

He's not that pleased about it but he doesn't pull in it. I can take both dogs out together now (Crystal is great on the lead) so :goodidea:

[Shelli]

Shelli, I remember you posted that you wish you were independently wealthy so that you could run an animal rescue. Having watched my friend build Doberman Pinscher SOS (http://www.dobiesos.org) from nothing in the last 3 years, I can attest to the fact that you can do it without being independently wealthy.

She's got 45 or so dogs at this time, a job in my group, a mother with Alzeheimer and has worked wonders for dogs with previously undetected diabetes, thyroid condition, shattered legs, debilitating and disfiguring mange and other conditions that can be rehabilitated with time and care.That's awesome, pesci. :2thumbsup: up to your friend, and thanks for letting me know that it can be done without oodles of money. :cool:

:pounceglomp:

[Shelli]

Thanks for all the advice folks. :)

Poor "old" Kai came in his choke chain instead of a collar so I didn't want to go down that road.

I got him a Canny Collar (http://www.cannyco.com/):spamhammer:

He's not that pleased about it but he doesn't pull in it. I can take both dogs out together now (Crystal is great on the lead) so :goodidea:Good for Kai and you, Listener. :cool: That's something similar to what I used to train Raistlin who was a puller. :undog:

[inland wave]

I wonder how Gyi-Ru is coming along with her new dog?

We were talking about our border collie just yesterday. Sure miss that girl.

[Plant Woman]

I love border collies, they are so cool.

[pescifish]

!!!:hairpull:FURminator (http://www.amazon.com/FURminator-Large-Yellow-deShedding-4-Inch/dp/B000FSN0A4/ref=pd_bbs_2/104-3400039-7473536?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1177487460&sr=8-2):hairpull:!!!

Seriously!
I've never had a big hairy dog before, so the whole grooming thing is new to me. My new Furminator came today and I swear a whole 'nuther dog came outta Titus in just a few minutes of using it.

[TomJoe]

!!!:hairpull:FURminator (http://www.amazon.com/FURminator-Large-Yellow-deShedding-4-Inch/dp/B000FSN0A4/ref=pd_bbs_2/104-3400039-7473536?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1177487460&sr=8-2):hairpull:!!!

Seriously!
I've never had a big hairy dog before, so the whole grooming thing is new to me. My new Furminator came today and I swear a whole 'nuther dog came outta Titus in just a few minutes of using it.

$40 (discounted!) for a comb? It better give you a second dog.

[Listener]

Gonna get one for Crystal!

:shaggy: :dawg:

[Crumb]

:gooduse: